Week 5 - Camera Use - Focal Length and Colour Exercises - Self Directed

I've taken this portrait photo using three different focal lengths. This photo has been taken from a high angle. It has been taken with a wide depth of field because the aperture was F22.





I've taken this photo of different house roofs with a high angle. It was taken with a wide depth of field because the aperture was F22. This one would have been taken at focal length 18.




I've taken this photo which has got some complementary colours so one plate is cropped. This photo has been taken from a high angle. It has been taken with a narrow depth of field because the aperture was F3.5.



This time one of the plates have been moved a bit in this photo. I've zoomed right in on the green plate, one purple onion, red capsicum and yellow capsicum. This photo has been taken from a high angle. It has been taken with a narrow depth of field because the aperture was F3.5.



I can see some of the grey table in this photo. A bit of the red capsicum is cropped. The yellow capsicum is not cropped at all. This photo has been taken from a high angle. It has been taken with a narrow depth of field because the aperture was F3.5.



I've taken this still life photo with three objects which are very cool colours. This photo has been taken from a straight on angle. It has been taken with a narrow depth of field because the aperture was F3.5.

Changing Focal Length, standing in the same place



I can still see Emily clearly in this photo and she is in the middle. This photo is all in focus. It was taken with a wide depth of field because the aperture was F22. It was taken from a high angle. The focal length was 18.



I've started zooming in on Emily. I see the curtain on the left, the blind on the top, Emily in the middle and blue wall on the right. This photo was taken from a straight on angle. It was taken with a narrow depth of field because the aperture was F22. The focal length was 50.



I've zoomed right in on Emily but I can't see the green leaves. The foreground is sharp and the background is blurry. so this photo has been taken with a narrow depth of field. It was taken from a straight on angle. The focal length was 135.

Changing Focal Length, moving to keep subject the same size.

The Focal Length was 18

The Focal Length was 50

This photo looks straight than the other one. The clothes look colourful. They are all in focus. They are all primary colours which are contrasting.

The Focal Length was 135.

Week 4 - Camera Use - Line and Pattern - Self Directed Exercises

This photo has got leaves with of pattern filling the frame. This photo has been taken on a straight on angle.



I've taken this photo of a cloth with pattern. This photo has been taken from a high angle.
I've straightened this photo on camera raw by using the ruler tool. It looks much better when it is straight.



I've taken this photo of green plants from a high angle with pattern filling the flame.



This is a wider shot of pattern with negative space. The leading lines which lead me up the stairs.



The pattern of the brick wall has ben distrupted by the tree and the rock.



The leading lines on the building lead me up to the top. This photo was taken from a low angle. The negative space is the sky. I also see rule of thirds.



The leading lines are on the blind. This photo has been taken from a straight on angle.



The leading lines are on the drive way. It is leading me down the drive way.



This is an environmental portrait photo of my mother looking at the dog. I look at the dog because she is looking at the dog.



This is a Bernd and Hilla Becher inspired photo of the building. I've used flat light, straight on angle, wide depth of field, straight lines and the building is in the middle of the photo. The sky is negative space and the building is positive space.

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Week 5 - Camera Use - Light - Research

Jeff Wall




















Jeff Wall was born on September 29 1946. He was a canadian Photographer because he came from Canada.



Jeffrey "Jeff" Wall, OC, RSA (born September 29, 1946) is a Canadian artist best known for his large-scale back-lit cibachrome photographs and art history writing. Wall has been a key figure in Vancouver's art scene since the early-1970s. Early in his career, he helped define the Vancouver School and he has published essays on the work of his colleagues and fellow Vancouverites Rodney Graham, Ken Lum and Ian Wallace. His photographic tableaux often take Vancouver's mixture of natural beauty, urban decay and postmodern and industrial featurelessness as their backdrop.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Wall
I've looked at the book The Photograph as Contemporary Art. Published in 2004.



I see natural light. It looks like dull light. I think light looks even because there is not a lot of contrasting light and shadow. I can see reflection through the water. The colours are cool over all.  I also see rule of thirds.



I think it looks like natural light because it looks even. I can't see lots of shadow but I can only see a little bit. I can see lots of contrast so it might be harsh lighting. I also see rule of thirds. The photo is in black and white. It looks old.

Hellen Van Meene















Hellen Van Meene born in 1972. She was a Dutch Photographer because she came from Netherlands.

Artist Hellen van Meene (Alkmaar, Netherlands, 1972) is known for her (mostly) square photographic portraits of teenage girls. Her work was first exhibited in 1996 and has been shown around the world since then. Her photos are in the collection of many museums, incl. Guggenheim NYC & MoMA. She lives and works in Heiloo and her subjects now include still lifes, dogs and other animals. She is represented by galleries in New York and Tokyo.

http://hellenvanmeene.com



The lighting looks natural. It looks like the light is coming from the window. I can't see the window in the photo.  I see contrasting shadows.




I see natural light. It looks bright and harsh because I can see lots of shadow on the wall and on her face. The light looks like it's coming from the top right side.

Week 5 - Camera Use - Colour - Research.

William Eggleston 

William Eggleston, is an American photographer. He is widely credited with increasing recognition for color photography as a legitimate artistic medium to display in art galleries. He was Born on July 27th 1939. He came from America.

He was at the forefront of the New Colour Photography movement in the United States and elevated the snapshot to an art form. He liked the strength and saturation of colour. 

I've looked at the book called Photography, The 50 most influential Photographers. Published in 2009. page 50 to 51. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Eggleston

William Eggleston has taken this photo of colour with a low angle because he looked up. The roof is grey and the sky is blue. This photo has been taken with a narrow depth of field. The roof is in the foreground and the peaches and coca cola are in the background

In this photo I see colours which are green, red and blue. Red and blue are contrasting colours. Red and green are complementary colours. Blue and green are cold colours. Red is a hot colour. The red lights stand out on the green pole. I think it's bright light and there is lots of shadows. The bright light makes the colours look bright.

Anne Noble

Anne Noble is a New Zealand Photographer.

Anne Lysbeth Noble ONZM (born 1954) is a New Zealand photographer.^[1] She completed a MFA (Honours - 1st class) at the Elam School of Fine Arts in 1983.^[3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Noble
http://www.bartleyandcompanyart.co.nz/artist-series.php?artistID=505



I see pink and blue which are bright colours. The background is dark and the face is bright. The blue is saturated colour.



I see yellow, orange and blue. Blue and orange are contrasting colours. The colours are bright so they are saturated. This photo is a shallow depth of field. The photo is zoomed right in and crops out some of her face. 

Week 4 - Camera Use - Texture, Positive/Negative Space - Self Directed Exercises

I've taken this photo of the diamonds on the floor which are pattern. The photo has been taken with a high angle when I've looked down and had a wide depth of field.
On camera raw I've straightened this photo using the ruler tool.



I've taken this photo of the garage with pattern on a straight on angle because I've had my camera straight and also had a wide depth of field.



I've taken this photo of the stones with pattern when  I did a high angle because I've looked down and also had a wide depth of field.



I've taken this photo of the basket with texture when I did it from a straight on angle because I've had my camera straight. This photo was taken with a narrow depth of field because it was close up.



I've taken this photo of the wall outside the house with texture with I did it from a straight on angle because I've had my camera straight. This photo was taken with a narrow depth of field because it was close up.




I like the texture on the grass. I'm capturing the movement. I've used the rule of thirds in the far right.



One person on the left and one person on the right in this photo. I've used the rule of thirds in the middle. The subject is in the frame.



I've taken this photo of two people and two animals with a straight on angle because I've had my camera straight. The people and the grass are the positive space. The sky is the negative space. There is also rule of thirds. This photo has been taken at Mount Hobson with a wide depth of field so the foreground is sharp and the background is sharp.



This is a low angle photo and the negative space is sky framing the building which is positive space. I see line.
On camera raw I've put the exposure down a bit.




This is a low angle photo negative space on the sky and positive space on the building. The lines leading me up the building.
I've changed the exposure down because the photo was too light.



I took this photo when I've looked outside the car window with a wide depth of field. The foreground is sharp and the background is sharp. This photo has been taken with a straight on angle. This is a wider shot with subjects incorporating texture.



I've taken this photo at Mount Hobson which was a wide shot incorporating texture. This photo has been taken with a wide depth of field. The texture is on the roof. This photo has been taken from a straight on angle. I've framed the subject using the tripod.





This is a still life photo with three objects. The objects have positive space and the wall has negative space.














I've added one knife in this second photo. The knife is filling the frame.