Exam Post - Photoshop

Difference from Original

- Tree is pink

- Horse on roof

- Road is cropped out

- Smoke Stack is gone

Exam Post

Composition - Composition is the set-up and execution of taking a picture. It is important for a photo to have good composition because it can determine the quality of the photo. Some composition tips we learned in this class (TGP 3M1) are as follows:

- Rule of Thirds
To use the rule of thirds, visualize the screen split into three both vertically and horizontally. The best way to utilize this tool is to capture the subject slightly off centre, and running into or out of the picture.
- Depth of Field
Depth of field is a fun one to use. To get the best use of this tip, focus on a subject, and blur the back round out by shortening the focal length. It gives you a razor sharp subject, and a really crisp, clear image.
- Texture
Texture can help emphasize the subject or be the subject itself. To use texture, make it very dramatic by making it the subject itself. Use it at an angle that will evoke emotion in the viewer. (Ex - Take a photo of your mittens, but emphasize the soft, warm wool by getting close enough to it that the viewer recalls the feeling of soft mittens)
- Line and Shape
Line and shape are both very dramatic. Shape is two dimensional. It gives you height with no width or depth. A shilouette is a perfect example of this. It creates a very dramatic image with a sense of mystery. Line is also very useful in composing a photograph. It helps create symmetry, and it naturally leads your eye through the picture.
- Form
 Form is like shape, but with the added benefit of width and depth. It is an outline, like a shilouette, but it gives you some detail. (Ex - A photo of a tree is mainly dark, but you can see some of the detail of the bark on the tree)
- Foreground, Mid ground, Back round
Foreground, Mid ground, and Back round are all a feature of Depth of field (above). They help split the photo into sections, so that you can see the depth of field better. (Ex - Picture of a cat that we critiqued, the cats face was the most in focus at the front of the photo, and then his body was slightly less focused in the middle, and finally the grass in the back round was not in focus at all)
- Get Close
Getting close is the best and most commonly used photography tip. It pretty much explains itself. (Ex - If you are taking a picture of your dog lying in the grass, don't stand over top of him and take a photo, lie down beside him instead) This gives you a more fun, and more dramatic effect.

Irfanview Slideshows

This week in photography we had to create slideshows in Irfanview. We had to choose 20 of our pictures taken, either in class or at home, and put them into a slideshow with music and title/end slides. We used Adobe Photoshop Elements to create the title and end slides, while the Irfanview program was moved to our desktops. The slideshows will be played ono several televisions throughout the school to encourage students to take photography.

4 Legged Photo Shoot!

Merry Christmas from Everyone! :)

Photoshop Assignments

For this assignment we had to clone our faces on to a celebrity, and we also had to make a wacky animal. Mine is a koala dog, and me as Emma Watson. That is all :)

Pixelation Projects

This week we completed our pixelation videos and posted them to our blogs. Mine is in the post below. A pixelation video is when you take a series of still photos continually one after another. This creates a moving effect, and the whole thing looks like a video when you are finished. After we finished shooting them, we made them into movies in Windows Movie Maker. This took 1 whole class period. When we edited them we added music and transitions to add to the overall effect.

Pixelation - The Mysterious Cookie Theft

Prezi, Natural Light, and Face Swapping

This week in photography we did Prezi-tations on famous photographers. We used the website http://www.prezi.com/. I did my prezi on a celebrity photographer, Annie Leibovitz. Also, my partner and I finally completed our natural light photo assignment. Currently, we are working on our face swapping and pixelation storyboard. There will be a post on this later next week.

Natural Light

For this shoot, we used natural light from the north entrance rather than studio light to create a softer, more natural photo.

Prezi - Annie Leibovitz

Annie Leibovitz on Prezi

3 Point Lighting ... and NOSSA ! :)

One of our photo assignments this week was 3 point lighting. This is when you have a key light, fill light, and back light on in the studio at one time. The lighting for these pictures never really changes, so it gave us time to have fun with the shoot. The NOSSA banner was a bonus. Congrats to the Sr. Girls team! :)

Silhouette, Side Light, Back Light, and Direct Light.



Silhouette - The light for the silhouette was placed behind the subject, giving a dark, outlined effect




Side Light - The light for the side photo was placed beside the subject at height level, giving a shadowed facial effect



Back Light - For the effect of back light, a light is placed behind the subject at an angle, giving a backdrop shadow

Direct Light  - For direct light, the light is placed at a 45 degree angle facing the subject.

Panning :)

Over and Under Exposure

This photo is over exposed.

This photo is under exposed

This picture is neither under or over exposed

The Rule of Thirds, Shape and Form, and Line

Rule of Thirds - In order to take more efective images and better use the space within the camera frame, photographers follow the rule of thirds. The photographer visualizes the frame cut into thirds, both vertically and horizonally.  The point at which the imaginary lines intersect is an ideal place for the subject.

This photo demonstrates the rule of thirds. The screen is split into 3 horizontally and vertically, and the subject is off centre

Shape and Form - Shape is a two dimensional representation in the photograph. It has height and width but no depth. Shape can also be implied. Usually no details are present, all we see is the shape.

This photo demonstrates shape and form. There are no details, and the shot focuses on the shape of the surroundings



This photo demonstrates line very well. The railway track leads your eve through the picture effectively.

 Line - The use of line on a photograph can be very powerful. A vertical or horizontal line suggests a sense of symmetry. It can cut the frame in two. If placed off centre horizontally, it can suggest peace or rest. A slanting line is dynamic. It conveys motion within the frame.

This is a texture photo. The veins in the leaf are well defined and it makes the viewer think of what it would feel like to touch the leaf.

Texture - Texture also creates illusion. It triggers an emotional response based on our experiences. We know what sandpaper feels like. Texture can support a subject or be the subject itself.

5x7 Black and White Enlargements Fail.. and then Success! :)

Abigail and I were partners for the black and white enlargement assignment and I have to say, it was a success. At first, our test strip was way too dark, but we stopped it down until it was in focus and sharp. The second test strip went better. Our final enlargement turned out really well. Now we're off to the dark room to make our second one! Until next week ...

Photograms and Contact Sheets

This week (well actually last week. This post didn't get published until today) we did photograms and contact sheets in the dark room. The photograms were really cool. You got to put objects onto a piece of photo paper, and then expose it for 5 seconds. After that you put it in the developer for 1 min, stop bath for 30 sec, and fixer for 30 sec. Finally you wash it for 2 minutes, then dry. Thats all :)

Good Pictures, and Great Food. Happy Thanksgiving! :)

This week in photography we did a lot. There was our annual Korah garbage clean up, which resulted in some really awesome pictures. We had a depth of field quiz today, and we've been working with the manual camera film a lot. Our group of 4 consists of Abigail, Ashlie, Cayley and me. Our films turned out nicely, ven though we developed someone elses film before our own! Its also the long weekend. Happy Thanksgiving! :)

A Spectacular Day for the Environment! (Korah Garbage Clean-Up)

These girls worked hard to make Korah greener!



Thumbs up to cleaning up Korah!