Final Documentary Shoot

Best Buy Halo 4 Midnight Release II

First Documentary Shoot

Best Buy Apple Glen Halo 4 Midnight Release

Portrait Assignment

Fans at Halo 4 Midnight Release at Best Buy Apple Glen waiting to get the game.

Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/6sec
Aperture: f/4.5
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 200
Flash: None
Lens Focal Length: 29mm
White Balance: Cloudy

Candid Portrait. Students at IPFW going to and leaving classes.

 Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/250sec
Aperture: f/6.3
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: None
Lens Focal Length: 89mm
White Balance: Cloudy

Tight Portrait.

 Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/10sec
Aperture: f/3.5
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: None
Lens Focal Length: 200mm
White Balance: Shade

Self-Portrait.

Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/5sec
Aperture: f/3.5
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: None
Lens Focal Length: 150mm
White Balance: Shade

Lighting Assignment

Night scene shot of the clock on the Van Maur building at Jefferson Point.

 Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: .77sec
Aperture: f/8
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: None
Lens Focal Length: 200mm
White Balance: Shade

Another shot at the Van Maur building, this time demonstrating the use of shadow from the American  flag.

 Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/13sec
Aperture: f/4.5
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 200
Flash: None
Lens Focal Length: 200mm
White Balance: Shade

An example of side lighting.

 Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 2sec
Aperture: f/9
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 200
Flash: None
Lens Focal Length: 72mm
White Balance: Shade

An example of side lighting with fill.

 Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 2sec
Aperture: f/9
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 200
Flash: Fired
Lens Focal Length: 80mm
White Balance: Shade

An example of back lighting.

 Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: .77sec
Aperture: f/8
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: None
Lens Focal Length: 75mm
White Balance: Shade

An example of candlelight.

 Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/3sec
Aperture: f/8
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 200
Flash: None
Lens Focal Length: 28mm
White Balance: Shade

Silhouette.

 Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/1600sec
Aperture: f/11
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: None
Lens Focal Length: 53mm
White Balance: Shade

Scenic picture demonstrating light being diffused naturally through clouds.

Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/250sec
Aperture: f/11
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: None
Lens Focal Length: 41mm
White Balance: Shade

Illustration Assignment - Halloween

I decided to do an illustration of a long-time favorite decoration for Halloween, Jack'o'lanterns.

The finished jack'o'lanterns before the lights go off and the pumpkins begin to glow.

Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/1600sec
Aperture: f/8
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: Fired
Lens Focal Length: 57mm
White Balance: Shade

The only light in the picture is from the inside of the jack'o'lanterns, giving them a sense of floating in darkness.

 Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/13sec
Aperture: f/3.2
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: None
Lens Focal Length: 58mm
White Balance: Shade

The demon's grinning face.

 Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/5sec
Aperture: f/3.5
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: None
Lens Focal Length: 172mm
White Balance: Shade

A more jolly picture of a witch's cat, a smiling jack'o'lantern, and bats.

 Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/5sec
Aperture: f/3.5
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: None
Lens Focal Length: 200mm
White Balance: Shade

And now our ghost peeking out from inside his pumpkin.

 Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/8sec
Aperture: f/3.5
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: None
Lens Focal Length: 187mm
White Balance: Shade

A witch's hat with a spider dangling from the tip.

 Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/8sec
Aperture: f/3.5
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: None
Lens Focal Length: 161mm
White Balance: Shade

This was also a fun illustration to do because of all the different lighting techniques that came into play. At one point my shutter speed was so low that I was picking up the clouds in the night sky and the complete background, despite it being late at night with little artificial light sources. Also, due to the pumpkins being close together, they provided side lighting for each other, giving each pumpkin a bit more detail in otherwise dark picture.

Composition Assignment

This post is to show different compositional techniques discussed in chapter six. To take these shots I simply walked around IPFW and was able to find quite a few shots from the bike / jogger trail on campus.

Dominant foreground, contributing background and rule of thirds. 

Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/250 sec
Aperture: f6.3
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: No
Lens Focal Length: 133mm
White Balance: Flash

Linear and repetition. 

Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/200sec
Aperture: f11
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: No
Lens Focal Length: 200mm
White Balance: Flash

Linear and rule of thirds. I really liked how the bike path led to the jogger and then the large tree in the background.

Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/1000sec
Aperture: f5.6
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: No
Lens Focal Length: 200mm
White Balance: Flash

Framing and Linear. Students enjoying their walk as they make it to their next class.

Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/250sec
Aperture: f6.3
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: No
Lens Focal Length: 200mm
White Balance: Flash

Silhouette, framing, and linear. I was trying to get a lower shot of the obelisk and was playing with the camera settings when I saw how this frame was lighting up and decided to shoot as is. I really like how the obelisk and trees are kept dark while showing a lot of light and detail in the clouds passing overhead. The trees frame the obelisk and the obelisk points directly to the clouds overhead.

Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/1600sec
Aperture: f11
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: No
Lens Focal Length: 53mm
White Balance: Flash

Linear, rule of thirds, and dominant foreground, contributing background.

Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/250sec
Aperture: f4
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 400
Flash: No
Lens Focal Length: 70mm
White Balance: Flash

Putting It All Together

Name Assignment - John

Give Me A J

The Letter J - Laptop

Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 2 sec
Aperture: f2.8
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 100
Flash: No
Lens Focal Length: 33mm
White Balance: Auto

Give Me An O

The Letter O - CD

Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/4 sec.
Aperture: f3.2
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 100
Flash: No
Lens Focal Length: 67mm
White Balance: Auto

Give Me An H

The Letter H - Coffee Table

Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/4 sec
Aperture: f2.8
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 100
Flash: No
Lens Focal Length: 31mm
White Balance: Auto

Give Me An N

The Letter N - Shoe Rack

Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/5 sec
Aperture: f3.2
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 100
Flash: No
Lens Focal Length: 58mm
White Balance: Auto

Mistakes Assignment

Overexposed

Mistake: Overexposed
How to Avoid: Re-shoot while making adjustments to the camera to limit the amount of light in the picture.
Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: .77sec
Aperture: f/11
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 100
Flash: No flash
Lens focal Length: 7mm
White balance: Auto

Underexposed

Mistake: Underexposed
How to Avoid: Re-shoot while making adjustments to the camera.
Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/1250sec
Aperture: f/3.2
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 100
Flash: No flash
Lens Focal Length: 17mm
White Balance: Auto

Back-focused

Mistake: Back-focused
How to Avoid: Use auto-focus or manually focus on the subject.
Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/1600sec
Aperture: f/10
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 100
Flash: Fired
Lens Focal Length: 21mm
White Balance: Auto

Subject Blur

Mistake: Subject Blur
How to Avoid: Choose a faster shutter speed
Camera: Konica Minolta DiMage A200
Shutter: 1/2sec.
Aperture: f/5
Exposure Setting: Manual
ISO: 100
Flash: No flash
Lens Focal Length: 16mm
White Balance: Auto

65 Gallon Aquarium

65 Gallon Aquarium, picture is unprocessed. 

No assignment, posting to launch blog for Visual Communications class. 

Camera: Konica Minolta Dimage A200

Shutter: 1 sec.

Aperture: f/2.8

Exposure Setting: Auto

ISO: 200

Flash: Did Not Fire

Lens Focal Length: 8mm