Scheme of works for using a scanner, digital camera and Photoshop Course spring 2004
Lesson 4
Digital Camera
Basics of taking photos ..... This includes:
What to think about when taking a picture
Looking at the edge of the frame
Try keeping both eyes open when you look through a view finder, that way you'll catch things which you might miss when one eye is closed.
Composition
Taking portraits
Close ups
The photo on the left is distorting the features of the sitter's face,
the one on the right is using a zoom so there's less distortion
(Photo by Catherine)
Some lenses can not focus if the sitter is too close
Taking a step back and using the zoom overcomes the problem of focus too.
Thinking about the position and the direction a sitter is looking may determine the balance of a composition.
(Photo by Michelle)
Catherine is looking to the left but there's a big gap behind her, this
doesn't feel comfortable .... but
In this picture the compostion seems to feel better even though the sitter
is
looking leftwards while positioned to the left of the frame.. Sometimes
rules are meant to be broken! (Photo by Julia)
This is a traditionally balanced profile shot but try cropping
it on the right to see what happens. (Photo by Jenifer)
Photoshop Section
The photo filter. Image > Adjustment > Photo filter
Taking photos of people doing something
We were asked to photograph another class to see if we could come up with a picture they could use for a leaflet. The problem was that there were more of us taking photographs than there were people to take pictures of.
What would have been better would have been to let the class happen and just have one photographer try to pick up something of the reality of the situation.
Anyway here are some of the pictures we took over a ten minute period - Yes I know it's another excuse!
Catherine's
Jane's
Julia's
Michelle's
Simon's version 1- Did you notice that this is a montage of two pictures
stuck together? - Take another look
Simon's version 2
Simon's 3 -Well I'm the teacher so I get more attempts!
End of lesson 4