Artists' Eyes Photography

Add this to your google reader (we will be doing a series in a weeks. Save artists that you find inspiring - a style that you would like to emulate)

http://500photographers.blogspot.com/

and Artists' Eyes http://www.artistseyeblog.blogspot.com/
Many of you have been fortuante enough to work with them.

And if you want to work ahead...

(We'll talk about it more later... dun dunn dunnnn).
p.s. You will need 2, VERY different, photographs.

Mythology

Just a reminder (an "official" reminder).

2 Summative Myth prints are due on BOC Wed. I will get you the rubric in a wee bit . . .

Please respond to this post so we don't have overlap (of your myth).

We will be using class time next wk to shoot other things (so plan accordingly).

Vimeo

http://www.vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks#8669028

Check this link out for night photography !

Due Dates!!!!

Friday BOC: We need you to have your "night photograph" complete. Also, complete your "texture" photograph. You can decide what you want to do for that. It can be a macro photo if you like. Whatever you do, please make sure that you are using light to create your texture.

4/11/10

Gearing up to go back, I think we will need a "refresher" of sorts. We have new people joining us term 4 and loose ends from term 3.
Monday, I plan on us updating our blogs (with enviro. portraits and beginning work on our "night" shots.)
Add 5 more comments on the OHS photo blog (term 3 people, please start a fresh Word document and turn in last term's comments).
Tuesday, we will introduce ourselves to our classmates and go through the blogs as a group. I want us to focus on our strengths and where we need improvement. (A little fyi- we're going to take a break from formal portraits for a bit).


 

Have a great spring break!

Enjoy your time off everyone! Have a Happy Easter!

Helpful Sites

Moth lights http://content.photojojo.com/tutorials/light-painting-with-moth-trails/?utm_source=Photojojo+Newsletter&utm_campaign=93368a25d3-Light_Painting_with_Moth_Trails3_29_2010&utm_medium=email
Flicker Night Commons http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=night+photography
Night Photography Lesson http://www.schoolofphotography.com/courses/free-night-photography-lesson.html
Night Photo Blog http://gorillasites.blogspot.com/
Vimeo http://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks#8669028
Freezelight http://www.freezelight.ru/archives/300
Blog http://studiocalico.blogspot.com/2008/09/night-photo-fun.html
Online Photographer http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2008/09/reviewed-by-geo.html

More examples

Digital Photography School had this on a post last week, it may be inspirational for you as well:
(They referenced this site).

Forrester Rocks At Night - by brentbat

This is a fun technique to try out at night and is an ideal way of adding light to the scene to enhance a particular immobile object, such as a tree, rock face, bench etc.  Position your camera on a tripod and ramp up the ISO to around 400. Dial in a shutter speed of 15-20 seconds and to avoid camera jog, use the self timer to activate the shutter. During the release, light your subject with a beam of light from a torch and ‘paint’ with the light to ensure the entire object has been covered.

Night Photography

Start by playing with your shutter, and keep it open as long as you possibly can. (look it up if you aren't sure how to use it).
A tripod is going to be your bff for this assessment. We will look at these when you come home from break- here is an example:

Fire Island - by sebastien.b

Light graffiti is everywhere at the moment and is a fantastic to way to get creative with light trails at night. Set up your camera on a tripod, with ISO of between 400-800. During the exposure you’ll want to ‘draw’ an image or word with a beam of light such as glow stick, torch or sparkler for example.
Dial in an exposure long enough for you to complete the word or image, and start the release with the self-timer. Get in front of the lens and start drawing. To finish the image hold the torch steady and turn it off, then move out of the frame. Check the LCD for results and amend the shutter speed as required. It’s advisable to wear black so you do not show up within the photo and remember to move quickly or you’ll be captured within the scene. Coloured gels or coloured plastic sweet wrappers can be taped over the end of the torch to add a variation of colour.

Weekend Assign: Enviromental Portrait

An environmental portrait is a portrait executed in the subject's usual environment, such as in their home or workplace, and typically illuminates the subject's life and surroundings.
Spend time getting to know your subject
Before you select a location and start shooting, spend some time getting to know your subject. Find out where they spend their time, what the rhythm of their life is like and observing their personality. Out of this you’ll not only find appropriate locations but will begin to get a feel for the style of shots that might be appropriate and you’ll begin the process of helping your subject relax into the photo shoot. If possible it might even be helpful to accompany your subject to some possible locations to see both how they look but also how your subject behaves and interacts

LOCATION
Sometimes a location chooses you (it’s easy) but on other occasions you need to be quite deliberate and purposeful in making your choice (and it can take a lot of searching).
When choosing your environment you ideally want to get one that says something about your subject – after all that’s what this style of photography is all about.
The environment that you place your subject in needs to provide context and interest without overwhelming the subject. Sometimes the location can dominate the image so much that it distracts your viewer away from your main focal point (the subject).
Try to avoid cluttered backgrounds (and foregrounds), colors that are too bright etc. Keep in mind that you might be able to decrease the distractions with clever use of cropping, depth of field and subject placement

Photographers:
Larry Sultan
Arnold Newman
Tina Barney

3/15/10

This week, you will be working on portraits and Holga.

Lomo photo

The digital photography class is doing a lomo photo. I thought you guys may be interested in doing something like that (or at least learning the technique). Click here to do the tutorial.

Holga (cont'd)

Almost forgot to tell you that your Holga can take multiple images in a frame. Here is one Cody did last year.

Assessment for 3/4/10

You will be doing a holga photograph over the next couple of weeks. So, some of you may be getting the camera this weekend.
Your only other assignment is to do 2 digital photographs. Portrait to represent "moods".

Ready. Set. Go.

For Sarah

Here is the post that we were talking about in class.

Choose-your-own-assignment

This is a summative assesssment.
You need to have 5 SOLID photos. By that, I mean that we could take the pictures and put them on a poster and say "THIS IS ARTWORK".... sound easy?..Well, my friend, its all a matter of perspective.

Using what you know about filters, and photowork, choose a combo of 2-3 different topics.

Here are your options:

• Blue (the color) 
• Taking candid photographs
• Using the previous link to create a portrait.
• Love (but careful of cliche)
• Curves - these are awesome, but they do require that you be in the 'right place at the right time'.

Post Processing Tips

Use this to help finialize in Photoshop. (landscapes)



Use this to create the vignette. (for use with most images).

Portrait Photography

Read about how to make it look more "natural".

Pet Photography

Please visit this website if you have any pet photography you would like to enter into a contest.

Portraits

Look at these interesting examples!

Valentines day weekend

This week we will be doing more things in the darkroom/studio (including the photogram). Over the weekend, I expect that you will look at the photograms on the blog and have an idea of exactly the look you would like to go for.

You will also, of course, have a digital assignment over the weekend.

Please read the article on how to improve your lighting without spending a dime. I will expect that you incoorporate that in your photos.
You should also try to use a reflector. You can also make one.  With it being winter, just be careful that you don't "blow out your subject" with the flash.

We will do different things in Photoshop with new techniques - but here is what I want you to take photographs of: (YOU WILL HAVE 12 PHOTOS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT)
Use your ISO, Av, and white balance to get better photos (I know...so much to remember!)
1. 2 photos that show "lines" or "textures"
2. Portraits of 4 people- it is up to you to decide how you want the people to appear (inside/outside/etc).
3. Images of 2 things that annoy/bother you.
4. 2  images of landscapes.
5. 2 images with "selective focus" (Av/Macro)

possibilities?

See if this is something we could do?

Photograms IN THE DARKROOM!

Photogram-Like Sites...Check these out and try to use one as inpiration

Adam Fuss
Flickr Photograms
Adam Fuss Exhibit
Jerry Burchfield
More Adam Fuss
Susan Derges
Susan Derges Workshop

TEXTURE- Wkend Assignment Part 2

Read the Article on Digital Photography School.

You will need to take TWO technically solid images (iso, white balance, Av, etc.) and add a texture to the photos (as it is suggested in the DPS website).

Before we do that [add textures] we will be learning how to color balance in class [on Monday].

Here is a Flickr Group that uses Flypaper Textures.

Idris Khan: WKEND ASSIGNMENT PART 1

This weekend I would like you to take at least 40 photographs that you can meld together in the style of Idris Khan.
His series every... presents his work (travel, photos from him and others, paintings from masters) in which he uses layers that he re-photographed, enlarged, and superimposed into multiple layers. Using digital photography, he alters the opacity of the layers to reinforce the mystery of the original objects, while allowing their superimposition to reveal new details.

Along with his images, this may serve as an inspiration.

inspiration

Here's a cool site of different ideas done by readers- just like you!

The Exposure Triangle

And this brings together all that we have been working on....

And the last "exercise" (and other stuff)....

For Friday of this week, please take 2 photos in which you utalize Av and 2 that you utalize Tv.

This article will give you a quick-y refresher. Enjoy! AND here is another on Av.

Remember to change your file size to 72 dpi when you upload it to your blog.

SOOOOO....that means that
1. Compensation Photos are due TODAY (Tues)
2. ISO photos are due Tomorrow (Wed)
3. Your montage is due Thurs
4. This assignment (shutter/aperature) is due on Friday.

Yippee! (and yes, that is all folks- then we're going to do this "for real")

Here is an article if you are having issues with snow.

Images to Save

The Duck     and     The Lake