Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Assignment #1 Snapshots

1. 70 Frames/Pictures
2. Camera setup
• Program mode on TV or S (Shutter Priority)
• Shutter speed on 1/250 or faster
• White balance on Auto
• ISO on Auto
• Use RAW file type
• Focus/AF selection points (Use center point or use automatic selection)
3. Daylight

35 frames today then repeat again over weekend
5 shadows
5 portraits
5 place/architecture
5 plants
5 lines
5 shapes
5 choice
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What to Submit

1. black and white photo 8.5 x 11 inches
2. Color photo photo 8.5 x 11 inches
3. 2 contact sheets with 35 frames on each and have this info printed (exposure, iso, & focal length)

Assignment #2 Digital Bracketing Portraits


1. Manual mode
2.  ISO placed on 400 or 800 (NO AUTO ISO)
3. Camera on Auto white balance
4. Focus auto (Choose your focus points)
5. Shoot in RAW format

6. 7 scenes each scene has 5 different bracketed exposures (35 Exposures)

USE THESE APERTURES
F11 (Normal) (Meter to zero) (Keep the shutter constant for each scene)
F8 (+1)
F5.6 (+2)
F16 (-1)
F22 (-2+

HINTS FOR A BETTER PORTRAIT
• Expression
• Body Language
• Use rule of thirds
• Use focus points as a guide
• Where are the eyes
• Location
• Position of light source
• Outdoor lighting preferred (sun should hit the back of your the photographers head)
• Focus on eyes
• Use visual concept of balance or symmetry
• Position of person within frame

WHAT TO SUBMIT
• One contact sheet with 35 frames of 7 scenes each scene should have 5 bracketed shots
• One edited portrait from the contact sheet