Tuesday, November 10, 2026

continue with CH 3 Summary...

Tuesday: read and summarize pg 56-59

Color photography and White balance



Hw: bring 2 items to design your next art project... White balance.


Wednesday is Veterans Day - no school


 Thursday: pg 60 - 65

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




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

Monday, November 9, 2026

midterm check

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






















  


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

Friday, November 6, 2026

What is Exposure Triangle?

 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 17, 2026


HW: Update album for mid-term check.

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Project Test 2: Bokeh portraits taken with your phone

aperture game

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

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 # 2: Bokeh 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?

Friday, October 30, 2026

Planning for Project Test 2: Bokeh portraits

 Do now:

 pls read and summarize the article on Bokeh portraits. https://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-achieve-nice-bokeh-in-plain-english/ try it yourself.


Proposal and procedure for Project # 2
                   AIM: Which Focal length produces the best Bokeh effect?           

1.who is your model(s)? anybody outside of Photography class _____________________
2.how will you pose your subject? (posing video) take only from chest up "go close" and the background should be at least ___ feet away.
3.where will you be taking the photo? Indoor or outdoor
4.what kind of lighting? __________ reflector needed? Yes or No
5.what is your DSLR setting? what mode will you be shooting in? ____
6.how will you set up for each photo? upload to Google Photo
# 45abc- Control ( all clear and focus) aperture = f/ _____  ( take at 3 focal lengths)
# 46 a Bokeh at 18 mm max aperture= F/ __
# 46 b Bokeh at 35 mm max aperture= F/ __      Common F-stop = _______
# 46 c Bokeh at 55 mm max aperture= F/ __
(move in and out as you adjust the zoom on the lens to keep the subject same size)
#46 d Photoshopped  so its your ART piece. goto Edit and use the photo editor.
Extra credit: https://i.gifer.com/QI10.gif


https://gifer.com/en/QI10
read this before shooting your project https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/seven-tips-every-beginning-portrait-photographer-should-know

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classwork: take 6 photos from the waist up for headshots with background
photo 1,2,3 - Control: F/22 simulation (regular camera mode) #45 a b c 
                  change to F/5.6 simulation (portrait mode) 
photographers move back and forth to keep the picture the same for comparison.
4th photo - variable in focal length 18mm(wide angle or .5x -zoom out-) #46a
5th photo - variable in focal length 35mm(no zoom) # 46b
6th photo - variable in focal length 55mm(tele photo or2x -zoom in-) #46c

upload to google photo album to see the EXIF data...




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if your phone doesn't have portrait mode - download the FOCOS app 
HW: update your MP2 photo album.
# 31-40: PS# 2:Food Diary - a review of art elements and design principles.
# 41-42 : Aperture set (Dof =depth of field)
# 43-44: Redirecting light - with and without Reflectors
Practice: Bokeh portraits.
# 45abc - Deep Dof at different focal length. (HW:Phone- regular mode or f/22)
# 46abc - Shallow Dof at different focal length. (HW:Phone- portrait mode or f/5.6 or larger)

Project test 2: Bokeh portraits.

Practice for home work with your classmate using DSLR for the rest of the period.

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Soft light portrait with or without Reflector

Watch video start at 5:40 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B00RVB0aCrKHb3cxSGZpZ1VyYXc/view?usp=drive_link&resourcekey=0-HPjCujLsgj5QBfoopo9SZw

Classwork: watch the video & review... Soft light portraits with or without reflectors   

watch the last 5 min of the video on Photography lighting. (Youtube blocked in school)            

Video intro Watch from 5:45 to the end         https://youtu.be/u9prcUCHlqM?t=5m45s   


Work in a group of 3 people (model with photographer & lighting assistant)

in 15 minutes (everyone takes a turn being in each role for 5 minutes).

shoot in AV mode - model standing 90 degrees away from the light source (big window) the room will be dark to use available soft light.

upload as 43 - without reflector & 44- with reflector in MP2 album 

share video reviews and links to photos to mcsmphoto@gmail.com after you upload and add descriptions.

HW: update pictures taken in the MP2 folder.


Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Finish PPT# 4

  Do now: transfer answers from your emails to your last slide of PPT# 4 with the reference diagram,


Classwork:
what can you add to your camera lens?
LENS ATTACHMENTS - Filter and hood
find before and after photos and prices.
slide # 9: Lens attachments (filters and Hood) 


                 slide # 10 Exposure Triangle worksheet: transfer your answers over 
                 SUBMIT your PPT#4 TODAY.

HW: start thinking about PS# 2 Food diary (review of Art elements and designs)

update Google Photo Mp2 album (# 41 -# 42)