02/17/12 - Aperture/Shutter Speed/Depth of Field/Shooting Assignment #4

2/17/12                 

-In class discussion of Discussion Topic #2

-Quiz on pages 147-151

-Quick critique of selected images from Assignment #3 – projected

- Shutter Speed + Aperture and Depth of Field sections of book (pg. 13-25) read

and discussed
- Andy's Handy Exposure Calculator assembled (download here)

- Shooting Assignment #4 explained and given – Focus on aperture and shutter speed download handout here

For next week:

-BRING in camera + textbook

-UPLOAD images to your Tumblr from Assignment #4

-COMPLETE: questions on handout for Discussion Topic #3 – turn in

-REVIEW: pages 13-25 – for quiz

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Shooting Assignment #4

Focus on Composition

foreground/middle-ground/background + capturing motion

REFER TO YOUR BOOK pages 13-25 for example images

(due posted to your Tumblr before class on 02/24)

·      Shoot images that fulfill these criteria and post FIVE (5)

Image 1 - Use a large aperture to make something in the front of the picture (foreground) in focus, the rest (middle-ground/background) out of focus.

Image 2 - Use a smaller aperture to make everything (foreground/middle-ground/and background) in your picture be in crisp focus.

Image 3 - Use a fast shutter speed to stop motion

Image 4 - Use a slow shutter speed to show motion

Image 5 - Use a slow shutter speed and pan your camera to create the feeling of motion behind a still subject.

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ADDITIONAL IMAGES:
foreground/middle-ground/background and Depth of Field

Mark Cohen - Untitled (large aperture to capture shallow Depth of Field)

Helen Levitt - NYC 1970's (medium aperture to capture medium Depth of Field)

Lee Friedlander - NYC 1980 (small aperture to give you lots of Depth of Field)

Philippe Halsman (1948) - Salvador Dali (fast shutter speed to stop motion)

From Extra Medium - (slow shutter speed + stationary camera to show motion)

Pari Dukovic - spring 2012 fashion show (Slow shutter speed to show motion + Panning)