This was a really beneficial class, because I learned many techniques and tricks that helped me improve my photography. I came into this class with a small understanding of photography and how to use my camera, and after taking this class I really understand how to use my camera and how to get a nearly perfect picture every time. Below are 3 things that I will be taking with me so that I can continue to make photography a hobby of mine.
1. Always shoot in RAW format, it will improve editing and it will transform a boring picture into a work of art.
2. Don't let the camera do the work for you, shoot in manual mode! It will help you get the shot you are wanting as well as help you understand the settings of your camera.
3. Don't settle for the first picture that you take of something. Shoot at different angles to capture a totally different perspective.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Monday, December 2, 2019
Final Blog
Photo #1
Location: Riverfront Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 23mm
Aperture: F/9
Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec
ISO: 100
Photo #2
Location: Alvord Desert, Oregon
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/8
Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec
ISO: 100
Photo #3
Location: Back Nine
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length:
Aperture: F/9
Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec
ISO: 400
Photo #4
Location: Back Nine
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 27mm
Aperture: F/4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec
ISO: 250
Photo #5
Location: Back Nine
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/640 sec
ISO: 200
Photo #6
Location: Back Nine
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 35mm
Aperture: F/4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec
ISO: 160
Photo #7
Location: Back Nine
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 35mm
Aperture: F/4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec
ISO: 160
Photo #8
Location: Back Nine
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 35mm
Aperture: F/16
Shutter Speed: 1/50 sec
ISO: 400
Photo #9
Location: Back Nine
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 24mm
Aperture: F/9
Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec
ISO: 250
Photo #10
Location: Yellowstone River
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/13
Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec
ISO: 400
Photo #11
Location: Yellowstone River
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/11
Shutter Speed: 1/320 sec
ISO: 400
Photo #12
Location: Two Moon Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/10
Shutter Speed: 1/50 sec
ISO: 500
Photo #13
Location: Two Moon Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec
ISO: 400
Photo #14
Location: Two Moon Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/8
Shutter Speed: 1/25 sec
ISO: 320
Photo #15
Location: Two Moon Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 35mm
Aperture: F/9
Shutter Speed: 1/10 sec
ISO: 200
Photo #16
Location: Two Moon Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 27mm
Aperture: F/10
Shutter Speed: 1/4 sec
ISO: 320
Photo #17
Location: Two Moon Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec
ISO: 320
Photo #18
Location: Two Moon Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec
ISO: 320
Photo #19
Location: Yellowstone River
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/10
Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec
ISO: 100
Photo #20
Location: Swords Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/16
Shutter Speed: 1/50 sec
ISO: 100
Photo #21
Location: Swords Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F/1.8
Focal Length: 50mm
Aperture: F/9
Shutter Speed: 1/30 sec
ISO: 200
Photo #22
Location: Swords Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec
ISO: 200
Photo #23
Location: Swords Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/320 sec
ISO: 100
Photo #24
Location: Riverfront Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/8
Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec
ISO: 100
Photo #25
Location: Swords Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F/1.8
Focal Length:
Aperture: F/4
Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec
ISO: 200
Location: Riverfront Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 23mm
Aperture: F/9
Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec
ISO: 100
Photo #2
Location: Alvord Desert, Oregon
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/8
Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec
ISO: 100
Photo #3
Location: Back Nine
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length:
Aperture: F/9
Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec
ISO: 400
Photo #4
Location: Back Nine
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 27mm
Aperture: F/4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec
ISO: 250
Photo #5
Location: Back Nine
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/640 sec
ISO: 200
Photo #6
Location: Back Nine
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 35mm
Aperture: F/4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec
ISO: 160
Photo #7
Location: Back Nine
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 35mm
Aperture: F/4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec
ISO: 160
Photo #8
Location: Back Nine
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 35mm
Aperture: F/16
Shutter Speed: 1/50 sec
ISO: 400
Photo #9
Location: Back Nine
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 24mm
Aperture: F/9
Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec
ISO: 250
Photo #10
Location: Yellowstone River
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/13
Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec
ISO: 400
Photo #11
Location: Yellowstone River
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/11
Shutter Speed: 1/320 sec
ISO: 400
Photo #12
Location: Two Moon Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/10
Shutter Speed: 1/50 sec
ISO: 500
Photo #13
Location: Two Moon Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec
ISO: 400
Photo #14
Location: Two Moon Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/8
Shutter Speed: 1/25 sec
ISO: 320
Photo #15
Location: Two Moon Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 35mm
Aperture: F/9
Shutter Speed: 1/10 sec
ISO: 200
Photo #16
Location: Two Moon Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 27mm
Aperture: F/10
Shutter Speed: 1/4 sec
ISO: 320
Photo #17
Location: Two Moon Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec
ISO: 320
Photo #18
Location: Two Moon Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec
ISO: 320
Photo #19
Location: Yellowstone River
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/10
Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec
ISO: 100
Photo #20
Location: Swords Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/16
Shutter Speed: 1/50 sec
ISO: 100
Photo #21
Location: Swords Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F/1.8
Focal Length: 50mm
Aperture: F/9
Shutter Speed: 1/30 sec
ISO: 200
Photo #22
Location: Swords Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec
ISO: 200
Photo #23
Location: Swords Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/320 sec
ISO: 100
Photo #24
Location: Riverfront Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 19mm
Aperture: F/8
Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec
ISO: 100
Photo #25
Location: Swords Park
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F/1.8
Focal Length:
Aperture: F/4
Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec
ISO: 200
Saturday, November 30, 2019
ART247-Blog #13
Lightroom RAW edit before & after!
Settings-
Location: Alvord Desert, Oregon
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 24mm
Aperture: F/20
Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec
ISO: 100
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Settings-
Location: Alvord Desert, Oregon
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Tamron 19-35 F/3.5-4.5
Focal Length: 24mm
Aperture: F/20
Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec
ISO: 100
BEFORE:
AFTER:
ART 247- Blog #12
Lightroom RAW edit before & after!
Settings-
Location: Billings, MT
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F/1.8
Aperture: F/4
Shutter Speed: 1/800sec
ISO: 200
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Settings-
Location: Billings, MT
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F/1.8
Aperture: F/4
Shutter Speed: 1/800sec
ISO: 200
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
ART 247- Blog #11
Article: https://www.sportdiver.com/five-tips-to-get-started-in-underwater-photography
For this week's blog I decided to change it up a bit and find an article about underwater photography. Underwater photography sounds like a lot of fun, because you can capture pictures of things that you're not accustomed to seeing every day. I don't make it the ocean very often but hopefully one day I'll get the opportunity take photos underwater.
The article discusses 5 tips for beginner photographers to get started in underwater photography. The first and most important tip the article discusses is getting to know your camera better as well as become a good diver/swimmer. If you don't know how to swim/dive and you don't know how to use your camera effectively then you won't be able to capture the pictures that you want.
The article also suggests starting small with the amount of gear you carry. If you are swimming around with big, bulky gear then you won't be able to move quicker and get the shot you want. Another important tip is to approach the sea-life slowly because if you rush up on them to get the shot they will swim in the opposite direction. Lastly, the article suggests getting a underwater guide who will take you to the spots that have the best potential for photos.
For this week's blog I decided to change it up a bit and find an article about underwater photography. Underwater photography sounds like a lot of fun, because you can capture pictures of things that you're not accustomed to seeing every day. I don't make it the ocean very often but hopefully one day I'll get the opportunity take photos underwater.
The article discusses 5 tips for beginner photographers to get started in underwater photography. The first and most important tip the article discusses is getting to know your camera better as well as become a good diver/swimmer. If you don't know how to swim/dive and you don't know how to use your camera effectively then you won't be able to capture the pictures that you want.
The article also suggests starting small with the amount of gear you carry. If you are swimming around with big, bulky gear then you won't be able to move quicker and get the shot you want. Another important tip is to approach the sea-life slowly because if you rush up on them to get the shot they will swim in the opposite direction. Lastly, the article suggests getting a underwater guide who will take you to the spots that have the best potential for photos.
Saturday, November 9, 2019
ART 247- Blog #10
Article: https://www.creativelive.com/blog/low-light-photography-dslr-tips-for-making-the-most-of-dark-scenes
Since the days are shorter and the sun sets around 4 o'clock every day, I thought it would be most appropriate to find an article that discusses low-light photography techniques. The majority of the pictures I take are in the early morning hours before the sunrise and late afternoon before the sunset. When taking these photos I really have to worry about drastically changing my ISO values, and while editing my photos I have to worry about areas that are too under-exposed.
When taking pictures in lowlight the most important piece of equipment is a tripod because the shutter speed will be slower. Slow shutter speeds introduce camera shake and that in turn makes photos more blurry. I have found that a tripod helps in keeping my photos clear, stabilized, and aligned within the rule of thirds. The other piece of equipment the article said is important is using a remote release. A remote release is an external switch that prevents motion blur because you don't have to touch the camera's shutter when taking the picture.
When shooting in low-light it is important to select shutter priority or manual mode because then you have the ability to manipulate the photo's settings easier. The most important setting in lowlight conditions would be the shutter speed. Through shutter priority you are able to select the shutter speed and all the other camera settings will auto adjust and compensate for that setting.
Another important function of lowlight shooting is the ISO values of your camera. Most entry level DSLR's don't produce a good clear image unless you lower the ISO values down to the lowest settings like 100-200. My camera produces the best quality images at 100 ISO, but for lowlight capability I can only go up to 400 ISO. When editing a RAW photo at 100 ISO I am able to recover a lot of light and details. When I edit a RAW photo at 400 ISO I am able to recover details but I notice that the quality of the image suffers.
The last way to improve your low-light photography is using the lowest aperture settings that your lens can go to. When you use the lowest aperture setting on your lens it allows more light to enter the camera sensor and will improve the light quality in the image so that you don't have to raise the ISO values and risk the quality of the image.
Since the days are shorter and the sun sets around 4 o'clock every day, I thought it would be most appropriate to find an article that discusses low-light photography techniques. The majority of the pictures I take are in the early morning hours before the sunrise and late afternoon before the sunset. When taking these photos I really have to worry about drastically changing my ISO values, and while editing my photos I have to worry about areas that are too under-exposed.
When taking pictures in lowlight the most important piece of equipment is a tripod because the shutter speed will be slower. Slow shutter speeds introduce camera shake and that in turn makes photos more blurry. I have found that a tripod helps in keeping my photos clear, stabilized, and aligned within the rule of thirds. The other piece of equipment the article said is important is using a remote release. A remote release is an external switch that prevents motion blur because you don't have to touch the camera's shutter when taking the picture.
When shooting in low-light it is important to select shutter priority or manual mode because then you have the ability to manipulate the photo's settings easier. The most important setting in lowlight conditions would be the shutter speed. Through shutter priority you are able to select the shutter speed and all the other camera settings will auto adjust and compensate for that setting.
Another important function of lowlight shooting is the ISO values of your camera. Most entry level DSLR's don't produce a good clear image unless you lower the ISO values down to the lowest settings like 100-200. My camera produces the best quality images at 100 ISO, but for lowlight capability I can only go up to 400 ISO. When editing a RAW photo at 100 ISO I am able to recover a lot of light and details. When I edit a RAW photo at 400 ISO I am able to recover details but I notice that the quality of the image suffers.
The last way to improve your low-light photography is using the lowest aperture settings that your lens can go to. When you use the lowest aperture setting on your lens it allows more light to enter the camera sensor and will improve the light quality in the image so that you don't have to raise the ISO values and risk the quality of the image.
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