Class Presentations: 10-5-12

Assignment: 

Create a 5-10min. presentation of the photographer you were given to read about. Working with the person you were paired with write a summary of the reading including basic information such as when the photographer was born and where they lived. Also talk about the type of photographs they took including what their interests and influences were/are. Look up the photographer at home to find other information about them to include in the presentation. Please note the source where you found it and bring it to class. Each student working on the presentation should also bring in two photographs by that photographer to share with the class. (the photographs you find should include the title and date it was taken). 

                                                   Eugene Atget, Paris, 1987

*If you click on the center of the photograph you want to share with the class and drag it onto your desktop it should create a copy of the image for you. Then put in a folder on your flash drive.

Take a look at books about the photographer at your library or most book stores will also have books on the photographer too. Here you will be able to read more about them and see a complete body of photographs they have made!

Photo Terms to KNOW!!!

 Quiz 9- 28  

ISO – a numerical rating (i.e. 400) that indicates the sensitivity of a sensor.

F-stop – a numerical designation (f 2.8) indicating the aperture or lens opening

(f 2.8 very little in the picture is in focus - > f 16 most or all of the picture looks sharp and shows detail)

Depth of Field – The distance between the nearest and farthest points that appear in sharp focus

1. Shallow or 

Limited

                                 Depth of Field  
                                       f 2.8 aperture is open all the way

                                 2. Wide depth of field

                                More than one part

                                of the photo is sharp

                                or in focus        
                                  f 16 aperture is almost completely closed 

                                (see photo below!)

Available light  - The light that already exists (as opposed to being added by the photographer like using your on camera flash)

Automatic exposure – a mode of camera operation in which the camera automatically adjusts the shutter speed and f-stop or both for a normal exposure.

Backup – an exact duplicate ( or copy) of a digital image or file , made as protection against loss.

Contrast – the difference between the light and dark parts of a picture or scean.

Histogram – a graph that shows the distribution of tone or color in a digital image.

Sharp – Describes an image or part of an image that shows crisp, precise texture and detail. The opposite of blurred or soft.

Shutter Speed controls – The camera control that selects the length of time the sensor is exposed to light

Telephoto (zoom) effect – A change in perspective caused by using a long-focal-length lens very far from all part o the scene. Object appear closer together than they really are.

Tripod – A three-legged support for the camera

Underexposure – to make an exposure with too little

Light, making a picture that is too dark

                                         photo by Hendrik Paul

Light & Shadow Assignment: 6 Photographs Total

In your book read pages 129- 132 on light & shadow. 

Note: You will be taking many photographs to understand how the position of the light creates shadows that effect the way we see an environment or still object. You will then edit down to 6 photos 2 for each part of the assignment.

- Take 2 photographs of an object. Choose Something that has an uneven surface like Edward Weston's Pepper's!  Use a small but bright light source to create shadows on the object (i.e. a flash light or lamp without the lamp shade on) Remember how bright the light was that we used in class. Anything like this that you had at home will do! Make sure the object you photograph fills most of the picture. Do not zoom in but instead keep the lens wide and just move closer to the object you're photographing. Remember if the light is not that bright you may need to rest your camera on a flat surface to use as a tri-pod. Note: You may use the B& W setting on your camera. No Sepia

 




















 - Take 2 photographs on in the street make sure you keep the lens wider and do not zoom in too much. Show us how shadows change the way we typically
 see that particular area. Note: You may use the B& W setting on your camera. No Sepia

- Take 2 portraits of someone you know. For the first one use window light to create softer more subtle shadows on the subject. Maybe photograph them from the side so that the window is to the left or right of where you stand to take the picture. For the second photograph have the person sit near a lamp or other light in the room. Make sure that light is the only one on in the room. Take a few photographs of them by keeping the light in the same position but moving yourself or the subject in front of the light, to the side of the light, below the light (if the lamp is taller)  or by placing the lamp in front of them but not blocking the view of the camera.

Juried Show Camera Club of NY

The Camera Club of NY

Location: The Arts Building
336 West 37th Street, Suite 206  (btw 8th & 9th)

Last day Saturday 8th September


http://cameraclubny.org/competition.html