Class hours: 10:05 – 2:45
Mr. Bohmann | wbohmann@ewsd.org
10:05 Today’s Notes & Attendance
- CCV Classes run on Friday – got your homework done?
- Order Lunch or CCV – order form if you have not ordered lunch
- Fire Drill today – 10:15
- Favorite Photo DropBox – fill it up!
10:07 Work Session until Fire Drill
Let’s use a little time this morning to get some work done. There are several assignments due next week and some of you are out each afternoon. The goal is always to work to meet deadlines.
10:15 Fire Drill
10:25 Photography Challenges
With your partners, work through the scenarios around the room. Do your best to answer the questions and the reason why. Each group will need a scribe with reasonable handwriting.
10:50 Break
11:00 Photography – The Exposure Triangle
The three main pillars of exposure are Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO. We’ve talked about the first two. Aperture and Shutter speed are physical mechanisms that allow you to control the light.
ISO measures the light gathering speed of film. Back in the old days old timey images were exposed for a long period of time using long shutter speeds. With digital cameras the sensor is …well… more sensitive so we can shoot at faster shutter speeds and increase light through ISO.
That means that when you take a picture there are three things that determine how light or how dark your image will be.
- Aperture – (how large or how narrow the aperture is will impact how much light passes through the lens (effect – blurred backgrounds and depth of field)
- Shutter Speed – (how fast or slow the shutter opens and closes – good for stopping or blurring action)
- ISO – the amount of light allowed to hit your camera’s sensor
These three things together are referred to as the Exposure Triangle
For the most part we have been shooting with Auto ISO. ISO records light levels across the sensor and charges each pixel with electrons to amplify the signal. ISO is simply how much amplification is applied. So if we need more light, we can increase the amplification.
This amplification comes with a cost though. The higher the levels, the noiser the image. Take a look…
Shutter Speed
Aperture
ISO
That’s it! If you know these three, then you know how the fundamentals of photography work!
Why, When and How to increase or decrease the ISO…. – Let’s practice
Take picture with ISO at lowest to auto setting.
Enduring Questions to ponder?
- What happened with our shutter speeds at low ISO settings?
- Why would a tripod be useful at low ISO settings?
- Why were the images at high ISO so bright?
- What changes did you notice with the shutter speed at different settings? Why would the camera change the shutter?
- Nighttime photography, why would higher ISO be useful
- If you are photographing a subject that is moving or the light is changing what ISO setting would make your life easier?
- Can you change the max ISO setting in your camera?
11:30 Shooting a Feature
Take a look at the image above. This is my brother-in-law. He’s got a good eye for photography. He’s taken thousands of pictures of cars, motorcycles, rat bikes, places and things. He likes to fill his viewfinder with the full subject – called full frame photography. In editing he works with the color tones, shadows and highlights to improve is photos. Most often he uses a prime lens – which is a set focal distance lens. His lens of choice is 50mm – so he just walks closer if he wants to zoom.
This morning – let’s head out to the parking lot. Find a subject (item) on a car and create some full frame photography. Shoot many of the same subject – at least twelve but take a whole lot more!
Assignment:
- Preview your photos and edit each one for good color, contrast, etc….
- Resize each of your photos so you can fit them in a grid – let’s talk math
- You can resize using an excellent tool in Bridge – I can demonstrate
- Then Assemble your photos in a grid on a 1920 by 1080px canvas.
- Export for Screens
- Filename: FullFrame_Autos_lastname.jpg
- This project is due on Thursday, September 19th
12:25 – 12:55 Lunch
12:55 Independent Reading
1:20 Break
1:30 Design Challenge
1:55 Production Time and Guided Support
Current Assignments:
- Color Isolation (3 photos in one composition) – Due Monday, September 16th
- 6Pack_LogoJam (6 Sketches on Paper) – Due Monday, September 16th
- Apple Orchard Shoot Out – Due Tuesday, September 17th
- Full Frame Photos – Due Thursday, September 19th
2:35Dailies
Dailies can be placed in the CAWD2 Dailies Folder on the CAWD2 Public Folders drive