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overexposed

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Looked this week at Adbobe Lightroom as an example of software to manipulate images. At home worked my way through the menu in Lightroom such as changing highlights, shadows, lens correction, cropping, heel brush and masking to change images to the desired effect.

Aware of health and safety considerations of using display screens for long periods of time so ensuring I take a break from looking at images and editing in Lightroom - it can be quite addictive!

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Composition - reviewing quality of final images

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Composition - reviewing quality of final images

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Looked at the images I have taken and looked more critically at them - reviewing what was good about them and whether I had achieved my intention.

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Tried to experiment more with changing parts of the exposure triangle (shutter speed, aperture and ISO) and how this can create shallow depth of field and greater depth of field.

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Thought this week about the exposure triangle and how changing one aspect affects another - balance and trade off between shutter speed, aperture and ISO.

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Being able to use the camera to create images

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Being able to use the camera to create images

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Looked at images I had taken prior to the course and tried some new things this week. Made a Padlet and saved and uploaded images to show my exploration and progression.

Also mindful of health and safety considerations, for example moving vehicles when trying to freeze and blur traffic, care around water, keeping warm in the winter and taking care in hot weather.
Also learnt that it is not illegal or prohibited to take images of other people without their consent (although courtesy would be to ask).

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This week learnt about composition and what makes a good image. Looked at rules of composition and how to apply these in the images I take to make them stronger. Experimented with use of leading line, rule of thirds, complimentary and single colours, framing, pattern, repetition, reflection, symmetry, viewpoint and scale etc Also discovered that sometimes breaking the rules also makes great images!

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This image was taken on my mobile phone whilst out sledging with my children. I was really pleased with the raw image and only manipulated the shadows to create a slightly darker silhouette effect.

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I took this image with f 4.8, 1/125 shutter speed and ISO 900. It was a bright sunny day however I manipulated the image by using shadows and highlights to ensure I had all the detail of the donkey's coat but then lowered the colour saturation which muted the yellow of the daisies and seemed to capture the donkey's character more.

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This image of abandoned Sea King helicopters was taken as I loved the detail of the interior which was slowly being overtaken by the undergrowth. I wanted to capture the detail  that the sun was shining on. Image was taken with 55mm lens, f4.0, 1/1250 shutter speed and ISO 400. In Lightroom I used lens correction and shadows and highlights changes in the tone curve to ensure I had the detail.

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This image was taken with 80mm lens, f4.2, 1/1250 shutter speed and ISO 360. This image was not manipulated in Lightroom as I was happy with the natural effect.

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This image was taken with 70mm lens, f 7.1, 1/400 shutter speed and ISO 160. I wanted to capture how nature was overtaking something manmade. In Lightroom I used the tone curve and lens correction to sharpen the image and give contrast between the tyres and the grass.

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I wanted to capture a leading line and the curve of the wall and contrast of the flowers. Used f10, 120mm lens, ISO 100 and 1/500 shutter speed. In Lightroom used tone curve to ensure the contrast was significant and detail of flowers and moss was as striking as possible and the curve of the wall remained in shadow. Original photo had yellow road markings in it so used cropping in Lightroom to crop this out.

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This image was taken with 185 mm lens, f 11, 1/125 shutter speed and ISO 160. I was really pleased with this image which was not manipulated in Lightroom.

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This image was taken with 55 mm lend, f13, 1/125 shutter speed and ISO 4000. I loved the detail of the rings in the wood. I used Lightroom to manipulate the image, using the tonal curve to ensure contrast and lens correction. I then changed the image to black and white and used vignette to darken the corners of the image and draw the eye to the centre.

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This image was taken early on a sunny morning and I loved the light on the petals. used 102mm lens, f13, 1/125 shutter speed and ISO 100. This was then manipulated in Lightroom by increasing the saturation of the pink tones for the contrast.

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Thought about the ethics of manipulating images as opposed to reality but discovered some interesting effects that I viewed more as art than trying to improve an image.

This image was taken on my mobile phone of passing traffic. I then experimented in Lightroom to try making it more arty and liked the effect I created by using the tonal curve to extremes.

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This image was taken on New Year's Day in fading light on my mobile phone. I then manipulated this in Lightroom using highlights and shadows to accentuate the contrast and tone curve to make minor changes. I then took the saturation out so it was not quite black and white but slightly sandy coloured.

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This image was taken with 135 mm lens, f 11, 1/125 shutter speed and ISO 1250. I wanted to create a fairly shallow depth of field that kept the detail of the chain in focus and blurred beyond. I used the colour section in Lightroom to pick out the blue and red and accentuate the brightness of those and the tonal curve to ensure detail and contrast.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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I loved the framing composition of this image and wanted to show the contrast of the silhouette of the gate against the brightness of the churchyard. Taken with 55 mm lens, f 10, 1/80 shutter speed and ISO 500. In Lightroom I used highlights and shadows to accentuate the detail and contrast.

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I wanted to capture the circular shape of the wooded path. Used 55mm lens, f10, 1/80 shutter speed. I used Lightroom highlights and shadows and tonal curve to add detail and ensure light at the end of the tunnel dew your eye to that area. I also used a little vignette to draw the eye in and keep the circular nature of the image.

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Harbin

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Bird's eye view

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Trees - Houghall

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Warkworth Beach

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Wood at Houghall

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Durham Regatta

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Durham

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Houghall College

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Wild flowers

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Wynard Hall Gardens

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Durham Cathedral

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Churchyard

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Health and Safety considerations - mindful of moving traffic and objects when taking photos!

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Shutter speedn1/60

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shutter speed 1/60

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shutter speed 1/250 but also overexposed

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1/60

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Aperture priority - narrower f18 aperture to create more depth of field.

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Aperture priority - narrower f18 aperture to create more depth of field.

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Aperture priority - wider f10 aperture to create a shallower depth of field.

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Aperture priority - wider f10 aperture to create shallower depth of field.

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Aperture priority - wider f10 aperture to create shallower depth of field.

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Aperture priority - wider f8 aperture to create shallow depth of field

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Aperture priority - narrower f18 apperture to create more depth of field.

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Churchyard rabbit

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Aperture priority - narrower f22 aperture to create more depth of field.

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Knowing how to use the camera to create images

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Knowing how to use the camera to create images

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I have a Nikon D3200 DSLR camera with 18-50mm lens. I also have a 70-200mm lens and a tripod. Camera takes a standard SD card.
Week 1 learning... how much I had forgotten about my camera! Revisited basic functions of camera and controls, shutter speed, focal length and lenses, formatting, charging re-chargable battery. Also looked at types of film and SD cards.
Set up Adobe Lightbox and Padlet accounts and bought card reader.
Spent time with camera manual getting to know camera settings and capability.
Thank you for the input and your patience Simon!

Spent time this week producing a range of photographs to experiment with camera controls and identify subjects to take photos of, trying to improve the quality of images I took at each attempt.

Mindful of Health and Safety considerations whilst taking photos e.g. safety around moving traffic, keeping warm in the winter/avoiding sunburn, care around water etc.
Had previously thought it was not legal to take photos of people without consent but now understand this is not the case (however, courteous to ask) so thought more about option of taking photos of others.

Spent time in class looking at a range of images and trying to use visual language to talk about them and what we liked about them.

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I took this image on my mobile phone. I loved the striking colours and detail I was able to get of the bee. I also looked down into the flowers to create a particular effect. In Lightroom I used highlights and shadows manipulation and the tone curve to complete the changes.