Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO.

Aperture:

f2.8 aperture.

f16 aperture.

1. The eye.
2. The smaller the Aperture the larger the f-stop, the higher the Aperture the smaller the f-stop.
3. The smaller the aperture, the more focused the entire picture will be. the bigger the aperture, the more focused the picture will be in the foreground, with the background more blurred.
4. F5.0, F5.6, F6.3, F7.1, F8, F9, F10, F11, F13, F14, F16, F18, F20, F22, F25, F29, F32,F36.

Shutter Speed:

high shutter speed

low shutter speed

1. At the beginning while the sun is still partially up and the courtyard has reasonable light
a.) the dunking booth - 1/2500
b.) the food eating contest - 1/1000
c.) the rock climbing wall -  1/500
d.) someone working at a booth 1"
e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle 1/2
f.) the Diamonds performance. 1/1000

Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other.
a.) the dunking booth - 1/250
b.) the food eating contest - 1/100
c.) the rock climbing wall - 1/50
d.) someone working at a booth - 5"
e.) the DJ/MC working at the middle of the circle - 2.5"
f.) the Diamonds performance. -  1/100

2. "Aperture Priority" - you manually set the aperture, but it sets the shutter speed for you.
    "Shutter Priority" - you manually set the shutter speed, but it sets the aperture for you.
    "Manual" - you set both the aperture and the shutter speed.

3.  30", 25", 20", 15", 13", 10", 8", 6", 5", 4", 3"2, 2"5, 2", 1"6, 1"3, 1", 0"6, 0"5, 0"3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/8, 1/10, 1/15, 1/20, 1/25, 1/30, 1/40,1/50, 1/60, 1/80, 1/100, 1/125, 1/160, 1/200, 1/250, 1/320, 1/400, 1/500, 1/640, 1/800, 1/1000, 1/1250, 1/1600, 1/2000, 1/2500, 1/3200, 1/4000

ISO:

ISO 200

ISO 6400

1. Because there isn't as much light, so it would capture the image better as a whole and not missing anything.
2. Stick to the base ISO, when there is plenty of light use the lowest ISO, use it in a dim-lit room if your camera is mounted on a flat surface or tripod.
3. Use when there is not enough light for the camera to be able to quickly capture an image, when indoors use a higher number to be able to set motion, when you need to get extra fast shots use higher ISO.
4.  100, 200, 400, 800, 1600.

Sim Cam:
F4: looks best at 1/125sec - the background is barely visible, it is really blurry and you can't really make out shapes, the couple is the only thing visible.
F5.6: looks best at 1/60sec - background is more visible, you can kind of tell what's back there, but couple is still main focus. 
F8: looks best at 1/60sec - background is more visible, you can tell there is a building with windows back there.
F11: looks best at 1/60sec - background is clearer, you can see more of the colors back there.
F16: looks best at 1/30sec - background is more clear, you can see other objects on the building like ladders and a tree.
F22: looks best at 1/15sec - background is pretty much as clear as the couple, you can see everything in the picture.


I did good on both test. I think I understand the pillars of photography a lot better now, and it will enable me to take better pictures now.

Africa Black and White.

I loved these pictures. They were so beautiful. I loved the majesty of it all, how he captured everything. He captured the animals' facial expressions to where it told a story. Every photograph just looked so amazing and you wanted to see more. You wanted to know what was going on when he took the picture, and what happened afterwards.

I think my favorite picture was the elephant standing in the middle of all the trees. The sun shining through the leaves. It seems like the only place the sun is shining is right were he is standing, and the tree's parted just for him.

The photographer uses a Pentax 67II with only two fixed lenses.

He takes such photographs because he wants to capture the animals' spirit before they are no more. He believes that man will one day overtake the East African country and the animals with it.

"What I am interested in is showing the animals simply in the state of Being. In the state of Being before they are no longer are. Before, in the wild at least, they cease to exist."

Academic Shoot Reflection.

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos following the rules I set out for you?

I think framing was the hardest rule to capture. Because you have to set everything up in a way where everything is seen. Also framing is just a hard rule to find, because it is so sparse.

2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly.

I think I worked really hard to make sure all of my pictures were focused correctly. I held the camera steady and changed some angles to make things I wanted in focus, in focus, and things I didn't want in focus, not in focus.
3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?

Just look for more opportunities for the rules. Some of them were so hard to find, that I was rushing to find the prompt, then I didn't really achieve everything I had hoped for.
4. What things would you do the same?

Focus the camera, make sure the lighting was correct, get everything I needed, and keep everything I didn't out.
5. When you go out with your next set of prompts, which rule do you think will be the easiest to achieve?

Rule of thirds. Because all you have to do is put it in a corner and its automatically rule of thirds.
6. Which rule do you think will be the hardest to capture?

Framing again! Because you really have to set yourself just perfect at the right angle to get a good framing shot.
7. What rule are you still not totally clear on and what can you do to figure out what that rule is?

I think I'm still not a hundred percent on the framing. I could research a little more and find more examples to clear my mind on what is and what isn't framing.

Lines.

I think I achived this rule very good. It is clear what the subject is here because the line of boys draws your eyes directly to them. And the line of the table parallel to them is also a leading line to the boys in the photograph. I think that it is quite easy to interpret what the subject of this picture is, because it is the only focus of the picture. I think I captured this rule well, and there isn't much I would change.

Balance.

I think this rule was followed very well. This is an example of symmetrical balance and I think you can see it through the picture. Both the girls are at sides of the photograph, with a table inbetween them. I think that if you look at this picture your focus is the girls in the foreground and that they are perfect and balanced. I think I achived this rule well and there isn't much that I'd do different.

Rule of Thirds.

I think this rule was follwed very well. The subject is in the upper right corner with room to move infront and behind him. I think people could tell what the subject is, because there is nothing distracting in this picture so you know what you are looking at. I think that this rule was very easy to follow, so there isn't much else to do.

Framing.

I think this rule was followed pretty well. I set myself and the camera up to where these two girls are the frames to the boy farther back laughing at something the teacher said or did. The two girls framing in the foreground automatically draw your eye the boy farther away because it blocks everything else in view out, so your eyes goes straight to him. I think I followed the prompt well, but things could've been done different. There are a lot of examples of framing, its just a matter if finding them.