11.5.16
From the hours of: 1-3:30
Today was the last day of my hours, and Lord am I thankful! It was one rough ride, but this is the last of them. During this session I took pictures of my friend, Alexia Martin, that would be used within my final product. Within the 2.5 hours that I spent in Davidson with her and taking pictures around the campus, I used my knowledge from previous sessions to benefit myself during this one. I used my knowledge of Tv (aperture priority), manual settings, and rules of thirds and depth of field. For the entire photography session I used my 50mm lens on a lower aperture setting, although not the lowest one because I learned that it is not always your friend. Within this session I also used my previous knowledge of white balance, even though it took me a few tries to get the coloring right. A huge issue during this session was the sunlight! I really did not think that this would affect the camera and the picture quality that much but it did. I learned that photos are better taken in the shade on a bright day than in bright sunlight! It was pretty interesting to learn that because I definitely didn't know that before. The aesthetic of Davidson and the aesthetic of the person I was taking pictures of blended together very well. She is a person of art and style and Davidson is a place of culture, art, and interesting people. I think that the 2.5 hours I spent in Davidson with her were an overall success and the photos that I took will be of extreme benefit towards my final product!
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Meeting 7
10.26.16
From the hours of: 1:30-3
During this hour and a half I had a full sit down with my mentor and we went over some of the final paperwork for the Capstone Project, however, he did not sign them off just yet since it was not the last meeting. In this meeting I showed him the pictures I've been taking and received feedback on these photos. I learned that even though the lower the aperture doesn't always mean the best pictures. My mentor had the most to say about the photos from 10/20 when I went to EMIS. He noticed that not all of the photos had multiple people in focus and sometimes no one was in focus at all. He did say that the lighting was pretty good for indoors though, which is a plus! I also received feedback on the sports pictures that I have been taking. My mentor suggested that I use flash, however, I completely disagree with him on that. I think that flash is extremely distracting and causes too many shadows, which are not good for pictures, even though it does help with the overall lighting. I do not want to end up blinding a player and causing the ball to be taken by the other team, or something like that! However, we continued to talk about my progress on the capstone project and he was wondering what I was going to do for my product and I told him my ideas and he gave me suggestions on what to do for them. It was definitely a helpful meeting, and criticism is always your friend. No matter what.
From the hours of: 1:30-3
During this hour and a half I had a full sit down with my mentor and we went over some of the final paperwork for the Capstone Project, however, he did not sign them off just yet since it was not the last meeting. In this meeting I showed him the pictures I've been taking and received feedback on these photos. I learned that even though the lower the aperture doesn't always mean the best pictures. My mentor had the most to say about the photos from 10/20 when I went to EMIS. He noticed that not all of the photos had multiple people in focus and sometimes no one was in focus at all. He did say that the lighting was pretty good for indoors though, which is a plus! I also received feedback on the sports pictures that I have been taking. My mentor suggested that I use flash, however, I completely disagree with him on that. I think that flash is extremely distracting and causes too many shadows, which are not good for pictures, even though it does help with the overall lighting. I do not want to end up blinding a player and causing the ball to be taken by the other team, or something like that! However, we continued to talk about my progress on the capstone project and he was wondering what I was going to do for my product and I told him my ideas and he gave me suggestions on what to do for them. It was definitely a helpful meeting, and criticism is always your friend. No matter what.
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Meeting 6
10.20.16
From the hours of: 1:00-2:30
Don't worry, I'm not skipping school! Since my fourth block class in an online course, I am allowed a senior privilege of not attending during fourth block without being counted absent. I went to East Mooresville Intermediate School with one of my friends to help her set up and then I proceeded to take pictures of her Capstone Project and her project product. During the hour and a half that I spent here I took candid shots of the sixth grade students and Alexia Martin (who did her project on art murals) working and painting their hands on the circular globe that she made. Since the photos were completely indoors, the lighting was a little bit off because of the fake fluorescent lighting in the classroom. However, for the entire time I used my 50mm lens which has an aperture of 1.8 (which is the lowest possible on that lens) which allowed my camera to have a larger depth of field but also allow in more light for the photo. This aperture setting was super helpful when looking at the photos, because when compared to photos where the aperture setting was higher than 1.8 the photos were more yellow and not as good looking. I really do think that the hour and a half that I spent at EMIS taking pictures for my friend's capstone project was a complete success. It was awesome to see another high school student working on her capstone project diligently and so creatively.
From the hours of: 1:00-2:30
Don't worry, I'm not skipping school! Since my fourth block class in an online course, I am allowed a senior privilege of not attending during fourth block without being counted absent. I went to East Mooresville Intermediate School with one of my friends to help her set up and then I proceeded to take pictures of her Capstone Project and her project product. During the hour and a half that I spent here I took candid shots of the sixth grade students and Alexia Martin (who did her project on art murals) working and painting their hands on the circular globe that she made. Since the photos were completely indoors, the lighting was a little bit off because of the fake fluorescent lighting in the classroom. However, for the entire time I used my 50mm lens which has an aperture of 1.8 (which is the lowest possible on that lens) which allowed my camera to have a larger depth of field but also allow in more light for the photo. This aperture setting was super helpful when looking at the photos, because when compared to photos where the aperture setting was higher than 1.8 the photos were more yellow and not as good looking. I really do think that the hour and a half that I spent at EMIS taking pictures for my friend's capstone project was a complete success. It was awesome to see another high school student working on her capstone project diligently and so creatively.
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Meeting 5
10.13.16
From the hours of: 6-7:30
I attended another junior varsity football game for an hour and a half. Within these two hours I continued to take action and candid shots of players and cheerleaders. There really was not as much excitement on the field or in the stands as there was in the previous game, but there was still something in the atmosphere and the players were always ready to get on the field. Within the 1.5 hours that I spent at the game, the lighting was extremely good at first, however, going on into the night it gradually got worse and more yellow from the lights shining onto the field. I learned that the farther zoomed out you are the lower your aperture is able to get therefore allowing more light to be let into the camera which also creates a depth of field effect. So, needless to say, I continued playing with my lighting. I also learned a few more tidbits about camera settings, like how to change where the camera focuses on objects which allows me to use the rule of thirds. I also learned about manual and Tv settings. Tv is just an aperture priority where the aperture is automatically adjusted for each picture to let in the most light possible. It was extremely helpful with the poor lighting of the football game. In the end though, the 1.5 hours that I spent at this game were beneficial to me and my overall capstone project. I learned more about lighting and camera settings, like Tv, that could be beneficial and useful to me in the future.
From the hours of: 6-7:30
I attended another junior varsity football game for an hour and a half. Within these two hours I continued to take action and candid shots of players and cheerleaders. There really was not as much excitement on the field or in the stands as there was in the previous game, but there was still something in the atmosphere and the players were always ready to get on the field. Within the 1.5 hours that I spent at the game, the lighting was extremely good at first, however, going on into the night it gradually got worse and more yellow from the lights shining onto the field. I learned that the farther zoomed out you are the lower your aperture is able to get therefore allowing more light to be let into the camera which also creates a depth of field effect. So, needless to say, I continued playing with my lighting. I also learned a few more tidbits about camera settings, like how to change where the camera focuses on objects which allows me to use the rule of thirds. I also learned about manual and Tv settings. Tv is just an aperture priority where the aperture is automatically adjusted for each picture to let in the most light possible. It was extremely helpful with the poor lighting of the football game. In the end though, the 1.5 hours that I spent at this game were beneficial to me and my overall capstone project. I learned more about lighting and camera settings, like Tv, that could be beneficial and useful to me in the future.
Monday, October 10, 2016
Meeting 4
10.10.16
From the hours of 6:30-8:30
Today I attended a junior varsity football game for the duration of two hours. Within these two hours I continued to use and expand my knowledge on photography, lighting, and white balance. Within this game, I took action and candid shots of the JV cheerleaders and football players. This is the first time that I have been to a JV football game since my freshman year and it was crazier than I expected. The parking lot was extremely packed and I found it surprising that there was such a large turnout. The game had a large "hype" to it, however, there were a lot more injuries from what it seems than there usually were at the varsity games. During these two hours I worked on taking pictures that had some emotion to them, especially when one team scored or if the home team was to score. However, the night was mostly uneventful and I still worked on lighting, however, the football games are later in the day so the lighting was more yellow but that is something that I could work with. To sum up the two hours that I spent at this game, I continued to work with the lighting in my photos and attempt to capture some sort of emotion in the candid and action shots that I did take.
From the hours of 6:30-8:30
Today I attended a junior varsity football game for the duration of two hours. Within these two hours I continued to use and expand my knowledge on photography, lighting, and white balance. Within this game, I took action and candid shots of the JV cheerleaders and football players. This is the first time that I have been to a JV football game since my freshman year and it was crazier than I expected. The parking lot was extremely packed and I found it surprising that there was such a large turnout. The game had a large "hype" to it, however, there were a lot more injuries from what it seems than there usually were at the varsity games. During these two hours I worked on taking pictures that had some emotion to them, especially when one team scored or if the home team was to score. However, the night was mostly uneventful and I still worked on lighting, however, the football games are later in the day so the lighting was more yellow but that is something that I could work with. To sum up the two hours that I spent at this game, I continued to work with the lighting in my photos and attempt to capture some sort of emotion in the candid and action shots that I did take.
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Meeting 3
9.22.16
From the hours of: 5-7:30
I attended another junior varsity and varsity soccer game and continued to use my camera that my mentor gave me. However, this time I used a different lens (my mothers) which had a larger zoom than the lens my mentor gave me. During this game, I continued to take more action shots and candid shots of the players throughout the entire game. I still had to work with the lighting at this game, as it (of course) got darker as time went on. At this game, I started to toy with custom white balance which is a setting on the camera. The white balance settings (sometimes) help out with the awkward lighting that can be in the pictures. Even though I was only a beginner at white balance, it still proved helpful throughout the game in my photos. The white balance helps with the fact that the overhead lights on the field are not natural lighting so the white balance adjusts it to make it look more natural rather than fake and fluorescent. The lighting in this game was definitely worse, however. This is because it got darker earlier and made it harder to catch action shots. At this game I walked around and got different angles, some from the home side, some from the away side, and then some from the end-zones. All in all, I do think that the 2.5 hours that I spent at this game were a success, as I took a ton of pictures and continued to experiment with the lighting and white balance!
From the hours of: 5-7:30
I attended another junior varsity and varsity soccer game and continued to use my camera that my mentor gave me. However, this time I used a different lens (my mothers) which had a larger zoom than the lens my mentor gave me. During this game, I continued to take more action shots and candid shots of the players throughout the entire game. I still had to work with the lighting at this game, as it (of course) got darker as time went on. At this game, I started to toy with custom white balance which is a setting on the camera. The white balance settings (sometimes) help out with the awkward lighting that can be in the pictures. Even though I was only a beginner at white balance, it still proved helpful throughout the game in my photos. The white balance helps with the fact that the overhead lights on the field are not natural lighting so the white balance adjusts it to make it look more natural rather than fake and fluorescent. The lighting in this game was definitely worse, however. This is because it got darker earlier and made it harder to catch action shots. At this game I walked around and got different angles, some from the home side, some from the away side, and then some from the end-zones. All in all, I do think that the 2.5 hours that I spent at this game were a success, as I took a ton of pictures and continued to experiment with the lighting and white balance!
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Meeting 2
9.8.16
From the hours of: 5-7:30
This meeting was in the same day as the first meeting, but at a different location where photography would actually be taking place. I attended the junior varsity and varsity Mooresville soccer games at home. I used the camera from my mentor in order to take pictures of players on both teams. These shots included both candid and action shots which is what photojournalism is all about. Throughout the game, I struggled with the lighting in many of my pictures as when it gets darker you have to change the settings on the camera. It takes a while to adjust and get a better picture especially in the dark. In order to adjust lighting on your camera it takes a bunch of different factors. Sometimes it only takes adjusting the ISO, sometimes it is the aperture, and sometimes it's the shutter speed. Using prior knowledge about cameras, I adjusted my ISO and my shutter speed as raising the aperture would make the photo darker, and the aperture was already at its lowest point. Slowing the shutter speed would make it harder for the camera to photograph a good action shot, as 1/160 or faster takes a better action shot, but makes it darker. It just takes a lot to figure out in order to get a good picture! At this meeting I took over 200+ photos (not all of them are good though) and most of these photos were taken at the JV game because of the better lighting (the sunlight helps a ton). Ultimately, I would consider this meeting a success!
From the hours of: 5-7:30
This meeting was in the same day as the first meeting, but at a different location where photography would actually be taking place. I attended the junior varsity and varsity Mooresville soccer games at home. I used the camera from my mentor in order to take pictures of players on both teams. These shots included both candid and action shots which is what photojournalism is all about. Throughout the game, I struggled with the lighting in many of my pictures as when it gets darker you have to change the settings on the camera. It takes a while to adjust and get a better picture especially in the dark. In order to adjust lighting on your camera it takes a bunch of different factors. Sometimes it only takes adjusting the ISO, sometimes it is the aperture, and sometimes it's the shutter speed. Using prior knowledge about cameras, I adjusted my ISO and my shutter speed as raising the aperture would make the photo darker, and the aperture was already at its lowest point. Slowing the shutter speed would make it harder for the camera to photograph a good action shot, as 1/160 or faster takes a better action shot, but makes it darker. It just takes a lot to figure out in order to get a good picture! At this meeting I took over 200+ photos (not all of them are good though) and most of these photos were taken at the JV game because of the better lighting (the sunlight helps a ton). Ultimately, I would consider this meeting a success!
Meeting 1
9.8.16
From the hours: 2:30-3:30
Today was the first meeting with my mentor. We decided to meet at the Mooresville Chick-fil-A. Here we reviewed the beginning of my Capstone project paperwork and I discussed with my mentor what exactly the Capstone project entails. I had him fill out the mentor consent form and I received a camera to use throughout my hours. This meeting was only an hour long because my mentor had to be somewhere and then we would meet again later in the day. Since this meeting was only an hour long, there was not much to discuss other than the Capstone project paperwork, my topic, and what I would be doing in my hours.
From the hours: 2:30-3:30
Today was the first meeting with my mentor. We decided to meet at the Mooresville Chick-fil-A. Here we reviewed the beginning of my Capstone project paperwork and I discussed with my mentor what exactly the Capstone project entails. I had him fill out the mentor consent form and I received a camera to use throughout my hours. This meeting was only an hour long because my mentor had to be somewhere and then we would meet again later in the day. Since this meeting was only an hour long, there was not much to discuss other than the Capstone project paperwork, my topic, and what I would be doing in my hours.
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