Rules of Photography Part II

Rule of thirds

Balancing Elements

 Leading Lines

 Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)

 

 Viewpoint

 

Background

 Create depth

 

Framing

   

 

 

 

 

 

Cropping

 Mergers and avoiding them

Aperture, shutter speed, ISO

   

  F2.8

 

F16 

1. We closely relate aperture to the human eye.

 

2. The smaller the Aperture The littler the focus, more blur , the higher the Aperture the bigger the     

    focus,and more sharp.

3.Aperture controls the Depth of Field by making the background look blurry or sharp

High shutter Speed

 

Low shutter speed.

1.At the beginning while the sun is still partially up and the courtyard has reasonable light

• a.) the dunking booth ...FAST
• b.) the food eating contest...MEDIUM
• c.) the rock climbing wall....MEDIUM
• d.) someone working at a booth.....SLOW
• e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle...SLOW
• f.) the Diamonds performance....FAST

Towards the end when there is no sun and it is dark so there is not enough light to see from one end of the courtyard to the other.

• a.) the dunking booth... MEDIUM
• b.) the food eating contest MEDIUM
• c.) the rock climbing wall...MEDIUM
• d.) someone working at a booth...SLOW
• e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle..SLOW
• f.) the Diamonds performance....MEDIUM

 2.Aperture priority- you control the aperture and the shutter sets to fit with your aperture.

    Shutter priority- you control the shutter speed.

    Manual- everything is set and adjust for you.

ISO 200

ISO 6400

1. What are the advantages of shooting with a higher ISO setting at a sporting event like a night football game? The more light it captures.

 

2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO? For most places with good lighting stick with the low only rare cases would you use a low ISO in a dark or dim area

 

3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO?

when their isn't enough light you should always use a high ISO.

• F4  ...1/125, blurry,
• F5.6  ...1/60, more blurry,
• F8 ....1/60 ,......less blurry
• F11 ....1/60...less focused
• F16 ....1/30 .....more focused
• F22.....1/30.... focused

Finally, what is happening to the subject (the people) at SLOW Shutter Speeds? What could the photographer do to help combat this problem? At slow shutter speeds the couple is blurry, to fix this a photographer should change the iso.

What is the lowest Shutter Speed do you think a photographer can hand-hold the camera without a tripod? 1/125

Caption Writing: 5 Ws and H

1. Curtis Regan steals a kiss from Louis Lane on Friday in Time Square in New York City. Reagan joyfully kissed from Lane after the announcement that the allies had defeated the Nazis, ending World War II.

2.Jeremy Fillet takes his life on the horrific day of 9/11 at the twin towers in New York City last Sunday. Fillet jumped tragically from the building, which was on fire and about to collapse.



    

 
3. Famous actress and model Marilyn Monroe posed effortlessly in her most recent photo for Cosmo Magazine. This photo shoot took place over a manhole prop in NYYY studios, Tuesday November 5th.

 4. Officer Manuel Sausedo holds little Felix Gonzales and Johnny Trevino at gun point viciously. Terrified at a safe home, brought to after being smuggled across the Cuban border illegally, Felix was hidden by Mr.Trevino Saturday in Miami Florida, after the house was raided by SWAT.

5.Mrs.Telly's 3rd grade class walked across the parking lot in a straight line outside of Spahn Side Elementary Tuesday morning. Frightened horribly after being let go from the hostage school knowing many friends and family are still inside with the angered man who is told to be heavily armed.

Mural Photos

 

 My Reaction-

          I thought the photos were so beautiful and amazing they captured every detail precisely.

  

   

 

Great Black and White Photographers Part 3

What first caught my eye about Jerry Uelsmann's photography was that he makes really cool illusions with his photos, the fact that he can convert a house into a tree, a ceiling into the sky, and hands into the tree limbs that hold a birds nest, is out of my imagination.

I see . . . in the first photo a tree house , literally, a house with roots growing from it. 

In the second photo i see a roofless room, the cloudy sky above it, in a office like area.

I smell . . . Id smell the fresh air and the reak of the old wooden house broken down.

 in the second photo id smell the fresh air, the last time the fire place was lit, and the flowers in the vase hidden in the back.

I hear . .id here the breeze as it blows against the glass of the broken windows in and out of the empty house.

 in the second photo id hear the strange noises coming from the hollow chimney as the air passes through and the paper on the desk flap because the only thing preventing it to move is a feathered pen. 

I taste . . .id taste the sadness of the empty broken house.

 in the second photo id taste the loneliness of the room once filled with many formative and heavy thinking people

I feel . . . id feel the the dirt pass my feet as the wind blew at a fast pace and the little bit of grass growing along the roots.

in the second photo id feel the air against my face and the expensive carpet i stand on.

 

to show off my photographer id do a power point that shows every famous photo he has and the hidden ones not many people know of.

Academic Shoot reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you?  
I faced the challenge of having to capture the photos a lot of people were shy (the baseball boys) and most of the photos were action photos so they were not easy to catch.

2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly. 
focus and the angle, i payed attention more for these because to me they define the photo you cant see a blurry picture and you cant see the focus of the photo if you don't have the right angle, i did this by making sure i waited for the camera to focus itself, and i used diffrent heights like getting on my knees on chairs and going to the corner to get the whole photo like a panoramic.

3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?
I would continue to do the same as i did because i feel i know the rules well its just a matter of timing and finding the rules in school.

4. What things would you do the same?
Just about everything except framing.

5. When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve?
the easiest would be simplicity

6. Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture?
framing would be the hardest to capture for me

7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is?
balance i think i could use more than just oh they have the same length their balanced i could learn more into detail of the rule.

Acedimic shoot

 

SIMPLICITY

1. I followed the rule pretty well

2. The basketball player dribbling the ball up the court is my subject
3. yes it is clear that the player is my subject because it stands out against the closed bleachers with visual prominence.
4. I wouldn't do anything differently but a different angle with no one in the background.

 

RULE OF THIRDS

1. I followed the rule really well

2. my subject is the boy reading his book in the library 

3. yes its pretty clear, you cant miss that hes reading a book, in a library setting

4. I wouldn't do anything different. 

 

 

 

LINES 

1. I followed the rule very well.
2. The subject is the drill line in dancing

3. yes it is clear that the dancers are in lines dancing
4.I wouldn't change nothing but the girls not in a straight line

 

BALANCE

1. I tryed my best to catch the rule not follow it because i followed it well it was just a matter of capturing it.
2. the subject is the dancers dancing all at the same balance.
3. Yes it is very clear to someone else
4.nothing

 

FRAMING

1. not well

2.the subject is the basketball player laying up the ball.

3. yes it is clear its a basketball player shooting the ball

4.I would have had better framing then using the other players as a frame

 

AVOIDING MERGES 

1. I followed the rule perfect.
2. the subject is the baseball boys working out in the weight room
3. yes its clear because of the weights and the boys using them and the boys shirt slightly says baseball
4.I followed the rule well the boy standing around as the merge of the boy behind him working out ad just in general the merge of what he is supposed to be doing in class, being the only kid not lifting weights.

Academics Shoot Preview

The Story

The story here shows that the students and their teacher are joking around and have a good relationship with each other and also that teachers can be fun too. 

 

Action or Emotion 

The action being took here is welding and the fire from the torch used made a beautiful light that the photographer was able to capture.

 

Fills The Frame

The water from the experiment filled the frame when it burst into the air.

 

I chose this photo because the color catches your attention and it looks extremely cool.Balance and simplicity are evident in this photo.

SHOOTING ACEDEMICS

1) I think you can find photos like i saw today in the dance room, PE, the library, art, and FFA.

2) I want to take photos in mrs kallfellz, mrs. maudlin,and coach sachs class. 

3) To get photos like i saw today i will use the rules of photography.

Elements of Art and Principles of Design

Lines- are marks made by a pointed tool: brush, pencil, pen, etc. Lines can vary in width, direction, curvature, length, or color.

I chose this painting because the lines are very distinct in the totem poles.

I chose this photo because you can see the lines of the rails go into the horizon.

Shapes- are formed wherever the ends of a continuous line meet. Geometric shapes such as circles, triangles or squares have perfect, uniform measurements and don't often appear in nature. Organic shapes are associated with things from the natural world, like plants and animals.

 

i chose this painting because of all the different shapes that make up the photo to show the image 

I chose this photo because you can see all the different shapes in the window (diamonds, rectangles,squares, ext.)

Color- wheels show the primary colors, secondary colors, and the tertiary (intermediate) colors. They also show the relationships between complementary colors across from each other, such as blue and orange; and analogous (similar or related) colors next to each other such as yellow, green, and blue. Black and white may be thought of as colors but, in fact, they are not. White light is the presence of all color; black is the absence of reflected light and therefore the absence of color.

 

I chose this painting because of the complementery colors it uses to really pop and catch your eye.

 

 

I chose this photo because of all the colorful lights that show.

Value (tone)- refers to dark and light; the value scale refers to black and white with all gradations of gray in between.  Value contrasts help us to see and understand a two-dimensional work of art.

 I chose this painting because the tone went from black to white, and used different tones of gray.

 

I chose this photo because it shows tone in the more lit areas to darker areas in the city at night.

Form- describes objects that are three-dimensional, having length, width, and height. 

 

I chose this painting because it shows the three dimensional art in the photo creating and illusion.

 

I chose this photo because it shows 3 dimension, length, and width.

Texture- can be rough, bumpy, slick, scratchy, smooth, silky, soft, prickly--the list is endless.  Texture refers to the surface quality, both simulated and actual, of artwork.

 

I chose this painting because you can see the texture of the grass and the wind blowing through it, the clouds you can see that they weren't really strong, and the stuff on the wagon was prickly.

 I chose this photo because you can see the texture of the wood and moss clearly.

  Space- refers to distances or areas around, between, or within components of a piece. Space can be positive (white or light) or  negative (black or dark), open or closed,shallow or deep, and two-dimensional or three-dimensional.

  

I chose this painting because you can see their isn't much space between the people in the photo.

 I chose this photo because you can see the space between the landlines.

 Balance- is the comfortable or pleasing arrangement of things in art.  There are three different types of balance: symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial. The human figure is symmetrically balanced; the same on the left and right side. The tree is asymmetrically balanced; its branches are not distributed equally on each side, but their total weight is balanced left and right. The sun is an example of radial balance; all its rays are equal in length from the center.

I chose this painting because the cans of soup are symmetrical.

i chose this photo because the tree is asymmetrical whats on one side isn't on the other but its balanced.

Contrast- is created by using elements that conflict with one another. Often, contrast is created using complementary colors or extremely light and dark values. Contrast creates interest in a piece and often draws the eye to certain areas. It is used to make a painting look interesting.

  

I chose this painting because the colors of the flowers contrast with the black and white image.

     I chose this photo because the green apple contrast with the red apples.

Emphasis- in the focal area of an artwork gives it importance.  An artist may stress some elements of the design over others. The eye of the viewer will focus on the area of emphasis or center of interest first, then take in the rest of the composition.

 

I chose this painting because the police officer and the little boy are the emphasis of the photo.

 I chose this photo because the bride is the center of the photo and then you notice the bridesmaids, the trees in the background, and that they are standing in the road.

Movement- in an artwork means the artist is taking viewers on a trip through the work by means of lines, edges, shapes, and colors often leading to the focal area.  Movement is a visual flow through the composition. It can be the suggestion of motion in a design as you move from object to object by way of placement and position.  Directional movement can be created with a value pattern. It is with the placement of dark and light areas that you can move your attention through the format.

 

 I chose this painting as an example of movement because the artist created the visual effect that you can see that the waves are moving and are just about to crash into the water again.

I chose this photo because you can see the movement of the dancers skirts as they twirl.

Patterns- are made in art when the same shapes or elements are repeated again and again.  Pattern uses the elements of art in planned or random repetitions to enhance surfaces of paintings or sculptures.

   

I chose this painting as an example of pattern because the different faces and heads repeat themselves.

I chose this photo as an example of patterns because the flowers or fruit are repeating themselves creating a pattern.

Rhythm- is the repetition of shapes, lines, and forms.  Rhythm is a movement in which some elements recurs regularly.  Like a dance, it will have a flow of objects that will seem to be like the beat of music.

I chose this painting because the rhythm of the flow of the flower is recurring.

I chose this photo because theirs a rhythm in the repetition of seats.

Unity- means that all elements in an artwork are in harmony.  Unity brings together a composition with similar units.  For example, if your composition was using wavy lines and organic shapes you would stay with those types of lines and not put in even one geometric shape.

I chose this paintinng of an example of unity because the way it was painted in diagonal lines and put the photo all together.

I chose this photo as an example of unity because of the wavy lines in the waves.