Sunday, 12 December 2010

Project: Colous into Tones in black and white

Original


Black & white conversion


Blue filter


Green filter


Red Filter


Yellow filter

Wednesday, 1 December 2010

Project: Colour relationships

Part 3: Colour

Exercise 

Project: Colour relationships

 





Yellow:Violet  1:3
Exp time = 1/250
F/Stop = F2.8
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400

Orange:Blue  1:2
Exp time = 1/40
F/Stop = F2.8
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400

Red:Green  1:1

Exp time = 1/40
F/Stop = F3.2
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400



Colour Combinations

Exp time = 1/60
F/Stop = F4.0
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =500


Exp time = 1/160
F/Stop = F2.8
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400


Exp time = 1/50
F/Stop = F3.2
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400


Exp time = 1/50
F/Stop = F5.0
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =250

Saturday, 20 November 2010

Project: Building a library of colours

Part 3:Colour

Exercise

Primary and Secondary Colours






Half a stop darker
Exp time = 1/50
F/Stop = F3.2
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =250

Neutral
Exp time = 1/50
F/Stop = F3.2
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =250

Half stop lighter
Exp time = 1/50
F/Stop = F3.2
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =250

Half a stop darker

Exp time = 1/100
F/Stop = F3.2
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400

Neutral

Exp time = 1/100
F/Stop = F3.2
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400

Half a stop lighter

Exp time = 1/100
F/Stop = F3.2
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400

Half a stop darker

Exp time = 1/80
F/Stop = F3.2
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400

Neutral
Exp time = 1/80
F/Stop = F3.2
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400

Half a stop lighter



Exp time = 1/80
F/Stop = F3.2
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400

Half a stop darker

Exp time = 1/125
F/Stop = F3.2
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400

Neutral

Exp time = 1/125
F/Stop = F3.2
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400

Half a stop lighter

Exp time = 1/125
F/Stop = F3.2
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400


Half a stop darker
Exp time = 1/250
F/Stop = F2.8
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400

Neutral

Exp time = 1/250
F/Stop = F2.8
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400

Half a stop lighter
Exp time = 1/250
F/Stop = F2.8
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400

Half a stop lighter
Exp time = 1/40
F/Stop = F2.8
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400

Neutral
Exp time = 1/40
F/Stop = F2.8
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400

Half a stop lighter
Exp time = 1/40
F/Stop = F2.8
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =400

Project: What makes colour

Part 3:Colour

Exercise

Control the Strength of a Colour





For this exercise I had to find the average exposure setting of the object below and then take a sequence of photos adjusting the cameras aperture while the exposure stayed the same.The difference in the colour from the first shot taken at an aperture of F4 to the last shot taken at F7.1 are quite striking. The colour has changed from a light pink to more of a dark crimson by just adjusting the aperture.

What is also apparant is the change in colour of the background from an slightly off white colour  to an almost beige colour.

Exp time = 1/80
F/Stop = F4
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =500

Exp time = 1/80
F/Stop = F4.5
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =500
Exp time = 1/80
F/Stop = F5.6
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =500
Exp time = 1/80
F/Stop = F6.3
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =500

Exp time = 1/80
F/Stop = F7.1
Focal length = 70mm
ISO =500

Sunday, 17 October 2010

Assignment 2: Elements of design, Two Points

The idea behind this assignment is to incorporate the insights you have learned so far on the course into a set of photographs directed towards one type of subject. You should produce at least 10 Photographs, all of a similar subject, which between them will show the following effects:

  • Single point dominating the composition
  • Two points
  • Several points in a deliberate shape
  • A combination of vertical and horizontal lines
  • Diagonals
  • Distinct, even if irregular shapes
  • At least two kinds of implied triangle
  • Rhythm
  • Pattern

Two Points

I have selected this shot to demonstrate two points. I feel that the main two points of the image are the statues heads, This shot was taken at Fountains Abbey NR Ripon.


Exp time = 1/400
F/Stop = F4.0
Focal length = 55mm
ISO =320

Assignment 2: Elements of Design, At least two kinds of implied triangle

The idea behind this assignment is to incorporate the insights you have learned so far on the course into a set of photographs directed towards one type of subject. You should produce at least 10 Photographs, all of a similar subject, which between them will show the following effects:

  • Single point dominating the composition
  • Two points
  • Several points in a deliberate shape
  • A combination of vertical and horizontal lines
  • Diagonals
  • Distinct, even if irregular shapes
  • At least two kinds of implied triangle
  • Rhythm
  • Pattern

At least two kinds of implied triangle

 I have chosen 3 images to represent two kinds of implied triangle. The first image is of a tree trunk at fountains abbey, the shape perfectly fits as an implied triangle.


The second image again demonstrates implied triangles at both sides of the image where the tree line falls down on both sides.


The third image for me demonstrates an inverted triangle with the base of the glass being narrower that the top of the glass, this is further enhanced by the angle of the shot.


Exp time = 1/80
F/Stop = F5
Focal length = 52mm
ISO = 320



Exp time = 1/60
F/Stop = F9
Focal length = 20mm
ISO = 250



Exp time = 1/320
F/Stop = F4.8
Focal length = 48mm
ISO =400

Assignment 2: Elements of Design, Distinct, even if irregular shapes

The idea behind this assignment is to incorporate the insights you have learned so far on the course into a set of photographs directed towards one type of subject. You should produce at least 10 Photographs, all of a similar subject, which between them will show the following effects:

  • Single point dominating the composition
  • Two points
  • Several points in a deliberate shape
  • A combination of vertical and horizontal lines
  • Diagonals
  • Distinct, even if irregular shapes
  • At least two kinds of implied triangle
  • Rhythm
  • Pattern

    Distinct, even if irregular shapes

     This was another picture that I found difficult to produce a shot for, the shot I have chosen is from a shoot around Leeds city center. The glass forms part of the Leeds shopping plaza it was not possible to get a shot from directly opposite the picture had to be taken from street level which slightly distorts the angle of the lines.
    I do however feel that this shot does demonstrate Distinct shapes (squares, rectangles, triangles).



    Exp time = 1/400
    F/Stop = F11
    Focal length = 38mm
    ISO = 400

    Assignment 2: Elements of design, Single point dominating the composition

    The idea behind this assignment is to incorporate the insights you have learned so far on the course into a set of photographs directed towards one type of subject. You should produce at least 10 Photographs, all of a similar subject, which between them will show the following effects:

    • Single point dominating the composition
    • Two points
    • Several points in a deliberate shape
    • A combination of vertical and horizontal lines
    • Diagonals
    • Distinct, even if irregular shapes
    • At least two kinds of implied triangle
    • Rhythm
    • Pattern

    Single point dominating the composition

    This for me demonstrates a single point dominating the composition although there are other points within the image the singular most prevalent point is the yacht. This was taken at Whitby, North Yorkshire.



    Assignment 2: Elements of Design, Rhythm

    The idea behind this assignment is to incorporate the insights you have learned so far on the course into a set of photographs directed towards one type of subject. You should produce at least 10 Photographs, all of a similar subject, which between them will show the following effects:

    • Single point dominating the composition
    • Two points
    • Several points in a deliberate shape
    • A combination of vertical and horizontal lines
    • Diagonals
    • Distinct, even if irregular shapes
    • At least two kinds of implied triangle
    • Rhythm
    • Pattern

    Rhythm


    For me this picture conveys rhythm and as the exercise required the eye follows the direction of the beech huts and you experience an optical beat. I think that the colour of the huts further enhances the effect of the optical beat and the angle of the shot leads you from one side to the other.


    Exp time = 1/200
    F/Stop = F7.1
    Focal length = 50mm
    ISO = 250

    Assignment 2: Elements of Design, Diagonals

    The idea behind this assignment is to incorporate the insights you have learned so far on the course into a set of photographs directed towards one type of subject. You should produce at least 10 Photographs, all of a similar subject, which between them will show the following effects:

    • Single point dominating the composition
    • Two points
    • Several points in a deliberate shape
    • A combination of vertical and horizontal lines
    • Diagonals
    • Distinct, even if irregular shapes
    • At least two kinds of implied triangle
    • Rhythm
    • Pattern

    Diagonals

    This shot for me conveys diagonal lines perfectly. The road leads me into the picture by means of the converging diagonals. The shot was taken on the Island of Lindasfarne in Northumberland.


    Exp time = 1/200
    F/Stop = F7.1
    Focal length = 18mm
    ISO = 100

    Assignment 2: Elements of Design, Pattern

    The idea behind this assignment is to incorporate the insights you have learned so far on the course into a set of photographs directed towards one type of subject. You should produce at least 10 Photographs, all of a similar subject, which between them will show the following effects:

    • Single point dominating the composition
    • Two points
    • Several points in a deliberate shape
    • A combination of vertical and horizontal lines
    • Diagonals
    • Distinct, even if irregular shapes
    • At least two kinds of implied triangle
    • Rhythm
    • Pattern

    Pattern

    This shot I found really difficult to capture within landscapes, The shot I have chosen is of a Amanita muscaria (fly agaric) mushroom, I have tried to convey the sense of pattern within the picture which leads you from one side to the other.


    Exp time = 1/2
    F/Stop = F18
    Focal length = 70mm
    ISO =200

    Assignment 2: Elements of Design, Curves

    The idea behind this assignment is to incorporate the insights you have learned so far on the course into a set of photographs directed towards one type of subject. You should produce at least 10 Photographs, all of a similar subject, which between them will show the following effects:

    • Single point dominating the composition
    • Two points
    • Several points in a deliberate shape
    • A combination of vertical and horizontal lines
    • Diagonals
    • Distinct, even if irregular shapes
    • At least two kinds of implied triangle
    • Rhythm
    • Pattern

    Curves

    For this sequence I have selected two shots from the pier in Whitby I have included both as the are taken from the same point both demonstrate curves. The first image I have converted to black & white, this was mainly due to the sky being quite overcast but the overall effect for me enhances the shot and introduces an air of moodyness into it.


    The second shot is taken from the same point looking back toward the town for me the colour version works much better here as there is much more detail which may possibly be lost if it was also converted to black and white.





    Exp time = 1/60
    F/Stop = F22
    Focal length = 18mm
    ISO = 800

     Exp time = 1/60
    F/Stop = F22
    Focal length = 18mm
    ISO = 800

    Assignment 2: Elements of Design, A combination of vertical and horizontal lines

    The idea behind this assignment is to incorporate the insights you have learned so far on the course into a set of photographs directed towards one type of subject. You should produce at least 10 Photographs, all of a similar subject, which between them will show the following effects:

    • Single point dominating the composition
    • Two points
    • Several points in a deliberate shape
    • A combination of vertical and horizontal lines
    • Diagonals
    • Distinct, even if irregular shapes
    • At least two kinds of implies triangle
    • Rhythm
    • Pattern

    A combination of vertical and horizontal lines


    For this assignment image I have selected an image that was used as one of my project images. This was taken on a camera shoot around Leeds city center. The strong lines of the building and the perspective i choose hopefully demonstrates Vertical and Horizontal lines.

    The contrasting sky and the reflection in the glass for me also made the picture stand out even more.




    Exp time = 1/1250
    F/Stop = F7.1
    Focal length = 28mm
    ISO = 400

    Assignment 2: Elements of Design, Several points in a deliberate shape

    The idea behind this assignment is to incorporate the insights you have learned so far on the course into a set of photographs directed towards one type of subject. You should produce at least 10 Photographs, all of a similar subject, which between them will show the following effects:

    • Single point dominating the composition
    • Two points
    • Several points in a deliberate shape
    • A combination of vertical and horizontal lines
    • Diagonals
    • Distinct, even if irregular shapes
    • At least two kinds of implied triangle
    • Rhythm
    • Pattern

    Several points in a deliberate shape

    I found this subject quite difficult to select an image for what I have gone for hopefully demonstrates points with shapes.
     
    This picture was taken on a trip to Whitby, North Yorkshire, the boat was returning from a fishing trip with calm seas. I thought it was a good opportunity to have a picture with a main focus point with additional points. 
    I have chosen this photograph to demonstrate "several points in a deliberate shape" as I believe that with the boat as one of the points and the two lighthouses that can be seen as implied triangles and also demonstrate the relationship between points.



    Exp time = 1/250
    F/Stop = F11
    Focal length = 35mm
    ISO = 400

    Project: Rhythm and pattern

    Part 2: Elements of Design

    Exercise 

    Rhythm and patterns

    Equipment:
    Camera: Nikon D300s
    Lens 18/135mm
    Lens 70mm Macro





    Exp time = 1/2
    F/Stop = F18
    Focal length = 70mm
    ISO =200


    Exp time = 1/1600
    F/Stop = F5.6
    Focal length = 18mm
    ISO =400