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Capture Movement

When most people think about landscapes they think of calm, serene and passive environments – however landscapes are rarely completely still and to convey this movement in an image will add drama, mood and create a point of interest.
Examples – wind in trees, waves on a beach, water flowing over a waterfall, birds flying over head, moving clouds.
Capturing this movement generally means you need to look at a longer shutter speed (sometimes quite a few seconds). Of course this means more light hitting your sensor which will mean you need to either go for a small Aperture, use some sort of a filter or even shoot at the start or end of the day when there is less light.

 

     

Austin 360 

1.Photo by Miles Morgan from England, United Kingdom

http://www.milesmorganphotography.com/ 

Takes landscape photos.

2.Photo by Marco Carmassi 

http://www.marcocarmassi.com/site/index.php

3.Photo by Noppawat “Tom” Charoensinphon

 

 

Light Basics and Vocabulary

Part 1

1. What effect does it create?

Butterfly (or Paramount) --creates a small shadow under the nose

Loop -- creates a shadows on the cheeks and slightly on the side of the nose.

Rembrandt -- This lighting creates a small triangle on the right side of the face.

Split -- it creates a strong dark side and lite side to the face, where the line runs right down the middle of the face.

Broad and Short -- broad gives the left side of the face lit and

2. Why use it?

Butterfly (or Paramount) -- mostly for glamor shots.

Loop -- gives dimension to the photo.

Rembrandt -- It gives a classic look that highlights one side of the face.

Split --to create a dramatic and interesting photo

Broad and Short -- it tends to add a 3D quality

3. How many lights or light sources?

Butterfly (or Paramount) -- 1

Loop --1

Rembrandt --1

Split -- 1



Part 2
Define

Fill light-A light that is used to lighten shadow, it doesn't change the main lighting just slightly brightens.

Key light (main light)- The main light source when taking studio photos

 

Hair light- A light that is aimed at the hair, it helps separate the person from the background and adds highlights.

Background light- a light that helps illuminate the background of the set, and like the hair light, it help separate the background from the subject.

Shadowless- the whole subject is illuminated and there are no shadows visible

 Hard light- is when the light is small compared to the subject.

Soft light- is when the light is bigger compared to the subject.

Grey card-  helps produce a consistent light and exposure in photographs

Reflector- reflects light in a direction where the studio lights cannot be moved to.

Diffuser- Helps soften lights and not make the photo look so harsh.

Part 3

Five Characteristics of Light

Direction: The direction of the lights depend on what type of effect of the photo you want to create.

Intensity: If you want a brighter photo, you increase the intensity, and vice versa if you want a dimmed photo.


Color:   what 'tint' color you want your photo

Contrast: The contrast can change the shadows of a picture, it can highlight and it can darken it.


Hardness: Hardness can sharpen the photo or soften it up.

Flash Facts and Skills

Part 1:
1: Every flash photograph is two exposures in one
2: Flash exposure is not affected by shutter speed 
3: Flash illumination is dramatically affected by distance 
4: Your camera measures ambient light and flash illumination separately. 
5: With automatic flash metering, the flash illumination is measured after the shutter button is pressed, and the flash output is adjusted accordingly.  
6: Every SLR camera with a mechanical shutter has a maximum flash sync shutter speed
7: (Applicable to modern electronic cameras only) If you set your shutter speed faster than flash sync, or use Av mode with an aperture setting that requires a shutter speed faster than flash sync for proper exposure  
 Part 2:
 http://www.lightstalking.com/thflash-photography
1.The further your subject, the more powerful flash you need.
2. The flash is not affected by shutter speed, it'll increase ambient light.
3. Not enough light to illuminate and reflect light back to camera.
4. The max sync speed is 1/200th
5. The guide number for an electronic flash is a way of quantifying it's maximum output in terms that a photographer can relate to aperture and distance.
6. The light can cause problems with shooting directly at the subject, by pointing the camera up you can bounce the light.
7. Can help you get rid of light by expanding it and moving it to the side and getting rid of it.
 Part 3:
 Explain what a "Rear Curtain Sync" or a "Slow Sync" exposure is. Why is this useful?
    A slow sync is a longer exposure and rear curtain sync creates a natural look

Year in Photos: 2013 part 2

1. Name of Tutorial? Photograph The Night Sky
2. Save and post an example of the type of product this tutorial produces?

3. What equipment do you need?
A very dark, sky no moon, sturdy tripod and camera
4. List of important things to do to prepare for shoot?

5. List of important tips during shoot
500 Rule making sure you can see the stars with your own eye. If you cant it wont show up better on camera.
6. List of important tips on how to process in Lightroom (or other software) after shoot?
Lightroom: RAW file conversion, color correction, basic luminosity control, contrast, sharpening and noise reduction. 

Year in Photos: 2013 part 1

1. What is your favorite image from the collection? The one image of the female marines learning  night-fire techniques during  Marine Combat Training.
2. Explain Rules of Composition present in photo and provide written evidence.
The rule for this photo is balance and simplicity. It is a simple back ground with only having the sun and a field in front of the girls. 
3. Describe the lighting: The light source is the sun which makes it natural the photo was enhanced by the sun because is made it seem more dramatic by showing the rays of the sun.  

4. Explain what work photographer have to do to capture this image? The photographer had to find the right angle that would give the best lighting. They have to move around and take a lot of photos in order to get what they want they have to think about how they want it to look.