WEEKLY PICTURE PROJECT No 2

This weeks picture phrase is ENGLISH BREAKFAST

Here my interpretation....

These are a few images that i tried out before i decided on my final picture.




After doing the above i decided that i liked the egg in the pan so i moved around the spatula til i found what i thought looked best. Here's my final image.....

PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITIONS

During Andy's class we were asked to look for photography competitions to enter.

I found a few websites and registered to them. The picture below is what i entered into a competition which was for "cutest baby"
web address:http://www.snapalley.com/photocontests

this photo was taken using studio lighting at home and a large product tent to diffuse the light, i also used a blackbackground. i edited the image in lightroom changing it to black and white and using a tool to add the blue to his eyes i kept the colour subtle as i wanted it to look natural.

SYSTEMS & PROCESSES - CAMERA/LENS TECHNIQUES 3

ASSIGNMENT BRIEF


CAMERA/LENS TECHNIQUES

• Use both wide and telephoto lenses (or focal lengths) to make 2 photographs of the same subject

below are my to images using wide and telephoto focal lengths

to achieve telephoto focal lenght image a long focal length lens with shorter back focus is used allowing it to be relatively compact image.

to achieve a wide focal length image a short focal length lens of extreme covering power is used to give a wide angle of view.

as you can see from the images above the first picture is quite compact and the second allows you to see alot more of the surroundings.

STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY - Bottle

ASSIGNMENT BRIEF

STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY


Using a bottle of water (preferably a coloured bottle), employ the use of the following modifiers;

• honeycomb


• soft-box (masked),


• beauty dish


• umbrella.

these are the pictures i took using the above modifiers, i also used black boards and white reflectors to change the effects slightly.

modifier: soft box with masking (low down)

modifier: soft box masked with back light

modifier: soft box, with masking (high light)

modifier: umbrella

modifier: umbrella with 2 side detractors

modifier: umbrella, with back light on

modifier: beauty dish

modifier: beauty dish, with black detractor at the side and white reflector above to lighten the lid.

modifier: honeycomb

modifier: honeycomb

modifier: honeycomb with white reflector to right

from this task I've learnt that using soft box with masked lighting is what seemed to work best for the effect i was trying to achieve which was to get a line of light down the bottle. i found that the honeycomb modifier didn't show enough light on the bottle and was confined to one spot around the centre and the beauty dish and umbrella light which was quite thick and only down half the bottle. If i was to do this again i would use the soft box with masked lighting and have it down both sides to create a more even look and to represent the "curves" of a woman as this is a product that is aimed at women.

BOTTLE LIGHTING TECHNIQUES

Today's class was about lighting techniques that could be used on a bottle and the effects, below are the pictures taken and setups used.



CAMERA SETTINGS

• ISO 400


• F-STOP 5.6


• SHUTTER SPEED varied from 1/2000s - 1/250s

set up with continuous lighting from behind and underneath, bottle and effect.

lighting: bottom lit
effect: very dark not much detail or definition.












lighting: continuous lighting from bottom and behind but low down.

effect: bottle lit well but lid very dark and not much detail visible.








lighting: top and bottom continuous light


effect: well lit bottle and lid with detail showing clear.






lighting: lit from both left and right


effect: well lit bottle and lid not much definition.






Lighting: up lit with side subtractors and a top reflector


effect: definintion along side of bottle and lid lite ok detail more clear but still quite dark.




lighting: bottom light with black side subtractors

effect: deffinition along sides of bottle but lid quit dark with not much detail showing.

CV PREPERATION NOTES

CV

RESEARCH JOB MARKET

• Look on websites such as galleries, museums, magazines, newspapers, studios, photographic/multi-media/graphic design agencies, university/colleges and art organisations.


• make enquires even if job is not advertised.


• get myself and work known


• look at the things they want from you and reseach include thee in your cv


• research nature of the job


• work voluntry

CV CONTENTS

• consise


• correct and honest


• appropriate to the post


• intresting and positive


• links to statement - get it checked, include inspirations, remember the content.


• referee - who's best? get permission, still there? contact details

LENS CONTROL WORKSHOP

today i attended John's lens control workshop.

Focal length is how far away subject is to the sensor, within the lenses there are elements which are for colour and tonal balance.

FIXED LENS - elements within housing are fixed and don't move.

ZOOM LENS - elements within housing move to zoom in and out.


Typical focal lengths are:-

• 15mm, 24mm, 28mm are wide focal lengths


• 35mm, 50mm, 85mm are standard focal lengths


• 135mm, 200mm are telephoto focal lengths


• 400mm, 800mm are extreme telephoto focal lengths

standard (same perspective) lens for a DSLR is a 28mm. we exaggerate perspective if we move from a standard to a telephoto lens.

WIDE ANGLE LENS

• more coverage


• exaggerate perspective

TELEPHOTO LENS

• subject closer


• flatten perspective


• less coverage

*Telephoto lenses are best for portrait photography*

wide angle lenses are typically used for landscape.

*WHEN USING A TRIPOD THE IMAGE STABILISER ON CAMERA SHOULD BE TURNED OFF*

135mm lens with soft focus connector is very good for portraits, portraits should also be shot using a shallow depth of field.

depth of field website - http://www.dofmaster.com/

SHALLOW DEPTH OF FIELD - F2.8, F4, F5.6,

DEEP DEPTH OF FIELD - F11, F16, F22

Aperture (F number) controls depth of field and intensity of light.

depth of field is distributed 1/3 towards the camera and 2/3 away from the camera.

DIFFERENT LIGHT SOURCES

During our class with Andy we were asked to go out and find different light sources and photograph them here are some of the different sources we found.





the light here is from a traffic signal
























this lighting is from a vending machine




















indoor lighting bulbs

the red lighting here is coming from above is from the darkroom

this was taken in the studio and is light from the window

taken in studio using florescent lighting

taken in the studio using tungsten lighting

from going out and finding the light sources i found that a light that tends to just come from above can be very unflattering as shadow are cast on the face and under the chin making for quite a dark image. i also found out that different lighting sources have various colours ie tungsten can be quite orange and florescent blue.

WEEKLY PROJECT PICTURE - TIME

Every fortnight during our group tutorial we get a work/phrase. we then have to create a picture that we associate with this word/ phrase.


our first 'weekly' picture project was....TIME.

Initially i was going to show the hands with sand running through them up but after photographing it i felt it didnt look right so decided to go with this, simply the sand falling...........


this is the process which i went through to get to my final image.

My final image.

"The Sands of Time"

taken using house lamp as my light source with paper to act as a diffuser i only wanted light on one side of the image so i used the 45/45 lighting technique which i'd learnt whilst taking pictures for my assignment (pear), i also used a tripod so i could slow the shutter speed right down then the sand falling would be blurred, which i felt was a representation of time when editing the image i changed it to black and white and put the contrast right up to make it very dark on one side and light on the other, another representation of time to.

STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY 2 (reject)

For part of the assignment we were asked to take a picture of a pear and employ the following lighting techniques.

• 45/45
• high key
• low key
• back light
• top light

EQUIPMENT USED

• Bowen's Esprite 2500 watt strobe light (on stand)
• Honeycomb diffuser power setting on 4
• Hot shoe for flash
• Light meter (used to find out aperture)
• Mini product table
• Tripod
  

When taking my pictures i decided to use a tripod so i could have the fruit in the same place and just move the lighting this way it was easier to see the effect the different lighting techniques had on the product and picture.

LOW KEY

TOP LIGHT

BACK LIT

HIGH KEY

45/45



As you can see from the pictures above that some of the lighting is very similar i.e back lit and high key were both bright with similar shadows etc, and also low key is very dark. so i decided to to some research on the lighting techniques and then re-shoot the fruit i also decided to use a pear as on the low key shot the background and aubergine were quite hard to differentiate between.