Powerpoint for assignment Leeds Met Brian Larkman

1. Intro To Photography
By Barney Samuel

2. Aperture
We were given the task of creating images using
a rage of apertures to get different effects in
our photos. The theme I have used is markets.
I took a trip down to the German Market in
Leeds city centre and took these images. The
depth of field varies and as I took the majority
of the images at dusk it has created some
good effects with the lighting found here.

3. • F. 5.6 Shutter: 1/30

4. • F: 1.6 Sutter: 1/160

5. • F: 5.6 Shutter: 1/160

6. • F1.8 Shutter 1/160

7. • F.9.0 Shutter: 1/30

8. • F.5.6 Shutter: 1/60

9. • F1.8 Shutter 1/1000

10. • F. 1.8 Shutter 1/320

11. • F1.8 Shutter: 1/320

12. • F 3.1 Shutter: 120

14. Final Photo
• On the previous page is my final photo and the one
high resolution image I have chose to showcase. I have
chosen this image because there is one point of focus
and it uses aperture well. I like the composition of this
photo and how there is only one item in focus that you
really notice makes for a good composition. It also lies
on a third. The way the texture is a constant all the way
to the back of the picture adds to the effect the photo
has. Also the colours in this image contrast well as you
get the bright colours from the toys inside the glass
balls, and the blacks and greys from the glass, created
by reflections of the surface below.

15. Lenses
• The lenses I have used for this section are a
50mm, 18-55mm, 75-250mm and a fisheye
adaptor fixed onto my 18-55mm. These are the
lenses I had available to use and I took them
along to a bike race so I can use as many as
possible. My favourite lens to use would be the
27-250mm as it can be used to get great close up
shots of moving objects and offers a high quality.
The auto focus on this lens is really quick too so
for action photography it works great.

16. • Lens: 50mm F. 6.4 Shutter: 1/600

17. • Lens: 75-250 F.4.2 Shutter: 1/400

18. • Lens Fisheye adapter F: 5.2 Shutter: 1/360

19. Lens: 75-250 F.4.2 Shutter 1/420

20. Lens: 18-55 F. 5 Shutter: 1/600

21. Lens: 75-250 F.4 Shutter 1/325

22. Lens: 18-55 F. 6 Shutter: 1/300

23. Lens 75-250 F.6 Shutter: 1/250

24. Lens: 18-55 F.5 Shutter 1/250

25. Lens: 18-55 F.5 Shutter: 1/250

27. Final Photo
• The previous photo is the one I have chosen to be part
of my final portfolio of images under the category
Lenses because I think the use of lens I have chosen
here suits the situation well as it giving a close up
encounter of the event taking place. This image shows
Dan Bateson of the elite men’s category at this race in
the final just after he has over taken Jack Hudson in
second for the win. I like how Dan is in focus whereas
Jack is slightly blurred by the motion. I find this gives
the image a high tempo feel to it as it shows that the
riders are travelling fast. I have tried to create an
atmosphere which was as intense as being there.

28. Special Techniques
• The special techniques we were taught during our lectures
were HDR imaging and Panoramic images. These were not
new to me but I rarely use them. The processing was the
most complicated bit to grasp. This is my first tie having a
go at taking HDR images so the results are not great. I
found it hard working out what shutter speed and
apertures to set the camera to, to get the best results. Also
as the days were very wintery the lack of light didn’t help
much either. The choice of ISO was also a key point I found
as the light was not good in certain locations I would
change the ISO from say 800 to 1200 and hope this would
make a clearer image however it just made the setting I had
chosen vary in effect.

29. Image 1: Shutter: 1/4000
Image 2: Shutter: 1/60
Image 3: Shutter: 1/8

30. Image 1: Shutter: 1/1500
Image 2: Shutter: 1/50
Image 3: Shutter: 1/10

31. Image 1: Shutter: 1/4000
Image 2: Shutter: 1/60
Image 3: Shutter: 1/3

32. Image 1: Shutter: 1/3
Image 2: Shutter 1/80
Image 3: Shutter: 1/1200

33. Image 1: Shutter 1/4000
Image 2: Shutter: 1/60
Image 3: Shutter: 1/8

34. Image 1: Shutter: ½
Image 2: Shutter: 1/60
!mage 3: Shutter: 1/2500

35. Panoramic Images
• I thought it would be good to show some of
the panoramic images I have taken as well as
the HDR ones prior to these to show both the
special techniques we have been taught.

38. Final Photo
• I have chosen the previous image as my final image
because I think I have achieved the HDR effect best
here. This was the image where I feel I got the
exposures near enough just right for them to be
combined using HDR to create an image using all the
different exposures in one. The composition of the
photo is also a point that I like. The texture of the
building and the shape of it against the angle I am
standing at creates a vanishing point at the end of the
terrace, so it leads the eye onto the sky. It is a shame
that the day I took this image the sky was really cloudy
and has blanked out the sky almost completely. Even
the HDR technique could not right this.

39. Artificial Lighting
• This is a subject that I was really quite unfamiliar with
as I have always said to myself that I would not use
flashes, but it really opened my eyes to the wonders a
bit of extra light can do! I found myself having a lot of
fun playing around with remote triggers and lighting
stuff up from various angles. This was my first time
using remotely triggered flashes as well so it was a
really new and exciting experience. I have never used
flashes in the past because I have felt that photography
is about finding the light in things and capturing a
moment where the light is right, but after having used
flashes I realise I have been wasting my time! The
theme I have chosen is The Findings of a Student.

50. Final Image

51. Final Image
• I have chosen the previous image as my final image
because I think it shows the most creative use of
artificial lighting out of all of my images. I got my
remotely triggered flashes, mounted one on a tripod so
it was sturdy, selected an area with a clean backdrop for
the photo and left the camera on a long exposure of 1
second which made the flash light up the beer bottle
and create a negative effect almost. I like the way the
bottle has been illuminated and how the Corona logo
has stuck out of the image. If there was one thing I
would change I think it would be to maybe use a slightly
longer exposure, but I didn’t this time as I felt by the
time I had found the correct exposure to use here it
was suitable.

52. Shutter Speed
• This was a subject that got me quite excited as it
something which you can really experiment with
and collect really interesting results. The theme I
have chose for this is moving light. This is one of
the effects I love about using a long shitter speed,
the long stings of light all captured at the same
time creating wonderful patterns inspires me.
This is quite a common thing to choose but I feel
it can be done well and a poorly executed photo
using this technique really shows.

64. Final Image
• On the previous page is my final high resolution
image. I have chosen this image because it shows
the best use of shutter speed to gain an
interesting effect. I love how the colours are so
vibrant and glow neon. This is obviously common
at a fairground however you rarely see a ride in
this light. The way the yellows and reds blend
together as if they were on a paint pallet is one of
my favourite aspects about this image. I used a
shutter speed of 2 seconds and my f stop was 5.2.