Saturday, January 28, 2012

In class camera exercise by Trevor Chidister

deep focus

shallow focus

color balance photo 1

color balance photo 2

low light

action shoot

In class camera exercise (manual settings) -Adam Olmstead

 Shot w/ a deep depth of field

 Shot w/ a shallow depth of field
 Messing around w/ Color balance
 Action shot w/ fast shutter speed
Action shot w/ slow shutter speed
 Shot in low light
Bonus shot: Three dudes in a bathroom with cameras

Friday, January 27, 2012

Assignment #1

10 People:

My grandpa

Mike Myers

John Di Maggio

Jim Morrison

Jeff Bridges

Adam West

Richard Nixon

Bill Clinton

George Clooney

Rod Serling

10 Places:

A dark, musty basement

Volcano

Rainforest

Heavy city foot traffic

On a bike

Underground club

Insane asylum

Field in front of a hospital

Underground tunnel

Beach with a lightning storm impending

10 Things I feel passionate about

Paying it forward

Imagination

Creativity

Having fun

Laughing

Socializing

Eating

Order

Unity

Listing to music

4. Ext. SIDEWALK- DAY

Nixon

Let’s play a game Mr. Di Maggio.

John

Sure, I don’t see why not. What will it entail and is there a prize?

Nixon

The game will be to see who is more popular on these here streets. The prize with be that of being if I win, I have you follow me around saying whatever I want you to say in any voice I choose.

John

And if I win?

Nixon

If you win, I will let you see what it’s like to be a president.

John

Fair enough.

They shake hands

A large group of children walk by heading to school

John

(With his belly rumbling he says in his Jake the Dog character voice)

Hehe, Stomachs are weird

The group of children laugh

Nixon

Hey there little guy, would you like some candy?

Young boy gets scared and runs away crying

John

(In a different character, Bender, voice)

Nice one, creepazoid.

Nixon

GGgggrrrrrr………

An elderly couple walks up

Nixon

I am not a crook. Take a picture for a dollar

The couple stops to take a picture with him

John

Oh come on!

A group of young adults are nearing

John

(In Bender voice)

Ohhh yeaaa, come to papa.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

camera exercise

shoot in low light,

shoot an action shot
i increased the shutter speed

shoot an action shot
i decreased the shutter speed

photo 1 different color balance
i changed the color balance to the sun symbol

photo 2 different color balance
with normal indoor color balance

image with deep focus
wide lense

image with shallow focus
zoomed in focus

Photo Exercise 2 - changing settings

Deep Focus
Shallow Focus
Color Balance 1
Color Balance 2 (tungsten)
Low light
Action shot (plus leading room)

7Photos - assignment 2

Balanced gaze w/ rule of thirds
Long shot w/ headroom
Close up w/ headroom
No Closure
Closure
Asymmetry
Symmetry
















Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Ch. 2 Photo Assignment

1. Symmetrically balanced composition


2. Asymmetrically balanced


3. Rules of Closure

4. One that doesn't obey the rules of closure.

5. A Closeup with appropriate headroom


6. A Longshot with appropriate headroom

7. Balanced image


Nate Ungrodt - Ch 1 Assignment

People:  Jesus, Mohammed, Confucious, Ghandi, Einstein, Leonardo Da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh, Frederic Chopin, Einstein, George Lucas

Places:  Mt. Everest, Downtown Tokyo, Gulf Coast, Great Barrier Reef, Salt Flats, Daytona Beach, Swedish Fjords, Siberian Tundra, Amazon Jungle, Antarctic Glacier

Passions:  Web Design, Calligraphy, Video Games, Science Fiction, Drawing, Digital Painting, Photography, Christianity, Star Wars, Japanese Culture


Title:  Better At A Distance

Scene:  The Great Barrier Reef, on a Boat.  Exterior.  Day.

Confucius, wearing traditional Chinese court garb, and Vincent Van Gogh, wearing the winter hat and green overcoat from his Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, sit comfortably on the deck of a large jaght on a bright, beautiful day.  The Great Barrier Reef sits in the background.  Both men are sitting casually at a small table, sipping drinks with little umbrellas sticking out from the top of each.  Confucius' drink is green, Van Gogh's, red.

More to come...

Doing - Chapter 2

A balanced image that obeys the rule of thirds, balancing the subject with the weight of her gaze.

One that doesn't obey the rule of closure



One that is asymmetrically balanced




One that shows a symmetrically balanced composition

One that obeys the rule of closure




A close-up with appropriate headroom



A long shot with appropriate headroom











































Assignment 2: Symmetry

1. One that shows a symmetrically balanced composition.

2. One that is asymmetrically balanced.

3. One that obeys the rule of closure.

4. One that doesn't obey the rule of closure.

5. A close-up with appropriate headroom.

6. A long shot with appropriate headroom.

7. A balanced image that obeys the rule of thirds, balancing the subject with the weight of his/her gaze