29 September 2022

PROJECT #3: GOLDEN HOUR Portraits +

GOLDEN HOUR: The hour* after sunrise and before sunset.
*Depending on where you are on Earth, the hour will be longer or shorter than an actual 'hour.' 


OUR FORECAST THIS WEEK:





Sunrise & sunset times (CLICK HERE).

DIRECTIONS
Through the next four days, make 12+ images during the golden hours.

- 6+ photographs = portraits (humans)
- 6+ photographs = subject of your own choosing (animals, flowers...)

*As the next couple classes progress, we'll be talking about composition choices, camera functions & developing the images. 


RATIONALE 
To observe and record the type of light that occurs during the golden hours. 
Also, because we are in Oregon, the sun will soon be obscured by clouds so to insure we can make our 'golden hour' images, we must do this project now. Yes, it can be done in fall and winter, but the sun is necessary, and in Oregon...well, you know. 

EXTRA CREDIT
one+ morning golden/blue hour photographs - for obvious reasons. :)


   






EXTRA TIPS, ETC. 


 Apps to find the hour(s) in your location:

Link. CLICK HERE.
Wiki definition. CLICK HERE.
A few tips. CLICK HERE.
Golden hour tips. CLICK HERE.
A good link. CLICK HERE.

The following graphics are not about the golden hour, but interesting for thinking planetarily about light from the sun:






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22 September 2022

PROJECT #2: MACRO (Focus on Aperture)

DIRECTIONS:
1. Make 10+ in class macro images of texture, surfaces, small objects, etc. 
2. Make 10+ at home macro images of texture, surfaces, small objects, etc. 
---for a total of 20 images minimum.

3. Develop/process images in Photoshop (Lightroom is on the horizon)
4. In class, we will determine the final number to post to your site/blog

EXTRA CREDIT CHALLENGE OPTIONS:
  • Photo of water droplets where the background is visible THROUGH THE DROPLET.
  • Photo of the iris of an eye (human or animal) - Be careful. 


12 TIPS FOR MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY ON YOUR PHONE

WHAT IS MACRO?

APERTURE=the opening into the camera.
APERTURE also allows you to control what is called DEPTH OF FIELD. 
DEPTH OF FIELD refers to how wide an area is in focus.  





    

The purple area represents what is in focus, 
and the lenses show you the aperture setting needed for THAT particular sliver of focus. 

MACRO photography refers to close-up photography.
A lot of macro photography is done with specialty lenses.
However, you can probably make them with the macro setting that is included on most cameras. 

This is the symbol that denotes close-up/macro mode on point-and-shoot cameras:




DIRECTIONS FOR DSLR CAMERAS: 
A.  If you have a DSLR, you might have a MACRO setting (the flower). If so, use that setting. If not...

 1.   Set your mode to "A" for "aperture priority." 

2.  Then, set your aperture to as WIDE OPEN a setting as possible. That means, the SMALLEST f/stop number. Look at these aperture sizes in relation to the numbers below them:

Notice how the smaller number, f-1.4, is the WIDEST OPEN aperture setting.
This will give you the smallest sliver of focus possible with your lens (small/shallow depth of field).

3. If you are in Aperture Priority setting, your camera will then set the shutter speed to compensate for the wide open aperture. 

 B. If you are working with a point-and-shoot camera, or a phone camera:
1. Set your camera mode to the "macro" function: 

2. If your phone does not have a macro setting, experiment with moving the a bit farther away from the subject, but zooming in a bit. It will take some adjusting, but you can get it.

EXAMPLES/INSPIRATION

Some creative macro:

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21 September 2022

EXPOSURE TRIANGLE (Fundamentals of Photography)





WHAT IS EXPOSURE?


APERTURE


SHUTTER SPEED


ISO
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