My Photo Essay

Thursday, 16 October 2008

World Turned Upside Down





I have chosen this picture as my 1st choice out of the 5 we took because it makes you think where the smoke is really coming from, could it be a teenager setting fires, a bonfire, a house on fire or even just chimney smoke.

It took a while to capture this image because it was taken from quite a distance & i didn't have a tri-pod with me so i had to keep my hands steady which took a few attempts.



I chose this picture as my second image out of the 5 we took because it's a good way to look at the memorial gardens & one of the best scenery images there is to take of the soldier rememberance garden.





Tuesday, 14 October 2008

Camera Obscura

What did you see in the camera obscura?

At first it was totally dark, then after a few seconds the bottom of the screen went lighter than the top (the sky) then the top of the screen started having moving blurs which became clearer as time went on. Then after about 2 minutes u could make out the buildings.

How is the camera obscura similar to an inside of a camera?

The way the camera obscura is similar to the inside of a camera is how there's only a small whole letting light through which projects light from outside into a dark camera or room in our case & projects it onto an image or screen in our case.

How was it different?

You can't take still images of the camera obscura, you can't change the apature, You can't put it in your pocket & take it werever you go & you also can'not fit 5 people inside a camera.

Why was the image upside-down?

Because there was so much light trying to get through the small hole, the light was projected at different angles so the top was projected down through the whole & to the bottom, as is the bottom projected up to the top of the image & so on & so fourth.

Thursday, 2 October 2008

SLR Camera Notes:

SLR cam's range from 4secs to 1/4000 of a second
the faster the shutter opens & closes the less light thats exposed to the film - less light on the pic

The slower the shutter opens & closes the more light thats exposed to the film - more light on pic

ISO on film camera's - MP (Mega Pixel) on digital camera's

Aperture - smaller the aperture - least amount of light
- larger the aperture - more light let in

Slow - 1sec
Fast - 1/30 sec
V-Fast - 1/1000 sec

Lower the number - larger the aperture
higher the number - smaller the aperture

Shutter - 1/4sec Aperture - f/2.8 = Too much light
Shutter - 1/8sec Aperture - f/8 = Too light & blurred
Shutter - 1/30sec Aperture - f/2.8 = Similar to previous
Shutter - 1/250sec Aperture - f/22 = Totally black
Shutter - 1/30sec Aperture - f/8 = People slightly blurred background really blurred
Shutter - 1/30sec Aperture - f/16 = Almoost perfect
Shutter - 1/500sec Aperture - f/2.8 = Totally blurred background

Depth of field (DOF)

Background <----- DOF -----> Forground

Small number - Background not in focus
Large number - Background & Forground in focus

Large aperture - More light but smaller DOF
Small aperture - Less light but lager DOF (Unblurred Background)

Denotation & Connotation












Denotation - To list what you see in the picture

- A DJ
- Cd's
- Mixer
- Turntables
- Headphones

Connotation - Our emotional link to the image

- Could be a fomous DJ
- Big club (well know) because of famous radio DJ
- Expensive professional gear

The Image I Liked:


Study for `The City' 1909-10
Study for `La Ville'
Robert Delaunay 1885-1941
The reason I chose this piece to be the picture i like was because it has alot of detail and has more to it than what's in the picture, it origionally had the Eiffel Tower at the top of it but was cut down bye the artist before being submitted into the art world.