LL8-Final Evaluation

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Miguel Morales

What I learn in the class, I will forever remember for the rest of my life. I actually learn many new things in photography. Ive always been interested in photography and now I know what I can talk about when it comes to photography and not just think like any other person that thinks that photography is easy. I finally learn how to use a camera and hopefully I could one day get one of my own.

I learn many terms for example low angle , to high key and different lighting styles. I have many great memories in this class.

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What i learned – Final LL8

Posted on December 19, 2013 by CP

I have learned several things in this class about photography that will definitely be useful during throughout my career. I learned a lot of different styles of photography. I learned how using Camera angles and styles can help with telling a story in your shots.I learned how  Low angles help create a sense of power to the subject. Using higher angles can make the subject appear more fragile and smaller. The use of angles is very important.

I have also learned a lot about different lighting techniques. Assignments like the one where we had to photograph Monuments helped me learn how to work with natural lighting. During classes i also learned how to work with studio lighting. I also learned a lot while experimenting with  different lighting styles such as sidelight, background lighting, front light, broad light and short light.

Lastly, the most important thing i learned in this class is how to work with the camera and choosing settings based on the subject/lighting or situation. I learned how different ISO, F-stop, white balance settings can really impact a photograph.

 

 

 

 

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LL 1-Composition Miguel M

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Miguel Morales

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I really like this photo I took. With the whole lines of the stool and the van right above it. I was really waiting for that van to past so I shoot it in the right moment. I think I did a pretty good job with that. But it would have been better if I got the van in the frame. I went with a oblique angle to capture a person’s view and not just having a normal landscape.

 

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Hw #1

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Miguel Morales

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Michael Kenna Steam Rising, New York City, USA, 2000

This photo really speaks to me. I feel like he captures the perfect moment of the steam around the building. Being in new york city , he took a photo with no other buildings around just the one in the middle. This photo makes me like new york is gotham city from the dark knight movies. The photo being in black in white makes it more of sad and disturbing feeling. Like I wouldn’t want to live there, but at the same time I really like the dark mood it giving me.

The photographer used a black and white photo with having the building symmetrical with the steam around it. He used a birds eye view, looking straight up the building, standing on the sidewalk. The background is very empty, just having the gray scale tone.

 

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Hw #1

Posted on December 19, 2013 by CP

Eugene Richard

As i was looking through Eugene Richards, “Stepping through the Ashes” (A collection of a series of shots taken after the tragic events that took place on 9/11) One shot stood out the most to me. The photograph displays a burned down and destroyed building and a fireman in the center of the image.  The fireman’s posture and the fact that he was staring down at the ground, shoulders slumped helped add a sense of sadness to this image. As well as him resting on a broken piece of wood of the building. The strays of smoke surrounding the image, as well as the construction vehicles help with the overall sorrowful aspect of the image.

Photographer Eugene Richards did an excellent job in capturing the mood of this tragic situation. The fact that the fireman is in the middle of the frame, it automatically directs the viewers attention to him. If the photographer would have captured the photograph closer up it would not have had the same impact. The small size of the fireman in this photograph helps display the overwhelming feel from this disaster. The right side of the image has higher contrast levels than the upper left portion caused by the smoke and direction of sunlight. It helps create a dark, hazy and  gloomy feel to it. The image has a symmetrical balance as the fireman splits the image down the middle. The surroundings also equally take up the same amount in the frame.

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what I learned

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Sylvia

Please list and describe three concepts that you learned in this class. Include how you think knowing these things will help you in the future.

I learned a lot about photography in this course that I feel like I have become better at photography. I enjoy learning about the camera and how to manipulate the settings. I tried learning about camera settings by myself, but i successfully learned it in this class, such as how to control for exposure compensation and what the apeture, shutter speed and iso do.

As a graphic designer, learning to “look” is important in improving my design skills. I learned about different views such as eye level, birds eye and different angles such as oblique, 3pt perspective and centered.

I enjoyed learning how to paint with light and the basics of portrait. I feel like I have a greater understanding of why and how photographers do portraits.

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Adha’s Final Evaluation

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Mohamed Chaabane

There is no doubt that I have learned a lot in this class; which will actually help me out in the future and improve my designing skills as well as my knowledge in the field, but also have a wide vision of any job that involves photography and anticipate anything that would help in doing it in a professional way.

The first factor involved in photography is the light. Light is the most important factor in photography whether working outdoor with daylight or indoor in a studio. Light and its use can change dramatically the whole scene. I found working with broad and short light for instance shooting portraits changes everything in the portrait and its mood. I think working in a studio allowed me to learn different lighting techniques such as broad light, short light, front light, backlight and sidelight.

The second concept I have learned in this class is shutter speed, and its impact on the photos. Shutter speed is related to depth of field and ISO. I remember our trip to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and shooting the water fountain, in the beginning I couldn’t get sharp drop of water until I fixed my shutter speed, that was amazing how the drops came out sharp when I adjusted the shutter speed to 1/200 of a second. Here is the rule of thumb no less than 1/60 in shutter speed.

The third surprising tool I learned in this class is how camera raw techniques can enhance photos quality. Editing and retouching pictures in camera raw is now replacing Photoshop and photographers do no longer need Photoshop in order to do the edit their shoots. Camera raw now is more advanced photo editing tool that I really have to improve my skills deeply on it.

The last thing I’d like to mention in photography, it is better to get photographs right from the first time and minimize editing in camera raw or Photoshop; that’s what I call being a professional.

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Final Evaluation

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Hery Tobon

A few of the concepts I learned in this class have help me improve on the way I take photographs.

The First concept is how to use light to create an ambient and help portrait the feeling of the picture. The light could be a short light or broad light both giving a different feel on the pictures, also we could use a single strobe light to reflect a sad or mysteries feeling. when it comes to outdoor light its more different than a studio environment and have to be more aware of the soundings.

Another concept I’ve learn in this class was the rule of thirds. When we want to take a photograph it does not have to have the subject on the middle, instead we could make it more interesting by leaving a space in between the subject and the rest of the composition. This does not mean that a picture with the subject on the front is necessarily bad. It all depends on what the subject is and what is the message trying to be shown on the picture.

One of my personal favorite concepts is depth of field. A subject thats close to the camera could show all of its details and obscure the background to bring the attention to the subject. this could be manage with the aperture. An extensive depth of field is a little more complicated and requires more knowledge to get the results desire.

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LL8 – Final Evaluation

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Daniel

Three concepts I learned this semester are:

How to effectively use studio and natural lighting to enhance my photographs. This will be extremely useful as lighting is everything in a photograph, and the amount of light directly impacts the mood, disposition and quality of the image. I learned about the many ways to use lighting in a studio setting and how to confidently take a portrait without fear of the lighting equipment. I now have a better thought process when it comes to taking a photo and where the light will fall on my subject. Learning about light also has prompted me to buy a reflector panel and has helped tremendously with my portraits.

Another amazing thing I learned this semester was how to use correct color profiles and printer profiles and best file formats for printing. It has greatly increased the quality of my prints and will so in the future. The workflow processes I learned in Camera Raw have helped with my editing as well, helping me create clearer, sharper images. Also, the use of the high-pass filter in photoshop is amazing! The other biggest takeaways I have gotten with the editing tools, and the class as in general, is how to get my photograph right the first time, instead of spending so much time in post-editing.

Finally, I have a better understanding and greater comfort level using the terminology associated with photography. Our gallery visits as well as looking and critiquing photos in class allow me to look at my work with a better eye and be able to speak about it. I am look at photographs, use professional vernacular and really have gained a deeper understanding to process and meaning behind other’s, and even my own work.

 

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Kairise Evaluation

Posted on December 12, 2013 by kairise09

One concept i learned in this class was short light. I learned that short light only highlights some of the features of the face. The side of the face that is furthest from the camera gets more light. My experience in setting this up taught me where to place the camera and the lighting. You can either place the light on the right side of the face either left or right. The camera must be placed in the middle of the face. Using short light creates a dramatic look. I can use this in the future to create serious public service announcements for a cause like cyber bullying. I think this helps me alot because it is useful for many things such as making someone look thinner, dramatic scenes, and portraits.

Another concept i learned about was using shallow depth of field. Shallow Depth of Field creates focus on the object and the rest would be out of focus. This created a big impact on the object because the object is more enhanced and detailed. This is a great technique because it isolates a part of the shot. I learned to make this shot by having to adjust the focal point and the focal distance. This would help me in the future with various things. Mainly to sell a product i would use the technique of shallow depth of field because i would like to emphasize on the product instead of creating distraction with the background.

Painting with light helped me learn a lot of strategies. This experience was so fun because of all the colors used. When we were creating the image we had to paint a picture under a certain amount of seconds which was a little difficult. I learned that you can actually use a flash light and paper filters to make different colored lights. In the future this is helpful to me because i like to create playful fun things and this can come in handy for events and parties. My kind of style is colorful and bright things so this method i would definitely use.

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