louis photography

Throughout the year I have learned and refined various different skills in photography.

ISO: Iso is the level of sensitivity of your camera with light. The lower the number the less sensitive it is to light the higher the number the more sensitive it is. ISO settings as you can see below can go from 50 to as high as 6400 making the image extremely sensitive to light.

We also used soft and hard light to take photos for indoors and outdoors. hard light is used indoors because of its higher contrast soft light is used for larger objects.

The Effects of weather: In recent weeks the weather has been really bad with high pressure winds hitting the south coast hard and heavy amounts of rainfall. Storm weather is my favourite kind of weather when being indoors because it adds a air of relaxation but when outside i love the hot summer weather. This is the topic i have chosen for my photographs.

Shutter speed: Is a setting on the camera it controls the length of time the shutter is open and allows the light to travel through the lens. If the shutter is open for too long it will create a picture that is over exposed which is where too much light travels through the lense causing a image that is too bright. If the shutter is not open long enough you will get a image that is under exposed which means that there is not enough light in the image causing it to be dark and hard to see.

Leading lines: Creates a path for the eye to follow. Can draw you to a focal point this is the part of an image that your want to draw attention to. Draws you into the picture and makes the image 3D.

Focal points: A focal point is the most important part of an image. On a grid the focal points are essentially lines in on both sides.

Depth of field: is the focus on the image between distance. The background is usually blurred out while the main feature is focused on.

Aperture: Is a hole where light travels through the camera the bigger the aperture the more bright the photo meaning more blur. The smaller the aperture the darker the image.

These photos involved me putting a timer on to the camera and then painting the air with light using our flashlights the results were successful. 

                                                         

                  This was my final photo for my weather project. Also included is my contact sheet of the other photos i taken. 

Photoshoot proposal

For our photography project we had to pick a theme of our choice to take photos of and send off for submission. My chosen theme is the effects of weather which looks at the weather and the different cloud formations. Preferably i would like to take my photos during a rainy or cloudy day as i feel bad weather is more interesting than just plain clear skys and sunny weather. The reason for this is because that bad weather has more variety in terms of formations and makes the surrounding environments more interesting whether its the puddles from rain fall or even possible damage from heavy winds this is why i have chosen effects of weather.

In terms of what my actual plan is for my photograph I would like to try and take a photograph somewhere nearby where i live in Crookhorn as i feel that this area has plenty of different places that look beautiful when touched by bad weather and grey clouds. A specific area that i was thinking of was the Southdown's college field this is because the long draw distance can allow for a wider shot that can show both the cloud formations and the effect that the weather has had on the environments. An alternative possibility is the park near the Crookhorn Golf course another area with a big draw distance that also will allow for some incredible shots. The equipment that i plan to use to take these photographs is a Nikon camera or alternatively if the Nikon is not available then i will use the Canon camera. Also i hope to be able to use a tripod to help with quality and reduce the possibility of camera shake.

I am hoping the weather will be either raining or filled with grey clouds and heavy winds, if the weather does turn out like this i will have to take various precautions in order to protect the equipment. I will use either a coat or a protective cover to protect the camera from the rain. I will make sure that the tripod is tightened and placed somewhere that won't effect balance keeping the equipment still and safe without the possibility of it falling over and causing damage. A final precaution is that when i am not using the equipment i will keep it in a safe place either in my house or back in the office.

In terms of technical considerations i will adjust the brightness so that depending on the clouds i can improve the lighting to hopefully add a sense of detail in the image. I will also adjust shutter speed to make sure that the amount of light travelling through is not too much that it makes the image too bright. Other smaller considerations include making sure that the camera i am using is fully charged and finally if i decide to use a prop i will make sure that it is a prop that will not take away from the environment and attract too much attention. If possible i would like to use a model to add something extra to the environment possibly a reaction to the weather this all depends on the area that i use and the weather that is currently forecast.