Wednesday, December 8, 2010

  1. Shutter-used to take pictures
  2. Shutter Speeds-exposure time, length of time shutter is open
  3. Shutter Priority-a setting allows the user to choose a specific shutter speed while the camera adjusts the aperture to ensure correct exposure
  4. Exposure & how to set your camera for a good exposure- amount of time allowed in a photo and look at how bright and dark the background is
  5. Bulb-a shutter speed setting that can open the lense for as long as you want to till you release it
  6. Cable Release- mechanisms attached to cameras that allow photographers to snap photos from a distance. Generally attached to a tripod
  7. Tripod- a three legged equitpement used to put camera on top of it and take a picture on a steady surface.
  8. Light Meter- used to determine the proper exposure for the photograph
  9. Bracketing-taking several shots of the same subject using different or the same camera settings
  10. Hot Shoe- a mounting point on the top of a camera to attach a flash unit.

Slow shutter speed



Panning
fast shutter speed


Painting with light

Multiple exposure/experiment

Monday, November 22, 2010

5 Amazing Photos


  

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PinHole Camera

A pinhole camera is a simple camera without a lens and with a single small aperture — effectively a light-proof box with a small hole in one side. Light from a scene passes through this single point and projects an inverted image on the opposite side of the box. The human eye in bright light acts similarly, as do cameras using small apertures.





2 PinHole camera examples
Pinhole Camera

3 or more pin hole photos

                        

pinhole                  paint-can-pinhole-camera-photo

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

SLR: A single-lens reflex (SLR) camera is a camera that typically uses a semi-automatic moving mirror system that permits the photographer to see exactly what will be captured by the film or digital imaging system

TLR: A twin-lens reflex camera (TLR) is a type of camera with two objective lenses of the same focal length One of the lenses is the photographic objective (the lens that takes the picture), while the other is used for the waist-level viewfinder system. 

Shutter: A shutter is a device that allows light to pass for a determined period of time, for the purpose of exposing photographic film or a light-sensitive electronic sensor to light to capture a permanent image of a scene. A shutter can also be used to allow pulses of light to pass outwards, as in a movie projector or signal control

File:Aperures.jpgShutter speed control: shutter speed is a common term used to discuss exposure time, the effective length of time a camera's shutter is open.

Aperture:
The aperture stop of a photographic lense can be adjusted to control the amount of light reaching the film or image sensor.


ASA/ISO: is the speed with which your film or digital camera responds to light, so the higher the ISO/ASA rating the more sensitive the film or CCD/CMOS sensor is to light.
Press the silver unlocking button and turn the dial till the white marker is pointing at the appropriate speed. Here, it's at ASA 50.


ASA Dial: Spped setting to rewind film back to the canister

Shutter Button:  is a button found on many cameras, used to take a picture

Rewind Knob:a knob that rewinds the film in the camera

Monday, October 4, 2010

Surveilance

  1. Where did you set up your camera first?
I just took pictures of the classrooms and went in to the dance room and took pictures there and also went outside and took pictures.
  1. Why did you select the area to survey?
I selected the dance room because there were kids dancing and I found it interesting
  1. How long did you remain in the same area?
About 10-15mins each
  1. What sort of images did you capture?
I captured people mostly little kids dancing. And also people just in class, walking around.
  1. Were you satisfied with the results? Why or why not?
I was okay with the results because I got some pretty good photos of kids dancing but also I couldn’t capture anything original or interesting so I was a bit disappointed.
  1. Describe your favorite image; explain why it is your favorite.
My favorite image is grade 3 students dancing. Because kids didn’t expect their photos to be taken, they were acting natural they were moving around and their dance moves were amazing and it was good.
  1. How did people react to you?
Grade 3s didn’t care much about the camera. They were acting normal. But higher grade people were sometimes reacting to camera. Posing for it and some people got mad because they didn’t want their photo taken.
  1. How did you feel while you were taking the photos? Anxious, awkward…
I felt awkward taking pictures of people without them really knowing it but I found it interesting how in pictures I notice the details I don’t notice when I’m just walking by.