#toolbag of techniques

[jacqui-dennett]

Silhouette

One of my images of today, this one from Forfar

Taken with Canon Eos 450d

Settings - 

Aperture - f29

Shutter Speed - 1/100

ISO - 100

Focal Length - 30mm

Camera exposure meter -  -2

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Into the Light - Silhouette - Final Image

I had quite a few silhouette images to choose from, taken on different days / locations and at different times of the day.  In the end I chose this one as I liked the overall effect and the colour of the sky

Location - Renton

Camera - Canon Eos 450d

Settings - 

Aperture - f8

Shutter Speed - 1/125

ISO - 100

Focal Length - 18mm

I didn’t change any of the exposure meter settings as I liked the image with the standard setting

I made some minor optimisation changes to this image, lower the blacks  and reduced noise for instance but basically this is the image taken

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Into the Light - Contre Jour - Final Image

Again, lots of choices, but went for this one hoping that it’s ok.

Location - Arbroath

Camera - Canon Eos 450d

Settings - 

Aperture - f29

Shutter Speed - 1/125

ISO - 100

Focal Length - 34mm

Exposure Value -   -2

[jacqui-dennett]

Experimenting with Aperture

Both images taken with the following settings

Aperture - f8

Shutter Speed - 1/125

ISO - 800

Focal Length - 55mm

First image giving the mushroom some personal space

Second image up close and personal

[jacqui-dennett]

To Blur

And here is the To Blur gif

Shutter speed - 1/5 sec

Aperture - f22

ISO - 400

Focal Length - 18mm

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Into the Light - Contact Sheets

Silhouette / Contre-Jour / Exposure Meter

Today I had the chance to work and de-stress at the same time by taking a day trip to Forfar, Arbroath & Brechin

I practiced silhouette, contre jour, and experimented with the exposure meter on my camera

I also tried zooming - unsuccessfully 😥😥

[jacqui-dennett]

Study, Study, Study

All practice quizzes done, now for more study and submission work

This is an image taken for my Inspired by Art - Portraits submission

Portrait of a Lady in a Chair - Frans Hals

Thanks @caitlinjardinenq1c for your patience 😊

[jacqui-dennett]

Focal Length

Yesterday I posted that I learned about focal length, but then forgot to post the evidence

The lens I have on the Canon 450d has four focal lengths – ·         

18mm·        

24mm·         

35mm·         

55mm

This task was to help us see the difference made to an image using different focal lengths, how the subject of an image can appear larger and nearer and how in an 18mm focal length image you can see more of the surroundings of the subject, like what your eyes would see naturally, whereas when we reach 55mm the visual range of the image is much smaller and we only see the immediate surroundings of the subject  mentioned that I had learned a few things about focal length, and then forgot to post the evidence, so here it is.

18mm. 24mm

35mm

55mm