There has always been something magical for me about the ability to capture ‘freeze frame’ images. I remember seeing some of Edgerton’s work as a kid and being amazed – bullets through cards, apples etc – all stayed with me and stored in a dark compartment of my mind – now dusted down, reopened andContinue reading “Exercise 3.1 Freeze”
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Exercise 2.4 Woodpecker
Find a subject in front of a background with depth, take a close viewpoint and zoom in. Take a shot then without changing focal length or framing set the focus to infinity and take another. I am disappointed with myself! Having finished this exercise a couple of weeks ago I only just realised today thatContinue reading “Exercise 2.4 Woodpecker”
Exercise 2.3 Focus
Place your subject in front of a simple background, using a wide aperture and a moderately long focal length compose a headshot focussing on the eyes. This is all about focus and blur. The idea of a long focal length with a wide open lens will generate a very narrow plane of focus throwing theContinue reading “Exercise 2.3 Focus”
Exercise 2.2 Viewpoint
Compare two portraits of the same subject taken at opposite ends of the zoom range. Note the differences. Following on from 2.1 I was relatively comfortable with the requirements for this. I decided to use my daughter as a subject on one of our ‘lockdown’ walks. Because we were outside I wanted to ensure thatContinue reading “Exercise 2.2 Viewpoint”
Exercise 2.1 Zoom
‘Find a scene that has depth. From a fixed position, take a sequence of five or six shots at different focal lengths without changing your viewpoint….’ Weird times. I’ve been unaffected by the virus but I’ve been dumbstruck for a few weeks from the battering I’ve taken financially and its effect on other plans –Continue reading “Exercise 2.1 Zoom”
Exercise 1.4 Frame
Brief Using the grid display take a good number of shots composing in just a single section – dont bother with the rest of the frame! Evaluate the whole image; is there a visual coalescence, a ‘gestalt’? Research There were three threads of research for me here – the first element is covered by myContinue reading “Exercise 1.4 Frame”
Exercise 1.3 Line
Brief Take a series of images using lines to create a sense of depth…..Now take a number of shots using lines to flatten the pictorial space. Note: This exercise has been amended significantly to include reflection at the end which contains an important part of my learning journey so far. Research There are two artistsContinue reading “Exercise 1.3 Line”
Exercise 1.2 Point
UPDATE: Although I will leave the original photo’s as they are I can not seem to shake the fact that I ballsed this up somewhat. So, in order to cleanse my soul of 1.2 I have now included a set of pictures which fulfil the idea correctly. I have added them to the bottom ofContinue reading “Exercise 1.2 Point”
Exercise 1.1 The Instrument
I was familiar with the use of a histogram before this exercise but I confess it’s a tool I use in post processing more than during a shoot. Before the course I would generally shoot in Shutter mode for wildlife and Aperture mode for everything else and let the camera do the rest – sometimesContinue reading “Exercise 1.1 The Instrument”
Lee Abbey OCA Photography Degree 