Tuesday, November 18, 2025

light painting practice for Project 4: art with Shutter speed effects

Do now: did you bracket shutter speed yesterday? what were the effects of various shutter speed in the daytime with sufficient lights?

This is the last project for report card # 2 - we have online Quiz on PPT#4 & 5 . 

    Classwork: light painting (trails...)

    Light painting your name initial (s).

    Night time shutter speed photography with  Light trail painting ...

    for light painting practice... use ISO 100
    still TV mode but start with 1 second, add more time if needed - might need tripod.
    light paint your name or initial (picture #57https://youtu.be/j51kkw3ArM8



    HW: Download app for long shutter speed and take your motion / light trail photos. 

light painting ideas:  https://youtu.be/GSyEx4b4cyQ


or draw out these shapes for extra credit

side note - post edit

Monday, November 17, 2025

Week 5: Shutter speed bracketing

 Do now: make sure you have write your observations for Pic # 52-55 in MP2 album. They will be part of the project test grading for project /test # 3.

Mp2 Mid-term check: PPT# 4- Camera LensPS# 2:Food diary, Bokeh portrait project # 2,  PPT# 5 - Light and ExposureWhite balance project # 3, 

what's left for Mp2 report card?  & Effect of shutter speed project # 4 & Quizzes

Classwork: Shutter speed bracketing- practice for Project # 4 option 1: Daytime shutter speed

make your collage in a new google slide ---> FILE---> download----> img: JPEG (current slide)

*DSLR Practice (Tv mode) how to capture motion with Shutter Speed bracketing picture# 56 Upload & share! 
phone options
install LIGHTROOM - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/adobe-lightroom-photo-editor/id878783582
goto professional (PRO) cam and choose the following shutter speed (see below)


MP2 check list - check only its completed and submitted.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025

project Test # 3: White Balance (WB)

 Project # 3: White balance- which is the best?

 do now: set up your artwork at your station and take a picture with your phone. send to mcsmphoto@gmail.com Subject: Ajs11-0__ Your name - my artwork for project#3 is

pls watch and summarize White balance video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93pa2W-c_kU

  

Classwork: Proceed to " balance your 2 items in your presentation by placing them either symmetrically or asymmetrically as you are the artist." what will be your message for your art pieces?

HW: update your album with the pictures taken today with labels. 


Project # 3/test on White balance

 Balancing both design and lighting:



Use Focos app for WB function ...

If you are out due to sickness... 
Project # 3:

take 2 or more items (making sure 1 of them has white color)

place them so the composition is balanced.

then under different types of lighting we will "test" the correct WHITE Balance (WB)

 demonstrate visual balance, or unity ( more than one subject) under different light. (color white must be present for White balance).
Image result for fluorescent light wb


 



 
WB i 



Update your Photo album with correct numbering and label with descriptions.
#52- AWB under yellow light bulb + observation (0)
#53 -MWB (incandescent) under yellow light bulb + observation. (-1000)
#54 - AWB under LED light + observation (0)
#55 - MWB (fluorescent) under LED light + Observation (+1000)

extra credit: figuring out the mystery light's correction




extra credit: if you can correct # 55


Image result for white balance canon screen

HW: Send White balance video review 
upload all 4 photos and label with the observation of the white color in you photos.

Monday, November 10, 2025

Midterm check & continue with CH 3 Summary...

 Monday: Histogram & meters (types)        Start taking Exposure (ISO bracketing photos).

Do now: Did you upload all your photos to your MP2 Google photo album for the mid-term check?






















              Classwork:    
iso bracketing  see the effect at each ISO setting. 




MP2 album list: Turn in your link in google classwork

# 31-40 PS# 2: Food Story

# 41-42 AV (aperture set: f/22 vs.f/5.6) Exposure triangle practice 

# 43- 44 Reflector photos

# 45 abc DSLR practice in f/22 (regular)

#46  abc DSLR practice in f/5.6 (Bokeh)

# 47 a b c (control group for Project /Test # 2) which one has the deepest Depth of Field (Dof)? F/16

# 48 a b c (Bokeh Portraits) which one is best for Bokeh? F/1.4

# 49a-49bTV (shutter speed set: 1/500s vs 1/5s) Exposure triangle practice

# 50a-50b M (ISO set: ISO 100 vs 6400) Exposure triangle practice

HW: con't with your reading pg 55-60

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

1.What is Exposure Triangle?

 start on PPT# 5 in google classroom

https://digital-photography-school.com/the-exposure-triangle-visualised-cheat-sheet/

2. How can you tell what settings the photos were taken in? (where do you see them?)

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too lazy to read? watch these videos....

https://petapixel.com/2017/07/12/exposure-triangle-explained-3-animated-videos/

https://www.slideshare.net/srgeorgi/shutter-speed-79917745

read Ch 3 for PPT#5

Wednesday

Classwork: read up ch 3 and summarize to slide 3 today. 

read and summarize ch 3 ( click on the link to read) pg 51 to 55
MCSM Photography: Ch 3: lights and exposure
summarize 2 pages of reading in each slide.
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due Monday Nov 14, 2025


HW: Update album for mid-term check.

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

aperture

 https://www.canva.com/design/DAG3w0tRCaw/sFP-zrZ5D7tEMBK_pjIm8w/edit?utm_content=DAG3w0tRCaw&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebuttoncanva

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Bokeh portrait Project Test # 2 write up

 Do now: did you take your 6 test photos for today's Q & A for Project 2? 

Upload these to the album as # 45 abc & 46 abc

********.5 (cropped)****************(1x f/5.6 )*******************(2x zoom)************





Classwork: Test Q & A for Project 2



 AJS11-0__ Your name Project/Test # 2Bokeh Portraits (continue in google doc)

Album link
add the  6 photos with EXIF
EXIF = ISO, F-stop, Shutter speed and focal length

MP2 album list:

# 31-40 PS# 2: Food Story

# 41-42 (aperture set) Exposure triangle practice

# 43- 44 Reflector photos

# 45 a b c (practice for Project /Test # 2) which one has the deepest Depth of Field (Dof)?

# 46 a b c (Practice Bokeh Portraits) which one is best for Bokeh?


# 47 a b c (control group for Project /Test # 2) which one has the deepest Depth of Field (Dof)?

# 48 a b c (Bokeh Portraits) which one is best for Bokeh?