Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Sports Photography

sports photography refers to the genre of photography that covers all types of sports; it is a branch of photojournalism

Tips to be a Better Sports Photographer
1. Know your sport
2. Know the main players
3. Be prepared (ex: equipment, space, place to stand, sunglasses)
4. Know your equipment/skill to use it (ex: flash, lense, tripod, sports mode, ISO)
5. Practice shooting all types of sports
6. Location Location Location/Timing Timing Timing (anticipate)
7. Don't be shy (do what it takes to get in a good position to have a good shot)
8. Luck and overall talent

Monday, February 22, 2010

White Balance

White Balance (WB) or (AWB)- the process of removing unrealistic color so the objects appear how you really see them

Measured in Kelvin (K)

these photos are both on the wrong setting for the lighting of the room, see how the color of the photo changes:

Thursday, February 18, 2010

What Are These?










1. The corner of a projector screen
2. A lock and door handle
3. A door hinge

Friday, February 5, 2010

Cutouts

Cutout- a picture that has the background dropped from the subject 
-the purpose of a cut out is to emphasize the subject and be able to place it on any background
-singles out the subject to make it more interesting and noticeable

To do a cut out in photoshop:
-using a paintbrush, magic wand, or lasso tool you select the background and crop it out of the photo
-first bring the photo to the bottom of the layers box to the button that has a gray box with a white circle
-the use the paintbrush (on the black square) to paint away the background
-if you mess up the white square will replace any of the photo that you may have accidentally erased



Quote Assignment
make a new doc in indesign.
then put four good quotes on the doc with four different head shots.
1. just a regular picture with no background cut out, cropped but with the background
2. cut out with the white background
3. cut out on a white background with a box
4. you create it however, drop the background but can do whatever you want

Monday, February 1, 2010

Interviews and Good Quotes

A good quote says something interesting and says it in an interesting way. A good quote grabs the readers attention. It evokes images, and conveys a sense of the speaker's personality. Also, it will convey regional differences in speech.

A bad quote is unclear, uses commonsense facts and has profane or offensive comments in it. 

When you ask a question, ask it in an open ended style. 
1. Tell us about...
2. What things have you done...
3. Do you have any additional information?
4. Describe...
5. How do you feel about...
6. What are some characteristics about...
7. What is one or two of...(examples)
8. Why...
9. Discuss...
10. What are some major challenges/positives...
11. How does this make you feel?