Rules of Photography Part 2

Rules of Thirds

Balancing Elements

Leading Lines

Symmetry and Patterns

Viewpoint

Background

Create Depth

Framing

Cropping

Mergers

Portraits

1. Take series of shots
2. Hold your camera on an angle
3. take unfocused shots

Casual Portrait

I liked this photo because of the emotion you can see on the boy's face. It's because of that emotion that you can predict the emotion on the mothers face as well. 

I liked this photo because the woman does not typical with her hair and outfit, but she looks so happy and shows such genuine emotion.

Environmental Portrait

I liked this photo because the woman appears to not notice the camera and is going on with her daily life.Also what she is doing is not a common thing you see so it makes the photo interesting.

I liked this photo because the man is playing a very uncommon instrument and it make the photo really interesting. Also his house or the place that he is located looks very natural so that tells you a bit about the mans beliefs.

Self Portrait

I like this photo because the self portrait is actually in the lens of the camera and it portrays the girls love for photography.

I like this photo because the mans expression is very interesting and it appears that he is doing some sort of motion.

For my portrait shoot i would like to do either my friend, who is a cheerleader, doing some jumps or tumbling, or one of my friends that plays instrument. If I were to do the cheerleader I would probably go to her cheer gym or just out in the front yard, and the musician would have to be at their house so i could get shots of her playing. To make the shots successful I need to focus on the rules of photography, make sure the shots are interesting to look at, and show motion.

American Soldier

A) The most powerful image is number 78 because it shows his mother crying after he comes home from a tour and you can see how much she loves her son.

B) At Home In Denver #1- #15

     At Basic Training #16- #30

     In Iraq #50- #70

     Back in Denver #71- #82

I  think the most powerful set was the set where he comes back home because you can see all the emotion on all of his friends and families faces.

C) The images work together to tell a story because they are in chronological order.

The Captions

A) The captions are usually written in present tense. 

B) The captions help enhance the story because they help explain exactly what is going on in each photo. 

 Ian hugs his two friends goodbye as he prepares to leave for army. His friends cried after he left as they realized they would not see their friend for quite some time.

 Soldiers sleep on bleachers while they wait to be picked up. Others read or thought about what would come once they were out on the field.

Ian smiles as he walks through the airport with his friends and family. Everyone hoped that his tour in Iraq would be his one.

Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO

Aperture

F2.8

F20

1. We closely relate aperture to the human eye.

2. The smaller the aperture the less light gets in, the higher the aperture the more light gets in.

3. When the aperture is smaller and letting in less light the more of the photo is in focus. When the aperture is bigger in more light is let in the the background get out of focus and only the object in the foreground in in focus.

Shutter Speed

 Fast

Slow

a) 1/25th
b)1/25th
c)1/1000th
d)1/250th
e)1/250th
f)1/1000th
Aperture Priority: You set the lens aperture but the camera automatically sets the shutter speed.
Shutter Priority: You set the shutter speed but the camera automatically sets the aperture.
Manual: You set the shutter speed and the aperture.

ISO

 ISO 200

ISO 6400

1) The advantages of shooting at a higher ISO during a sporting event is because there is not as much light and you still want to freeze the image.

2) You should use a low ISO when there is plenty of light or if your camera is on a flat surface or tripod.

3)You should use a high ISO when there is not as much light or you want to get ultra fast shots.

DSLR Camera

Aperture Settings: 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22

Shutter Speed Settings: 1 sec, 1/60 sec, 1/4000 sec

ISO Settings: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600