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Week 9: Lab Exercise: Optical Shallow Depth of Field

November 3, 2020 / rmichals / 0 Comments

When photographing with a camera for shallow depth of field:

Use Aperture Priority or Av and set the camera to the widest aperture (lowest number.)
Use the telephoto end of your lens (zoom in.)
Get close to the subject
Allow some distance between the subject and the background. There must be space between the foreground and background of your composition.

When photographing with a camera phone:

Because of its very small sensor size, it can be very difficult to get shallow depth of field with a cameraphone. However, the same general approach will work:

Zoom in
Get close to the subject
Allow some distance between the subject and the background. There must be actual space between the foreground and background of your composition.

Take several small objects and photograph them using shallow depth of field, once with the focus on the object closest to the camera and once with it on the object further from the camera. Put the two photos into a post with a written definition of shallow depth of field and a description of what you had to do to achieve shallow depth of field in your photos.

Flower Close up with shallow depth of field

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Lab: Week 9 – Optical vs Digital Shallow Depth of Field

November 2, 2020 / rmichals / 0 Comments

Optical Depth of Field is created by the characteristics of the camera lens.

Digital Depth of Field is created by software.

Work near a window or if you can go outside, that works too. You will need an app such as Focos.

Using three different pairs of subjects, each time with one closer to the camera and one farther from the camera, create shallow depth of field both optically and digitally and compare the two. Experiment with how much physical space is between the two subjects and how close you can get to the closer subject and still have it be in focus. You should have 6 final photos

In the case of the marigolds,

shooting with the regular camera, there is some visible shallow depth of field in the flowers farthest from the camera.
shooting with the the Focos app, shallow depth of field is pronounced and maybe even a bit exaggerated.

Put your pairs of photos into a post with a description of what you did and wht you learned about how to create the effect of shallow depth of field. There will be no credit for lab exercises without explanatory text!

Category: Lab: Week 9 – Optical vs Digital Depth of Field

Quiz 1

October 27, 2020 / rmichals / 0 Comments

4 pts. Please put your photos and your written answers in a text file, convert to PDF, and email it to me: rmichals@citytech.cuny.edu

Due: Nov 3, 8am.

Each question is worth 1 pt.

Angle of view – Working with a simple object near a light source, take 6 photos of it. One each from: a worm’s eye view, a low angle view, an eye-level view, a high angle, a bird’s eye view, and an oblique angle.
Clearly label each photo with the angle of view. No credit will be given for unlabeled photos.

2. Take a photograph where the negative space is a really strong shape. Include a description of the foreground/background relationship in the photo.

3. Take a photograph with motion blur using the Lightroom Camera (not another app like Slow Shutter Cam. Describe how you got the motion blur. Include the shutter speed at which the photograph was taken.

4. Compare and contrast how these two photographs use shadows. Use at least 4 vocabulary terms from today’s class topic page for full credit.

HW 6: Reflections

October 26, 2020 / rmichals / 0 Comments

Due November 3. 4 pts.

Reflection – 1. the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it.

Working outside during the day, photograph reflections to create strong compositions that include a combination of elements that are seen directly and by reflection. Reflections can be found in water, windows, and cars among other surfaces. Do not confuse reflections with shadows. Working outside during the day, take enough photographs to end up with 30 interesting photographs with reflections. No credit will be given for improperly exposed photographs or out of focus photographs. No credit will be given for photos taken inside without sufficient light. Upload to an album on Flickr.

Reflections example by Edward Burtynsky:

Lab: Week 7 – Quiz Review

October 19, 2020 / rmichals / 0 Comments

The class will have a quiz next week on October 27th.

It will cover the topics discussed to date: the frame and composition, light and exposure, shutter speed, and global corrections in Lightroom.

Working with your group, write three questions for next week’s quiz. What are the most important topics covered?

Each question needs to have a part where students demonstrate understanding. Since this will be essentially open book, no question can simply allow for the test taker to cut and paste an answer.

Write one question in each of these three formats:

Define a term and then use it in a sentence.

Compare and contrast two photos (select from any used on any of the class topics pages or taken by students this semester) to discuss XYZ.

Define a term and take a photo that demonstrates that term.

Put your questions in a post with an answer key. Make sure to include the names of everyone in your group.

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Category: Assignment Instructions (Page 5 of 9)

Week 9: Lab Exercise: Optical Shallow Depth of Field

Lab: Week 9 – Optical vs Digital Shallow Depth of Field

Quiz 1

HW 6: Reflections

Lab: Week 7 – Quiz Review

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