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ASSIGNMENT 5
THE ART OF SEEING
The purpose of this assignment is to practice the skills acquired in previous tasks within a "studio area".
Studio Location: spot in front of Science Library
1/125s at f=4.5, exposure bias: -1 EV; ISO 400
1/150s at f=5.0, exposure bias: -1 EV; ISO 400
1/180s at f=5.6, exposure bias: 0 EV; ISO 400
1/110s at f=5.0, exposure bias: 0 EV; ISO 400
1/480s at f=5.6, exposure bias: -1 EV; ISO 400
1/100s at f=4.5, exposure bias: -1 EV; ISO 400
1/100s at f=4.0, exposure bias: -1 EV; ISO 400
1/120s at f=4.5, exposure bias: 0 EV; ISO 400
1/750s at f=5.6, exposure bias: -1 EV; ISO 400
1/200s at f=5.6, exposure bias: -1 EV; ISO 400
REFLECTION:
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I find this task quite challenging and yet quite intriguing because there is limit space for spotting different compositions, especially when shooting with only one focal length. (I was trying so hard to prevent myself using the zooming on my length to achieve better composition).
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Also, the set of shooting is at around 7:30pm, the lighting condition here can be tricky because everything is kind of dark when the street lights are not turned on yet, but the sky has the tendency to be overexposed because it is quite cloudy, so for the most of the photos I changed the exposure settings to be slightly underexposed, trying to catch details from both the sky and the subjects.
In-class Activity : Night Shoot
1/45s at f=3.2, exposure bias: -1 EV; ISO 400
1/200s at f=3.2, exposure bias: -3 EV; ISO 350
1.9 s at f=5.6, exposure bias: -2 EV; ISO 200
1.0s at f=5.6, exposure bias: 0 EV; ISO 200
1/4s at f=3.2, exposure bias: -1 EV; ISO 400
1/40s at f=3.2, exposure bias: -3 EV; ISO 250
1/20s at f=3.2, exposure bias: -3 EV; ISO 350
1/60s at f=3.6, exposure bias: -67/100 EV; ISO 400
1/30s at f=4.0, exposure bias: -3 EV; ISO 125
REFLECTION:
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It is so good to have a tripod!
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I shoot most of the photos putting my camera to aperture priority, however, I do realize that the tune of the light changes according to different f-stops, the yellowish light becomes whiteish from time to time.
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Also, it is quite hard to shoot objects that are not still, for example, I was trying to include a man and his dog in the photo of pavilion, but due to the slow shutter speed I used, it is difficult to catch the right moment that the man and his dog were relatively still so that they are not blurred dramatically.