Photography Assignment 3/5, 3/6

The third ingredient for exposure is ISO. ISO is a measure of how sensitive your film (sensor) is to light. A higher ISO setting will result in a more sensitive sensor, and will therefore decrease the length of time (shutter speed) needed to take a picture. A low ISO setting will result in a less sensitive sensor, and will therefore increase the length of time (shutter speed) needed to take a picture.

It is generally considered best to shoot at the lowest ISO possible to capture the cleanest images possible. Shooting with a high ISO value results in increased grain size and noise.

Grain is another term that has come from film photography and it refers to the visible interruptions in smooth gradients. These interruptions look much like grains of sand...hence the name. For example:




Noise is the photographic equivilent to static in music. Noisy pixels are colorful pixels not part of the image recorded. Noise is a bad thing! We try to shoot at the lowest possible ISO possible in order to avoid noise, but sometimes in low light situations we have no other choice. The following picture is an example of a very noisy picture.





High grain pictures are often converted to black and white pictures, which is what we're going to do today!



Your assignment:

1. Set your camera to aperture priority and open the aperture as wide as it can go.
2. Set the ISO as high as possible (1600 on Nikon, 800 on Canon I think).
   
3. Take a picture of someone's face in the best light that you can find (hallway, outside, right by a window.
4. Set the ISO as low as possible and take an identical picture.
5. Convert each of the two images to black and white in Photoshop.
6. Label and post the two images to your blog.
   

Photography Assignment 3/3,3/4

Your assignment:
First, search Google (or you're favorite search engine) for slow shutter speed or shutter drag pictures. Look over pictures for 10-15 minutes to help you come up with an idea for your picture.

Then, you are to take one picture using a shutter speed of 1/20th of a second or slower to demonstrate effective use of slow shutter speed to enhance an image. Post the image to your blog along with at least 100 words reflecting on the image you created and the process you went through to create it.

Grendle the Puppet

Freakin Hilarious. I can't wait to make my own puppet!

Announcement Clip

Project YouTube Videos

Freshman students were asked to create a YouTube video on anything they wanted in order to become familiar with script writing, video production, and YouTube posted. The group with the most views at the end of the semester wins extra credit. Here's the results:

Photography Hall Pass Assignment

In the photography class there will be many times when you will need to leave the class to take pictures. In order to do so, you will need to create a photography hall pass. The design is up to you, but here are the requirements:

1. 4"x6" at 300ppi
2. Your Name
3. My Name
4. "Photography Hall Pass"
5. A clear picture of yourself.
6. Flare
   

Photography Assigment

1. Take 5 pictures of anything.
2. Post these 5 pictures to your blog.
3. Look at photography blogs on the internet.
4. Find a photography blog that you like and post a link to that blog on your blog along with a 200 word explanation of why you like that blog.
5. Good Luck!
   

Project YouTube

Project YouTube
Hey guys, I know that you want to get started with reading and writing, but there’s something that we need to do first. A lot of the projects that we complete in this class will involve multimedia output such as videos, pictures, and websites. This first project will help acquaint you with some of the skills that you will need for later projects. Good Luck!
• In groups of 3-4 come up with an idea for a short YouTube film.
• Write a script for your film including dialog and actions (script will be turned in).
• Record and edit your clip using a Mac laptop and Imovie.
• Submit your clip to YouTube.
• Email a link to your clip to nshellabarger@uinta1.k12.wy.us
Your clip may be humorous, dramatic, sad, or just plain strange. At the end of the semester, the clip with the most views will win extra credit!

Canon Powershot S5

Here's a couple of tutorials to help you get pictures from your digital camera to your camera and then to the web!