Above & Below: Class Practice

Today, we had a class with a practice element about taking pictures `Above and Below.` The purpose of the practice element was to teach us how to take low- and high-angle portraits and familiarize us with the settings. The settings we are discussing are aperture, ISO, and exposure compensation.




In the lecture, we looked at the picture of Corrine Day and Terry O'Neill. My teacher also showed us an angled shot of the Rolling Stones looking down directly into the waivers through a photographer's lens. My teacher mentioned interlocking triangles, which lock perfectly within the image on the picture, which I had no idea about before. That's why that lesson was super interesting.

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We went out on the campus. I went with Artemis to practice low and high-angle images. When we returned, we created contact sheets in Photoshop to create contact sheets. I clicked on file/ automate/ contact sheet, then we chose the file, and we created contact sheets.

Picture 2

That I shot taken By Artems Kuriera, "Classmate Damien."

This is me, and the picture has been taken by my friend Artemis

           f5.6, ISO100,1/200 shutter speed, No Exposure Compensation, Focal length 47mm

 

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                                    My Teacher Miss Zoe  "Stalking"  By Damian Romecki

f5.6, ISO 100,1/200 shutter speed, No Exposure Compensation, Focal length 55mm

This is my teacher, Miss Zoe. Shy is a day crawler (stalking people for pictures, as you see in the picture. Shy has this guilty look. The idea comes from the Night Crawler film "exploiting, deceiving, and manipulating those around" Gilroy(2014)

Picture 4

My "ClassMate Pedro" By Damian Romecki

               f5.6, ISO200,1/40 shutter speed, Exposure Compensation -1, Focal length 47mm

                                                              Art 1
                                    
My recent photography class was engaging, mainly when we explored high and low-angle shots. Learning about settings like aperture and ISO was practical, especially when we applied them directly in our campus shoot with Artemis. The lecture was also excellent, particularly when we discussed famous photographers and specific composition techniques like interlocking triangles. Making contact sheets in Photoshop was a helpful skill, helping me see the collection of our day's shots all at once. Reflecting on our photos' EXIF data later helped me understand how different settings affect the images. Overall, it was a great blend of theory and practice.


Bibliography:


Art 1 - "Thre Musketeers" (2024) By Damian Romcki Available at:  https://www.canva.com/design/DAF7McJTisw/Ba2gSu6JlFk-f2guV4Pg2A/edit?utm_content=DAF7McJTisw&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton ( accessed  21 April 2024)




References:

Gilroy, D. (Director). (2014). Nightcrawler [Film]. Bold Films; Open Road Films.Pictures 

Seitz, M.Z. (2014) Nightcrawler Movie Review & Film Summary (2014): Roger Ebert, movie review & film summary (2014) | Roger Ebert. Available at: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/nightcrawler-2014 (Accessed: 21 April 2024).

Picture References:

Picture 1 - The Rolling Stones Outside St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London, 1964, printed later Available at: https://www.bonhams.com/auction/28242/lot/171/terry-oneill-british-1938-2019-the-rolling-stones-outside-st-georges-church-hanover-square-london-1964-printed-later/  (Accessed  21 April 2024)

Picture 2 -  A Kuriera (2024) "Damien classmate"

Picture 3 -  D Romecki (2024) "Stalking" 

Picture 4 -  D Romecki (2024) "Pedro Classmate"