DSLR Cameras and Lenses

  1. DSLRs are different to “point and shoot” cameras because they have detachable lenses.
  2. Prime lenses only have one focal length.
  3. Zoom lenses have varying focal lengths.
  4. A wide angle focal length is good for Architecture and landscape photos.
  5. Telephoto focal lengths are better for sports or wildlife photos.
  6. When you have more available light, use a lower ISO.
  7. When you have less available light use, a higher ISO.
  8. A lower ISO means the quieter the image.
  9. Your shutter speed should typically be double your frame rate.
  10. Use tripods so you don’t shake the camera while shooting with a slow shutter speed.
  11. The smaller the f-stop the larger the opening.
  12. A larger aperture means a shallower depth of field.
  13. Cameras have a numerical valve to adjust colours.
  14. A majority of cameras will have presets; daylight, cloudy, flash, various indoor lights.
  15. Your white balance settings need to be correct so the neutral grays and whites don’t get any colour tint.
  16. For indoors with more direct light you want a lower colour temperature.
  17. Outdoors (lighter clear skies, daylight, etc.) you’d want a higher colour temperature.
  18. Some white balance presets are Auto, Incandescent, cloudy, shade, fluorescent, PRE, direct sunlight, and K.
  19. Cameras have a Full Auto mode, where the camera sets everything for you.
  20. There is also a Creative Auto setting where the camera does everything except choosing the brightness, picture style, and depth of field.
  21. The creative zone have 5 settings; Program, Shutter Speed Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual, and Automatic depth of field.
  22. Program(P) mode is when the camera lets you choose the ISO, white balance, and AF/MF, but it auto sets the shutter speed and aperture.
  23. Shutter Speed Priority (Tv) is when you choose the shutter speed and the camera chooses the right aperture.
  24. Aperture Priority (Av) is when you choose the aperture and the camera chooses the right shutter speed.
  25. Automatic depth of field (A-Dep) the camera chooses the right aperture and shutter speed for the best Depth of Field.

Framing A Subject

Manual, f/9. 1/60s, ISO 3200, 85mm
Manual, f/8. 1/100s. ISO 1600, 50mm
Manual, f/7.1, 1/500s, ISO 3200, 49mm

 

  1. I believe I do have good composition, besides framing, there are leading lines, and rule of thirds.
  2. I did a lot of editing with these photos. I used the healing and cloning brushes to clean up and dirty spots. I also played around with the brightness, shadows, exposure, and colour saturation.
  3. If I were to shoot this again, I would try using different objects as frames, and I would try framing different objects, not just people.
  4. I think the second could belong on the blog home page because, it shows good framing, and I worked really hard to edit it. I think the lighting in the hallway looks really good, and give off a different vibe than the light in front of the subject. I’m not sure if I would consider it one of the best in the class, because I haven’t seen everyone’s, but I think it could be close.

Digital Collage: All About Me

 

This collage represents me because I put in images of my favourite things, and things that show my personality. On the right I added in a poster for the 1991film ‘My Girl’ because it’s my favourite movie. I watched it for the first time in 2016 on the flight home from Australia. For years after, I always remembered the story, but I could never remember what it was called. One day, I saw the film on Netflix and realized that was the film that was stuck in the back of my head for so many years. Reading is one of my biggest hobbies so I added random book stacks and the three book covers Scholastic Classics: The Secret Garden (A retelling of the original story by Frances Hodgson Burnett) abridged by Martha Hailey DuBose, Saltwater Taffy by Eric Delabarre, and Wonder by R.J. Palacio. Scholastic Classics: The Secret Garden is a book I just remember owning since I was a kid. It was always so easy to read and I’ve always loved the story. I’m not sure when it became my favourite book, but for years whenever someone asked what my favourite was, I never hesitated to respond with “Scholastic Classics The Secret Garden Retold from Frances Hodgson’s original story.” The long overexplained title always confused everyone which was funny, but I needed to specify it was that version I was talking about. I first read Wonder in 5th grade for class, but I remember always loving the story, shortly after reading it I watched the movie. I’ve always loved the formatting of the book and the way it’s written, and for the last 5 years it has been one of my comfort books. Saltwater Taffy was a book that took me years to finish, I remember started it so many times but I never made it past Chapter 2 until over a year later. When I was in 5th grade, we used to live almost 20 minutes from school, but my sister started school before me so my mom and I would drop her off, and then go sit in Starbucks until I had to go to school. One morning we were sitting at the long “community” table they had, and there was a man sitting a couple seats away from us. I don’t remember what started the conversation, but all I remember is all of a sudden my mom and I are talking to him. It turns out, his name was Eric Delabarre and he was the author of a book called Saltwater Taffy, which I had never heard of before that day. He had a copy with him, and he wrote a note, signed it, and gave it to me. I don’t remember much of out conversation, but I always look back on that day and think about how incredible it is that I’ve met the author of my, now, comfort book. Whenever I’m in a reading slump and I need motivation to start reading again/more, I’ll pick up either Wonder or Saltwater Taffy and I finish it so quickly. No matter how many times I read those books, I can’t get sick of them. I added in pictures of Vinyl’s, a record player, and headphones because no matter where I am, you can always find me listening to music, whether I have earbuds in, or if it’s playing on a speaker, or if I’m playing it myself. I will often tell people that I need music to live and function, which medically is not true, but mentally it is. I can get very easily distracted if I don’t have something for the back of my mind to focus on, so music is a way to distract my brain while staying focus on assignments. I also love older way of listening to music, Record Players, Vinyl’s, Cd’s, etc.; I actually have my own record player and a small collection of records, along with a Cd player and a Cd Walkman and my collection of Cd’s.

I love to travel the world, and I plan to travel a lot with my friends once we’re older and done with high school, I added in an image of a small plane, and a dotted line forming a heart. Seeing new places, and experiencing new cultures is always so much fun, especially with the right people. Whenever I get a chance to get Australian snacks my go snack is Chicken Twisties; I can’t explain why, I’ve just always loved the way they taste. My dad’s side of the family (grandparents, brother, sister-in-law, niece, aunt, and cousins) all live in Australia, so I’ve gone to visit them quite a few times. It’s always nice to visit them, even if we are just sitting around the house, because I don’t get to see them often. This is why I also added in the Australian flag, and the Croatian Flag because my grandparents are originally from Croatia. There also an image of Caramel Iced Coffee, just because I really like tp drink it. I love the taste of caramel, and mixing it with Iced Coffee makes both better. For the background of the collage I decided to use a “Vintage Writing Paper,” which included a quill and ink in the photo, because I really like reading and writing. I don’t write very often, and I’m not too great with words, but I still love the idea and thought of writing. I find it really easy to create such detailed stories, but my biggest conflict, is that I can’t write them down the way I see it in my head. 

Portrait Read and Write

  1. It is a portrait if you can see a person, and sense a story
  2. There are no specific rules to a portrait
  3. Good composition is a big part of a good portrait
  4. Good composition is a combination of your idea and what you have to work with
  5. The amount of background you have depends on what story you’re trying to tell
  6. Smaller objects in the background can help balance the photo and help with the story telling
  7. Sometimes more background tells the story you want
  8. Sometimes less background can tell just as much story
  9. Where your subject is looking affects the story you want to tell
  10. Cropping is a type of framing
  11. Framing your subject brings lots of attention to it
  12. Framing doesn’t have to be centered or straight on
  13. You can cut out parts of the photo (ex. A forehead) if it helps your story
  14. Empty spaces can help bring attention to the main subject
  15. Using Empty Spaces can help balance out a photo

Online Alt. Camera Angles

This photo was taken at a straight on angle, but the camera was turned. The angle of this photo makes it look like the man is on a balcony, looking over a sideways world. In reality, the man is turned with the camera, but everything else is up right. The photographer did a great job of capturing the surroundings, to make it seem like the trees are a wall. This photo is asymmetrical, with the lines of trees down the middle, but slightly off center. This was a successful photo because the photographer really shows an interesting angle. They metered the camera perfectly to catch the right lighting. They also caught the movement in the water, without making it blurry. The different colors and textures of the sky and the water leads the viewer to believe a lot of things. For example, they look like they are almost at war, and the man is leading the water. But it could cause a completely different view and remind you of the dad from Ponyo. One person commented, “Look at the way his jacket is hanging. The photo was taken sideways like the others. He has very strong fingers and toes.” The contrast between the background and the trees switches from the bottom to the top. Meaning at the bottom the background is lighter while the trees are darker, but at the top its vise versa. The trees are closer in distances at the top of the photo, but as your eyes trail down the center line, the trees have more spacing. It catches my attention how so many different ideas can come from one image.