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Macro Rules of Photography

 Balance

 Vertical Lines

 Leading Lines

 Rule of Thirds

Rhythm  

Circular Composition

Light

Contrast of Content

New Composition Rules POSTED

 Rhythm

 Rule of Thirds

 S Curve

 Balance

Vertical Lines

Leading Lines

Light As The Subject

Contrast of Content

Opinion Notes

Characteristics of Columns

• A column expresses the personal viewpoints of an individual.
• Includes research and facts.
• Should be fair and accurate in the information they use.
• Includes point of view on subjects.

Common Types of Columns

• News columns: focus on a recents news event
• Profile columns: focus on an outstanding individual
• Fashion and fad columns: focus on trends
• Club columns: focus on activities of campus clubs
• Newsmaker columns: highlight prominent students, teachers and administrators

Do

• Vary your subject matter.
• Look for oddities and the unusual.
• Use an offbeat style.
• Keep it short and to the point.
• Admit when you make a mistake.
• Have a genuine interest in your readers.
• Write for your readers instead of yourself.

Don'ts

• Embarrass anyone without real reason.
• Assume that you always know best.
• Claim all the credit.
• Overuse the work "I".
• Assume that your ideas and experiences are always fascinating to others.
• Hesitate to give both sides of the story.

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Motion Blur

 Panning 

Panning

General Motion

 Light Painting

 Light Painting

General Motion

Basic Adjustments in Lightroom and Motion Preview

PRESETS:

1. Presets are basically a way to apply a bunch of changes in one click. 
2. 

3. The preset I'd like to try is for desaturated sports. LINK

MOTION PREVIEW

1. The photographer got this photo by using a slow shutter speed and a tripod so that the middle thing came out still but the moving people had motion blur.
2. 3 Tips I'll Remember:

1. Use a slow shutter speed
2. Use a low ISO
3. Use a smaller aperture if it's too bright

3. I think I'll try shooting some roads in Austin to get light trails from the cars.

RAW Camera File Format and Photography

Three advantages of a RAW file: 

• higher in dynamic range (ability to display highlights and shadows)
• the complete (lossless) data from the camera’s sensor 
• uncompressed

One disadvantage of a RAW file:

• requires special software to view and edit

Three advantages of a JPEG file: 

• a standard format readable by any image program on the market or available open source
• fairly small in file size
• immediately suitable for printing, sharing, or posting on the Web

One disadvantage of a JPEG file: 

• lower in dynamic range

1. All the information in all the pixels within the image because it's not compressed.
2. White balance, contrast, highlights, shadows, colours and saturation.
3. The camera might not have the RAW format, the RAW files are large files, and you can't convert JPEG to RAW but you can do the opposite.
4. RAW files give you more flexibility and processing options which is important because editing is usually more important than shooting the photos.

First Free Shoot

My dog, Jackie, staring intently at the food being held off-camera.
After the photo, she quickly devoured a "Beggin' Strip". 

Ruby taking a break before chasing the ball once again.
Chasing tennis balls is her absolute favorite activity.

My German Shepherd, Ruby, relaxing after playing catch for a while.
She later found a cozy spot and took a long nap.

1. I was happy about how the pictures came out.

2. If I was to do something differently, I would have gotten pictures in more interesting poses and used a different lens.

3. I learned that dogs are difficult subjects because they're so random and it takes lots of patience to get good shots. 

1st Six Weeks Free Shoot Planning

1. What is your subject? My Dogs
2. Where will you shoot it? In my house or backyard
3. Indoors or outdoors? Either
4. What time of day? Any
5. What type of lighting? Any
6. What equipment will you need? A camera and a prime lens.
7. How many photos will your shoot result in (minimum 3)? 3-10

Sunny 16 Rule

You should learn the Sunny 16 rule because it helps you get better at getting a good exposure in different lighting situations as well as your camera's functions and controls.

You should start at ISO 100 when using the Sunny 16 rule.

A stop is a term used in every aspect of photography to represent a relative change in the brightness of
light. One stop is double the amount of light you had previously.

How many stops brighter is a room if you start with one lightbulb and then add another? One Stop.

All of the settings that represent a "Full Stop" of light.:

f/0.7  f/1.0  f/1.4  f/2  f/2.8  f/4  f/5.6  f/8  f/11  f/16  f/22  f/32  f/45  f/64  f/90  f/128   f/180  f/256

Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO review

Aperture

 F2.8

F40

1. Our eyes.

2. The smaller the aperture opening, the higher the aperture number.

3. If you have a small aperture, you get a more shallow depth of field. When your aperture is higher, more things in the photo are in focus.

4. No camera near me. 

Shutter Speed

Fast Shutter Speed

Slow Shutter Speed

At the beginning while the sun is still partially up and the courtyard has reasonable light - 

a.) High Shutter Speed

b.) High Shutter Speed 

c.) Medium Shutter Speed

d.) Slow Shutter Speed

e.) Slow Shutter Speed

f.) High Shutter Speed

Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other - 

a.) Medium Shutter Speed

b.) Medium Shutter Speed

c.) Slow Shutter Speed

d.) Slow Shutter Speed

e.) Slow Shutter Speed

f.) Medium Shutter Speed 

2. Shutter Priority - Aperture is set by the camera, shutter speed is set manually.

Aperture Priority - Shutter speed is set by the camera, aperture is set manually.

Manual - Aperture and shutter speed are both set manually. 

3. No camera near me. 

ISO

High ISO

Low ISO

1. Shooting at a higher ISO at a sporting event allows you to use higher shutter speeds, which stops motion, and maintain a good exposure. 

2. He said to use a low ISO when there's enough light.

3. He suggested to increase the ISO whenever there isn't enough light for the camera to capture a photo quickly or when you want to get ultra-fast shots.

4. No camera near me. 

Camera Sim

F4 - looks the best at 1/1000 sec. The background is blurred out. 

F5.6 - looks the best at 1/500 sec. The background is a bit less blurry.

F8 - looks the best at 1/250 sec. The background is coming more into focus, more than the last.

F11 - looks the best at 1/125 sec. The background is barely blurred. 

F16 - looks the best at 1/60 sec. The background is in focus.

F22 - looks the best at 1/40 sec. The background is in focus as much as the girl.

At slow shutter speeds, whatever is in motion starts to blur. To combat this problem, you could increase the ISO and then increase the shutter speed. I think the lowest shutter speed a photographer could hand-hold the camera at is around 1/40 sec to 1/50 sec. 

The last links are broken, but I completely understand ISO, aperture, and shutter speed.

Photo Composition Review Shoot

Rule of thirds

Balancing Elements

Leading Lines

Symmetry and Patterns (repetition)

Viewpoint

Background

Create depth

Framing

Cropping (Filling the frame)