PHS Photo Class

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Videos about Famous Photographers

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Ansel Adam's Darkroom

Here is a video that describes Ansel Adam's darkroom. It also describes how he used filters for some of his images (red or yellow), and how he dodged and burned his prints.

A look into Ansel Adam's Home and Darkroom

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Videos about Depth of Field and the Zone System

Here are links to the two videos that were shown on Tuesday in class.

This video is about how to meter for the Zone System, using Black & White, color print or color slide film. How to Meter for The Zone System

This video talks about the factors that effect depth of field. Depth of Field: Photography Tutorial for Beginners

Saturday, January 14, 2017

iPhone Camera App

I have discovered app that essentially turns your iPhone into a full-featured digital camera. It is called "645 Pro" and costs $3.99. Here is a link to it on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/645-pro-mk-iii/id518235205?mt=8

Studio Portraiture

Hello Class,

Here are some videos and links you may find useful for learning about Studio Portraiture.

A short summary of Portrait Photography can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_photography

Videos

Techniques
An overview of portraiture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjAHkAW8pV4

Shows the typical gear you'd find in a portrait studio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQlC0IT7Tw8&list=PLwIVS3_dKVpvv4x7-wS-jHZZCOU6-hI0s&index=1

Here is a video showing some basic lighting setups for portraiture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31yj-NdzHBQ

Shows how to light portrait subjects in various ways: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfqhz-nh4Gc

Shows how to light for "High-Key" photography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-li99i9d4w8

Famous Portrait Photographers
Julia Margaret Cameron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqnVLwRagbs

Edward Curtis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3zuiC1NdFA

August Sander: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3RnfgRf2ec

Yousuf Karsh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDxfZ-ART44

More to follow...

Friday, October 28, 2016

Sunny 16 Rule

For much of photography's history, there were no light meters, so basic rules were created to get the right exposure for a picture. If you know the sensitivity of the film you are using, you can get close to the exact settings you need to get a proper exposure.

So the rule is: on a sunny day (bright sunlight), your shutter speed equals the inverse of the ISO of your film at f16.

For example, we use 400 ISO film, so the ideal exposure at f16 would be 1/400. Since cameras don't generally have a 1/400 shutter speed setting, you would use the closest one. In our case, the closest would be 1/500, but slightly overexposing film is better than slightly underexposing, so I would pick 1/250 of a second for the shutter speed in most cases.

If it is not a sunny day, then you would let in more light by decreasing the shutter speed (go to 1/125, 1/60, etc.) or open up the aperture (go to f11, f8, f5.6, etc.).

Here are some links for more information about this rule. If you meter is broken or not functioning well, use this rule.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny_16_rule

http://www.guidetofilmphotography.com/sunny-16-exposure.html

https://www.slrlounge.com/photography-essentials-the-sunny-16-rule/

Remember:
Opening the f stop by one stop (going from f16 to f11) and cutting amount of time the shutter is open by half (going from 1/250 to 1/500), brings in the same amount of light.

Closing the f stop down by one stop (going from f16 to f22) and doubling the amount of time the shutter is open (going from 1/250 to 1/125), brings in the same amount of light.

1/250 of a second at f16 = 1/500 of a second at f11 = 1/125 of a second at f22

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

History of Photography - the 1870's

The 1870's saw the arrival of the "Dry Plate Process", which revolutionized photography and made it what it is today.

For an explanation of the dry plate process, click here.

And here is a video about that era and the progress it led to.

The Dry Plate Process allowed photographers to do more things, such as landscape photography in faraway places and capture high-speed motion. Below are links to some of the photographers of that era.

William Henry Jackson
Carleton Watkins
Timothy O'Sullivan
Eadweard Muybridge