Basic Photography

Sadly, our basic photography class has come to an end. We had our last lesson on the 30th of September. It was all about projector photography. This is one of the most fun photoshoots that we've had. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Basically, in projector photography, the 1st rule is to turn the lights off (obviously). Projector photography is done by casting the projection on a background at an angle. Commonly, the projector is set at approximately 45 degrees to the side of a model (if you are using one) so that the excess projection would be casted on the backdrop or to the side of the model. The position of the projector isn't limited to the sides. You can put it directly in front of the model, or at the back. One of these techniques can be used when you are trying to achieve a forced perspective, like the model having wings.

These are some of my shots during the class. Warning! Lots of pictures ahead (just because I had too much fun shooting).

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING SIR REY! I've learned a lot from you. I'LL MISS YOU! YOUR CLASSES WERE AWESOME :)

Warning: Picture-heavy post ahead.

For this week's activity, we did a themed photo shoot. Our group's concept was something like an indie-fantasy one, like a modern version of Alice in Wonderland. Out of all the activities this is the one I love the most. I found it much more fun to do photo shoots like these because of the photo shoot set and interaction with the model. We used two Led lights, placed in front at about 45 degrees on each side.

ISO: 100-200
Aperture: f5.6 - f8
Shutter Speed: 1/125
White balance: Flash

For this activity we focused on using LED lights with makeshift color gels (a.k.a colored cd cases) to create fun photographs. For the following photographs, violet and red cd cases were put in front of two LED lights.

Date: September 9, 2015

Model: Jasmine Joyce Roranes

This week we studied the use of built-in and external flashes of/ for cameras. I learned how to adjust the settings of my camera including the level of the flash (built-in/ external), the shutter speed, aperture, and iso to manipulate the exposure of a photograph. We also experimented with led lights to practice the manipulation of backgrounds in shots or to make the background appear as a silhouette. Here are some of the shots I took using an external flash:

Today, we discussed about the key elements of setting the exposure of a camera. The exposure triangle (ISO, aperture, and shutter speed) is one of the most important parts of the camera. The proper setting of the exposure triangle mainly determines the outcome/ development of a shot. When set properly, it will produce great photos. We also talked about how different photographs, with different settings, can have the same exposure. We can produce the exact same exposure simply by calculating. The easiest way to do this is to move both the shutter speed and aperture to an equal number of stops; one higher and one lower. Given an example, using an ISO of 400, 1/30 for shutter speed, and f8.0 for aperture would create the same exposure as using 1/60 for shutter speed and f5.6 for aperture; both one stop higher and lower, respectively.

Here are some photographs I took earlier using different settings, but all with the same exposure.