Academic Shoot Critique

It was challenging to find photos to fit the rules we learned that were still in the academic domain. The things I thought about most while shooting was focus and blurring. I like pictures where the fore or background is blurred. I did this correctly in the photo of the girl holding a pen. If I could do this assignment again I would probably adjust the ISO and shutter speed to take better quality pictures. If I did the assignment again I would probably keep my style the same; with a blurry fore/background. I think the easiest rule of photography is rule of thirds because al  you have to do is move the subject to one side of the photo. I think the hardest rule to capture in a picture is lines because its hard to find lines and S-curves the lead directly to the subject. The photography rule that is the most confusing to me is mergers. I don't know exactly what they are and how they affect the pictures.

ISO

ISO 3200


ISO 200

 A higher ISO can good for shooting at night or in dark areas. The author of this article suggests to always stay on the lowest ISO setting. You should increase the ISO if you were shooting in dark or dim settings.

The aperture settings in this simulation are form f2.8-f22. The options for shutter speed are from 1 sec-1/4000 sec. The ISO settings are from 100-25600.

Shutter Speed

Low Shutter Speed


High Shutter Speed

a) High Shutter Speed
b)Low Shutter Speed
c)High Shutter Speed
d)High Shutter Speed
e)Low Shutter Speed
f)High Shutter Speed

a) High Shutter Speed
b)Low Shutter Speed
c)High Shutter Speed
d)High Shutter Speed
e)Low Shutter Speed
f)High Shutter Speed

There are three ways to set shutter speed. The first is Auto mode where the camera automatically sets the shutter speed. There is also Shutter Priority mode where the user sets the shutter speed and the camera sets the aperture. The last mode is Manual mode where user sets aperture and shutter speed.

Aperture

Aperture: f2.8


Aperture: f16

Aperture is like the human pupil. It controls how much light goes into the camera body like the pupil controls how much light enters the eye. The smaller the aperture the less light gets allowed into the camera. The bigger the aperture the more light gets into the camera. A smaller aperture separates the foreground from the background an sets the focus on the foreground.

Framing
Subject: the drawn face on the left



Simplicity
Subject: the girl reading


Lines
Subject: the girl's hand/whiteout


Rule of Thirds
Subject: the paper the girl is reading from


Balance
Subject:the girl's hand/pen


Merging
Subject: the boys paper

Great Black and White Photographers Part II

   Gordon Parks was born on November 30, 1912 and died March 7, 2006. He was born in Fort Scott, Kansas. His father was a vegetable farmer and the family wasn't very wealthy. Parks wasn't very educated because teachers discouraged african-american education.

Academic Shoot Preview

The Story: This picture tells a story because there are many young students feeding the homeless.


Filling the Frame: This picture fills the frame with action and detail.


Action: This photo has a lot of action and emotion especially with the exploding cup.