8/28: Using Manual Controls In-camera
In class we will cover:
- Discussion of camera controls, including ISO, shutter speed and aperture.
- Discussion of compositional strategies:
Rule of 3rds
Symmetry
Repeating Forms
Diagonal Lines
Pattern
Long depth of field and Short depth of field - Class discussion of applications of compositional strategies in the work of contemporary artists
- Introduce assignment 1: Compositional Strategies
- Take a look at your cameras / check-in with students still needing cameras.
In class exercise links:
https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/pixar/virtual-cameras/virtual-cameras-1/v/virtual-cameras
HOMEWORK:
- Bring your camera to our next class
- Complete the Simulator assignment
Simulator Assignment: due by noon on 8/30.
https://camerasim.com/original-camerasim/
Test the simulator and make three images with long, medium, and short depth of field. Screen shot your work for each of the three images. Besure to label which image has short, medium, and long depth of field so that I know you understand the difference. Bring your screenshots to class.
Notice aperture and shutter speed work in combination to cerate the appropriate exposure. How does adjusting shutter speed impacts the blur on the plane propeller?
We will review your work in our next class. Write down any questions that you have.
8/30: Introduction to Photoshop
25 Layers Demo
Homework: Complete 25 Layers project, due 9/6
Bring camera to our next class
Compositional Strategies, contact sheet due 9/13
Select a category: People, Places, or Things.
Create 25 distinct photographs of your topic. Each subject or thing that you photograph should be explored from three different angles of view, so you will be turning in 75 frames total. As you work, make at least one photograph that uses every compositional strategy discussed in class. Images due September 13. Bring your memory card to class with the images that you’ve shot.
Week 3: Camera Set-up Workshop
9/4, Labor Day, no class
9/6, We will continue to discuss camera mechanics, set up your cameras, and go outside to shoot together as a class.
HOMEWORK:
1. Complete long depth of field/short depth of field exercise. Bring three examples of the same composition shot using short and long depth of field to our next class.
2. Begin shooting for Assignment 1: Compositional Strategies, contact sheet due 9/13
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