Digital Photography Imaging - Week 5 : Hearst Mansion

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24/10/2023 (Week 5)
Andrea Choo Qin Hui (0366959)
Digital Photography & Imaging / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Week 5 : Hearst Mansion

Instructions




Lecture


Exposure Setting
           Exposure: In photography, exposure is the amount of light which reaches your camera
                               sensor or film.

Figure 1.1 Exposure

           The main parts of the camera: 

           1. Camera Body - Shutter, Image Sensor, LCD Screen

           2. Camera Lens - Aperture / Iris

           The camera body is a light proof box


Figure 1.2 Main Parts of Camera 


           1. IRIS
           2. SHUTTER SPEED
           3. ISO
           Shutter speed and aperture are the only two camera settings that actually impact an
           image's 'luminous exposure'. The brightness of your images is also influenced by the
           third parameter, camera ISO.

Figure 1.3 Exposure Setting


           1. IRIS: Iris / Aperture is to control the flow of light entering the lens
           2. SHUTTER: The shutter is a small plastic sheet that opens and closes to allow or
                                      prevent light
           3. ISO: Originally referred to the sensitivity of film—it's "light gathering" ability. For
                         digital photography, ISO refers to the sensitivity—the signal gain—of the
                         camera's sensor.

Lens Perspective

           The are wide angle lens, standard lens and tele lens.


Figure 1.4 Different Type of Lenses

           Appropriate lens provided desire framing, lens choice affects angle of view.


Figure 1.5 Perspective of Lenses

           Different lenses are designed for different for different purposes. Lenses can be
           categorized by Focal Length.

Figure 1.6 Types of Camera Lenses

           Focal Length:

           - The shorter the focal length, the wider the angle of view and vice-versa

           - Focal length is the measurement (in millimeters) from the optical center of a camera
              lens to the camera’s sensor.

Figure 1.7 Focal Length

           Depth of Field:
           - The proportion of the image that is reasonably sharp and in focus.

           - The smaller the aperture you use, the greater the depth of field.


Figure 1.8 Depth of Field

Figure 1.9 Lens Aperture Chart

           Wide angle lenses are ideal for fitting a large area into your frame. 


Figure 1.10 Wide Angle Lenses

           Wide angle lens is especially useful for landscape photography or street photography.
           With wide angle lenses, almost everything is in focus, unless your subject is very close to
           the lens.

           Standard lens offer a fairly accurate representation of what the human eye sees, both in
           terms of visual angle and perspective. 


Figure 1.11 Normal Lenses


           Images created by standard lens are perceived as more natural than those taken with
           other types of camera lenses.

           Tele lenses are great for isolating a subject that is far away. They also allow you to
           photograph subjects from a distance thanks to their magnification. 

Figure 1.12 Tele Lenses


DSLR vs Smartphone
           PROS:
           - Familiar with Device
           - Good Quality
           - Easy to Learn

           CONS:
           - Still Limited
           - Good but Not Great
           - Non-Ergonomic Shape

Figure 1.13 DSLR vs Smartphone

           Smartphone vs Camera = Convenience vs Quality

           DSLR Cameras are designed to capture images. Phones are designed to carry out a
           multitude of functions.

           Phone Cameras are very limited by size. The size of the lens and the size of the sensor
           that captures the photos. Entry-level DSLR have much larger lenses and sensors than
           mobile phones do.

Tutorial


Studio Shooting

Figure 2.1 DIY Photography Studio


Practical


Project 1B
           For this exercise, we were given a task by Mr. Fauzi to combine 2 images together: 
           Hearst Mansion and a poster of Shazam.


Figure 3.1 & Figure 3.2 Hearst Mansion and Shazam


Final Project 1B

Figure 3.3 Hearst Mansion and Shazam Combined


Figure 3.4 Layers of Composition

            The second part of this exercise was to take a picture of ourselves at eye-level and then 
            to repeat the same steps we did for the Shazam exercise but replace Shazam's layer with 
            a picture of ourselves. 

Project 1B (Own Version of Hearst Mansion)

Figure 3.5 Self-Portrait & Masking


            I took this at eye-level image while I was at my friend's Halloween Party (so that will       
            explain the outfit)


Final Project 1B (Own Version of Hearst Mansion)

Figure 3.6 Hearst Mansion and Self-Portrait Combined 


Figure 3.7 Layers of Composition

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