Task 8 (24/09/13) Architecture

 Architecture

Today we were asked to walk about locally looking for old and new buildings. We had to use different angles to make the images interesting. We also had to find the detail and capture it. Architectural photography aims to capture the spirit of the building instead of what we see everyday.

" It is part pf the photographers job to see more intensely than most people do"

Bill Brandt

For this photo i found an old knocked down building and stood right underneath it whilst also standing to the side. The shutter speed was set to 1/500, which meant the camera wasn't letting too much light in, i didn't want the picture to look happy but intimidating.

This is a simple picture of an old Victorian style lamp taken from straight underneath, and involving the castle to the right still meant it was architectural

Another shot of a building from underneath shooting upwards, i like this style of photo on any building, i like looking at something in a different perspective as we walk past these buildings every day but never really pay attention to detail.
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Shutter Speed - 1/80
ISO - 800 

This is a simple standard angle but i like the contrast of the two different colour of houses.

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Shutter Speed - 1/60
ISO - 800 

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Shutter Speed - 1/320
ISO - 100

Task 7 (17/09/13) Focus

 

Focus is a vital part of your photographic expression. Adjusting the lens so that subject appears more sharp whilst the background is out of focus. When deciding what to put into focus you need to find the important point of the photo to create full impact.
Every lens will loose focus with recomposing, every slight change or movement will cause the lens to change the focus. Sometimes it isn't noticeable but other times the focus will change dramatically although wherever you point your camera something will fall into focus.

Here towards the left of the padlock is where all the focus is, thats the area that will catch eye first. There isn't much background in this picture but the far part of the padlock is out of focus.

The background in this photo is totally out of focus. The smoke and the person are both in focus. But the main focal point of this photo is the smoke. 










Theres a lot of space to the right of this photo but the main focal point of this photo is the bug. Because the bug is colourful as well, it means theres a lot more too look at.










This is a photo of a tyre with an unusual spider on it, i like this picture as the focus is at the bottom and the front of the tyre is focused. You can also see a little of the grass. 

Task 6 (16/09/13) Shutter Speed

Shutter speed is the length of time the shutter stays open to expose light into the camera sensor. Landscape photographers use slow shutter speeds to create motion in rivers and waterfalls. When using a slow shutter speed a tripod is required, the slightest shake will be seen in the picture. Using a fast shutter speed doesn't require a tripod as the speed of the shutter is so fast it doesn't notice the shaking. I took a few pictures to show how much light the camera lets in, depending on the shutter speed. My pictures don't show the movement that this technique has to offer.

Shutter Speed - 1/6

As you can see here, because the shutter speed is slow, it let in too much light and you can not tell what the object of interest is.

Shutter Speed - 1/30

This photo is a lot darker because i altered the shutter speed so it was faster, this way it didn't let as much light in the lens.

Shutter Speed - 1/100

I put the shutter speed a 100 which means it was fast so it doesn't have much time to take in the light, this is why the photo looks more dull, but i feel this is the most effective photo of the 3, with the framing being better.

Task 5 (16/09/13) Aperture

The aperture is the lens opening it controls the amount of light entering the lens. Aperture is measured by 'f/Number' which is the lens focal length divided by the effective diameter of the opening, as seen by the sensor. 

Aperture - f/5.0

Aperture - f/10 

Aperture - f/5.6

Task 4 (16/09/13) ISO

ISO is a level of sensitivity, the lower the ISO number the less sensitive it is too light.

ISO - 1600

ISO - 400

















ISO - 200

Task 3 (12/09/13) The use of lines

Using Lines in photography helps improve the composition of photos. This method is powerful and if used properly it can increase the impact of a picture. Lines firstly create a mood then the eyes will follow the lines to meet the most important point of the photo, this techniques keeps the viewer interested in the photo.

"Composition is an essential part of a good photograph as an art has no meaning without it"

Eric De Maré          

This photo sends your eyes from top too bottom or bottom to top because the lines are vertical. Vertical lines can suggest peace especially if the photo involves trees and old fences.

This is a photo of a telephone reflection in a puddle. The viewers eyes travel back and forth along diagonals.

Horizontal lines indicate lack of change. This is a good example of this. The lines make the eyes travel, from the right then straight down the wall then your eyes come back to notice everything else within the picture.

Task 2 (9/09/13) Rule Of Thirds

Task 2 involved learning and understanding the Rule Of thirds. Rule of thirds is a concept of video and film production in which the frame is divided into nine imagery sections. It acts as guidelines for framing the imagery. It creates more tension and interest.  For example if there was a family portrait you would use the grid to align the eye line and body, this is very common. 

As you can see from the pictures above I took my original photo opened it in Photoshop and used the rulers to make my grid.

Window – rulers – preferences – units and rulers and choose percentage under units doing this allows you to pull down guidelines to 33.3% and 66.6%. Once I had made my grid I lined my picture up so the flame was my point of interest.

Here i used the grid to align the bottom of the leaf and the edge of it, before i had used this technique i found there was too much background. Now I've used the rule of thirds the point of interest is more visible.

As you can see here the two chains are the points of interest of the photo although the chain in the background is out of focus its still important to the photo and the way people perceive it.

Here i aligned the seagulls body and wings, it makes the photo level and balanced. Although this photo has plenty of background i feel it helps make the photo more effective and suggest freedom.

Task 1 (09/09/13) Explore