For this assignment, I had a couple of ideas up in my head already before i went out to take pictures. The location was quite tough though. First time using full manual controls can be quite daunting ya...
Challenges would be firstly, manual controls. Im still lost on the theories part. But im kind of good in playing around with the camera. I will take the same shot with different aperture and shutter speed, to see the difference then make up my own theories. Well, i actually read the manual! And it does make me sleep. When i first got hold of the camera, my pictures are either all white or all dark! No image at all and sometimes the camera just refuse to take the picture. So thats when the manual came in handy. The manual is like a must read, if you are like me.
I wasnt really sure whether full manual means manual focus too, but anyways i prefer manual focus because when i first start out, the camera was in auto focus so it keeps changing the focus but didnt capture an image. I still havent figure that out yet...
During lecture, Mr Reddy showed a website where you can play with the aperture and shutter speed. Erm i still did not understand from the Sim Cam cause i need to touch and play with the camera then i will understand better. So i browse through the website to get some tips before going out, it helps with the conceptualization, creating images in my head.
Because the requirements are contrast, depth and presence, i find the webpage really useful in helping you especially with depth and presence. Read here! I think the tips are good. I applied framing for this assignment but it wasnt that good as the example given. Another link.
I think photograhy is enjoyable. I do look forward to more time spend with my camera. As for my peers, I think each and everyone of them have their own style. I personally like Paul's ubin pictures, the orange hut. Love the colours. But i think it would be interesting if the windows were open and someone in there... Then it will give more presence and depth to it. He got some other pictures which i think is good too, like the blue boat in the waters. Another one is mike's moving sky, i think it was called "Fire in the Sky"? 30secs for the shutter speed. It was interesting because he played with the shutter speed.
Peer Review
Effort: 37/40
Execution: 35/40
Creativity: 16/20
Overall: 88/100
Personal Review
Effort: 35/40
Execution: 35/40
Creativity: 16/20
Overall: 86/100
So why i deserve this marks? Not trying to sell my efforts but i think i should and everyone else should be given credit for the effort they put in, going places to look for good shoot settings and portray at least one of the requirements: depth, presence and contrast. In my opinion, whats different from my work then my peers is that they have strong colours/contrast. Probably i just prefer pictures with colours. For my pictures, i showed a different perspective, for example, instead of just standing and taking photos, i took the pictures from a low point. There is still alot to learn and experience, knowledge gain. The crit session was good, i could get some inspirations and learn something new from my peers.
Pictures used for this entry are print screened, not the original one.
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