April 24, 2015
Friday 45 min
10:15 -11:00
Photography - F-stop.
Will was tasked with downloading his photos, using iphoto and a USB cord, onto the computer. We examined his homework photos and discussed how the images differed, depending on the F-stop he used. He was able to see how the higher F-stop photos were ‘lighter and brighter’ than their lower F-stop counterparts. When we examined the photos a bit closer, I showed Will how the photos with a lower F-stop had a different field of focus. His photos of a bowl filled with apple and bananas demonstrated this effect brilliantly. The one with a higher F-stop was an excellent photo of a bowl of fruit, while the one with the lower F-stop was a great photo of the apples, and the bowl was slightly out of focus and therefore not drawn to the eye. We discussed how, if you want to take a picture of a person who happens to be standing in a group of other people, you should use a lower F-stop. If you want to take a picture of a group of people, use the higher F-stop. Finally, Will downloaded his photos, from the computer, to a thumb drive. Will as asked, for homework, to take five shots each of three subjects. Each image should be from a different angle, and he should bend his knees in at least one of each subject.