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SHUTTER SPEED SHUTTER SPEED EXERCISE (FAST) 55MM ISO 200 F2.8 1/2500s 55MM ISO 200 F2.8 1/6400s 55MM ISO 800 F2.2 1/800s

1.1 – Identify the characteristics of digital imaging and printing for a range of situations. AND 2.1/2.2 Produce digital images to achieve a range of solutions to identified goals/ Produce digital images from digital imaging sources to achieve a range of solutions to identified golas The Digital Image: When using my Sony a7 I shootContinue reading “UNIT 9 DIGITAL IMAGE AND PRINTING”

Working in the studio, we will explore different lighting techniques , the use of flash and metering. Studio Lighting Once based in the studio I had a look at what light sources were available. There are bare lights, this is a hard light on its own and then there is a soft box to produceContinue reading “UNIT 8 LIGHTING IN PHOTOGRAHPHY”

INTIMATE PORTRAITS What Makes a Good Portrait? A picture can be a powerful story. A picture is worth a thousand words. ” Curious about the subject or like you are present.” Samantha Cooper Wired ” A good portrait empowers the subject.” Jennifer Murray Filter Photo 1.1 Portrait Project Idea: I would like to explore motherhoodContinue reading “UNIT 7 THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECT”

STOP AND RETURN “Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again.” Henri Cartier -Bresson 1.1 Street Photographers – Research 3 approaches Vivian Maier A mysterious woman whose photography work was only discovered after she had died. LookingContinue reading “UAL LEVEL 3 PHOTOGRAPHY – UNIT 6 THE CAMERA FILM OR DIGITAL STREET PHOTOGRAPHY”

Street Photography The Dog And Their Owner – East Sheen High street

10 Words that define what photography means to you: 1.Freeze 2. Capture 3.History 4.Joy 5.Creative 6.Expression 7.Story 8.Love 9.Art 10.Change Choose a word and then write as a hook what photography means to you. Capture – Capture a moment in time that might be forgotten in a memory. A story that can then be toldContinue reading “UAL LEVEL 3 PHOTOGRAPHY”

The Digital Image: When using my FujiX100 or Cannon DSLR 600 D I shoot in Raw. Shooting in Raw means I have so much more scope to edit and improve my photo image in lightroom. Then using my SD memory card from the camera, I place it into my laptop in import the images toContinue reading “UAL LEVEL 2 PHOTOGRAPHY – UNIT 4 DIGITAL IMAGING AND PRINTING”

Exposure and Metering Metering is how your camera decides what exposure to set the scene. When I prepare to take a shot of a scene, its important to acknowledge how I depict the world and how the meter sees it. Whilst I’m experiencing all the wonderful colours, what the meter is actually seeing and attemptingContinue reading “UAL LEVEL 2 PHOTOGRAPHY UNIT 3 – LIGHTING IN PHOTOGRAPHY”

Studio Flash Photography and Portraiture lighting In class we experimented with flash and how we can add light. We used a strobe light and a soft box light. There are two different lights that can be used, strobe light and constant light. A strobe light in flash photography is larger and more powerful. It hasContinue reading “UAL LEVEL 2 PHOTOGRAPHY – UNIT 3 LIGHTING IN PHOTOGRAPHY”