Sunday 27 July 2014

Wk 2: Camera Use // Aperture and Depth of Field in Class Exercise

Surprisingly a lot of these photos were out of focus which was disappointing as I didn't see that at all while taking them. I gained a bit more confidence as the exercise went on and while using the 50mm lens and I could see the difference straight away.

Images shot in Aperture Priority and in auto focus. 
















Landscape photo with a wide DOF
Aperture 22.0 / Shutter Speed 1/30 / ISO 100
Thoughts: Definitely needed a tripod here. 

 Aperture 4 / Shutter Speed 1/800 / ISO 100

Aperture 8 / Shutter Speed 1/200 / ISO 100

 Aperture 22 / Shutter Speed 1/25 / ISO 100
Thoughts: Should have used a Tripod for this one! 















Changed to 50mm Lens
Aperture 1.4 / Shutter Speed 1/6400 / ISO 100

Wk 1: Camera Use // Shutter Exercise

Fooling around with slower shutter speeds in shutter priority....many learning opportunities otherwise known as 'fails' here: 

Since these photo's were taken we have learned about White Balance. These would have been taken in Auto White Balance. 
 


Shutter Speed 4 / Aperture 7.1 / ISO 100
Thoughts:  Probably a too low ISO and it would have been interesting to try and focus on the pizza box taking it out of frame and then putting it back in during the open shutter. I didn't have a model to use during this exercise. 

















Shutter Speed 13.0 / Aperture 13.0 / ISO 100
Thoughts: This picture was taken with the camera on a stool and without a timer. I simply pressed the shutter walked into the shot and sat on the chair and walked out. Again should have used a higher ISO.

















Shutter Speed 1 / Aperture 5 / ISO 400
Thoughts: This picture was taken without a tripod (obviously) and the light is caused by the lamp and TV in the room. 

















Shutter Speed 20 / Aperture 11 / ISO 500
Thoughts: I liked this photo partly due to the addition of the green light on the left. This photo was taken by accident and I was moving the camera around waiting for the shutter to close.
 















Shutter Speed 0.6 / Aperture 3.5 / ISO 500
Thoughts: Out of focus, pre shot example of the picture above.

Definitely need to play around with a faster shutter speed as well.

Wk 1: Artist Study // Francesca Woodman (Scanning Exercise)

Scanning Study // Francesca Woodman

I choose Francesca Woodman because this isn't a style of photography I would normally gravitate towards. At first glance the images are seemingly pointless and depressive but the more you look the more you see. The emotion inside her images captivated through movement and decay give a sense of the uneasy. However the sense of play makes them enticing and light. They certainly are beautifully haunting. I love the use of repeated texture. But I also find it confusing that her images seem to come from a time long before she took them. They feel like the 30s and yet they are taken in the 70s only adding to their mystery. 



From Angel Series, 139 X 139 mm, Roma, September 1977 
Taken from Francesca Woodman, Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain 

































Untitled, 139 X 139 mm, New York, 1979 - 1980
Taken from Francesca Woodman, Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain 





























Untitled, 139 X 139 mm, New York, 1979
Taken from Francesca Woodman, Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain 

Tuesday 22 July 2014

Wk 1: Photography Statement

What is photography and what does it mean to me?

Photography frames and captures a still image. 

The viewpoint of the person holding the camera greatly influences the outcome of an image. Personally I love the story told through an image and how an image can make you feel; uncomfortable, nostalgic, hopeful, magical, curious, peaceful etc. In a world that continues to move, a photograph hits the pause button and allows the viewer to stop and observe the world and environment we live in. As a storyteller I see photography as an opportunity to continue to my practice while concentrating on stillness and a more visual perspective than my past work.