What I want to know:
- Know how different cameras work, digital, 35mm etc.
- Know different lenses for cameras.
- How to develop film/Darkroom use.
- More depth of Photoshop.
- Modern photographers.
- Know most of the settings on cameras.
- Know the correct light for the correct settings o the camera.
- Different genres of photography.
- Painting with light.
What I know:
- Basics on photoshop.
- Basics on premier.
- Simple photograms.
- Draw.
- Paint.
- Basic use of a light meter.
- Different camera angles.
- Microsoft paint.
- Pinhole photography.
- basic key words-high key lighting, low key etc.
- Basic settings for a digital camera.
- Tumblr.
- Microsoft.
Other Skills:
- Play guitar.
- Dance-ballet.
- Speak a bit of french.
- Swimming.
About me/inspirations:
Favourite TV shows: Game of Thrones, The Mighty Boosh, Friends,
The inbetweeners, That 70s show
I largely take inspiration from the music I listen to and the artists as individuals themselves, including Kurt Cobain, David Bowie, The Sex Pistols etc. As well as this I watch quite a lot of films, which I find also give me inspiration for my work. A few of my favourite films include: Donnie Darko, The boat that Rocked and Nowhere Boy. Some of my favourite artists and photographers include: Jenny Saville, Idris Khan, Silvia Grav
At the moment I am not 100% sure on whether I want to go to uni , so I need to look at other options.
Photo-Workshop:
I went along to the introduction of how to sue the photo studios and how to use the variety of lights and fixtures. I got taught how to change the ISO on a light meter and the camera itself as well as change the exposure, which was very helpful. I learnt about different apertures which are identified using f-numbers; the smaller the f-number the larger the aperture. Aperture also controls depth of field.
Glossary:
ISO - Refers to the sensitivity of film or image sensor when exposed to light.
Aperture - The hole in the lens that lets light through to expose it to light.
Shutter Speed - The length of time the shutter inside the camera is open to let light through to expose the film or CMOS/CCD sensor to light.
3 point lighting consists of a key light; generally at the corner pointing towards the model, a fill light; generally at the side, and a backlight; making the outline of the model/object more defined. The key is to start in darkness and add the different lights one by one so you can see the effects of each.
We then practised 3 point lighting in the studios and tested the lights one by one to see the effect they gave as well as posing with different emotions using the lights to our benefit.
(Chris Killip - isle of man, brian oldham, Marcus Møller Bitsch, graham smith)
Pinhole photography
Cyanotype
Cyanotype is a photography printing process that produces cyan-blue prints using two chemicals - ammonium iron and potassium ferricyanide. Cyanotype is an ultraviolet sensitive contact printing process.
Chemigrams
Chemigrams are images made from light sensitive paper. Here I have tried out some cyanotypes of my own in an attempt at 'making a landscape', I exposed photographic paper to light for 2 minutes, I then developed them in the darkroom, developing different sections of the paper for different amounts of time so the results were not just black. I found it quite difficult to 'make' a landscape by dipping certain corners of the paper into the developer, I would like to get more practice at these.
Lynda.com
After signing up to lynda I took the course on 'street photography', which from watching and listening to all the different videos on the course I feel that when I now go out and do some street photography for myself the things I have learnt will be very beneficial to me. For example, you must have a lot of patience and respect in order to get the perfect shot. You don't have to have copious amounts of equipment with you, to change locations often and to keep taking pictures even if it is of the same but ever so slightly different object.
Enlarging
Colour
We looked into the theory of colour and wanted to see for ourselves how different colours are layered together for film and photography. We tried with paints and coloured sheets in front of torches onto a white wall and layered them, here are the results.
I largely take inspiration from the music I listen to and the artists as individuals themselves, including Kurt Cobain, David Bowie, The Sex Pistols etc. As well as this I watch quite a lot of films, which I find also give me inspiration for my work. A few of my favourite films include: Donnie Darko, The boat that Rocked and Nowhere Boy. Some of my favourite artists and photographers include: Jenny Saville, Idris Khan, Silvia Grav
At the moment I am not 100% sure on whether I want to go to uni , so I need to look at other options.
Photo-Workshop:
I went along to the introduction of how to sue the photo studios and how to use the variety of lights and fixtures. I got taught how to change the ISO on a light meter and the camera itself as well as change the exposure, which was very helpful. I learnt about different apertures which are identified using f-numbers; the smaller the f-number the larger the aperture. Aperture also controls depth of field.
Glossary:
ISO - Refers to the sensitivity of film or image sensor when exposed to light.
Aperture - The hole in the lens that lets light through to expose it to light.
Shutter Speed - The length of time the shutter inside the camera is open to let light through to expose the film or CMOS/CCD sensor to light.
brian oldham, Marcus Møller Bitsch, graham smith, chris killip
3 Point lighting workshop:
3 point lighting consists of a key light; generally at the corner pointing towards the model, a fill light; generally at the side, and a backlight; making the outline of the model/object more defined. The key is to start in darkness and add the different lights one by one so you can see the effects of each.
The key light adds the subjects main source of light. To have it as a side light it has to be slightly raised. This is the light that casts the darkest shadows.
The fill light then makes the subject more visible, this light is usually placed opposite the key light and is usually lower.
The backlight creates a bright line around/behind the subject. This helps to separate the object from the background.
This Caravaggio painting below(Supper at Emmaus) shows how he captured the different lighting to therefore make the scene more dramatic. Shows the importance of the use of light.
We then practised 3 point lighting in the studios and tested the lights one by one to see the effect they gave as well as posing with different emotions using the lights to our benefit.
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| Backlight |
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| Key Light |
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| Key light and Fill light |
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| Key light, Fill light and Backlight |
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| Emotions - Joy |
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| Emotions - Anger |
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| Emotions - Despair |
(Chris Killip - isle of man, brian oldham, Marcus Møller Bitsch, graham smith)
Pinhole photography
A Pinhole camera is a camera without a lens, a lightproof box (usually painted black) with a small hole in one side. Photographic paper is put inside of the box opposite the pinhole then the box is sealed and placed in front of the object/scene for a certain amount of time in order to get the right amount of light exposed onto the paper. The first test I did I exposed the paper for 10 minutes and when I developed it you could just make out the outline of the trees. So then I left the box for 30 minutes which ultimately gave a slightly better result but really needs to be left for longer. Pinhole photography works best when it it sunny.
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| Left to expose for 30 mins |
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| Changed to a positive |
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| Left to expose for 10 mins |
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| Changed to a positive |
Cyanotype
Cyanotype is a photography printing process that produces cyan-blue prints using two chemicals - ammonium iron and potassium ferricyanide. Cyanotype is an ultraviolet sensitive contact printing process.
Chemigrams
Chemigrams are images made from light sensitive paper. Here I have tried out some cyanotypes of my own in an attempt at 'making a landscape', I exposed photographic paper to light for 2 minutes, I then developed them in the darkroom, developing different sections of the paper for different amounts of time so the results were not just black. I found it quite difficult to 'make' a landscape by dipping certain corners of the paper into the developer, I would like to get more practice at these.
After signing up to lynda I took the course on 'street photography', which from watching and listening to all the different videos on the course I feel that when I now go out and do some street photography for myself the things I have learnt will be very beneficial to me. For example, you must have a lot of patience and respect in order to get the perfect shot. You don't have to have copious amounts of equipment with you, to change locations often and to keep taking pictures even if it is of the same but ever so slightly different object.
Enlarging
I did a workshop on enlarging pictures from a 35mm film roll. To test it out first to get used to how long to expose them for we used these images. (not mine). At first we exposed the film sheet bit by bit exposing the paper longer to light each time. However at first we didn't expose it for long enough so it came out too dark, so we ended up exposing the paper for 6 seconds.
Colour
We looked into the theory of colour and wanted to see for ourselves how different colours are layered together for film and photography. We tried with paints and coloured sheets in front of torches onto a white wall and layered them, here are the results.
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