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Guide to basic functions of DSLR

UPDATE

We’re finally experienced enough to work on the Canon DSLR, as it is the camera that requires the experience and practice we have been gathering for months.

For March, we decided to capture environmental pictures. As closure, we wanted our entire audience- despite their diverse cultures and background to be united through the only factor that unifies all humanity: the environment.

The first week of March was filled with us educating ourselves on the complicated camera that is the canon DSLR. We have uploaded a post on the Beginners Guide tab that shows us identifying all the buttons on the camera.

We decided, on the second week of March, to interview Mr. Olson, one of our guides throughout this project, on his input on photography. We compiled a variety of questions for this interview, and he was kind enough to give us detailed and meaningful comments and answers. We also began photographing some pictures that relate to our theme.

The third week of March was generally spent on photographing pictures for our theme.

For the fourth week, we anticipate finishing analyses and uploads for our photographs.

The month of April will be fun for us, as the working part of the project is done. We plan on doing street interviews where we ask strangers to briefly compare our progress from our pictures from October to March. This will be very fun to do, as we are showing off our progress ;) On a serious note, this will be beneficial in expanding our audience and involving them in the final step of our project.

Considering the timeline, we feel very relaxed since we are caught up - if not ahead, and we have the entire month of April to reflect on our progress, a final step in our project.

#progress

unpacking the instax!

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Online Update 1/2

As we are approaching the end of the month, we have already tackled our major goals. Studying the two different polaroids for one week enabled us to become slightly more proficient, however our continuous practice proved to help us even more. The second and third weeks were very hectic; we had to photograph most of our images during that time period. As a result, you can see a major growth in all the pictures over the course of one week. Finally, we have used up the rest of the time to collect all the images into one photo album. This photo album consists of everything; knowledge about the Fuji film, the photographs, and the analyses.

As we are approaching the end of the year, however, we wanted to conduct an interview with one of our mentors, Mr Olson. He will be giving us his critical comments about our images so far, and how we can improve using modern cameras as opposed to polaroids.

For the month if March, we will use the Canon DSLR. As it is regarded one of the most expensive and most difficult too, we will end the photography part of our project with this camera.

For the first week, we will conduct the interview.

For the second week, we will study the camera, and upload a blog post identifying the major components of the camera.

For the third week, we will be photographing a whole lot of images dedicated to the theme of diverse international cultures.

For the final week, we will write up analyses and reviews based on the Canon DSLR.

#progress

Monthly Check Up (Feb)

Currently, we are on our fifth month of the twenty time project. We have used 3 cameras up to this point, and we will begin February with a film camera. This month our main focus will be National Kuwaiti Day and Valentines Day. What is unique about this month is that the camera will not be digital- it will be in film. We will use the Polaroid Land Camera 1000. Obviously, we cannot upload film images onto the blog, therefore we will exhibit the pictures in the form of a picture book. We aim to have 12 images prepared for this month.

During the first week of February, our plan was to investigate all parts of the Polaroid Camera and the process of using it. The goal of this step is to upload a post on how to use the camera, and all the parts of the camera. This post will be uploaded on the Beginner’s Guide tab, as it will educate our 27 followers on how to use this type of camera.

For the second week of February, it will coincidentally meet Valentine’s Day. Our goal for that week is to begin photographing images for the theme of Valentine’s day.

The third week of February meets the national week of Kuwait. As a result, we will spend that week photographing images according to our “Kuwait”.

The last week of February will be hectic. We will adjust the photo album in case there are any mistakes. Additionally, we will compare our best and our worst photos, documenting our progress for this month.

#progress

iPhone 6

The Grid --

two horizontal and two vertical lines that divide the screen into nine equal parts and that serves as a reminder to think about the composition of an image.

Exposure & Focus --

If you don’t set focus and exposure, the iPhone will do it for you. They focus on all aspects of the image, demonstrating vivid details

High Dynamic Range --

HDR combines three different exposures of the same photo to create one properly exposed image. It’s great for high contrast scenes with bright and dark areas as it allows you to capture more detail in both the shadows and the highlights.

#beginnersguide

Casio Exilim 1100

Credits to Digital Cameras for Dummies.

Shutter button: Press this button all the way to take a picture.

Control buttons: Adjust various camera settings.

Shooting mode dial: Change among different scene modes, adjust exposure choices, and so on.

Microphone: Capture audio for movie clips and voice annotations, or even activate a sound-triggered self-timer.

Focus-assist light: Helps the camera focus in dim lighting conditions.

Electronic flash: Provides addition light to your scene.

Optical viewfinder: To frame and compose your picture.

Zoom lens and control: Magnifies or reduces the size of the image.

Tripod socket: Allows you to attach the camera to a firm support.

Docking port: Can be used to transfer photos, recharge the batteries, make prints, or perform other functions.

Battery compartment: Contains the cells that power the camera.

Power switch: Turn the camera on or off.

Indicator LEDs: Show the camera’s status.

LCD (liquid crystal display) panel: The camera’s display.

Display control/Menu button: Controls the amount of information shown in the LCD and menus.

Picture review: Press this button to review the pictures you’ve already taken.

Cursor pad: Navigate menu choices.

Set/Execute button: Activate a feature or set a menu choice to the current selection.

Memory card slot: Accepts digital memory cards.

USB port: Access for a USB cable.

File-save LED: This light usually lights up to indicate that an image is being saved to the memory card.

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Panasonic Camcorder

Focus--

The buttons, knobs or dials that control the lens and the picture are perhaps the most important controls on the camera. By setting the camera for automatic focus, you let your camera do the focusing, sending out an infrared beam, computing the distance and setting the lens. Anything that moves across the lens will cause it to change focus and, even though your subject may not change position, the camera is constantly checking the focus and changing it.

Zoom--

Zoom buttons controls how close or far away your subject looks

Iris / Aperture--

The iris controls the amount of light that enters the camera. By turning the dial, you can make the image brighter or darker.

Shutter Speed--

Shutter speed controls the amount of light coming into the camera, with faster shutter speeds letting in less light. Faster speeds also decrease the amount of blur for fast moving subjects.

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The Casio Exilim 1100

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The Panasonic Film Camera

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The iPhone

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Polyhedron

The art exhibition titled “UNTIL” was a solo exhibition all done by the talented Ghadah Alkandari, who’s main focus of her artwork, is on large scale acrylic paintings. The exhibition was split into three main parts, the first of which was entitled “Until Love”

“Two years ago I created my first polyhedron on a whim. Since then these constructions have multiplied, collectively expanding, like a small universe. They are an offering to a silent and invisible force, a prayer to one who may not be listening. The act of folding served the dual purpose of filling a massive void left by a love long gone, and a hope for a new to come. This collection is called Until Love.

AS we walked in the Polyhedron were placed all around the floor, pilled up in some areas, spread out across a large space in the floor, some even levitated to float inches above the ground. The room these polyhedron were placed in was completely white, serving as its own kind of canvas to the intricate shapes, a painting of its own.

This photograph was captured using the Panasonic Panasonic SDR-H95 hybrid video camera.

#januarytheme #rebirth

Walking into 2017 like. a caption almost as cheesy and generic as “new year, new me”

To celebrate the start of a new year, we’ve made the theme of this month rebirth. what better way to celebrate this theme than to visit a contemporary art exhibition. Refresh our minds, look at art that gets us to think.

For the actual picture our friend was walking through part of the exhibition, we saw this as a great opportunity to capture a photograph that can represent the experience of the exhibition. It was taken in a hallway, and one the challenges we faced while trying to capture this scene, was realizing that the hallway that created this effect that isolated the subject in the photograph, so we tried to capture the image as close to the wall as we could, resulting in the picture seeming much more open and gave a whole new perspective.

The camera used to capture this image was the Panasonic SDR-H95 hybrid video camera

#januarytheme #rebirth

It’s not the camera, it’s the beauty.

The fault is in the photographer. When filming this video, the camera was in constant motion. As the speed increased, the amount of blur among fast moving subjects increased as well. Not as much detail was depicted because the Iris was turned off. The Iris was not able to make the image brighter.

#januarytheme #rebirth

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