Self Portraits and Portraits Preview

Tip #1: Bring Something to Focus On 

Place something about the same height and distance as your self in your self portrait, so it can focus better and the picture comes out more clear. 

Tip #2: Set the timer high and Use Burst 

Use the timer on your camera so you aren't pressing the button and running fast to the position you want because your picture will come out ugly. Set the timer high so you have time to figure out what your going to do, and the picture comes out good. 

Tip #3: Lighting 

Using your flash can make your pictures look ten times better. Because photography is about capturing light to produce a great picture.

Rules of Photography Part 2

Rule of Thirds

Balance

Lines

Symmetry and Patterns

Viewpoint 

Background

Depth

Cropping

Avoiding Mergers

The Three Pillars of Exposure: Aperture, ISO, Shutter Speed

Aperture

F2.8

F16

1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture?

I think our eyes closely relate aperture because if you put something close to your face your eyes can "focus" on that object.

2. The smaller the Aperture, the higher the Aperture f-number.

3. The higher the aperture f-number, the sharper the background comes out with the picture.

Shutter Speed

High Shutter Speed

Low Shutter Speed 

Reasonable Light

A.) the dunking booth - Fast shutter speed

B.) the food eating contest - slow shutter speed

C.) the rock climbing wall - slow shutter speed 

D.) someone working at a booth - slow shutter speed

E.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle - medium shutter speed 

F.) The Diamond Performance - medium shutter speed 

Not Enough Light 

A.) the dunking booth - medium shutter speed

B.) the food eating contest - fast shutter speed

C.) the rock climbing wall - medium shutter speed 

D.) someone working at the booth - medium shutter speed

E.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle - fast shutter speed

F.) the diamonds performance - fast shutter speed

ISO

ISO 200 

ISO 3200 

1. The advantages of shooting with a higher ISO setting at a football game at night is the image will be more clear, and sharp.

2. To use the lowest ISO (100 or 200) because when there is light you should use the lowest ISO.

3. You should always increase your ISO when there is not enough light in the environment that you are at, so the camera quickly captures the image. 

F4: 1/125

F5.6: 1/60

F8:1/60

F11:1/60

F16:1/30

F22: 1/8

Caption Writing: 5 Ws and H

Bryan Lopez jumps from the 100th story of the World Trade Center in New York City, New York after a plane hits the building and catches on fire on Sept. 1, 2001.

Mark White quickly kisses his wife Jennifer White on May 10, 1942 in Times Square in New York City right before being deployed to fight in WWII.

 

Ms. Perez rushes her class of 2nd graders to safety after the shooting of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT on October 10, 2012

Officers in Boston, MA rush to aide 78 year old runner Mike Smith after the first explosion that killed 3, left 100 injured in a Boston Marathon. 

Lee Harvey Oswald is taken into custody on February 20, 1963 in Austin, TX three days after assassinating President John F. Kennedy. 

Mural Photos

Academic Shoot Reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you?
I encountered the challenges of trying to find the right pictures for the specific rule.

2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? 
I think I'm pretty comfortable with the camera. I know how to focus, hold the camera, and applying  the specific rules. 

3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography? 
I would take time to position the subject as best as I could so the rule would apply.

4. What things would you do the same?
Focusing the camera, and holding the camera.


5. When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve?
I think the easiest rule if framing, simplicity, and lines, and rule of thirds.


6. Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture?
I think the hardest rule was balance.


7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is?
I know the rules very well, and its pretty easy.

Academics Shoot

 Framing 

1) I think I followed the rule well because the two computers make a "frame" to focus on the girl using the computer. 

2) The subject on the picture is the girl.

3) I think the subject is very clear to other people, you just have to know what the rules are.

4) I think I followed the rule well. 

Simplicity 

1) I followed the rule well because the subject is in front of a clear background. 

2) The subject is the student reading the book.

3) I think people can tell what the subject is in the picture.

4) I think I could have focused the picture better.

 Lines

1) I think I could have done better following the rule, but you can still see plenty of lines.

2) The subject is the student reading the book.

3) Im sure everybody can see what the subject is.

4) I think I could have placed the subject in a better position to see the rule better.

 Rule of Thirds

1) I think I followed the rule well because the girl is on the "line" on the Rule of Thirds.

2) The subject is the girl putting up the books on the shelves.

3) The subject is very clear in this photo.

 Balance

1) I think I followed the rule well because the person is "balanced".

2) The subject is the student shooting the basketball.

3) I think the subject is rather clear, you can tell what he is doing.

4) I think this photo would be better if the other people were not around, just him. 

Avoiding Mergers

1) I think I followed the rule rather well. I was taking a picture of the boys shooting, but the girl in the bottom left merges into the photo. 

2) The subject is the student in the red shirt shooting the ball. 

3) I think its pretty clear what the subject is, but because the girl merges into the photo your looking at everybody.