In this task we were required to create our own Camera Obscura in response to Ibn al-Haytham. A camera obscura is a darkened room with a small hole or lens at one side through which an image is projected onto the wall opposite the hole.
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We built the Camera Obscura by creating a box, about 20cm3, out of card with one face of tracing paper and the opposite face with a small hole inside. We taped a small card tube with a magnifying glass over the hole to create a lens. We could then hold the box up to the window and see faintly on the tracing paper an upside-down image of the outside of the window. We could then trace over it lightly and end up with simple sketches of the view outside the window.
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Shooting modes fall into three categories: auto, scene, and P, S, A, and M modes. In auto and scene modes the camera controls shutter speed and aperture. P, S, A, and M modes are known as exposure modes and give photographers a choice as to which elements of exposure - aperture or shutter speed - they wish to control.
SLR stands for Single Lens Reflex. An SLR Camera is a camera that typically uses a mirror and prism system ("reflex" from the mirror's reflection) that permits the photographer to view through the lens and see exactly what will be captured. With twin lens reflex and rangefinder cameras, the viewed image could be significantly different from the final image. When the shutter button is pressed on most SLRs, the mirror flips out of the light path, allowing light to pass through to the light receptor and the image to be captured. |
1 - Film Winder - It is a low-cost, lightweight accessory - meant to be used for single shots -that takes the winding chore away from the photographer.
2 - Shutter Release - The shutter-release button is a push-button found on many cameras, used to record photographs. 3 - Shutter Speed Dial - It provides the selection of shutter speeds, and indicates the timing of the shutter open and closes. 4 - Flash Hot Shoe - It is a mounting point on the top of a camera to attach a flash unit and other compatible accessories. 5 - Film Rewind Crank - it is to ensure proper loading. As the winding sprockets pull film onto the take-up spool, the film rewind knob will spin, indicating that film is being pulled. 6 - Film Speed Dial - It is a dial used on digital cameras to change the camera's mode. (see left image for more info) 7 - Flash Sync Socket - The sync socket on a camera triggers an attached electronic flash at the precise moment when the shutter is fully open. 8 - Aperture Ring - It lets you adjust the size of the aperture. By adjusting the Aperture Ring you are able to control the level of light that is being exposed to your film or image sensor. 9 - Focusing Ring - This is a ring on the lens body, which moves the lens elements inside the lens. By adjusting the position of the glass elements, the image produced by the lens can be brought into clear focus. 10 - Lens - Its basic function is to gather and focus the light reflected from a scene or subject. 11 - Filter Thread - It allows you to screw on filters to achieve certain effects. 12 - Self Timer - It is a device on a camera that gives a delay between pressing the shutter release and the shutter's firing. 13 - Depth of Field Preview - This button, DOF, is the range between areas in an image that look sharp. You will be able to see a preview of what the final image will look like through the viewfinder. |
Reid considers himself a Choreo-Photolist. It is a mixture of theatricality, choreography and photography in a single image. He captures movement and motion and tells a story that has multiple layers through images that depict him caught mid air by the use of a fast shutter speed to create a clear levitation image.
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Francesca Stern Woodman was an American photographer best known for her black and white pictures featuring either herself or female models. Many of her photographs show blurred figures merging with their surroundings creating gothic images. Others portray obscured faces. She creates her images using long exposure and a slow shutter speed creating a blurred effect. Her work sparks fascination years after her death at 22 in 1981.
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Aperture refers to the opening of a lens's diaphragm through which light passes. Lower f/stops give more exposure because they represent the larger apertures, while the higher f/stops give less exposure because they represent smaller apertures.
In this task we were required to create multiple images using different aperture priority setting.
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