Monday, January 27, 2025

Weekly Vocabulary

Post the definition and an image to your website

1. Triptych

2. White balance

3. color cast

4. ambient light

5. Dynamic range

Triptych

Complete 2 Triptych projects. Post the before and after images.

1. Your choice photo

2. Use your Long shot, medium shot and close up shots

Tools:

1. Open image 2. create a new canvas

Marquee, move tool, transform.

Merge layers. Layer adjustment. Filters. optional. Text tool. Your name

Required -background color. drop shadow.

Paint bucket or Gradient tool. Text Tool - Your name

1. Triptych your choice

2. Triptych / your photos -

Long Shot (LS) Medium Shots (MS) and Closeup Shots (CU)

COMPOSITION

Video images, like still photographs, are subject to the aesthetic rules of picture composition. There are, however, factors peculiar to video that more or less influence television composition. These factors are as follows:

The small monitor requires objects to be shown relatively large so they can be seen clearly on a small screen. You must shoot more extreme close-ups (ECU), close-ups (CU), medium shots (MS), few long shots (LS), and very few extreme long shots (ELS).
The 3:4 aspect ratio of the picture cannot be changed so all picture elements must be composed to fit it. The aspect ratio is the ratio of picture height to width. There is no vertical format in television. You must always think horizontal format.
The video camera is the eyes of the viewer. Therefore, camera movement, as well as the static arrangement of elements within the frame, must be considered.
When shooting uncontrolled action, you may not be able to predetermine composition. Sometimes all you can do is correct certain compositional errors.

In motion media, the picture on the screen is referred to as a shot. A shot is one continuous camera run from the time the recording starts to the time the recording stops. A shot may last a few seconds, several minutes, or the entire program. A motion-video camera person must always think in terms of shots.
Most rules of composition in still photography apply equally well to composition in motion media.

BASIC SEQUENCE

During motion-media recording, you can change the image size by changing the camera-to-subject distance or by using a zoom lens (which also changes the field of view).
When recording an event on motion media, there are three basic shots or sequences you must use: long shots (LS), medium shots (MS), and closeup shots (CU) (fig. 13-10). The type of shot being used can limit or increase the amount of visual information presented to the viewer. Long shots generally establish a location. A medium shot is used primarily as a transition between a long shot and closeup shot. Closeup shots create impact and provide more detail.

Monday, January 20, 2025

Path and Pen Tool

Before

After

In class demonstration

Path and Pen tool

1. Open image

2. Crete a new layer

3. Select path and pen tool

4. Create anchor points and wrap subject,Select brush tool and color. Click simulate pressure. Return to path and pen tool

5.Right click - Stroke path. Right click delete path

6. Use eraser to erase every other line

Triangle of Exposure- Path and pen tool

Path and Pen tool

1. Open image

2. Crete a new layer

3. Select path and pen tool

4. Create anchor points and wrap subject,Select brush tool and color. Click simulate pressure. Return to path and pen tool

5.Right click - Stroke path. Right click delete path

6. Label with text. Aperture , shutter speed and ISO

Weekly Vocabulary

For each term find the definition and an image. 1-4

1. Wide Angle Lens

2. Open shutter photography

3. Long exposure photography

4. Light Painting Photography

shutter speed

Target: Learn to manipulate images by adjusting shutter speed in shutter priority mode on a digital camera.

Shutter Speed is the amount of time that the shutter remains open to allow light to reach the digital camera sensor. It is measured in seconds or fractions of seconds.

10 5 1 1/4 1/6 1/8 1/10 1/20 1/25 1/40 1/60 1/125 1/250 1/320 1/500

Shutter is open longer, letting more Shutter is open for a short time, letting

light in, and causing movements to blur. less light in, and freezing motion.

Cal High Light Painting

Long Exposure/ Light painting

http://www.lightart-photography.de/en/portfolio/tokyo-motor-show-2/

http://www.lightart-photography.de/en/home-en/

http://www.michaelbosanko.com/

http://www.hannuhuhtamo.com/

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/the-best-light-painting-photography-tips#3-famous-light-painting-photographers

Here are a few contemporary photographers known for their work with light painting:

LAPP-PRO. The person behind LAPP-PRO is JanLeonardo and he’s one of the best known light painting photographers right now. His work combines choreographed manipulation of light, performance art, time, and photography.
Hannu Huhtamo. Hannu Huhtamo is known for his flowers and structures that look as though they could be CGI creations.
Michael Bosanko. Michael Bosanko’s work has a playful, whimsical quality. He uses light to create otherworldly scenes that can include humans, animals, and well-known motifs.

To get started you will need:

A camera with manual or bulb exposure control - to achieve the long shutter speeds necessary.
A sturdy tripod or sit your camera on a sturdy surface - the exposure will be measured in seconds so handholding is ruled out
A light source - this can be a wireless flash, torch, led tubes, anything that emits a bright light, the more variations in size and colour the better
Other useful items - a cable release, extra batteries
A dark place or scene - can be indoors or out

https://www.canon-europe.com/get-inspired/tips-and-techniques/light-painting-photography/

How to setup:

Decide on your shoot location and place your camera on the tripod or a sturdy surface
Switch your camera to manual mode and set your ISO to 100, a small aperture, such as f/11 or higher f number and shutter speed to between 10-30 seconds
Fix your white balance depending on your light source, try “incandescent” or “tungsten”
Your camera won’t focus in the dark so pre-focus on the area you wish to shoot, switching your lens to manual focus
If using a shutter release attach that now, alternatively use the 2 or 10 second timer to prevent camera shake when pressing the shutter