Monday, March 26, 2018

Week# 2: Project Test # 2 Portraits...

3-26-18 Monday  Soft light portraits with or without reflector       

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

take 2 pictures....
send/share in Google Photo 

Flickr # 47 without reflector
Flickr# 48 with reflector

due at the end of the period.
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MP2: Week# 2: Project (take home Test#2) 
Bokeh Effect Portraits Due Thursday 3-29-18
3-27-18 Tuesday: Proposal and procedure for Project # 2
                   AIM:Which Focal length produces the best Bokeh effect?           

who is your model(s)? anybody outside of Photography class _____________________
how will you pose your subject? (posing video) take only from chest up "go close" and the background should be at least 5 feet away.
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 
# 49abc- Control ( all clear and focus) aperture = ( take at 3 focal lengths)
# 50 a Bokeh at 18 mm aperture=
# 50 b Bokeh at 35 mm aperture=
# 50 c Bokeh at 55 mm aperture=
(move in and out as you adjust the zoom on the lens to keep the subject same size)
#50 d Photoshopped  so its your ART piece. goto Edit and use the photo editor.

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Weekend reminder finish up your photostory# 2 with Element of art and design principles (10 pictures in all)
so you can concentrate on your project # 2 next week.
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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 2write up printed Due Thursday day 3-29-18

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 "Av" mode.
then try to to take a portrait with Bokeh effects by adjusting the setting... you should shoot in "Av" mode. Take your photos at focal length 18, 35, 55 mm.(Flickr # 50 a,b,c) 
notice the difference in focal length.

 


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.

Review first before taking your pictures Lesson 6 from Karl Taylor


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! 
(Wednesday)Finish and upload portrait to Flickr.

(Wednesday)
Write up for Project # 2: Bokeh  effect Portrait  Due Thursday 3/29/18
based on your 18mm, 35mm, 55mm portraits (6 pictures)
1.Explain how this Bokeh effect Portrait is an art work. What is the message here?
2.Does it contain an element of art? What about its Design principle? (refer to PPT #2)
3.How did you set up the lighting for this photo-shoot?
4.What kind of lighting did you use? (refer to PPT # 3)
5.How did you come up with the right setting for this picture? 
6.What was the type of lens used for this project? which focal length was best the Bokeh effect?
7.What did you find / learn from this art Project? 
8.What was your experience like working with a live subject?

Thurs: Share & Print out Project # 2
Friday at home: Photostory# 2: Food Due upon return form Spring break...





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 

Extra Credit due when we return from Easter Break

E.c.#1:take the 7 scenario worksheet photos with the same setting as your answers...

E.c.#2:and print the best photo from your photostory # 1 or 2

Walgreens is offering a free 8" x 10" photo print.

Step 1 
Go to Walgreens Photo and create a 8x10 photo print

Step 2 
Use coupon code EASTERPIX during checkout

Step 3 
Pickup in-stores to save on shipping

Thursday, March 22, 2018

back from snow day...

pls finish up PPT# 4 with additional slide # 12 & 13...
so you are not late....

Thursday, March 15, 2018

MP2 starts today with PPT#4: Camera Lens...

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 Tuesday 3-20-18
Share Daily of your online research progress on Google slides...
                                                                  
Day 1: March15 (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) add flickr photo with EXIF
slide 3: Long Focal Length (telephoto lenses) add flickr photo with EXIF
slide 4: Short Focal Length (Wide-angle lenses) add flickr photo with EXIF
EXIF = ISO, F-stop, Shutter speed and focal length
Day 2: March 16
slide 5: Automatic / Manual Focus
slide 6: Focus and Depth of Field (Dof) Know this well for Project #2
slide 7: Depth of Field (controlling sharpness in a Photograph) how Focal length affect Dof

weekend assignment: Photostory # 2: Food diary ( at least 5 pictures taken with DSLR) Flickr# 31-40 (just like PS#1 Incorporate element of Art and principles of Design)
look at this photographer Matthew Klein for good examples.  Due after Spring break...

Day 3:March 19
slide 8: Zoom, Macro, and Fisheye Lenses add picture of the lens, sample pictures taken by these lens and the prices too.
slide 9: Perspective: How a photograph shows depth (different direction views)
slide 10: Lens attachments (close up and filters)

Day 4: March20

Write up: Exposure triangle:

slide #11 watch this video for review
 (Practice for the Projects). upload to Flickr with labels and description

Write up: Exposure triangle: Defined with examples Taken with DSLR
Flickr # 41-42 (A (av) mode)  Picture with Small aperture & Large Aperture (Dof)
Flickr # 43-44(S (tv)mode)   Picture with Fast shutter Speed & Slow shutter Speed (motion).
Flickr # 45-46 (M mode)  Picture with Low ISO and High ISO (image quality)

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

Day5 : March 21 (worksheet)

slide #12, 13 

with 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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add Qr code to your write up and print out.

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Extra credit: Due Friday 3-16-18

get the app Canon Connect on your phone...  show me that its installed...and use it to transfer picture from T-6 to your phone.

Andoid https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.canon.ic.cameraconnect&hl=en

iOs https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/canon-camera-connect/id944097177?mt=8

Also if you participated in the walkout today and took some photos... you can do a photostory about the walkout for extra credit too... due Friday.

Monday, March 12, 2018

MP1 test part #2 due Last week for report card...

Test 1: part 2  Due 3-12-18
download and change the pictures to the ones you took on Thursday replace QR code

print your personalized test paper out and then answer by handwriting in the back of the page..

https://pupilpath.skedula.com/assignments/attachment/?FileID=1982

submit with all the work done this marking period.
send email 
Give-me 5! AJS11-0__ Your Name MP1 assignment links

1. test paper link + Flickr URL
2. powerpoint #1 link
3. powerpoint #2 link
4.City scape photo-story link
5. Powerpoint #3 link

https://mcsmphoto.blogspot.com/2018/03/mid-term-check-list.html


1st marking Period for ___________________________________ anything turned in after Wednesday 3-14-18 will not be counted
AJS11-0___ 
Classwork (5%)DueLate?E.C.Due FlickPhoto (s)
Flickr acct

2-Feb3-Feb
selfie__ /2
QR code

2-Feb7-FebDiagram__ /1
drawing 
7-Feb15-FebPPT #2__ /12
press passPower Points (30%)26-Feb
City story __ /10
SD card (5%)PPT #1: Camera12-Feb 6-Mar 4 lights__ /4

PPT #2 Art &Present15-Feb9-Mar
Test__ /2
QUIZ (10%)PPT #3:Lights         7-Mar15-Mar
MP1 

Total
album
___ / 30%
DSLR____ Test  with write up (20%)    

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Test part 1

PPT# 1 or 2 leader will pick up the camera T-6 and PPT# 2 leader pick up T-5 you will the one to return the camera to end... so make sure you let the other 2 class mate go first each student will have 5 to 10 minutes to complete taking the picture

first thing first take out your SD card ... then check the lens to see if its in MF mode not AF.

then chk to see if the camera will record your test in Raw +L  this will result in both HD and Jpeg

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

set the camera in the following setting!

In Quick Menu: set the image quality to RAW (CR2) + L  and the ISO to 200 (light sensitivity) for odd computer #
ISO 400 (light sensitivity) for even computer #.

In Aperture Mode : Adjust the f-stop to F/8.0 for (odd#)F/6.3 (even#)

In Shutter Speed Mode: Adjust the shutter speed or exposure to 1/80 sec(odd#) 1/200 sec for (even#)

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 .CR2 first as Part 1***********

email with the subject line:
AJS11-0__ Your name MP1 test
Body is the flickr link + the link to your google share file
then attach 30a & 30 b

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HW/Part 2 tomorrow: Q & A about your photo lab test

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

PPT# 3 due with print out

slide# 9: How to adjust my DSLR ( read pg 92 & 113 in the  manual) then Share and print (PPT # 3 due)

 
Review this video for the last slide... and add instruction on how to make these (ISO, aperture, shutter speed) adjustment on the DSLR.

I know some of you are staying home due to the snow, so pls finish your powerpoint today and print it out bring in the printout tomorrow and submit at the beginning of the period, otherwise it will be LATE with a 10 points deduction.

TEST tomorrow! bring a small item for your test subject.

Monday, March 5, 2018

week#5: PPT#3 continued

Monday 3/5/18
Slide #4 = Hard light - list the characteristics associated with this type of light and then look for 3 flickr photos that shows it. please add a caption under it, cite the link.

 repeat for the other 3 types of lights.


slide # 5 = Soft light
slide # 6 = Transmitted light
slide # 7 = reflected light

send a screen shot of the last slide you are working on 5 min before the end of the period for participation today.

*** when you google: type flickr first, then add the ___ light you are looking for... click on images you will find lots of pictures.

Bring SD card tomorrow we will be taking samples... if you borrowed a camera last Friday hold on to them til tomorrow.

Tuesday 3.6.18

Slide # 8 - 4 types of lights around you in school - picture taken with DSLR
                  upload them to flickr as # 26,27,28 29

Wednesday 3.7.18 (snow)
 Slide # 9 - Manual setting in DSLR - How to adjust them so you can take a properly exposed picture.

Thurs/ Friday: DSLR Test part 1- taking picture in Manual Mode

extra credits: video review

if you finished early you may watch this video...
https://youtu.be/G60VlLsmCUs

Mistakes to Avoid as a Beginner Photographer