Portrait

1. Techniques: For this picture, the camera had two different ISOs. When we were inside, the ISO was at 800, but while we were outside, the ISO was at 200. I made sure to have a fast shutter speed because the model and the animals were constantly moving around and changing poses.

2. Tools: In order to take pictures outside, I only needed my camera. I did not use a tripod or my phone. I used the Nikon D5000. When we were inside, I still only used my camera, but when we took pictures of the ducks, we also used a spotlight.

3. Trials and tribulations: When we were outside, it was difficult to get the specific picture that you wanted because there were already a bunch of other photographers who also wanted the exact same picture. Another problem with being outside was that we had natural lighting, but the lighting was constantly changing because there were clouds, so sometimes the sun would be behind the clouds, and other times, it was very sunny, so you would always have to change the exposure compensation in order to work around the changing natural light.

Painting with Light

In order to properly paint with light, you have to change your camera settings. First, you must change your ISO to a lower ISO like 100 or 200 in order to reduce noise and have a slow enough shutter speed in order to finish your painting. You also need a small aperture because it will give you a depth of field wide enough to include everything you paint in the focus range. You will also need a very long exposure time so that you can capture the whole painting without cutting it too short.


Painting with light is the process of illustrating or writing with light in a slow exposure photograph.


The best way to capture the painting with light with a camera is using a still camera with manual settings. It works best when the photographer uses a tripod for the camera. A tripod guarantees clear and sharp photos, especially with long exposure time. You need a light source, such as a flashlight, LED, or glowstick. Sparklers or anything else that can set fire is not to be taken to school because it can be a safety hazard. The person who is painting with light must be wearing dark clothes so that they do not appear in the photograph. The last thing you need to paint with light is a dark environment. This makes the painting brighter and more clear.

The photographer used an ISO of 200 and an aperture of f/14.0. He had an exposure time of 1 minute. An LED is used to paint in this photograph. 

The photographer used an ISO of 100 and and aperture of f/9.0. He had an exposure time of 1 minute and 25 seconds. An LED is used to paint in this photograph.

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When painting with light, we had some things that worked while some things did not work. At first, the background was not dark enough, so you could still see the person who was holding the light, but by the end, the background was dark enough. At first, the whole painting could not be seen. We later figured out that we had to have the light facing the camera the whole time. 

This is a good example of painting with light because the whole painting showed up and the painter is not visible in the background. The shutter speed was slow enough to capture the whole cat and the ISO was low enough to have the whole background dar enough. 

This is a bad example of painting with light for many reasons. The ISO was not low enough to make the whole background dark. The subject and background are also blurry. The computer next to the subject is on, which is producing another piece of light in the dark room, so it showed up in the picture. 

Composition

Rule of Thirds
This photograph is a good example of the rule of thirds because it is being divided up with the 2 horizontal and vertical lines so that the bee is in the center of the points where the lines meet.

Horizontal composition
This shows horizontal composition because it has a lot of extra space on the left and right side of the photograph. This allows to show more water flowing and how it is flowing.

Vertical composition
This photo shows vertical composition because it cuts of the extra space on the left and right sides, and allows the rocks to be seen at the top of the picture.

Leading lines

This is a good example of leading lines because the ceiling makes the viewer want to look back and the lines on the ground make your eyes move towards the back of the room.

Fill Frame

This  picture fills the entire frame and does not allow background images to distract the viewer from the flower. It is taken very close up to get the middle of the flower to pop.

Visual Balanced
This photo is visually balanced because there is a lot of light coming in through the windows, but the dark table and dark chairs make the lighting even. Everything is reflected so there is not too much "clutter" on one side while nothing is on the other side. Each side has an even amount of objects. 

The Illusion of Perspective
This photo shows the illusion of perspective because as you look farther down the hallway, it begins to look more and more narrow. The lines lead to the end of the hallway as they get thinner and smaller. This is my best retouch because before, the colors were very dull and it was over-exposed. When I used Camera RAW, I brightened the colors and took the exposure down. 

Camera RAW

Original:

Retouched:

 

     While retouching this photo, I used many different tools in Camera RAW. I used temperature, tint, exposure, recovery, blacks, brightness, contrast, clarity, vibrance, saturation, highlights, lights, darks, shadows, sharpening, detail, grain, and vignetting. By using all of these tools, the pieces of candy became more clear and bright while the background became more dark. The pieces of candy are now sharper and more grainy while the background is more blurry. Camera RAW made this photo better.

Comparing Aperture Mode with Scene Modes

Scene Mode

Aperture Mode
















In these photos, one is a scene mode while the other is an aperture priority mode. They both had the same aperture, but the flowers have more light coming in, while the bust is darker. The shutter speed on the photo of the flowers is faster than the photo of the bust. The shutter speed on the flowers is (1/125) while the bust is (1/50). They both have the same exposure compensation, so I would think that the light being let in would be the same. Both photos were taken inside.

Photography Goal

Denis Smith

Ball of Light Photographer

This photo is appealing to me as a beginner photographer because Denis Smith takes a traditional photo and adds a new dimension with a "Ball of Light".

Throughout this semester, I learned many different types of photography and techniques.  In the above picture, it shows my initial photography goal. This was a type of painting with light that requires the subject to create 3-D ball. This technique is difficult to do, especially for beginning photographers. So, I was unable to do this. Although I did not meet my goal, I learned many more types of photography that I learned to love. 

This by far my favorite photo that I have produced all year. I also edited this in Photoshop. I really like this photo because it's so simple. The whole background is black, and the white bowl really contrasts the black. You can also see every detail and bubble in the chip, including the different seasonings in the chips. I also like the how the tomatoes are clear and they look very fresh. 

My favorite lesson was shooting food because we used a spot light and I love shooting into spot lights. It makes the subject pop out. We used spotlights and tables with black or white fabric. I was fascinated with being able to see the texture in the food just with the camera.