Thursday, September 21st

Class hours: 10:05 – 2:45
Mr. Bohmann | wbohmann@ewsd.org

10:05 Today’s Notes & Attendance

Today is a CTE Blue Day – afternoon classes at 1:25

College Fair Today
- We are going to head to the main lobby at EHS for 10:10 departure. I’ll hand you a list of schools that will be there. Your goal is to explore some of the schools on the list and find out if there is some programs you like to learn about. Bring a pen/pencil
- List of Colleges attending the St. Michaels College Fair
CCV Classes Friday – I’ll have my classroom open by 9:15am on Friday

10:10 College Fair

11:30 ish Debrief from College Fair & Photography

Open up the College Planning document you created yesterday. Take 5 or so minutes to write any notes from the college fair. Create a heading: College Fair – September 21st, 2023 – St. Michaels College Gym

Things to write about….

Schools of interest
Interesting facts/things you learned
Short reflection of what you are feeling
next steps you want to take

Compositional Photography Slideshow – Volunteers only

Describe your compositional rule (rule of thirds, phi grid, golden ratio)

11:50 Portrait Photography

A 50mm focal length will give you the most accurate representation of your subject because it creates no distortion of their face.
The 50mm len is very similar to how our own eyes perceive the subject.
The photo above was shot with a 50mm prime lens
image courtesy of: https://photographypro.com/portrait-photography/

Attach the 50mm lens if you have one in your bag.

A prime lens is the one with a fixed focal length which is what your 50mm lens is. Our 50mm lenses are roughly the way the human eye sees the world. Good for just about any type of photography.

You cannot zoom a 50mm lens. It is fixed! So you must walk closer if you want to get a full frame shot.

Your 50mm lens is easy to get a shallow depth of field as the f/stop goes all the way down to f/1.8

Your 18-55mm lens is called a Standard lens. It does not have a fixed focal length. You can adjust.

Composition of a Portrait

To get a proper Portrait Shot, you must frame the head of your subject to fill the frame. Some shoulders are OK but a full body or upper torso shot is not really a portrait.

Pro Tips:

Use a solid or contrasting background.
Make sure the face is well exposed
Bokeh – soft or blurry background (Working in Aperture Priority or Manual Mode with small f/stop)
Talk with your subject about what you want to capture / emotion / feeling
Remember Rule of Thirds
Props can be ok, just not to distract
Try some interesting poses or angles
Help your subject relax

Let’s go out practice with the 50mm lens. The goal as always is a proper exposed shot with sharp focus.