JULIE 

My Name ***************JULIE****************** Using images taken from outside finding objects that shape out letters.  By finding the right images to communicate my name and not using signs with letters on.  

Narrow DOF (Depth of Field)

Depth of field shows the range of a shape and clear image. By adjusting the aperture and focus everything in the front and the rear of the image starts to lose its sharpness. 

 

Wide angel lenses are better at creating DOF (Depth of field) than Telephoto lenses as with a wide angle you can get the subject in the image and the foreground and surrounding objects etc. By adjusting your settings you can achieve DOF on the subject matter and the rest is out of focus. 

Setting the aperture at a large aperture so that you are letting in more light gives more Depth of field & the closer the subject the better.

In this picture the dragonfly has been the subject of focus and the grass has been out of focus surrounding it making you look only at the Dragonfly.

 

This chart shows the focal point and circles of confusion, this is the light coming from the object to the cameras sensor to create the DOF.The light in this diagram shows the circle of confusion where by the amount of light let in by the aperture and hitting the cameras sensor will make the object in focus however if they hit the sensor slightly out then the subject could be out of focus. Getting the balance right by setting the aperture and the lens length right.

To get a wide DOF you would be aiming to get the whole subject in focus by using a smaller aperture F.22  as you would need less light but your lens would be aiming further away and the shutter speed would be slower around 1/30^th of  a second without a tripod if possible.

 

Half term passed and not had a minute to myself! Ive finally got a camera Canon 40D and bought a separate lens so I'm hoping to get out soon and take some shots for our task... In the mean time I have been reading up more about the aperture triangle and reiterating the basics to myself, DOF and functions on my camera in preparation.  While I was looking for a lens I wasn't sure what to get but after reading up on lenses I ended up going for a canon 24 to 85mm lens and with this, I get a varied focal lenght and not to long therefore I am able to get close up wide angle shots and telephoto images of around a 29 degree angle by focusing in on my subject.  Ive found this chart that gives you an idea on the focal lenghts of the lenses that you can buy as to be highest I had no clue and found this very helpful.

 

Wide angel I can get almost everything in the image, the foreground the subject and the skyline with no negative space, by having a lens that can also go to 85mm I can focus on my subject take the shot but get it in closer and squash it down.

Photoshop editing... I have been editing some of my images from our street photography last week.. I am new to Photoshop so it ill take me a while to get used to using it.  In these images I have adjusted the curve lines to brighten my image and I have burnt around the edges and by doing so I got a reflection on the image in the right hide side that I didn't have before it was edited.  Part of the image had a reflection of the person walking and people in the reflection however there was a white part on the wall not showing anything. 

By duplicating the layer I was able to edit the curves and brighten the image

This screen shot was taken when I was sharpening the image 

Finally once I was happy with the picture I could save it and below is the final outcome of the picture.  These settings will take me a while to get used to I'm doing my best to take it all in. 

My film camera & Manual, Ive recently bought a canon EOS 300 and im getting used to using it now I have taken it out with me over the weekend and hope to get alot more use out of it by doing Street photography after this progect.

The manual I had been given is french however I have downloaded this one on line today...

http://www.photo-manuals.com/manual/canon/film-slr-camera/eos-300/

Here you can download your canon maual.

Shooting from the hip.... St Helens, this task was so much fun walking around in the rain on the streets of St Helens snapping away.  I used a canon 550 digital set on B&W aperture F.8.... :) Not much going on that day however it was fun to walk round and people where a bit suspicious but before they got to look at you properly bang.... the shot was taken.  I had so much fun doing this, I concentrated on narrative on this project and camera angles where possible.

 

 

Yesterday I spent the day on the Albert Dock, Liverpool with my film camera, it rained the whole time I was there however I'm hoping that once developed my pictures come out on. At 1st I set the camera to Aperture Priorty but throught the day I played about with it more using The sunny 16 rule. I picked a day that was less busy as people where in work etc however I have taken a few with people in them.... See what happens hey :)

35mm Film photographers.  This week I we have been looking at photographers such as Alexander Rodchenko,  Josef, Koudelka & Henri Cartier-Bresson. These photographers have all used 35mm film to capture iconic images using reflection, movement, strange camera angles, while getting a natural image.

All of these images draw your eye all around the image & tell a story in this image by Josef Koudelka shows a lady who is sun bathing and her shadow is sharp under her, there's people about her doing various other things.  You can see that the sky was bright and that it was a sunny day when the picture was taken. 

This image taken in France also by Josef looks like its people from a circus having a break! Well that's what I got from it.....:) The rule of 3rd's is in there and there is a horizontal line running on the path in the centre going own the picture to the left corner, the guy in the centre is also leaning with the angle and the horse seems much better because of its positioning in the image. 

Here is an image take by Josef in Northern Ireland and its quite a dark image but good balance on the tree to the left and the bushes on the right hand side of the road. The road has lines leading out giving it perspective, what's round the bend? The markings on the road are brighter than the Gray and the darker shade of the tree & the bush. This gives me a lonely feeling as its dark and no one is in it.... 

 Eve Arnold has produced this image of a prostitute in a brothel in Cuba, the shallow DOF is on the prostitute and her drink concentrating on her look to create a feel of her emotions she looks sad and unhappy.  The background is out of focus making you concentrate on her. 

 Fritz Henle has this sharp repetitive image creating repetition and shadows in the picture, the narrative is simple I would of thought when you see this, school boys doing their exercises. There are lines horizontally & diagonally in this picture. 

Henri Cratier - Bresson would take pictures when people were just getting on with their everyday lives.  This top image - Squares, is an image of what looks like an school in a very run down building with small windows, Henri has also captured children playing in the court yard and what looks like a passer by walking in the middle.  Its telling a story and your looking at it thinking what is it? WHERE IS IT? WHERE IS THAT MAN GOING OR DOES HE WORK THERE? 

This image by Henri is amazing how he has the reflection of the bridge, the lady jumping into the water it looks staged, the balance of the colours are strong with the greys and whites, the reflection of the bridge is a circle split as the font of the boat has been captured in the image.

Shallow depth of field? Im still trying to understand my aperture triangle and I'm looking at images to get an idea of shallow depth of field and a wide depth of field.

Here are some images showing narrow & wide depth of field.

In the top images the chest pieces are much closer and the outside is blurred and the narrow depth is concentrating on the chest pieces.

The bottom image is wider getting the staircase in an the stairs this is a much wider image and everything is in focus. 

My negatives scanned....

Here are some of my negatives that have been scanned onto the computer using a negative scanner.  I found the process long winded but I'm sure after a few goes it will be much simpler! These three images where taken in the local church in St Helen's.  It was raining and dark outside and my aperture settings where around F8 down to F4 but they still come out dark.

College this week is flying by and I'm learning so much!  This week we are working on our 35m film and have had the chance to go out and get 36 frames and 12 images using prospective as our topic... I managed to get into the local church to get some of my photographs and then out and about the campus.  Today we have been processing our film and discovering how to measure out our dev,stop & Mix and also getting the hang of our timings! 

My home made pinhole camera! Yesterday I popped into the 99p store and got two tins so that I can place two pin hole cameras outside for a couple of days to see what they come out like.... I had spoken to a concierge at Beetham Tower, Liverpool to see if I could have access to the roof and get a view over the Liver Buildings however there was know where I could secure it too! Gutted..... I'm going to tape one to the back of my shed as there is nothing at the back of my house only trees and try and get one hidden in Everton Park to get a skyline view of Liverpool!

To make my Pinholes I have got two coin collecting tins and then cut the tops of them using a can opener, I have then taped over the edge so that I don't cut my hand ;-0 I have then turned the can upside down and got a piece of card that fits around the bottom and cut slots into it that will then fold into the can.  Then I have taped the card around and pushed the slots inside, I've then added a coaster to the top to make the lid and taped this to the card so that it fits snug with no light getting in!  I just need to now put my pin hole in and make my pinhole cover and I'm off! 

I will leave the cameras out today and take them down again on Monday Morning! Hope they work & I hope no one takes mine down out of the park ha!

My attempt at Pinhole images...

This week we have been working on pinhole in the dark room. My home made Pinhole camera had to be adjusted after the first couple of attempts as the pin hole was too large and all of my images where coming out black! I have attached some of my pinhole images to show what happened and why! In the end I was happy with a couple of them but not all :( 

One the day of the pinhole it was really bright morning therefore I was having to reduce the exposure time from 25 seconds to around 10-15 seconds to try and get a better pinhole. 

In the 1st pinhole  I have taken a picture of my shoes I took them off and placed them on the floor to try and get the reflection of the same old boot! As you can see from some of the other pinhole I have taken they have not turned out great.... Too much exposure and the fact that my pin hole was too big letting in too much light.  The last image is of the hand rails at the side of the college building again  the object was to get the reflection in the image with the double rails.  This has been good practise even thou i wasn't happy with how many of the turned out! 

I have just found some more recent pinhole images that have been showed at the London festival of photography this summer by various artists. It good to see what other photographers are taking photograms off and where/ what angle etc..


below are some of the pinholes they have been displaying this summer.

Back on to pinhole cameras today & I seem to be alot better now that my camera has been fixed! The pin hole was to large and I wasnt getting enough light exposure! Today has been better and I am pleased with the results so far on wards & upwards!... :-)

Morning, just got home from the school an its time to get some work done in my workbook ready for tomorrow while I have peace & quite!

Morning! I've had a day of college & a nice sleep in this morning, lots of cuddles of Robyn..... Im going to take the kids into the William Brown Muesum today as they love it there then pop into the Libary next door and show them pinhole cameras, they have no idea what I have been doing this week but there very intrested!

Les Rudnick September 16, 2005 - Just had a look at some of Les Rudnicks portfolio and found he used crystal glasses in the photograms to produce a sense of reflections! Beautiful image!?!? I might bring some small glasses/ crystal with me tomorrow and some other objects like earrings etc to see what reflections I can get from them and hopefully get some great pictures! Les Rudnick started producing black & white images at the young age of 12 and is fascinated with creating images using only light that interacts with objects.

Flower in a basket -  Les Rudnick

Suspended Crystal - Les Rudnick


The suspended crystal is so bright and the relections have a lighter shade making the patern of them stand out more.