My Painting with Light

   
     Painting with light was a very challenging technique to master.  It was hard to get the tripod and the camera adjusted so that you could shoot where you wanted your "painted light". Also if you wanted to draw some kind of words, you had to do it backwards and make sure that it was in the frame of your photograph. The first picture worked best because it was painted with a thick LED flashlight and the patterned was repeated over and over to maintain the strength of the star. The second picture was done with a laser pen against the side of a black desk. The light from the window to the left of the desk was shining partially on the desk making it reflective and providing a weak pattern. Also since the laser pen was thin, it made the word "freedom" less clear. Because the room was not completely dark, the results of my photographs came out blurry or some resemblances of the person drawing with the flashlights showed up in the photograph. Next time i would make sure i used a stronger light source and darker surroundings to make the "painted light" more prominent.

portrait photography

                   

Techniques
        I took these pictures using shutter setting and an ISO of 400. The shutter was on 1/3200 and an aperture of f5.6 to minimize the light that entered the camera due to the harsh sunlight that was washing casey out and overexposing my pictures. I instructed Casey to look away from the camera. She was photographed at a high point of view to make her seem smaller and more mysterious.

Tools and equipment
       I used a DSLR camera from the school, and as a background she sat against the school building. No other props were used. I used the sun as a light source.

trials and tribulations
      It was challenging to shoot during the time of day that we were shooting because the sun kept giving Casey racoon eyes, and if i photographed her with the sun shining on her it would wash her out too much.   To fix this problem, i had Casey leaning against the school so that the sun would be casting its light across  her diagonally instead of straight on. Also, the shadows cast across her face decreased the raccoon effect.

Painting with Light

• Technique
• take a picture with the lights on so that you can verify your composition, the shutter should be set at 1/30 or 1/60 seconds and the ISO should be at 100-200. Slow down the aperture by making the lens as wide as possible (at f5.6) and turn the lights off. Now take the picture; once the shutter is open, you must trace whatever you wish to be lighted up with the flashlight but be careful not to stay in one spot with the flashlight too long or it will be burned in that area.
• Definition
• Light painting is a photographic technique in which exposures are made by moving a hand-held light source or by moving the camera
• Tools, equitment, props
• tripod
• DSLR camera capable of long exposures
• a flashlight
• a dark location
• a subject (another person from class)
• a flower
• a background picture
• string
• ideas
• painting my name beside me
• outlining a person. or several people together
• making stars
• surrounding a flower with outlines of a flower
• create a light waterfall
• tying a string to the ceiling and spinning it around
• examples (2 visuals)

 

      

How the lab went from start to finish: First we were assigned our cameras and then we set up our tripod in the darkest area we could find which was in the front right corner of the room. however, the light from the blinds was behind and the photographs were not as clear with the light. We changed position to be in front of the teachers desk however, there was light on the left side of the photograph which wasn't as damaging to the photograph but it still effected the outcome of the sharpness of the light. After tracing several pictures with light in the air we tried to direct the camera onto the black side of the desk but the color was not easy to see at all. After that, we packed up the tripod and put the pictures on our desktops and then turned in our cameras.

Positives and negatives: the light from outside was making it hard to get the colors, and the fine-ness of the laser pen made the words thin and shaky. However, when using the iPhone flashlight, the colors were the boldest and brightest. 

If i could do it again I would change what kind of light pens I use. I would not use the laser pen, but instead try a big LED flashlight to get sharper, clearer, wider light. Furthermore, I would try and go to a room that was completely dark-like Mr. Carmichael's with no windows, or maybe in a bathroom.

Photography Composition

Photo by FCaines, Rule of Thirds
 Using the Rule of Thirds in this photograph, FCaines effectively put emphasis on the puppy as the subject of the picture by aligning him off center, in line with the horizontal and vertical Rule of Thirds lines.

Photo by Carl K, Vertical Composition
   Using Vertical composition, the immensity of the road shows directs the eye into the point of interest which is the horizon. Vertical composition also eliminates the open space that would be on either side of the road-which are unimportant and take away from the impact of the road.

Photo By Luna Vandoorne, Horizontal Composition

   Using Horizontal Composition, Luna Vandoorne emphasized the mountains by aligning the horizon (in this case the meeting the mountain and the flat land) with the center of the picture. Horizontal composition also includes the far edges of the mountains, when Vertical composition would eliminate those edges.

Photo By ADMIN of Photo Junkie, Leading lines

  Using the rows of flowers, this photo is clearly emphasizing the windmill as the subject of the picture, focusing our eyes on the windmill by following the flowers' rows.

Photo By Simis on Flickr, Fill Frame

   By filling the frame of the picture with the butterfly, the subject is illuminated and is detailed and clear, making the impact of the butterfly more intense.

Photo By Keith Skelton, Visual balanced

   Because both sides of the house and the landscape are symmetrical, the picture reflects visual balance and fills the void of space that would be either side of the picture with a less important object, making us focus on the silhouette of the human.

Comparing Scene Modes and Aperture Modes

Aperture f16

Scene Modes - Portrait

                     These pictures are very different. In the scene mode, the aperture was at f 2.7 and the ISO was 75. In the Aperture f16, the aperture was 16 and the ISO was 400. The Scene mode was taken inside, while the Aperture was taken outside. The difference in aperture reflects the clarity in the foreground. Because the location of the pictures was different, the ISO had to be greater or smaller accordingly. Since the Scene mode was inside, the ISO was 75, while the Aperture f16 photo was at an ISO of 400. Consequently, the Scene mode was darker while the Aperture f16 photo was lighter. Also, the Exposure compensation was +1 in the Aperture f16 photo when it was 0 in the Scene mode photo, making the Aperture f16 photo brighter. Furthermore, the shutter for the Aperture f16 photo was 1/100, while the shutter for the scene mode was 1 (I took the Scene Mode photo with my Cannon at home, which did not have the shutter in a fraction, only a decimal. That is why it is mentioned as 1 for the shutter). The shutter for aperture f6 photo was slower, letting more light in, therefore it was brighter than the scene mode photo. In conclusion, because of the shutter, aperture, ISO and exposure compensation all make the aperture f16 photo lighter and the scene mode photo darker.

Photography Goal

Nicolas Valentin

Nicolas Valentin's style is vibrant colors, landscape, animals, black and white, reflection

I lke Nicolas's work because he uses excellent focus of the picture and lots of vibrant colors and scenes.

I met my goal because i learned how to focus onto my subject to make it very vibrant and attention grabbing. My favorite picture is of this purple and white flower because the white part of the flower draws your eyes into the vibrant purple center of the picture.
My favorite lesson was the texture and color lesson because i got to take a lot of pictures of flowers and natural subjects which is my favorite subject to photograph.