Goal Setting/Planning - Depth of Field Studio

1. List your learning goals specifically based on the essential questions for the project:

I want to be able to learn how to develop black and white film. I also want to be able to take pictures to learn how to focus in several different modes. 

To create a dynamic perspective of taking pictures to try and understand how to incorporate different depths of field into different picutres and get the same quality and complexity as in a regular digital photo .

2. Brainstorm multiple ideas that meet your learning goals for taking the photos such as theme/story/who/what/where/lighting/shooting modes/composition/technique:

1) Move the objects within the picture frame around a lot.

2) Create different dynamic scenarios with different lighting affects and shadows.

3) Try and combine different elements of what it meas to have a quality photo and incorporate them in while taking pictures.

4) Use unique objects, i.e.; my dragon sculpture, an award, etc.

Photography 1: Learning Goals/Planning Blog - Things

Essential Questions:

How do professional photographers take extraordinary photos of ordinary objects?

Who was Edward Weston and how did he take photos that were extraordinary?

What are dynamics in photography?

1. List your learning goals specifically based on the essential questions for the project:

1) Bottles and Glasses:

Goal: achieve the best possible white, gray and black tones, using correct aperture and shutter speed combination. Basically to produce an interesting composition that makes good use of these tones.

2) Water:

Goal: Capture some of water’s different qualities: calm and still, rippling, splashing, falling cascading, moody, etc.

3) Old Things:

Goal: Show how the age of an object influences its character.

2. Brainstorm multiple ideas that meet your learning goals for taking the photos such as who/what/where/lighting/shooting modes/composition/technique:

Tips: Don’t rely on your light meter (use the “point of departure” to get the correct effect)

Background should be true white, but have visible texture to it.

Watch for how the shapes and shadows of the glasses or bottles contrast or reflecting with each other.

Tips: Watch for interesting reflections in water. Try looking for pebbles, fish, etc. in the water.

keep an eye out for floating leaves, sticks, debris, etc. Try shooting a calm surface and then throwing a pebble or something to see the reaction the water makes. you might catch of someone playing or people playing with water.

Tips: look for peeled paint, broken glass, things that have been abandon, used up, worn out. Try to capture the object’s character. Notice how light and texture may help portray that character.

Dream, believe, Inspire

Preplanning helped me stage the right people in the right motions and even good lighting.

How is personal content and perspective important to your image?

I wanted to make sure I captured the perspective of how one might grow up and see that they can make a life for themselves.

How can your image influence change?

I wanted to make sure that kids especially could see that they could grow up and be whatever they want.

How do content, composition, and technique work together in your expressive image that warrants a second look by the viewer?

I added a darkening edge on all the pics to try and create an image of a snapshot like image into someone's life.

Learning Goals/Planning - Landscape

1. List your learning goals specifically based on the essential questions for the project:

I want to be able to capture an old house and some pictures of some old farmlands.

I want to also take pictures that capture a good sun light when it hits the landscape or whatever it is im taking.

2. Brainstorm multiple ideas that meet your learning goals for taking the photos such

 as who/what/where/lighting/shooting modes/composition/technique:

I'm going to use the landscape pictures I took when I was on my way moving from VA to CO. I took alot and therefore I'm sure I can find some good ones.