Lighting Photography
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Six Still Narrative
The story I aimed to show is James being bored in his lesson, which causes him to fall asleep. The following shot shows him laying on a grass in a 'magical land'. He is dreaming of playing basketball, being really happy. The second last shot shows the ball bouncing towards the camera, which is like the viewer receiving a wake up call; they can imagine the way James felt .He is then woken up and realises it was all a dream, hence the sad/upset expression, as he has to go back to reality. I think the shots were mostly successful, as the story overall flows and it is easy to tell what is happening. The second shot is blurry, which emphasises the fact that James is zoning out and that the following shots will be his dream. The shots could have been improved, if we controlled the lighting more. For example, the second shot, the ISO could have been changed too a lower number to make the image darker, because James ...
Shutter Speed
Experiments on photography and editing :) On the Canon camera we used Tv mode which allows us to adjust the shutter speed while the camera automatically chooses the aperture and ISO. Shutter speed is the length of time camera shutter is open, exposing light onto the camera sensor. Essentially, it’s how long your camera spends taking a photo. This has a few important effects in how your images will appear. one of the effects is motion blur, the shutter speed is long and more light is exposed onto the camera sensor. This usually allows for the capture of speed and motion. Landscape photographers usually use this. e.g 1/4 The opposite is freeze motion which communicates fine and sharp detail which may not even be visible to human eyes. This uses fast shutter speed, allowing less light into the camera sensor and exposure and brightness are quite high. Below, by adjusting the tripod and trusting the fast release plate, my friend Laura captured the cyclical process of m...
Controlled Photography
Interior Shots In this wide mid-shot it is apparent that my nail disturbs the image, thus i have cropped it out, this has also created the illusion of a taller ceiling. The shot captures the distortion of the reflection and the parallel walls and doors create alignment. The subject is looking in the direction of the camera lens but not directly at it and moving off-center, this accentuates the length of the corridor. The horizontal shot is of unbalanced exposure, i added a sharpening filter to accentuate it's fine details. I like how the light is reflected off the polished door because it adds to the clear plastic reflection. I have also layered a vibrant filter to enhance the colours. I took this shot to create a conspicuous symmetrical image. I tried to c...