Anastasiya Shmatina

The picture depicts the evening atmosphere outside a small Italian cafe. The photo is very lively because there are many people and each person is involved in some sort of activity: kids, that are probably siblings, are playing the table soccer, a couple has a dinner and a conversation with each other, the girls are standing and discussing someone or something, and two men are leaving the cafe, walking in the middle of the cafe's terrace. Seems like the "main actors" on the picture are people, but it is not. The photo was taken in the evening and, in addition, it is black&white. Apparently, the" main actors" on the picture are the lights. Only lights, during evening, are able to emphasize the peculiarity of any object. If there were no night lights, the picture would be dark, gloomy and unclear in general. The lights add the beauty to the evening photos, as they add some warmth and coziness to the whole scene.

Friday on site at the Eur

Before the ice cream!

War Photographer :James Nachtwey

Anastasiia Komarova

pictures-photographers

test 2

Description

1. What was your first impression when viewing the photo?

2. What does the work look like to you?

3. What is the subject of the photo?

4. What textures, colors, and shapes are there?

5. What about line, forms and space?

Analysis:

1. What stands out and draws your eye in this photo

2. How is the photograph organized in terms of design elements (line, space, etc)

3. What about contrast, rhythm, balance, proportion?

Interpretation

1. What is the photo about

2. What is the message of the photographer?

3. Does the photo have a purpose?

4. What feelings do you get from the photo?

5. Does it remind you of something?

Nothing in particular.

Evaluation

1. Did your first impression change, and why?

2. Do you think it is a successful photo?

3. Is it unique?

4. Could you do it better?

5. Can you readily understand the subject matter, and do the design elements (space, form, line, shape, color, texture) help you to do so?

6. Was the photo well planned, in your opinion?

7. Would you buy it or hang it in your home?

8. Have you learned anything that you could apply to your own photography?

9. Does the photo inspire you?

test 1

BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY  

John Cabot University

Part I. Technical Review  

Suppose your camera has the following settings:

aperture f1.8  f2.8  f4  f5.6  f8  f11  f16  f22

shutter    B  1   2   4    8   15   30  60  125  250  500   1000

(It is a manual slr film/digital camera with a 50mm 1:1.8 lens.)

1.     Which f-stop allows the most light in?

2.     Which allows the least?

3.     Which will give the most depth of field? 

4.     What does depth-of-field mean?

5.    Where is the aperture diaphragm  located?

6.     How is aperture measured?

7.     Which f-stop allows half the amount of light as f5.6?

8.     Which allows twice the light as f5.6?

9.     What does focal length refer to?

10.   Besides aperture, what is another factor that affects depth of field?

11.   Where is the depth of field scale located (on a traditional slr)?

12.   What is the shutter and what does it control? 

13.   How is shutter speed measured?

14.   Where is the shutter located?

15.   What kind of shutter speed is needed in low light conditions?

16.    What does “B” refer to?

17.   What is the safest slow shutter speed without a tripod?

18.   Which ss allows twice as much light as “60”(1/60)?

19.   Which allows half as much light as “60”?

20.   (4 points) On a given day, your camera gives you a correct reading of f4  at 250.  What other configurations would give you the same amount of light and a greater depth of field? (list four ways).

21.   Which would give you the same amount (as above) of light and allow you to create a blurred picture of a speeding car?

22.   Which shutter speed  would give you the same amount of light (as above, question 20) at  f2.8?

23.   On a shadowy area with a bright sky,  how would you insure a correct exposure of a subject in shadow?

24.   (4 p)Which is a better setting, f4 at 1/60, or  f 16 at 1/4 ? Say why.

25.   What does ISO refer to?

26.   What is a fast film and when should it be used?

27.   What is the major problem with fast films or Hight ISO?

28.   What are the three chemical steps used in printing a photograph?

29.   List two (2 p) ways exposure is controlled in the darkroom.

30.   How is contrast manipulated in the darkroom?