Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Chapter Summaries
Chapter 1
In this Chapter we learned about the history of photography. It explained how it started with film and became digital. They also explained that there were different types of film, color and black and white. At the end of the chapter they answered a good deal of questions about photography. Overall it was a good way to wrap-up the first chapter.
Chapter 2
In Chapter 2 they talked a lot about composition and how to compose a good picture. They focused on the way to make a eye grabbing photo that makes the viewer look all over the picture. They started by talking about the Golden Mean and how the picture should be made up of thirds. It also talked about that sometimes it is ok to break the rules.
Chapter 3
For Chapter 3 the main focus was on how to use your camera. It talked about the parts of the camera, the lens, mirror, the digital sensor array and the pentaprism. The chapter focused more on digital cameras. It talked about the the different types of image sensors. It also talked about the image sizes and the different types of cameras for your different interests.
Chapter 4
In this chapter they focused on the different types of filters and exposure times. In order to capture a photo properly you have to take into consideration all the elements in you image. They talked about the different tools that would help with the exposure, like the gray card, histogram and the light meter.
Chapter 5
This chapter talks about the different types of light. It talks about natural light and the different times of day and how it effects the image differently. The Chapter also talked about how the different seasons and weather conditions effect and image. It also mentioned that there is no perfect light, it all depends on what you are going for.
Chapter 6
This Chapter really talked about seeing with the eyes of a photographer. Reading the world in a poetic way and capturing that in an image. It also talked about how digital photography is pushing the idea of photos in a new direction. They are saying that people are starting to see everything differently and take the idea of photos as no longer just the image of what is really there.
Chapter 7
In this chapter they talk about the different uses of the shutter speeds. They talk about how to capture a clear image and how to make a blurry image. They also discuss different filters that will help with each of the different speeds you use and how they help with the overall idea of the image.
Chapter 8
In Chapter 8 they talked about pixels and image compression and they different printing techniques. It talks about what makes a good print and what makes a good display. It also talked about some key things in photoshop for those of us who make not already know that much about photoshop.
Chapter 9
This chapter talks about the final product and what you get when the shoot is over. It talks about how to work with a photo to adjust little things here and there that you could not before, such as retouching or burning and dodging. It also talks about the best way to present the photo once everything is done.
In this Chapter we learned about the history of photography. It explained how it started with film and became digital. They also explained that there were different types of film, color and black and white. At the end of the chapter they answered a good deal of questions about photography. Overall it was a good way to wrap-up the first chapter.
Chapter 2
In Chapter 2 they talked a lot about composition and how to compose a good picture. They focused on the way to make a eye grabbing photo that makes the viewer look all over the picture. They started by talking about the Golden Mean and how the picture should be made up of thirds. It also talked about that sometimes it is ok to break the rules.
Chapter 3
For Chapter 3 the main focus was on how to use your camera. It talked about the parts of the camera, the lens, mirror, the digital sensor array and the pentaprism. The chapter focused more on digital cameras. It talked about the the different types of image sensors. It also talked about the image sizes and the different types of cameras for your different interests.
Chapter 4
In this chapter they focused on the different types of filters and exposure times. In order to capture a photo properly you have to take into consideration all the elements in you image. They talked about the different tools that would help with the exposure, like the gray card, histogram and the light meter.
Chapter 5
This chapter talks about the different types of light. It talks about natural light and the different times of day and how it effects the image differently. The Chapter also talked about how the different seasons and weather conditions effect and image. It also mentioned that there is no perfect light, it all depends on what you are going for.
Chapter 6
This Chapter really talked about seeing with the eyes of a photographer. Reading the world in a poetic way and capturing that in an image. It also talked about how digital photography is pushing the idea of photos in a new direction. They are saying that people are starting to see everything differently and take the idea of photos as no longer just the image of what is really there.
Chapter 7
In this chapter they talk about the different uses of the shutter speeds. They talk about how to capture a clear image and how to make a blurry image. They also discuss different filters that will help with each of the different speeds you use and how they help with the overall idea of the image.
Chapter 8
In Chapter 8 they talked about pixels and image compression and they different printing techniques. It talks about what makes a good print and what makes a good display. It also talked about some key things in photoshop for those of us who make not already know that much about photoshop.
Chapter 9
This chapter talks about the final product and what you get when the shoot is over. It talks about how to work with a photo to adjust little things here and there that you could not before, such as retouching or burning and dodging. It also talks about the best way to present the photo once everything is done.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Narrative Social Landscape in Progress
We first had to take photos for this concept without knowing what it meant. We had to make up our own meaning for it. I was very unsure and it sort of became a real landscape rather than a social one. I took shots all over campus and that was interesting but once we found out what the concept really meant I knew I had to do something different. For my project I am focusing on the issue of judgement, judging someone by what they wear rather than getting to know the person underneath. I am taking images of people, people I don't know, strangers. I am looking at how what people think of others based only on what a person is wearing.
What kind of people do you think they are?...
What kind of people do you think they are?...
Chapter Summaries
For the book that we use in class we are supposed to do chapter summaries of each chapter that we are reading. I will be doing that within the next week!
Artist Lectures
I have been to the lectures but I need to write about them. They are coming I promise
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