For our lesson in black and white, we took a look at shooting in color, Lightroom (or other apps) editing, and remembered some of the compositional techniques from the first lesson of class. Students are progressing in their skills and becoming better photographers. This will be the last post for a few weeks, we are discussing selfies, self portraits and portraits in the next two weeks and will not be posting those images.
Enjoy!
Last week we looked at mood and how to create one in an image. We discussed lighting, color, focal points, and looked at how those details influence a mood. Images submitted for the blog were not allowed to have recognizable people in them. This week we’ve broken down the sliders into block two and block four classes. Enjoy!
Welcome to our spring of 2022 semester of Intro to Photography! Our first lesson that had us taking photos involved some of the basic “rules” of composition: leading lines, rule of thirds, rule of odds, filling the frame, use of color to create balance or negative space, as well as texture, balance and framing. There are about 50 students between two sections, so our slideshow is a bit robust for this first post. In subsequent posts photos will be broken into the two sections. Enjoy!
Students chose a number between 10 and 50 and then went for a walk; during their walk they were to stop at the chosen number and take an image. For example, if the number 48 was chosen, then every 48 steps the student stopped to create an image. This assignment was designed to be completed where ever the student was learning from.
For this assignment, students were limited to what they could find on the ground; the ground could have been outside or a floor surface. Students worked well within their constraint to create interesting images of items found on the ground.
Students explored photographing bubbles – the reflection of light, color, the challenge of photographing something that moves with the slightest breeze and pops fairly quickly. Some students also challenged themselves with tonic water, fruit and lighting for a different take on bubbles.
Last week students played with both patterns and texture. Photographing a pattern or a texture involves selecting the right light, creating a strong composition, and selecting a focal point that allows the viewer to see what the photographer wants you to see.
Students spent last week investigating how to create high key and low key photos. High key photos are typically full of light and color and evoke a happy feeling, often using a white or very light background. Low key is usually dark and moody, creating contrasts and shadows while utilizing a black or dark background.
Another lesson from the first week of class was abstract photography. Students focused on lines, shapes, forms, and filling the frame with a partial item to remove a normal frame of reference. Students also experimented with the prisms for a kaleidoscope effect.
It’s been a few weeks since our last post – we wrapped up one class and started advanced photography. Students started off with a lesson and lab on water drops and water movement photography. We set up some tables on the pavement and used tripods, stands, baggies of water, bowls, pipettes, food coloring and more to create the following images. Enjoy!
