Thursday, September 12, 2013

Friday, September 6, 2013

Camera History and Information

1. A scene can be projected upside down if you create a tiny hole in one wall of a completely dark room.
2. High quality glass lenses were perfected by Isaac Newton and Christian Huygen, getting us closer to the modern camera.
3. Niepce invented the film to complete the camera.
4. Modern cameras have the same basic mechanics of a basic room with a whole.
5. Instead of using film, digital cameras use a CCD sensor to capture the image.
6. Auto mode sets the aperture and focus for you.
7. Portrait mode is when you want to focus on one subject and the effect is made by blurring out the background.
8. Sports mode is for catching action and it uses the highest shutter speed possible.
9. You would hold the trigger half way down to focus.
10. The symbol means disabled flash, you would use it when your lighting is already perfect.
11. Autoflash is when you will be changing scenes and you may or may not use flash.
12. The photo will be washed out.
13. The photo will be too dark.
14. A stop is a relative change in lighting.
15. One.
16. Two.
17. Longer shutter speed means more light.
18. The photo will be darker with slower shutter speed.
19. Aperture controls how much light comes in. 
20.  If you increase the F-stop number the light will decrease.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Great Black and White Photographers

Gordon Parks
Garry Winogrand
Edward Steichen

Best and Worst

Using the soft lighting, I took this photo of Jasmine. This the most casual one by far, the subtle colors and contrast creating a welcoming tone. It's nearly candid, and the book looking freshly read.

 Although it's a similar scene, this photo is a bit more awkward. She's looking over, as if distracted or her name was called. The book was added to make it look more candid, but it did the opposite.