Landscape practice

I've been struggling to capture a good landscape photo. My problem is that i really don't know what to focus on.

Many landscape photos have minimal human activity while others are influenced by human existence. As with most art forms perception is broad and may include urban settings, industrial areas and nature photography.

Have a wide depth of field
Golden hour is a great time of day to shoot
Have the horizon on the top or bottom 1/3

Below are some examples of the landscape photos i have taken:

f/13, 1/250, ISO 100

I used the tree and the grass to frame the photo, i also used a high f/stop. This photo was taken in the middle of the afternoon, the sky was beautiful. I adjusted the exposure and contrast to add more emphasis on the sky and produce a rich blue.

f/8. 1/3200, ISO 100

This photo was a bit of a fail out of the three tips, i only executed one correctly - shooting in golden hour. What i was trying to capture was the sunlight sitting on the ship and also the light on the water. I was thinking that the light on the water would be a leading line toward the ship. I was also thinking of fore, mid and background at this point. The water in the fore ground with the light on it, the ship in the mid ground and the hills and sky as the background. I was also thinking of the contrasting colours in the sky which was also mirrored in the water - the warmth from the sunlight grey brown against the blue of the sky and water.

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Portfolio Wk 6 - presentation ideas

My plan for printing this week has been halted because i have two options in mind. Last week i was really pushing to get some tests prints done so that i could make a decision on which paper to print on. The four images i chose were ones that i thought signified the vision of my work. This is to produce images which showed the nature of my subjects. An embodiment of their personality, from my perspective. These four images were strong edits i thought, and captured a side to my subjects well, these came out of a natural flow and connection in the studio. In terms of paper i have chosen the Hammulher paper, mainly because i like the warm tones that it gives to the black and white images. I also like the defined details in the textures which elevate the photos when they're viewed up close. The test printing was valuable because i was able to see the images on the prints, which gives me a better perspective as to how the work will be viewed close up.

I got on the buzz of prese…

Wk 1 - Bulb Function

Bulb function is a shutter speed setting which allows for long exposure times (wikipedia). This function is used when there is not enough light available, such as shooting at night. When taking photos at night the shutter needs to open longer.

Bulb function task:
Take three photos at 3", 6" and 8" - with your subject moving out of the shot 3/4 of the way through or stand in the shot. It took us a few takes to get this right - especially as it was hard to see her.

These shots were taken outside at night. Here are some of our pictures taken with the help of my model Pela

I asked Pela to walk through this photo after 1 second - you can see her shoes at the bottom of the shot
Pela walked through this photo after 3 seconds

I asked Pela to take a step every 2 seconds

Pela started walking through after 3 seconds, you can see her figure as well as her shoes at the bottom of the photo ore time is equivalent to more light, so when you lack light, you can almost always co…

Wk 2 - Aperture Priority (AV)

Week 2 Aperture controls the area over which light can enter your camera.

More light f/1.4 = Shallow Depth of Field (narrow)
Less light f/22 = Greater Depth of Field (wide)
(The Depth of field is the area of the image that is in focus)

Our task in class was to take a photograph with three elements: one in the foreground close to the camera, one in the middle ground and one in the background. Focus on the element in the foreground. Shoot this scene with the lowest aperture your lens will allow, then F/8 and then F/22.

I chose the tripod to be in the foreground, the model to be in the middle ground and the trees to be in the background
As you can see in this photo the tripod is in focus, while the middle and background is out of focus - This is what is known as a shallow or narrow depth of field.

At this setting the depth of field stretch out towards the subject. If the subject was closer to the tripod you would be able to see her more clearer. Although she is some distances fro…

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