proposal for project # 2

Tuesday: Proposal and procedure for Project # 2

who is your model(s)? anyone outside of Photography class _____________________

how will you pose your subject? (posing video) take only from chest up "go close"

where will you be taking the photo? Indoor or outdoor

what kind of lighting? __________ reflector needed? Yes or No

what is your DSLR setting? what mode will you be shooting in? ____

how will you set up for each photo? upload to Flickr 

# 39- Control ( all clear and focus) aperture =

# 40 a Bokeh at 18 mm aperture=

# 40 b Bokeh at 35 mm aperture=

# 40 c Bokeh at 55 mm aperture=

(move in and out as you adjust the zoom on the lens to keep the subject same size)
#40 d Photoshopped so its your ART piece.

Review videos from yesterday's post for step by step instructions...

Mp2-Week # 2: Test project # 2: Bokeh effect portraits

Monday: remember to print out your PPT #4 and share your google slide that was due last Friday. & upload your Exposure triangle flickr pictures (# 33 to # 38)
Click on the orange links...

if you are still not sure about EXPOSURE Triangle watch these video on ISO control / Aperture control / Shutter speed - and learn to adjust them.

Test Project # 2: Bokeh effect portrait. (soft light portrait with various Depth of field (DoF)

 Start on Project # 2 (Test 2) write up printed Due Friday 3-31-17

email your proposal of Project # 2 today (if you are not sure what to write watch the video from last week again)

Project #2:
soft light portrait (no flash) with different focal length (18 mm, 35 mm and 55mm)
Use the smallest and largest APERTURE possible for these focal length in "A" or "Av" mode.
then try to to take a portrait with Bokeh effects by adjusting the setting... you should shoot in "A" mode. Take your photos at focal length 18, 35, 55 mm.(Flickr # 40 a,b,c) 
notice the difference in focal length.
watch Karl Taylor's lesson 5: Natural (soft light) Portrait & understanding-depth-of-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 have to be plants, you can also choose brightly 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 are aperture 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 the conclusions, 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 Lesson 6 from Karl Taylor

http://tech-tut.com/depth-of-field-quick-memory-cheat-sheet/

Posing your subject tips!

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 6 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! 

(Thurs)Finish and upload portrait to Flickr.

( Fri)

Write up for Project # 2: Bokeh  effect Portrait  Due Friday 3/31/17
based on your 18mm, 35mm,55mm portrait

Explain how this Bokeh effect Portrait is an art work.

Does it contain an element of art? What about its Design principle? (refer to PPT #2)

How did you set up the lighting for this photo-shoot?
What kind of lighting did you use? (refer to PPT # 3)

How did you come up with the right setting for this picture? 
What was the type of lens used for this project? which focal length was best the Bokeh effect?

What did you find / learn from this art Project? 

PPT # 5: More on Exposure (Ch 3) next week!

e.c. https://digital-photography-school.com/?s=poses
 read and summarize one the articles take the pictures according to the articles too 

MP2: week# 1: PPT #4

Homework: if you want to get a head start on the next project... 
Bokeh effect portrait click here for TEST project # 2.

Powerpoint 4: Camera Lens should include the following...

add examples pictures over weekend print out by Monday

note: zoom vs. telephoto lens

Share Daily of your online research progress on Google slides...

                                                                  
Day 1: March 20 (Cite your sources and write in your own words!)

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

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

slide 3: Long Focal Length (telephoto lenses) 

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

Day 2: March 21

slide 5: Zoom, Macro, and Fisheye Lenses

slide 6: Focus and Depth of Field (Dof)

slide 7: Automatic Focus
Day 3:March 22

slide 8:Depth of Field (controlling sharpness in a Photograph) how Focal length affect Dof 

slide 9: More about Depth of Field (how to preview and setting it up to the desired f-stop) 

slide 10: Perspective: How a photograph shows depth 

slide 11: Lens attachments (close up and filters)

Day 4: summaries March 23

slide #12

 (Practice for the Projects). upload to Flickr with labels and description

Write up: Exposure triangle: Defined with examples Taken with DSLR

(A (av) mode)  Picture with Small aperture & Large Aperture (Dof)

(S (tv)mode)   Picture with Fast shutter Speed & Slow shutter Speed (motion).

(M mode)  Picture with Low ISO and High ISO (image quality)

(write up on the observation of your practice shots).

add Qr code to your write up and print out.

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Day 5: March 24 

slide #13

Add Class exercise:
Given the following scenarios, what are the appropriate settings for focal length, aperture, shutter speed and ISO? Lens used? 

        1) Beautiful sunny day and you want to take sharp image of a building from a close distance.

         ISO=           Shutter Speed =           Aperture=            Lens (Focal length)=

2) At a birthday party with candle lights only and you’re taking a picture of the cake 

          ISO=           Shutter Speed =                      Aperture=            Lens (Focal length)=

3) Early Morning, sun is not up yet and you’re taking a picture of the beach and you want everything to be in focus.   

           ISO=           Shutter Speed =         Aperture=       Lens (Focal length)=

4) You’re taking a picture of your significant other in a crowded place in the afternoon at 5:30PM near Times Square. You only want your subject to be in focus and everything else to be blurry.    

            ISO=            Shutter Speed=                    Aperture=       Lens (Focal length)=

5) You’re taking a picture of a Lamborghini in a racetrack with overcast daylight but want to give motion blur to everything else but the car.   

ISO=        Shutter Speed =                      Aperture=          Lens (Focal length)=

6) You’re taking a picture of a ninja during broad daylight (assume ninjas are fast!)

                 ISO=             Shutter Speed =             Aperture=       Lens (Focal length)=

7) You’re in your corner office on the 10th floor and you are taking a picture of your friend that works on the 10th floor in a neighboring building during broad daylight at 12:00PM.

           ISO=         Shutter Speed =           Aperture=      Lens (Focal length)=

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if you want to get a head start on the next project... Bokeh effect portrait click here for TEST project # 2.

2nd Marking Period - Exposure triangle explored

Friday - Happy St. Patrick's Day
We just had a project using Hard light, so now lets try SOFT lighting Portraits...

Watch the 2nd half of the video starting at 5:40

If it's not working with school computer, then watch it on the phone.

Notice the use of the reflector with an assistant.

Video review..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9prcUCHlqM


Take 2 pictures with your classmates... upload the picture you took onto your Flickr as # 31 no Reflector and # 32 with Reflector on the face...

Next week PPT # 4 Camera Lenses  Due 3/24/17

1st marking period ends today (Flickr update)

Please complete the test with write up ( go to pupilpath to download the Test# 1 report template.., and print out your Test with the 3 powerpoints attach to it to complete the 1st marking period packet.

when you are done with that update your flickr by making an album "MP1" and arrange your photos in numerical order # 1-30c send link when done. (did you complete the FOOD story?make an album for that too)

MP1= PPT # 1,2,3, Quiz, Test and 33 pictures in Flickr.

week#6 end of marking period 1 (test part 2 & 3)

Reminder: Photostory # 1 (Flickr # 20 -29) on Food due tomorrow on FLickr... send link with album description in email (subject: Food story)

From last Friday aside from Flickr # 30a & 30b Google share with flickr link

************************************************** Google share .NEF or .CR2 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. ( Canon just jpg)

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 #30c 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.

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

What SD card did you use for the test? 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? 

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yeah 1st marking period is DONE!

test project #1

Project/Test #1 : Value of light

1st marking Period for ___________________________________ anything turned in after Friday 3-15-17 will not be counted AJS11-0___
Classwork		(5%)	Due	Late?	E.C.		Due		Flick	Photo (s)
QRcode			2-Feb				3-Feb		selfie	__ /1
Flickr acct			2-Feb				7-Feb		Diagram	__ /1
drawing			7-Feb				1-Mar		PPT #2	__ /12
press pass		Power Points (30%)					9-Mar		4 lights	__ /4
SD card (5%)		PPT #1: Camera	10-Feb				15-Mar		Food story	__ /10
		PPT #2 Art Present	1-Mar				14-Mar		Test	__ /2
QUIZ (10%)		PPT #3:Lights	9-Mar				15-Mar		Total	___ / 30%
DSLR____ Test  with write up (20%)

work on this along with PPT #4  summaries due next Friday

-use your DSLR camera for this assignment.

Shoot in Manual mode. "M" in the mode dial...

15 common questions for a beginner photographer  (extra credit)

lighting set up (extra credit) Food Gallery by Matthew Klein ppt (extra credit)

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/CR2) + fine / L  and the ISO to 200 (light sensitivity).

In Aperture Mode : Adjust the f-stop to F/6.3

In Shutter Speed Mode: Adjust the shutter speed or exposure to 1/125 sec

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

Upload JPG to Flikr.com as pic #30a,30b
#30a: Test default setting - what is wrong with it?
#30b: corrected setting - what did you adjust?

************************************************** Google share .NEF or .CR2 first as Part 1***********

Week # 5: PPT# 3: Photography lighting controls

Monday: start on Ppt# 3 due on Thursday

PPT# 3: Photography lighting controls

There are 6 essential components to Photography:
Define the following.
1. Light
2. Medium
3. Aperture
4. Shutter Speed
5. Composition
6. Optics

add your video review from Friday to this slide # 1
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Tuesday: 4 types of lighting and Flickr examples....
Find 3 examples for each types of Lighting (12 pictures in all)
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Wed: Take a sample picture for each type and upload to FLickr... # 16,17,18,19
HW: Click on the orange links...
if you are still not sure about EXPOSURE Triangle watch these video on ISO control / Aperture control / Shutter speed - and learn to adjust them.
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Thursday: How to adjust my DSLR ( read the manual) then Share and print (PPT # 3 due)

 

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Friday: Start Exam: Still life taken with DSLR
HW: Photostory # 1: Food (take 10 photos using what you learned from PPT # 2)
upload to Flickr as # 20 to 29 check out this professional food photographer's work

1 week left for the first report card...

subject: March 3 photography video review

Sorry I will be out again today... so the PPT#2 presentation will take place on Monday instead.

Please watch the 1st half of this video (6 mins) and write a short essay response for today's attendance.

If I don't receive a video reflection from you via email by the end of the period, you must be busy with PPT# 2 still. So by Monday you will be volunteering to present your PPT#2 first. 

If it's not working with school computer, then watch it on the phone.

Be able to list and explain the 4 types of lighting use in Photography.

Video review..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9prcUCHlqM

* some of you still need to finish updating your flickr account.... there are 15 photos now.

Watch for more video from Karl Taylor https://www.youtube.com/user/GreatPhotographyTips

March 2: Updating your flickr account....

sorry I am taking a sick day today...

please use this period to update your flickr account.

send me the link to your updated flickr for attendance - when you send the email it will provide the date and time.

please edit the label as follows....
Flickr check list:

#1: Selfie 

      What camera did you use to take it?

#2: Best Photo so far

      what makes it a good photo? 

#3: Diagram of the DSLR camera. 

      Canon Rebel T-5 or Nikon D3100 or D3200 ( which one did you draw?)
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Powerpoint # 2 (just copy and paste for the title)

#4: Lines - Element of Art

#5: shapes / form - Element of Art

#6: space - Element of Art

#7: value - Element of Art

#8: Texture - Element of Art

#9: color - Element of Art

#10: Emphasis - Principles of Design

#11: Visual Balance - Principles of Design

#12: unity - Principles of Design

#13: contrast - Principles of Design

#14: Movement/Rhythm - Principles of Design

#15: Pattern/Repetition - Principles of Design

# 16 Hard light

# 17 Soft light

# 18 transmitted light

# 19 Reflected light

# 20 to # 29 Food pictures taken with element of art and composition.

# 30 a, b, c test # 1

Remember to add the descriptions too and send me the link before the end of the class for attendance.