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Flickr Update to Project 2 = 26 pictures

Please add the Table exploration of aperture photos you took on your Flickr...2 to 3 shots...(f/5.6 to f/32)

check to make sure the display shows which camera your took the picture with. If its not uploaded properly, it will not count.



Add the 3 shots of photos you took for project 2: Soft light Portrait on to your flickr too.
1- original
2- final portrait
3- Photoshop edit

your photostream count should be 25 or 26 by now.

Practice Photo shoot in class....

lets explore the effects of different aperture "A  mode" Aperture priority.

the Nikon we have in school can be set from f/5.6 to f/32...

so set 10 different aperture to show the range in the Depth of field (Dof). in your group in a slide show.

take a picture for each of the setting... you will be taking the picture of the person to your right in the class... upload them to your flickr for credit.

Print out your group findings... each person will be responsible for 2 to 3 different aperture from the entire set.

******************************************* Quiz on Wednesday! *****************
Read Lesson 6 for tips on how to take your picture...

Project 2 is due 2 days after you check in the camera...

Project # 2: Soft light Portrait Due

watch Karl Taylor's lesson 5: Natural (soft light) Portrait & understanding-depth-field-beginners

Highlights:

1. Choose the bright part as the photography background and significantly blur.

Choose the bright part of the light as the background, to avoid the picture gives a heavy impression. Evergreen plant's color is more concentrated, even if they are virtual, the color is not so beautiful. Shooting background does not must be plants, you can also choosebrightly colored walls.

2. Backlight makes the hair produce high light effect.

The subject's position must be carefully figured out, choose a suitable location, make the hair appear high light, it looks very shiny.The hair once seemed shiny, the expression of the character will give viewers a special impression. If the hair looks black, the whole picture will appear dark, so the photographer needs consciously add high light.

3. Use reflective panels to make the dark face become bright.

The effective use of reflectors can make the dim face become bright and the skin have rich texture. When shooting portraits, in principle, should use the backlight or edge-lit instead of smooth light. Reflectors are outdoor shooting portraits must carry tools.

4. While framing you can crop the arm.

Anyone would like to try to shoot beautiful photography background blur portrait photos. Manufacturing virtual lens elements areaperture size and focal length. These two factors affect each other produce blur effects.  Focal length of the lens is certain, the larger the aperture, the more obvious bokeh effect . Fixed aperture value, the longer the focal length, the more obvious the bokeh. From theconclusions, bright maximum aperture and longer focal length telephoto lens can bring the most obvious blur effect.

From: http://www.gladsbuy.com/blog/?p=430

Review first before taking your pictures http://tech-tut.com/page/2/

Posing your subject tips!

take at least 10 pictures with different Aperture setting...
we will be observing on the effect of different aperture on the portrait shoot.
After reading about the lens lets explore the effect of aperture (lens opening) on your photo.
Karl Taylor's Lesson 5-8
Find a subject (your model) & go to a location with a large area of light, i.e. next to a window. the background should be at least 5 feet away.
Use a reflector to fill in the shadow... take a minimum
of 10 pictures for your write up. Shoot in (A) Aperture mode, let the camera decide the shutter speed for this assignment. start with ISO in 200. (adjust if necessary) Shoot in RAW + JPEG.
refer to blurry bkgd
  Good luck and have fun! 

christmas light effect...

2nd Marking Period - PPT#4 and Karl Taylor's Lesson 2

In conjunction to Project #2: Soft light portrait... (watch Karl Taylor's Lesson #2)

we are going to explore the different type of lens available to DSLR... (read ch 2)pg 28-49) or research online...

Powerpoint 4 should include the following...

note: zoom vs. telephoto lens

Day 1: 10-20-14

slide 1:Lens Focal length (the basic difference between lenses) pg 30

slide 2: Normal Focal Length (the most like human vision) pg 32

slide 3: Long Focal Length (telephoto lenses) pg 34

slide 4: Short Focal Length (Wide-angle lenses) pg 36

Day 2: 10-21-14

slide 5: Zoom, Macro, and Fisheye Lenses - pg 38

slide 6: Focus and Depth of Field -pg 40

slide 7: Automatic Focus - pg 41

Day 3: 10-22-14

slide 8:Depth of Field (controlling sharpness in a Photograph) pg 42 

slide 9: More about Depth of Field ( how to preview it) pg 44

slide 10: Perspective: How a photograph shows depth - pg 46

slide 11: Lens attachments- pg 48 Due Oct 22,2014

Day 4: 10-23-14

slide 12: Video review (plans for Project #2) 
(the write up for Project#2 Due Oct 29, 2014)

Flickr check up list (20% of your report card)

goto your own Flickr and see that you have all 20 photos posted.

#1- Selfie (when & what camera did you take it with?)

#2-13 (quiz #2) example of element and design principles of ART

#14-17 Photography (lighting hard, soft, transmitted and reflected). pick the best one out of 3 for each type of light.

#18 - Miss Wang's setting on project 1 - hard lighting on a still life.

#19 - Your adjusted setting on Project 1 - what did you change?

#20 - Post edit of your project one in Photoshop.

Each Photo is one percent of your report card grade.

Post Processing and Write up for Project 1: Value of Light on Still Life.

After you transfer your (.NEF & .JPG) files from the SD card to your folder.

Open the your Picture (.NEF format) in Photoshop via Bridge. Then look for the lens (Open in RAW)

you should get this screen....

adjust the setting to bring out the texture of the wall or in Project 1: the Value of Light... hi-light to black..

Do OPEN IMAGE to go back to Photoshop.

and Save your file as YOUR NAME Project 1.jpg Upload this as Flickr picture #20.

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Write Up: (How were you able to create the Value of light in this photo?)

Explain how this Photo is an art work. Does it contain an element of art? What about its Design principle?

How did you set up the lighting for this photo-shoot? what kind of lighting did you use? 

What did you find / learn from this art Project? 

Powerpoint 3B: Adjusting the setting on your camera

how do you adjust the following on your DSLR

IMAGE quality and ISO from the Menu

explain what is ISO give examples

explain what is APERATURE , how to set it on the camera and give example

explain what is SHUTTER SPEED , how to set it on the camera and give example

DSLR Camera checked out

We are currently on a Table checkout rotation...
Each person will get a chance at the camera to do assignment with the DSLR checked out for 1 school day.

we already had an incident of someone leaving the camera at the college office... but what if you left it on the subway? or if someone else took it and did not return it? That would be $500 out of your pocket...

I think we should invest in a TRACKING device like the "tile" https://www.thetileapp.com/

What do you think?... The next person that does not follow the DSLR camera checkout agreement will be "FINED" a tile ($25) if you are lucky to recover it or buy the replacement camera.

TEST: Project 1 Due this Friday 10-10-14

15 common questions for a beginner photographer 

lighting set up

   
Last Fri Lesson 1 was added to PPT#3 slide 1.... please read and understand the 6 component that is PHOTOGRAPHY.

For this TEST project you have to shoot your " art piece" in Manual mode only.

set the camera in the following setting!

In Menu: set the image quality to RAW (NEF) + Basic or fine  and the ISO to 400 (light sensitivity).

In Aperture Mode : Adjust the f-stop to F5.6

In Shutter Speed Mode: Adjust the shutter speed or exposure to 1/250sec

Take one in this setting. if the picture comes out too bright or too dark. you may make adjustments to obtain a properly exposed photo without flash.

Upload JPG to Flikr.com as pic #18-19

************************************************** email NEF first as Part 1***********
 Part 2: Post retouching with PHOTOSHOP

After you upload your photo to your computer.

open Photoshop and look for BR or Bridge to locate your NEF file.
open NEF (RAW) file in Photoshop. in the open camera  RAW editor. (watch video )

make your adjustment. like Exposure - fill in the light - add the black... etc.

when you are done. OPEN IMAGE and save in JPG so you can upload this as Pic #20 on Flikr.com

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Part 3: Write up (printed) & Present Flickr in class.
using the lesson 1 handout as a guide line. talk about all the technical aspect to create this Still life project.
making sure you include. ISO, F-stop, exposure and focal length.
****************************************************** yeah 1st marking period is DONE!

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