F/2.8 looks best 1/125 seconds.
F/4 looks best at 1/125 seconds.
F/5.6 looks best at 1/60 seconds.
F/8 looks best at 1/60 seconds.
F/11 looks best at 1/60 seconds.
F/16 looks best at 1/30 seconds.
F/18 looks best at 1/15 seconds.
On slower shutter speed the lighter and blurry the picture is. The photographer could put the camera on a tripod. 1/4 seconds is the lowest shutter speed. 1/30 of a seconds is the lowest speed a photographer an hand hold a camera.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
ISO
1. What are the advantages of shoot at a higher ISO at a sporting event like basketball or a night football game? It's better to have a higher ISO at a football game and basketball is because it's better form shooting with limited light and fast action pictures.
2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO? When there is plenty of light use the lowest ISO to retain the most detail and have the highest image quality.
3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO? When there is limited light and you are taking ultra-fast pictures.
4. At the camera near you, please tell me what ISO's are available on your camera?
Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600.
2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO? When there is plenty of light use the lowest ISO to retain the most detail and have the highest image quality.
3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO? When there is limited light and you are taking ultra-fast pictures.
4. At the camera near you, please tell me what ISO's are available on your camera?
Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600.
Shutter Speed
1. If you were assigned to shoot at Blue and Gold night, which will be next month, what shutter speeds do you think you would have to shoot at the following events that night I would like you to answer the question for the following two situations:
At the beginning while the sun is still partially up and the courtyard has reasonable light
a.) the dunking booth 1/4000
b.) the food eating contest 1/100
c.) the rock climbing wall 1/200
d.) someone working at a booth 1/160
e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle 1/1600
f.) the Diamonds performance 1/1250
Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other.
a.) the dunking booth 1/1000
b.) the food eating contest 1/50
c.) the rock climbing wall 1/100
d.) someone working at a booth 1/60
e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle 1/800
f.) the Diamonds performance 1/500
2. List the three settings your camera has regarding setting shutter speed (these are found at #5 on the Shutter Speed website. Explain how each works - DO NOT COPY AND PASTE, use your own words.
Auto mode- the camera selects the shutter speed and aperture
Aperture Priority - you choose the aperture while the shutter speed is chosen by the camera
Manual Mode - both aperture and shutter speed are selected by you
3. With the camera near you, what are the shutter speeds available to you on that camera? You will have to turn the camera on to determine this - hopefully you can figure out what setting to put the camera on to determine the answer to this question.
Bulb, 30", 25", 20",15", 13", 10", 8", 6",5", 4", 3"2, 2"5, 2", 1"6, 1"3, 1", 0"8, 0"5, 0"4. 0"3, 1/4, 1/5,1/6, 1/8,1/10, 1/13, 1/15, 1/20, 1/25, 1/30, 1/40, 1/50, 1/60, 1/80, 1/100, 1/125, 1/160, 1/200,
1/250, 1/320, 1/400, 1/500, 1/640, 1/800, 1/1000, 1/1250, 1/1600, 1/2000, 1/2500, 1/3200, 1/4000.
At the beginning while the sun is still partially up and the courtyard has reasonable light
a.) the dunking booth 1/4000
b.) the food eating contest 1/100
c.) the rock climbing wall 1/200
d.) someone working at a booth 1/160
e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle 1/1600
f.) the Diamonds performance 1/1250
Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other.
a.) the dunking booth 1/1000
b.) the food eating contest 1/50
c.) the rock climbing wall 1/100
d.) someone working at a booth 1/60
e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle 1/800
f.) the Diamonds performance 1/500
2. List the three settings your camera has regarding setting shutter speed (these are found at #5 on the Shutter Speed website. Explain how each works - DO NOT COPY AND PASTE, use your own words.
Auto mode- the camera selects the shutter speed and aperture
Aperture Priority - you choose the aperture while the shutter speed is chosen by the camera
Manual Mode - both aperture and shutter speed are selected by you
3. With the camera near you, what are the shutter speeds available to you on that camera? You will have to turn the camera on to determine this - hopefully you can figure out what setting to put the camera on to determine the answer to this question.
Bulb, 30", 25", 20",15", 13", 10", 8", 6",5", 4", 3"2, 2"5, 2", 1"6, 1"3, 1", 0"8, 0"5, 0"4. 0"3, 1/4, 1/5,1/6, 1/8,1/10, 1/13, 1/15, 1/20, 1/25, 1/30, 1/40, 1/50, 1/60, 1/80, 1/100, 1/125, 1/160, 1/200,
1/250, 1/320, 1/400, 1/500, 1/640, 1/800, 1/1000, 1/1250, 1/1600, 1/2000, 1/2500, 1/3200, 1/4000.
Aperture
1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture? A camera is like the human eye and the aperture is the pupil of the eye.
2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the aperture the larger the f-stop number, the larger the opening the smaller the number.
3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field? Larger apertures can help bring the background up better while smaller apertures blur the background and just focus on the object in the very front. "The larger the aperture, the smaller the smaller the area in focus."
4. With the camera near you - tell me the F stops available on the lens currently attached.
F3.5, F4,F4.5, F5, F5.6,F6.3,F7.1, F8,F9,F10,F11,F13,F14,F16,F18,F20,F22
2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the aperture the larger the f-stop number, the larger the opening the smaller the number.
3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field? Larger apertures can help bring the background up better while smaller apertures blur the background and just focus on the object in the very front. "The larger the aperture, the smaller the smaller the area in focus."
4. With the camera near you - tell me the F stops available on the lens currently attached.
F3.5, F4,F4.5, F5, F5.6,F6.3,F7.1, F8,F9,F10,F11,F13,F14,F16,F18,F20,F22
Friday, September 23, 2011
African Black and White
My favorite picture is the picture of the lion and lioness rubbing heads. It shows that even though they are these scarey wild animals they can still show affection in their own ways.
What kinds of camera did he use? A Pentax 67II with only two fixed lenses.
What is his reason for taking the photos? He wants to memorialize the vanishing natural grandeur of East Africa.
What is his hope by takings these types of photos? To open the eyes of humans that threaten both the animals and nature.
Quote about Africa: "The photos are my elegy to these beautiful creatures, to this wrenchingly beautiful world that is steadily, tragically vanishing before our eyes."
Academic Shoot Reflection
1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you?
Nobody was acting natural. They would just stare at me until I left the room.
2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly.
I focused mostly on focusing the camera and getting the everything in the frame that I wanted.
3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?
I would have taken more time to get a really good shot instead of finding things that kinda sort of followed the rules.
4. What things would you do the same?
I would go to the same classrooms and have my same partner (maybe).
5. When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve?
My favorite rule is the framing but I have to say the easiest is balance.
6. Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture?
The hardest one to find is framing.
7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is?
Rule of Thirds is still a little confusing to me and I can figure it out better with time and more picture taking.
Nobody was acting natural. They would just stare at me until I left the room.
2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly.
I focused mostly on focusing the camera and getting the everything in the frame that I wanted.
3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?
I would have taken more time to get a really good shot instead of finding things that kinda sort of followed the rules.
4. What things would you do the same?
I would go to the same classrooms and have my same partner (maybe).
5. When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve?
My favorite rule is the framing but I have to say the easiest is balance.
6. Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture?
The hardest one to find is framing.
7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is?
Rule of Thirds is still a little confusing to me and I can figure it out better with time and more picture taking.
Mergers
What is the subject (be very very specific)? A student in class reading.
Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? Yes.
If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently?
Framing
What is the subject (be very very specific)? A teacher sitting in his classroom.
Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? Yes
If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently? I could have focused more on him and less on the door.
Balancing
What is the subject (be very very specific)? Two students in a classroom.
Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? Yes
If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently? I could have shown the distance between better to emphasize the balance they create for the picture.
Rule of Thirds
What is the subject (be very very specific)? A teacher, Mrs. Skanse, teaching her geometry class.
Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? Yes
If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently? I could have gotten closer to her to emphasize her background better.
Lines
What is the subject (be very very specific)? Students have study hall in Mr. Voge's physics classroom.
Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? Yes
If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently? I could have found a different picture all together to represent lines.
Simplicity
What is the subject (be very very specific)? A boy sitting in the hallway doing a quiz.
Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? Yes.
If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently?
Monday, September 19, 2011
Filling the Frame
This picture is very interesting and fills the frame because it shows a bunch of high schoolers volunteering and feeding the homeless. You wouldn't expect high schoolers to even care the much about the community let alone feed it. It tells the story of sympathy and compassion.
Action and Emotion
In this picture the student is infront of the class doing a math problem but he looks incredibley confused. He doesn't know if he's right or wrong and his face is asking for help and showing distress. 
The Story
This picture tells the story of two students talking to their teacher. The female student is obviously trying to turn in some papers while the male student goofs off and gives the teacher a noogie. All participants seem to be enjoying themselves.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Post Shoot Reflection
1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos of your first 3 prompts (Red, Metal, Grumpy?
The challenge I had was finding an object to symbolize the mood of grumpy
2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly.
I found myself thinking of the focus and zooming the most. I wanted the subject that I needed that that's it. I didn't want anything unnecessary in the background.
3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?
I my favorite rule of was the framing rule so I would try to find an object that was framed.
4. What things would you do the same?
I liked my objects so I probably would just stay with them and maybe just get different angels of all.
5. Finally - go back and edit your blogs with the 3 photos (red, metal, grumpy), tell me what rules of composition (which you just learned about) did you end up actually achieving? Did you have any?
I think I may have used the rule of simplicity, balance, and merging.
6. Are you interested in shooting those prompts again, why?
I wouldn't mind shooting of these prompts again but I think it would be fun to shoot different ones.
The challenge I had was finding an object to symbolize the mood of grumpy
2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly.
I found myself thinking of the focus and zooming the most. I wanted the subject that I needed that that's it. I didn't want anything unnecessary in the background.
3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?
I my favorite rule of was the framing rule so I would try to find an object that was framed.
4. What things would you do the same?
I liked my objects so I probably would just stay with them and maybe just get different angels of all.
5. Finally - go back and edit your blogs with the 3 photos (red, metal, grumpy), tell me what rules of composition (which you just learned about) did you end up actually achieving? Did you have any?
I think I may have used the rule of simplicity, balance, and merging.
6. Are you interested in shooting those prompts again, why?
I wouldn't mind shooting of these prompts again but I think it would be fun to shoot different ones.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Mergers
I chose this picture to show a merger. In this picture both the building and cars on cut off, causing a merging issue.
Framing
I chose this picture for framing because the the banners perfectly frame that mans face as he is remembering those who died on 9/11.
Balance
I chose this picture for balance because if you were to cut this picture in half, there would still be five men to the left and five to the right. The flags would also me split perfectly.
Lines
I chose this pictures to symbolize the lines because the lines of the American Flag are very prominent also the people standing in lines following the lines of the American Flag
The Rule of Thirds
I chose this picture for the Rule of Thirds because its a good picture to have control of a subject/person with. It gives the subject a definite path to follow.
Simplicity
I chose this picture for simplicity because it is simply a picture of a flag being hung off a building. There is no real complicated background or random people in the frame.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Great Black and White Photographers, Part 2!
Bernice Abbott was born in Springford, Ohio on 1898 and passed away in Monson, Maine in 1991. She gradated from Ohio State University and then went on to New York to study journalism and later in sculptures and painting. In 1921 she moved to Paris where she study with sculptor Emile Bourdelle and photographer Man Ray, afterwards she opened up her own studio. After much success in Paris, Abbott returned to the United states in 1929 where she set out on the project to photograph New York. In 1936 Abbott, with the help of Paul Strand, established the Photo League. Its purpose was to provide the radical press with photographs of trade union activities and political protests. The group members concentrated mostly on photographing working class communities. Abbott's photographs appeared in exhibitions at the Museum of the City, a book called Changing New York, and she even published a Guide to Better Photography.
Bastrop Fires 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Single-lens Reflex
Aperture - (noun) an opening, as a hole, slit, crack, gap, etc.
Shutter - (noun) a mechanical device for opening and closing the aperture of a camera lens to expose film or the like
Exposure - (noun) an act or instance of revealing or unmasking, as an impostor, crime, or fraud
Depth of Field - (noun) the range of distances along the axis of an optical instrument, usually a camera lens, through which an object will produce a relatively distinct image
F-Stop - (noun) the setting of an adjustable lens aperture, as indicated by an f number
Focal Length - (noun) the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane
Import Words:
Parallax - (noun) the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer
Pentaprism - (noun) a prism that has five faces, a pair of which are at 90 degrees to each other; a ray entering once of the pair emerges from the other at an angel of 90 degrees to its original direction: used especially in single-lens reflex cameras to reverse images laterally and reflect them to the viewfinder
Pellicle - (noun) a thin, partially reflective coating, as on a beam splitter or pellicle mirror
Optical - (adjective) of or pertaining to sight or vision; visual
The Canon Rebel T3 buttons consists of viewfinder diopter adjustment, aperture/exposure compensation/erase button, live view/movie record, AE lock, AF point selection, quick control, ISO, drive mode, white balance, AF mode, playback, display button, mode dial, shutter button, main dial,flash button, auto/manual focus switch, image stabilizer switch, and lens release button.
Shutter - (noun) a mechanical device for opening and closing the aperture of a camera lens to expose film or the like
Exposure - (noun) an act or instance of revealing or unmasking, as an impostor, crime, or fraud
Depth of Field - (noun) the range of distances along the axis of an optical instrument, usually a camera lens, through which an object will produce a relatively distinct image
F-Stop - (noun) the setting of an adjustable lens aperture, as indicated by an f number
Focal Length - (noun) the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane
Import Words:
Parallax - (noun) the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer
Pentaprism - (noun) a prism that has five faces, a pair of which are at 90 degrees to each other; a ray entering once of the pair emerges from the other at an angel of 90 degrees to its original direction: used especially in single-lens reflex cameras to reverse images laterally and reflect them to the viewfinder
Pellicle - (noun) a thin, partially reflective coating, as on a beam splitter or pellicle mirror
Optical - (adjective) of or pertaining to sight or vision; visual
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