10 Advanced Camera Modes

 Identify what the back of this camera is telling you:

Identify Camera Settings for Questions 1-5

Identify the settings from the prompts below that correspond to  the Canon camera back (see image). What is that setting? How it will it control the image?:

1. Setting/Mode
2. Shutter Speed
3. Aperture

4. ISO
5. White Balance



Define and explain how it is relevant to Photography

#6

(if necessary).

6. Identify the symbol-title and function.
7. DSLR
8. Aperture Priority
9. ASA/ISO
10. Bracketing
11. Histogram
12. Camera RAW
13. Single Servo AF
14. Continuous Servo AF Focus
15. Stopping Down


Canon Manual, go to page 20
Quick Control Menu
8 Things Your DSLR Can Do
Understanding White Balance

9 Camera Care

Visit a Camera Care Web Site:

https://www.lifewire.com/digital-camera-maintenance-tips-493796

Make helpful some notes about camera care:

1. What should you avoid to protect your camera?
2. What do you use to clean your camera lens, what not to use (too much)?
3. How do you store your camera, what do you do with your batteries when you aren't using your camera?
4. Preventative maintenance tip...

Setting Up Your Class Blog

Starting Your Photography Blog

We are going to create a class blog together using Google Blogger so you can post your Computer Arts progress there. Here is the address:

login:  lfasphoto910.1@gmail.com

password: lfas1234

• Open Google using Firefox or Google Chrome- DON'T USE Internet Explorer.
• Sign-in using the email address- lfasphoto910.1@gmail.com and password- lfas1234.
• Click on the ap icon at the top right of your page. See icon; 
  
• Start a new blog with a title- your blog title should have your name somewhere in it. 
• The address has to be something completely original- no one else in the world has it. 
• Then select Theme > Customize to personalize it with colours, fonts, backgrounds. 
• Make sure to keep it private/restrict access.  Settings> Basic> Permissions
• As we create new work, we will personalize it even more with a profile photo etc. 

Next:

• Start your first post. Write a short paragraph about the photo you are proud of. Make sure to title your post!!! 
• Post the photo that you emailed to me.
• Also create a second post called TED talks: David Griffen. Post an image from his talk that resonated with you and tell me why it stuck to you.
• Then are going to start making a name banner for your blog using Adobe Photoshop. 

• Here is a Blogger tutorial for more help:

Blogger help

BW Film Single Subject & Texture

Even though the majority of photography is done automatically on digital cameras, black and white still lives on today. The beauty of black and white photography is that it focuses on visual elements such as tone, texture and shape.
By starting this BW project, you’ll begin to see things in a different light and, rather than just colour, your eyes will become better at recognizing different shapes and forms.

Shooting with a single theme is a great way to start to limit and focus on the objects that you shoot.
You simply take a certain theme, such as an object, or even an idea such as contrast or textures. Spend an entire day only shooting objects that suit that day’s theme.
When you do this a lot, you start to really understand what certain objects or colours do for various photos and how you can use them to your advantage. It also helps you to find something interesting in something boring, as you have to try and make everyday objects worth looking at.

In this assignment, you will
Learn the various parts of the camera and how to load BW film. You will also learn how to operate a manual camera to take a well exposed image. The we will develop the film into negatives and learn how to print film.

9- Shutter Speeds

Photo by: Sterling Lorence

What is Shutter Speed?
The shutter of the camera is like a door that opens and closes to let light in to expose the film or sensor. Shutter speed is ‘the amount of time that the shutter is open’.

Shutter speed is measured in seconds – or in most cases fractions of seconds. The bigger the denominator the faster the speed (ie. 1/1000 is much faster than 1/30).

• In most cases you’ll probably be using shutter speeds of 1/60th of a second or faster. This is because anything slower than this is very difficult to use without getting camera shake. Camera shake is when your camera is moving while the shutter is open and results in blur in your photos.
• Use a tripod if you’re using a slow shutter speed (anything slower than 1/60) or some some type of image stabilization (more and more cameras are coming with this built in).
• Standard shutter speeds usually double or half (approximately) with each setting. As a result you’ll usually have the options for the following shutter speeds – 1/500, 1/250, 1/125, 1/60, 1/30, 1/15, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1/1 etc. This ‘doubling’ is handy to keep in mind as aperture settings also double the amount of light that is let in – as a result increasing shutter speed by one stop and decreasing aperture by one stop should give you similar exposure levels.
• BULB Setting- Some cameras give you the option to shoot in ‘B’ (or ‘Bulb’) mode. Bulb mode lets you keep the shutter open for as long as you hold it down. Some cameras also give you the option for very slow shutter speeds that are measured in seconds (for example 1 second, 10 seconds, 30 seconds etc). These are used in very low light situations, when you’re going after special effects and/or when you’re trying to capture a lot of movement in a shot
• Consider what shutter speed to use in an image- always ask yourself whether anything in your scene is moving and how you’d like to capture that movement. If there is movement in your scene you have the choice of either freezing the movement so it looks still (shutter speed 1/125 and higher) or letting the moving object intentionally blur to give it a sense of movement 1/30 and lower).
• To freeze movement in an image (see the surfer below) you’ll want to choose a faster/higher # shutter speed and to let the movement blur you’ll want to choose a slower shutter/lower # speed. The actual speeds you should choose will vary depending upon the speed of the subject in your shot and how much you want it to be blurred.
• Motion is not always bad. There are times when motion is good. For example when you’re taking a photo of a waterfall or seascape and want to show how fast the water is flowing, or when you’re taking a shot of a racing car and want to give it a feeling of speed, or when you’re taking a shot of a star scape and want to show how the stars move over a longer period of time. In all of these instances try a longer shutter speed (lower shutter #) will be the way to go. However in all of these cases you should use a tripod or you’ll run the risk of ruining the shots by adding camera movement (a different type of blur than motion blur).
• Focal Length and Shutter Speed –Longer lens lengths will accentuate the amount of camera shake you have and so you’ll need to choose a faster shutter speed (unless you have image stabilization in your lens or camera). Choose a shutter speed with a denominator that is larger than the focal length of the lens. For example if you have a lens that is 50mm 1/60th is probably ok but if you have a 200mm lens you’ll probably want to shoot at around 1/250.

For more information about shutter speeds, visit the Digital Photography School site.

Based on the information above, let's try to guess what shutter speed the photographer used to take this photo. Sterling Lorence

Blur Movement

Freeze Frame Movement

Subject Clear/Blur movement around

Panning Fast- Blur background, clear movement.

Panning with Slow Shutter Speed

Experimental

The Assignment- You are to take a series of photographs where you capture movement with your camera by controlling the shutter. Try at least 3 different shutter speed techniques (see below) but try taking at least 4 photos for each situation.

• Arrange your images in a contact sheet of 12-24 shutter photos (try several shots for each experiment).
• Post your 6 best shutter images (one from each experiment) to your blog. Label each image you post with the shutter speed setting that you tried and the experiment title.

You are to take a series of photographs where you capture movement with your camera by controlling the shutter. You are to try 3+ different shutter speed techniques (see above) but try at least 4+ for each to make sure you practice and get a good example capturing movement.  

The Contact Sheet -Arrange your images in a contact sheet of 12-24 shutter photos (try several shots for each experiment). Contact label each experiment with the shutter speed that you used.

Post- your contact sheet and 3+ best shutter images (one from each experiment) to your blog label with the experiment title and shutter speed that you used.

1. Blur Movement
2. Freeze Frame Movement
3. Panning- fast or slow
4. Experimental/Painting with light.

10 Double Exposure



Double Exposure

Then try your own double exposures. Load your film into the camera, expose each frame . The topic is portraits and textures or shapes. With the same topic, start with textures.  Use an SLR and take a whole roll of portraits and then a whole roll of textures and shapes. Or try the Holga and take two at the same time.

But there is another catch, bracket each shot 3 times.That means you will measure your exposure with the light meter on your camera and then move the aperture up two notches so it is 1x over exposed and then take the same photo again just moving the aperture down 1 each time to take a total of 3 bracketed frames. Then move on to the next scene.

Once you have finished your roll, develop your negatives. Print a contact sheet and three 5 x 7 prints with good exposure, contrast, and focus. One from each double exposure seen. Scan your best print and post your best double exposure photo to your blog.

Photoshop Comic Portrait

Coloured Pencil 

  

Red Stamp 

Red and Black Stamp

Stamp, Colored Pencil. Halftone

Find Edges

We are going to turn it your portrait into a vector image to give it a cartoon like appearance. Start with you digital portrait, open it in Photoshop and follow along. When you are done, you can pull it into Comic Life and add a quote, song lyric, or poem... and maybe a background. Post it to your blog.

Here are a few tutorials:

• Vector Tutorial In-Class Simple Vector Drawing
• Easy Comic Tutorial
• Vector Drawing Tutorial 2
• Vector Tutorial 3
• 35 Creative Portrait Effects Tutorials