Current Events Photo Critique - Due Every Friday

As in Photo1, we will post a critique of a photo evry Friday. This time the expectations are a bit more high, but there are now a wider range of images to choose from.

1. Use the Photography Sites link to select a picture from AP Images, Reuters Full Focus, or National Geographic. 

2. Use the Critique Guide above to write the crit.

3. Also include background information on the events surrounding the picture. Where was it taken? What are the circumstances of the picture? You must do the research in order to provide an In-Depth understanding of what is happening and why! Expand your perspectives! 

Download and post the Depth of Field photos

Post at least 2 photos demonstrating deep Depth of Field and at least 2 demonstrating shallow depth of field.

Include all settings for each picture-Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO

Upload and Post your Essence of Winter photos

For the first half of class you will post your best Essence of Winter Photographs. Include a Self-Critique based on the Critique Guide above.

Later we will do a review exercise over Depth of Field and Aperture.

Ansel Adams Show

Today you will help Mrs. Hogan set up the annual Ansel Adams Photography contest.
When you have finished setting up the show pick 1 photo and post an in-depth critique to your blog. Use the critique guide in the link at the top of this page to assist you in writing it...make sure to answer ALL of the questions in the guide!!!

Aperture and Exposure Review

Watch the following videos. We'll began shooting Depth of Field excercises next week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUbjkMm_v-A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8T94sdiNjc

IMPORTANT REMINDER - You need to have ALL research and blogs posts complete by TODAY.

We'll have an Essence of Winter critique next week. Everyone will be expected to participate.

Complete ISO-Shutter Speed Work and Conduct Research on Daguerreotypes and Calotypes

You may take up to half the the class completing the review on ISO and shutter speed. Make sure your name is on your SD card when you give it to Mrs. Hogan.

For the rest of the class you will be continuing your research on the History of Photography. Today you will explore the Daguerreotype and Calotype.

On a google doc shared with me find the following:
What is a Daguerreotype? 
What does it look like? 
How does it differ from photographs of today? 
What length exposures were needed?
What were the styles of typical early daguerreotype portraits?
What were post-mortem photographs and why were they taken?
What is a Calotype? 
What does it look like? 
How is it similar to the process that we use today?
What is The Pencil of Nature? Who is the author/artist? 

Was the daguerreotype or the calotype preferred for most portrait photography uses in the early decades 

of photography? Why?

Out of class assignment - Essence of Winter

Over the weekend use any camera you'd like and capture the essence of winter.

Don't just take a picture of some snow and call it a day. Winter can hold many emotions...find them.

We'll download them next class. 

Take note - This is an assignment with a deadline and you will lose points by not having anything to showm me. 

ISO and Shutter Speed Review

Today we are going to do a review of ISO and Shutter speed. We went over this in depth during Photo 1 so this should not be a difficult excercise.

The difference this time is that we are going to combine the two settings.

You will be taking a series of Photos where you adjust both ISO and Shutter Speed under both well lit and dim lighting conditions. You will be noticing how ISO and Shutter Speed interact with each other...for example:

Can you get a good exposure with low ISO and High Shutter Speed in dim light while Freezing action? Why or Why not?
Can you get a decent exposure using a low shutter Speed and high ISO while panning a subject?

ISO

What is ISO? It is the camera sensor's sensitivity to light.

Read this link to get an in-depth explanation of ISO and how the different setting affect exposure.

Next we'll try shooting around the room and building at different ISOs under different lighting conditions.

Capture the following:

High ISO Pictures in bright light and in dim light
Low ISO Pictures in bright light and in dim light

For each of these  write down the ISO, and Shutter speed of the photo.

Post your examples on your blog.

Do you notice any patterns? is there a relation between ISO and the Shutter speed? What is the Shutter speed of the blurry pictures? What is the Shutter speed of the non blurry pictures? Do you notice the "noise" in the high ISO pictures?

SHUTTER PRIORITY
Shutter Priority Mode is when you set the shutter speed of the camera and the camera sets the Aperture.

By changing shutter speeds you not only control how long light enters the camera but also how motion is captured in your image.




Set the camera to Shutter Priorty by turning the Mode Dial to S 



Use the thumb dial to set the shutter speed

Follow this link for a description of how shutter speed works.

Capture the following
1. Freeze motion (fast shutter speed of 1/125 or higher and Low ISO)
2. Freeze motion (fast shutter speed of 1/125 or higher and High ISO)
3. Create a Motion Blur (Shutter speed of 1/15 or slower and High ISO)
4. Create a Motion Blur (Shutter speed of 1/15 or slower and Low ISO)
5. Track motion (shutter speed of 1/60 and High ISO)
6. Track motion (shutter speed of 1/60 and Low ISO)