Sim Cam

• F2.8 looks best at 1/125th of a second shutter speed. There is no background visible because its very blurry.
• F4 looks best at 1/125th of a second shutter speed. The background is not visible still but you can see a little bit of the dark windows.
• F5.6 looks best at 1/60th of a second. The background still isn't very visible but you are able to see the color of the walls of the background mixing up.
• F8 looks best at 1/60th of a second. The background is visible at some point because you can tell that it's a building behind them.
• F11 looks best at 1/60th of a second. Background is visible at some point where its just a background while the couple is the main subject.
• F16 looks best at 1/30th of a second. The background looks really great at this aperture because you can mostly see it but the couple still stands out.
• F22 looks best at 1/15th of a second. The background is very visible at this aperture, you are able to see whats going on behind the couple.

The slower the shutter speed is, the more blurry the couple is. To combat this problem you can change the ISO or the aperture to match with the selected shutter speed. The lowest shutter speed the photographer can hold the camera is right at the best list of speed I listed above under the circumstances of different aperture.

ISO

 ISO 200

ISO 3200

1. You can take advantage of higher ISO during night sporting event, because the higher the ISO, the more sensitive it is toward lights.
2. Using low ISO is best when you want to retain the best quality of a picture, when there's good lightning.
3. ISO should be increased when there is not enough lightning to be able to quickly capture an image.
4. Canon Rebel T3 has ISO of; auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600.
   

Shutter Speed

 Picture taken with fast shutter speed

Picture taken with slow shutter speed

At the beginning while the sun is still partially up and the courtyard has reasonable light
a.) the dunking booth-1/2000
b.) the food eating contest-1/1000
c.) the rock climbing wall-1/250
d.) someone working at a booth-1/250
e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle-1/125
f.) the Diamonds performance-1/4000

Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other
a.) the dunking booth-1/1000
b.) the food eating contest-1/500
c.) the rock climbing wall-1/125
d.) someone working at a booth-1/125
e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle-1/125
f.) the Diamonds performance-1/2000

Three mode: Auto, Shutter Priority, and Manual.
Auto mode automatically sets the shutter. Shutter Priority and Manual let you set the shutter manually but for Shutter Priority, the aperture is on auto mode.

Canon Rebel T3 has the following settings for shutter speed:
BULB, 30", 25", 20", 15", 13", 10", 8", 6", 5", 4", 3"2, 2"5, 2", 1"6, 1"3, 1", 0"8, 0"6, 0"5, 0"4, 0"3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/13, 1/15,1/20, 1/25, 1/30, 1/40, 1/50, 1/60, 1/80, 1/100,1/125, 1/160, 1/200, 1/250, 1/320, 1/400, 1/500, 1/640, 1/800, 1/1000, 1/1250, 1/1600, 1/2000, 1/250, 1/3200, and 1/4000 .

Aperture

 Picture taken with F/2.8 aperture

Picture taken with F/16 aperture

Our pupils can be related to the camera's aperture.
The smaller the Aperture is, the higher the Aperture's f-stop value.

The smaller the aperture gets, the more depth of field camera can capture

The Canon Rebel T3 has F4.5, F5, F5.6, F6.3, F7.1, F8, F9, F10, F11, F13, F14, F16, F18, F20, F22, F25, and F29.

Africa Black and White by Nick Brandt Power Point

The photos in this power point are breathtaking. I love them. I love to just stare at them for over 5 minutes or even an hour. It's really cool how the environment in his pictures are always epic. The background makes the subject stand out. I love how he maximize the emotions shown in every pictures.

It was hard to pick which one was my favorite, I thought the first picture I saw with an elephant drinking, being right in the middle of the photo and showing symmetry was going to be my favorite photo, but actually every pictures are breathtaking. I couldn't decide but maybe the Abandoned Ostrich Egg might be my favorite.

Nick Brandt used Pentax 67II camera with 3 lenses; 55mm, 105mm and 200mm. The longest lens is the 35mm equivalent of a 100mm.

One of his reason to take these unique pictures in Africa is his desire to express his view and the beauty he sees through the world. His reasons are his hope.

He hopes to shows two things; "an elegy to a world that is tragically vanishing, to make people see what beauty is disappearing... (and) to try and show that animals are sentient creatures equally as worthy of life as humans."

He says "Right now, it’s just Africa, and specifically East Africa. There’s something about the animals here – their mythic, mythological, iconic quality – and the landscapes that they inhabit that moves me tremendously, but, in time I may photograph animals in other parts of the world." to the response if Nick was only interested in African animals.

Abandoned Ostrich Egg, Amboseli 2007 by Nick Brandt

Academic Shoot Reflection

It was hard thinking about the subject of the photo and the action that I was supposed to take. I had a hard time trying to take a simplicity picture. 

 I had trouble trying to focusing the subject using a manual setting. I find myself thinking mostly about how to shoot and what angle from. I would trying taking a picture from better angle, better lightning, and use automatic focusing. 

Repeating the same assignment, I would still use the same subject on some of the picture, for example; coming into the orchestra room, I could use different things but mostly balance. 

The easiest rule to achieve is rule of thirds; you just find a subject and take a picture at the best environment to expand it because it could explain the situation of that split second through the camera. The rule that is hardest to capture for me is simplicity; I don't feel comfortable taking a picture of living things without getting them starring at me with the face. 

Also, I don't feel clear about mergers yet. I could try seeing lot of picture with mergers so that way I could figure it out in my own way and help myself.

6 Rules.

Balance

This classroom sitting chart is naturally balancing, having same group of instrumental near each other, but I don't know if I took the balance of the orchestra from right angle.
My subject of photo is the people in the classrooms, the orchestra itself, and the audience probably knows what my subject is.
I could've taken a better picture if I could take picture from the front of the classroom.

Mergers

I was attempting to take picture of the girl on the bottom left of the camera, secluding her from the other people by avoiding mergers. It's probably not clear that she was the subject of the picture because she's almost out of the picture. I was focusing on Ms. Bennet and her, that I forgot she should be the one in one third rule, I could've done better job by making my subject clear to the audience using rule of a third.

Framing

I used the rockets on the ceilings, the wall, and the classroom to frame the presentation that was done by the guy in red. Its probably clear to people that the subject of this photo was the action of presentation done by the red shirt student.

Lines

I used the desks and the classroom's wall lines to create a straightforward environment, just like how the teacher is trying to explain the lesson as best as they can in a straight, easy line. People might be able to point out the subject of the photo is the teacher surrounded by lines.

Rule of Third

I did  a good job on following the rule, I placed the teacher and the student as the main subject, since they were in the front of the classroom and talking while the other students were playing the music. I used rule of third to outline that event, and make sure the subject is very clear to my audience.

 Simplicity

I didn't do well on following the rule, I was trying to zoom in onto Ms. Edwards but the camera didn't have the right lens, it was hard trying to take a simplicity picture when people were actually learning and I was disturbing the environment. It's probably really hard for the audience to look for the subject of the picture. I didn't wanna walk closer, blocking some people trying to learn, or take a picture of their face when most of them looking at me with question mark on top of their heads. If i could, I'd take a picture from different angle, and closer spot.

Filling the Frame

This photo has a really cool balance. I'm not really sure what they were doing, but i think its why this photo is interesting. It looks as if they were praying or pledge their allegiance to the flag. The trees and the sun's shine through those trees blends in with the mood shown by the people.

Action and Emotion

The emotions and the action of this academic is really cool. The "water lab" splashed water all over the place, and the photographer took a split second picture when the water is present on the table and the air. The emotions shown by these girls look very real. The girl in the red probably said "whoa no way!" and the girl in gray giggles and say "i know right."

The Story

This photo shows the best story to me. The emotions and the actions by the subjects are friendly in a funny way. It looks as if the teacher promised extra credits to the students, but he forgot about it, so the students persuade him to change their grade through his computer.

Post Shoot Reflection

The question that came up in my head when i was assigned with taking picture of the subject—red, metal, grumpy— was "how do i take the picture?" "From what angle?" "What am i trying to show my audience?" and "Where can I find these subjects?".

I think mostly about the focus of the subject. I didn't get the hang of how to really hold it properly from this angle or the other angle. When i tried to take picture of the metal subject, i had to get down on my knees and find a comfortable position to hold the camera without messing up the photo or the camera itself.

If I could re do the assignment, I would apply balance, lines, simplicity, rule of third, framing, and merger avoidance to my subject of the photos.

If I could do this assignment again, I would do the similar things in finding the angles i want my audience to view the subject.

I achieved simplicity, framing, lines, balance, and avoiding mergers on my assignment where i had to take pictures of the subjects; red, grumpy, and metal.

I am not interested in shooting the same prompts again, but i am interested in shooting different subjects because it challenges and surprises me to find new things to shoot.

Avoiding Mergers

 The photograph of this photo avoided mergers by canceling out the focus of the subject's environment, leaving the subject as the main focus point, the midget firefighter. The photographer shows the environment as the second importance, the safe firefighter left the scene where the terrorist attacked.

Balance

 The photographer used the balance of color with the sun's exposure, traffic and building diagonal lines, and the color of the shirts worn. This photo shows a good mix of balance, the similar emotion felt during 911.

Lines

 The vertical line made by the building to the far right, the diagonal lines made by the construction ladder and the background building creates dynamic feeling.

The Rule of Thirds

 The photographer used a rule of third, where the subject of this photo is on the third bottom left of the photo. He also used the reflection of the sun to put focus on the subject and showed the way where it is moving and its surrounding.

Simplicity

 In this photo, the photographer found an angle in which, he can take a photo with a clear background and zoom in, to shift all of the audience focus into this moment, when the tower fell.

Framing

 In this photo, the photographer frames his/her work with the surrounding, for example the trees and the buildings around it. He also used the sky as the background to get a clear picture of the twin tower and the smoke. Using the frames, and the clear background, audience of the photo can identify and make an in-depth feeling of the subject.

Red, Metal, Grumpy

Red

I used the horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines of the school's hallway design to create an in dept photo. I also applied a form of framing and create a continuous repetition.

Metal

In this photo, i simplified the subject of the photo, the nice car, and used the school and the sky as the background. The school's structure itself become a balanced because of the different halves portion of red building.

 Grumpy

I don't think i applied anything in this picture, it was hard finding a grumpy subject. I felt that its rude to take a picture of angry people in hallway without their consent.

Great White and Black Photographers, Part 2

Ansel Easton Adams

February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984

Born in San Fransisco, California, US

Died in Monterrey, California, US

He went to several private school until he turned 12, and his father home schooled him along with his Aunt Mary. He spent everyday studying the exhibits and later on continued his study at Mrs. Kate M. Wilkins Private School. He taught himself how to play piano but gave it up for photography.

Photographic books he published:

• Sierra Nevada the John Muir Trail, 1938 (reprinted 2006 as ISBN 0-8212-5717-X).
• Born Free and Equal, 1944. ISBN 1-893343-05-7.
• Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, text from writings of John Muir, 1948.
• The Land of Little Rain, text by Mary Austin, 1950.
• This is the American Earth, with Nancy Newhall, 1960 (Sierra Club Books. (reprinted by Bulfinch, ISBN 0-8212-2182-5)
• These We Inherit: The Parklands of America, with Nancy Newhall, 1962.
• The Eloquent Light (unfinished biography of Adams by Nancy Newhall), 1963.
• "Yosemite Valley" 1967 (45 plates in B&W edited by Nancy Newhall, published by 5 Associates, Redwood City, California.
• Ansel Adams, 1972. ISBN 0-8212-0721-0.
• Polaroid Land Photography, 1978. ISBN 0-8212-0729-6.
• Ansel Adams: Classic Images, 1986. ISBN 0-8212-1629-5.
• Our Current National Parks, 1992.
• Ansel Adams: In Color, 1993. ISBN 0-8212-1980-4.
• Photographs of the Southwest, 1994. ISBN 0-8212-0699-0.
• The National Park Photographs, 1995. ISBN 0-89660-056-4.
• Yosemite, 1995. ISBN 0-8212-2196-5.
• California, 1997. ISBN 0-8212-2369-0.
• America's Wilderness, 1997. ISBN 1-56138-744-4.
• Ansel Adams at 100, 2001. ISBN 0-8212-2515-4.
• Born Free and Equal, 2002. ISBN 1-893343-05-7.
• Ansel Adams: The National Park Service Photographs, 2005. ISBN 978-0-89660-056-0.
• Ansel Adams: The Spirit of Wild Places, 2005. ISBN 1-59764-069-7.
• Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs, 2007. ISBN 978-0-316-11772-2.

Early Morning, Merced River, Yosemite, National Park, California

Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite Valley 1948

WarmUp 9/6/11

Bastrop Fire 2011

 

The fire is very close to the spot where the picture was taken, and it looks very devastating because you can see the flame burning all the trees on the sides of the road. What happened to the families and the houses around these area? Something looks trapped in the flame, when i see this.

Canon Rebel T3

Buttons

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The Camera

Parallax- an apparent displacement of an object in 2 different line of sight, it can be used to find the distance in between those different location of an object.
Pentaprism- 5 sided mirror that redirect light from lens to viewfinder in a camera in a 90 degree angle.
Viewfinder- what the photographer looks through to compose, and in many cases to focus, the picture.
Leaf shutter- a type of camera shutter consisting of a mechanism with one or more pivoting metal leaves that would not allow light through the lens onto the film, and when triggered, the shutter opens by moving the leaves to uncover the lens for the required time to make an exposure, then shuts.

Aperture- a hole or an opening through where light travels. shutter-device allowing light to pass in a period of time, exposing the photographic film to capture a photo.
Exposure- total density of light allowed to fall on photographic medium during photography.
Depth of field- distance between nearest and farthest object captured in camera where they are sharply focused on.
F-stop- a dimensionless number that measures the lens speed, expressing the diameter of entrance pupil
Focal length- the distance where initially collimated rays are brought to a focus, measured the strength of light converging or diverging.

Great Black and White Photographers

Carleton Watkins
Washington Column, 2052 ft., Yosemite
c. 1872

Eugene Atget
Parc de Sceaux
1925

 Ansel Adams
Oak Tree, Snowstorm,
Yosemite National Park
1948