2. WEEK 3
This week we furthered our knowledge on aperture
and paired it with shutter speed to create light trails.
Shutter Speed: is a term used With shutter speeds, large
to discuss exposure numbers equal high
time, effectively the length of
speeds and small
time that a cameras shutter is
open. numbers equal low
speeds. For example, 1/15th of a second is a low
speed and 1/1000th of a second is a very high
speed. High shutter speeds stop action on moving
objects but let in little light. Low shutter speeds will
blur moving objects, but let in a lot of light. The
following slide shows the example we did in class of
a low shutter speed to make the moving torch, look
blurred.
4. WEEK 3
We were then asked to try and take our own version
of the moving torch, these are mine.
5. WEEK 3
We were then set on a
practical to use a
slow shutter speed to
create blurred
imagery of our friends
moving. My favourite
that I took was of my
friend where I have
blurred her hair to
make it look a lot
longer than it actually
is.
7. WEEK 4
This week we learnt about professional
photographers and their equipment. First we looked
at modern and contemporary
photographers, particularly those who
photographed celebrities. Here are some of the
examples we looked at:
Johnny Depp
by Annie
Liebovitz
8. Mona
Johannesson
WEEK 4 by Craig
McDean
Rihanna by Craig
McDean
David La Chapelle's
vision of Michael Jackson
9. WEEK 4
This week, Mr Bennett also brought in a lot of his
professional photography equipment, he taught us
their uses, and showed them to us. The first thing
he showed us was lighting.
10. WEEK 4
We then went outside to do a lighting practical using
a speed light. It is an external flash system that you
can put on top of your camera
for additional lighting in
photos. For the practical we
used the angling features on
the speed light. They allow
you to angle it away from your
subject so you can bounce
the light off another surface
and onto your subject. This is
me with a camera with a
speed light on top.
11. WEEK 4
The usage of the speed light is demonstrated here by
Mr Bennett.
12. WEEK 4
Here are two examples that I took of a photograph
with a white surface for the speed light to bounce
off, and another one where the surface is gold.
13. WEEK 4
At the end of the lesson, Mr Bennett showed us how
best to do a group photo. We went from this:
14. WEEK 4
To this:
We did this by lining everyone in height order with the
tallest at the back and the shortest at the front. We then
got everyone to stand at
different heights so you
could see everyone in
the photo. We also made
sure they were all facing
the camera. This made it
a much better photo
where you can see the
whole group.
