History of photography
camera obscura
A camera obscura is a darkened room with a small hole or lens at one side through which an image is projected onto the wall opposite the hole. The term "camera obscura" can also refer to analogous constructions such as a box or tent in which an image of the outside is projected inside.
Slr camera
these are some annotations about different controls on the camera.
fast shutter speed : levitation
Fast shutter speed is typically whatever it takes to freeze action. If you are photographing birds, that may be 1/1000th second or faster. However, for general photography of slower-moving subjects, you might be able to take pictures at 1/200th second, 1/100th second, or even longer without introducing motion blur.
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Natsumi Hayashi Natsumi Hayashi is a Tokyo based photographer who's work consists in of herself seemingly floating in midair within conventional settings in and around the Japanese city
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in this task i was required to recreaye natsumi hayishis work. These are some of my attempts at fast shutter speed levitation. I think it went well because I got the pictures as she was in mid air and her hair was not moving so it didn't look like she was jumping. One thing i think I could of improved on is having a plainer background as sometimes it can take away from the photo and make it look too busy.
slow shutter speed
A slow shutter speed can refer to a fraction of a second, such as 1/2 or 1/4.Slow shutter speed allow more light into the camera, which makes a slow shutter great for nighttime or low light conditions.
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Francesca Stern WoodmanFranceseca Stern Woodman was an American photographer who was born on the 3rd of April 1958 best known for her black and white photos, despite her short career which ended from suicide at 22 she produced over 800 motifs such as birds, mirrors and skulls. Her pictures either featured herself or female models exploring sexuality and the body many of her photos show woman blurred merging with their surroundings or whose faces are obscured.
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in this task i was require to use slow shutter speed. I think these photos went well because i prioritised my shutter speed to blur and also the subject was moving around alt so it was it made a good affect of ghost like images. i think it could have defiantly gone better if it had been on a plainer back round so it looked abit less crowed and if i made some more of the photos black and white.
aperture
Aperture of F5.6 |
Aperture of 4.5 |
In this task I was required to use different apertures. I think these two photos went well because I prioritised aperture to manipulate depth of field. These photos also went well because I used a lower aperture and better lighting which made a better effect of having the 1st person focused and the 2nd two blurred.
I think that the last 3 photos were not as good as the first two because I think that when I used a lower aperture the photos came out much better and also they didn't have the same blurred effect in the background. Also the people in the photos kept moving so it was hard to capture a good photo. It also give a better photo is bright lighting and the last three were quite dark lighting.
rule of thirds
in photography the rule of thirds is a type of composition in which an image is divided into evenly thirds both horizontally and vertically and the subject of the image is places at the intersection of the dividing lines or on the lines itself.
gif
A GIF (Graphical Interchange Format) is an image format invented in 1987 by Steve Wilhite, a US software writer who was looking for a way to animate images in the smallest file size. GIFs are a series of images or soundless video that will loop continuously and doesn't require anyone to press play.
Micheal Bosanko
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Light painting photographer Michael Bosanko has been capturing light since 2004. He discovered light painting on accident, Michael says this of his moment of discovery, “the moon formed part of the scene, but the camera shake caused the moon to make a streak. My curious mind clipped the camera from the tripod and, hand held, I attempted to “write” my partner’s name using nothing but the moonshine and the movement of the camera in my hand, and I had success. As soon as I returned home, I adopted the same principles but with torches, and I’ve been hooked ever since.” Ever since that moment Michael has had great success with light painting photography, he has created images for several commercial clients and been published in numerous magazines
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in this task i was required to recreate Micheal Bosankos work. i think that these went okay because the subject made fairly good shapes and i held the shutter for the right amount of time. I think this definitely could have gone better if the computers in the back round were turned as the whole room was black it didn't give the same effect.