Evaluation of my photography course

Evaluation of my Photography Course

 

In November 25th 2014, This year I learnt how to use the DSLR camera and SLR camera. I learnt how to set this aperture and shutter speed. This picture was practice in photograph still life objects. 

 

 

 

 

In December 9th 2014 I introduced fruits into still life photos.

I also learn light source. Soft light is natural light or a soft box. Hard Light is use a lamp.

 

  

 

 

In April 27th 2015, I learn how to use focus on back of light plums, torned garlic at the top of light plum and hot old pepper.

 

 

 



In May 5th 2015, I use the mirror to reflect the sunlight at the orange, pear and grapes mix and I use the blind the show a shadow shade. 

 

 

 

 

In May 5th 2015, I use shiny colour sheet to make it pretty with sunlight reflect on it. It is look like the beach

 

 

 

Photographing Fruit in the style of Lorenzo Vitturi

Photographing Fruit in the style of Lorenzo Vitturi

I started this photograph session using tomatoes and plums. I shaped them in the A shape to show my name. Natural light was used in some but was too dark. Artificial light gives a clearer image.




I changed the paper underneath the composition so that the light would be a but brighter and gives shiny sopts on the fruit.








I started to build a "Plum tower" the same as Lorenzo Vitturi. I also included some rotting chilli peppers. The plums are smooth and fresh, a contrast to the rotting chilli peppers which are old and wrinkly.











 I changed the background colour to orange which shows the dark plums perfectly. I did not want a background colour to be similar to the fruit.
I have focused an the dark plum and garlic at the back which is sharp. The dark plum at the front and the garlic cloves are all out of focus.



This photograph shows the focus an the front of the fruit and vegetables. However the very front of garlic is out of focus. I like the old chilli because it gives a different texture to the smooth plums.

Lorenzo Vitturi

Lorenzo Vitturi





Different - Unique, Innovative

Colours - Vibrant, Bright

Creative Arrangements/Composition

About the market

Rotten Fruit become a metaphor for life



Lorenzo Vitturi is a great artist who takes photos of rotten food that have been made into a sculpture with some other objects. He made a poem about farm animals like a cow getting killed and turned into meat but it was written on a carpet under the sculpture for anyone to read it on the floor.

I think it is very creative idea because he doesn't think how, he just does it.

I think Lorenzo Vitturi's Artworks are unique because I never knew he could build rotten food into a sculpture and take a photo of it. Separate rotten fruits have been put together to unite them as one sculpture.

I think his picture is very colourful and bright (Orange Hair and Summer Squash) because it attracts people by them seeing the light.
His work is a metaphor for life. He uses fruit to get his message across that food is going to waste but he doesn't want to waste it he wants to build something interesting.
He stacks fruit in unusual creative ways because he wanted to build a balance of rotten foods so it does not fall.
He used rotting fruit to show that nothing lasts.
He uses techniques camera angles, soft/hard lighting, moving the light through different angles: 0', 45' & 90'.
His work is political



Photogram

Photogram

What is a photogram?
A photogram is an image that has not used a film camera. Photographic paper is exposed to light with objects placed on top.

How did I made my photogram

First I get a scrap of sheet paper and rip it apart into a small pieces.

I take it over to the dark room.

Before I start, I ask my teacher Owen for photographic paper.

I set large area of light enlarger Aperture = f 8/f11 because there will be enough area to fit in the photographic paper.

I spread out some ripped papers on the shiny photographic paper.

Before I turn on the light, I must set the timer on five seconds.

I must keep active the timer ten times with cardboard above the plastic paper and move it along to next side, like 1/10 fraction.

Then I place photographic paper in the "Developer Chemical Tray" and keep sliding it for two minutes until I see the picture.
I use a hand-holder place it in "Stop Solution" for thirty seconds because I don't want to get chemical on my hand otherwise there maybe some poisonous if I touch my foods.
Then I place it in "Fix" for two minutes.
I run under water for two minutes and put it on the tray.
Finally I take it into the studio and dry them by using the roller dryer.

Discuss my photogram

Next time I will rip the paper into smaller pieces and place them on the photographic paper to create an image of a firework.

Ori Gersht

Ori Gersht is a video of slow-motion to see the exploding scene slowly. It is close same to Photogram.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBIU2cosqEw&noredirect=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci2AA_5Yg7E

Contrast Control

Contrast Control

The task was to print one of my own photos in different contrast grades.

Process

1) Place negative in "Negative Holder" in the enlarger

2) Set aperture on enlarger at F2.8

3) Use wheel an right side of enlarge to set the size of the image print.

4)Use wheel an left side for focus.

5) Print a test strip on Grade 3 contrast

- magenta 90

- yellow 30

6) Print an 12 seconds

7) Print an high contrast of

magenta max

yellow zero

Came out too dark changed Aperture from 2.8 to 11.

Changed time to 7 seconds.

High Contrast - Grades 4 and 5
Too much light will lose the details



Normal Contrast - Grades 3. To make one, adjust the Magenta wheel to 90 and the Yellow wheel to 30
Almost right



Low Contrast - Grades 0, 1 and 2

Too much dark because you can't see person face

Contact Printing

Contact Printing

To make a contact sheet
Place negative strip in the contact sheet matt side up holder.
Place photographic paper on the spange part with the glass on top.

Timer has 2 switches (bigger button).
i.e. 5 seconds.
Light so that you can set up the enlarger.
Side of the enlarger has a lens to change the aperture -set it at F4.
Set colours as yellow 30, magenta 90, blue/cyan 0.

Test Strip
Place photographic paper shiny side up.
Under the negatives in the contact sheet holder.
Cover the strip with card and move along afer 5 seconds
25 secs, 20 secs, 15 secs, 10 secs and 5 secs.
25 seconds was the best exposure.
Make a strip with a 25 second sxposure.

Darkroom Enlarger

Darkroom Enlarger

An enlarger is a box with a light and lens. The light is projected onto the paper. Len/aperture makes it lighter and darker by changing the size of the hole/aperture.

Timer is more time you expose the paper to light - it will get darker.

If your picture comes out black you have siren it too long an exposure.

Aperture set at f8

Set timer at 5 seconds

Timer has buttons

a) on/off

b) +/- Reduce or adds time

c) Big Red button to START THE CLOCK!

Colourful Fruits and evaluation

 

 

Colourful Fruits

 

 

I made a fruit composition with natural light from the window.


I used a mirror to reflect the sunlight. I like how bright and shiny the top of the fruits are.

The sun was directly on the fruit creating a shadow. I used the reflective mirror to aim light at the right side of the fruit. This also gave straight lines of sunlight.

This image does not has extra light. I have used a mirror to create a symmetrcal image.

 

 

 

I used a mirror to bend the pear making it look stretched.

 



I twisted the mirror that was reflecting sunlight. This created on fan of light off the grapes.

 

 I used the window blind to give a stripe light. I like this image because the green background and sunshine reminds me of holidays.  

 

 

 

On this image I used the reflective mirror to create a criss cross shadow.

 

I used a plastic sheet as a base on the green background. I also held a red colour filter on the mirror. I like the shiny bits of colour from the filter on the grapes. 



I used many coloured filters and placed them so that the sun would shine through. I like the mix of colour and shadow on the fruit.



Iused a light blue filter an the mirror. On the same angle as the camera. I think it look like a sunny beach

Glossary of Photographic Terms/Words

Glossary of Photographic Terms/Words

 

 

Accentuate - To make something more noteceable and eye-catching.

 

Cropping - Removing the outer parts of a picture which can change the meaning.

 

Light merte - Measures the amount of light for exposure.

 

Under exposure - Had quote(not enough) exposure to light when taking a picture.

 

Compostion - The placement or arrangement of visual elements in the frame

- shapes, lines, tones, colours and textures of the image.

 

Over exposure - When light is too bright - over exposure causes too much light the picture in a washed out image.

Context - When the image describes something that then changes the meaning.

Shutter Speed - The amont o0f real time between the shutter opening and closing.

Metaphor - Something is thought of as a symbol.

ISO -Measure of pixel sensitivity to light. The lower the ISO = less sensitive to light.

DSLR - A digital camera referred to as a single lens reflex with a digital imaging sensor.

Aperture - A hole in the lens that can change to allow more or less light into the camera.

Continuous Lighting - Continuous lighting use a constant light source to light the subject. (Light that does not pulse or flicker but stay constant)

Aspect Ratio - The ratio of the width to the height of an image or screen. - dimensions of an image by comparing the width to the height and expressing it in ratio form.

Symbolism - Visual images to represent abstract ideas. Symbol stands for something with a larger meaning.

Cropping

Cropping

Cropping is cutting a picture to remove the parts that I don't want included.

After cropping the picture slows the part that is the new important part of the image.

We can chage the meaning of the picture by cropping.

You can make it looks unreal.


Cropping on Prince William show how much his son Prince George look like him.

Developing films

Developing Films

First I need to put film in white spool, then put a black mini cyclider stick through the white spool hole, then put them in the black bowl and finally put the lid on the top of the black bowl.

 

19 Part water. This ratio depends on film used ie Ilford HP5

 

Water must be 20C - warm,

 

Use a turning spool to turn the film inside the canister. The moves the developer around. This is done for 30 seconds to start, then 5 seconds, every 1 minute.

 

Pour developer out

 

Stop solution for 1 minute with turning spool pour out stop.

 

Fix solution for 4 minutes.

 

Add wetting agent.

DSLR and Aperture

DSLR Camera

What I learn today
I learn about DSLR  is a digital camera referred to as a single lens reflex with a digital imaging sensor.

 

 



Diagram of a DSLR camera

 

 

DSLR - Automatic Focus

Images saved to SD card not film. And upload to a computer adn SD card can hold hundreds-thousands of pictures and delete some picture you don't like.

 

Aperture can be set manually

 

 

 ISO

ISO is a measure of the films sensitivity to light.

ISO can be 25, 50, 100, 125, 400, 800, 1600, 3200.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single Lens Reflex (SLR)

Art & Design Photography

Single Lens Reflex (SLR)

 

ASLR camera uses film. Film is black and white or colour. All processed film comes out as a negative. Information an film box:

24/36 exp = 24/36 exposures (Picture)

ISO is a measure of the films sensitivity to light.

ISO can be 25, 50, 100, 125, 400, 800, 1600, 3200.

 

Using a film camera decisions/choices to make before you start

.Black and white or colour

.Environment - inside or outside

. Brightness - light or darker (ISO)

. How many pictures you will take 24 or 36

 

Using the Camera with film.

Strap around the neck.

SLR produces a better image (better quality).

Lens at the front you need to focus (Not automatic focus).

Focus ring - goes in and out of focus.



Aperture. Numbers on the lens = Aperture

How big or small the hole in lens is?

F numbers

F 32 is less light (Darker)

F1.7 is lets in more light (Lighter)

 

ISO- On dial on top of the camera lift dial and turn to set ISO to the same speed as the film.

 

Shutter Speed

The shutter goes up or down allowing light into the camera.

Slow Shutter speed = brighter

Fast Shutter Speed = darker

 

Light Metre

There is a light metre in the view finder

Press the button slightly to give a red green light

 

red + is too bright (Over exposed)

red - is too dark (Under exposed)

 green in the middle is perfect exposure.

 

Loading a film

Lens facing down on a table and use both hands.

To open the back. pull up the spool and the back will pop open

Do not touch the inside of the camera.

Film cartridge slots into the back of the camera. Push down spool to fix film in place.

Pull gently the small bit of film across to the other column. Take a picture by pressing the button. Wind the film on. It will wind around the spool out the other end.

When you are sure that the film is loaded properly you can shut the back of the camera. 

 

Taking the film out of the camera

On the bottom of the camera, small button - press this - it will click and stay in.

Lift the handle (Do not pull), use the handle to wind the film back into the film cartridge. Then pull the spool and back will pop open. Place the film into the black canister (Black Cylinder) with the names of your group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Studio Angle Lighting and Light Source

 

Studio Lighting

Angle

0 degrees - minimal shadows(less) flat light. 






 


45 degrees - Halfway between 0 and 90 medium shadows and contrast.


 

90 degrees - Gives the most shadows higher contrast - contrast light.







Light Source

Continuous - Light continued

Strobe - Broken Light, so it keep flashing on and off.
 

Soft Light
 

It has two different soft lights, one of them called Reflective is turned light lamp/source with a photographic umbrella.
The last one called Diffused is the light lamp is in a light box with a fabric cover.

Soft light shadows have a blurry edge.

Hard Light

It is direct light for the bare bulb and the sunlight.

Hard light shadows are dark in tone and have sharp edges.