Tori's Commercial Photography Blog: September 2014

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Photo Diary

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

1. JPEG, GIF, PNG, HDR, and RAW.
2. In a raster image, the data describes the characteristics of each individual pixel, in a vector image there is a geometric description which can be rendered smoothly to any desired size.

JPEG
1. Lossy
2. Small images and online (i.e. Facebook, twitter, etc.)
3. yes

TIFF
1. Lossless
2. working format or editing digital images
3. yes

PSD
1. Either lossy or lossless
2. photoshop documents; layers with masks, transparency, text, etc.
3. no

NEF
1. Losslesss
2. when making large images, or you just want better quality/more editing options.
3. yes

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Lossy vs. Lossless

Three advantages of a RAW file:

has at least 8-bits per color
the complete data from the camera's sensor
higher in dynamic range (ability to display highlights and shadows)

One disadvantage of a RAW file:

images are not as sharp and has lower contrast

Three advantages of a JPEG file:

standard format and readable by any image program
lower in dynamic range
smaller file size

One advantage to a JPEG file:

higher in contrast and sharper images

1. After the image is captured by the camera, a RAW file retains all of the data from the camera's sensor.

2. A RAW file enables a photographer to edit white balance, contrast, highlights, shadows, colors, and saturation after the image is taken.

3. Some factors a photographer must consider when shooting in RAW is that RAW files are significantly larger than JPEG files, so your memory card won't hold as many shots.

4. An aspiring professional photographer would need to know how to work with RAW files because JPEG files have limited editing options and if you are looking for more flexibility and processing options with your images then you should be shooting in RAW, especially if you want to compete with the best photographers as it is not uncommon to spend more time editing than actually shooting.

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Composition (personal images)

Background

Balance

Cropping

Depth

Experimental

Framing

Leading Lines

Rule of Thirds

Symmetry

Viewpoint

Friday, September 12, 2014

DSLR Simulator

Aperture Settings:
2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22

Shutter Speed Settings:
1 second - 1/4000 seconds

ISO Settings:
100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600

Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO

Aperture:

1. We should relate aperture to a pupil.
2. The smaller the aperture, the higher the f-stop. The larger the aperture, the smaller the f-stop.
3. A smaller f-stop isolates the subject from the background, while a higher f-stop brings the background into focus.

f2.8

f16

Shutter Speed:

1.
beginning of the night (early evening):
a) To shoot a booth in the middle of the courtyard while it was still light out, you could use a slower shutter speed, like 1/125.

b) For a booth under the red awning, you could still use a slow shutter speed like 1/125 or 1/250.

c) For the Silver Stars performance you would need a faster shutter speed to be able to capture motion, 1/500 or or 1/750

d) To shoot students dancing in the courtyard you would still need a fast shutter speed like 1/500 to capture the motion.

e) To capture people streaming in the front doors, you would need a fast shutter speed still, 1/350

f) In order to capture people shooting basketballs at a hoop, you would use a shutter speed like 1/750.

end of the night (after sunset):

a) Once it's dark out, you would need a longer shutter speed to shoot a booth in the courtyard, 1/30 or even longer

b) For a food booth under the awning you would still need a slow shutter speed like 1/ 30

c) The Silver Stars performance inside the gym would still need a fast shutter speed like 1/750

d) To capture students dancing in the courtyard while it's dark out, you would need a shutter speed of 1/125

e) For people coming in the front doors you would need a shutter speed of 1/150

f) For the basketball booth, you would need a shutter speed of 1/250 to capture the motion.

2. The three settings for shutter speed on a camera are aperture priority (you set the aperture, the camera automatically sets the shutter speed), shutter priority (you set the shutter speed, the camera automatically sets the aperture), and manual (you set both shutter speed and aperture.

this was taken with a high shutter speed

this would have been taken with a low shutter speed.

ISO:

1. Shooting at a higher ISO at a sporting event is good because you will better capture motion than with a low ISO. It is also usually darker at sporting events and shooting with a high ISO let's in more light than a lower ISO.
2. Suggestions made about using a low ISO was to use low ISO in well-lit conditions or if you are not trying to capture motion and to try and stick to the base ISO as much as possible.
3. Suggestions made about using high ISO was to use a high ISO in areas that aren't so well-lit, if you are capturing motion, and to try and stay at 800 or below if possible.