Class runs from June 4 - July 14, 2018
” Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.” – George Eastman -
Sunday, July 8, 2018
Week 5
I took 2 long walks around my neighborhood in Westville and Downtown New Haven by Yale/Peabody. I had my son help me keep still and try to zoom in on my camera (he's 6). This was a great project for him and I to spend great quality time.
I'm so glad you involved your six-year-old son Stefany… He could be a big help to you and more importantly taking him around to notice things closely and to work with your camera was an excellent and wonderful education for him.
Starting at the top, the white daisies are perfectly edited in terms of how the white looks. When we photograph pure white objects in full sunlight it can be very tricky. We try to avoid blowouts and overexposure… The other tricky part is if the whites get a little bit too dark on the exposure they start to look muddy and not very interesting. You have just the right balance here with nice detail and luminosity.
The blue spruce is interesting in terms of the focal point and the way the lines converge on it. I like how it is going out of focus as we get away from the focal point. Nicely done.
Notice how on the fourth one down, the focus is on the leaves at the bottom of the frame, yet the flowers as they move towards the top of the frame are out of focus. This is one of the challenges of macro photography: the depth of field is extremely narrow and figuring out what will be in focus and what should be out of focus is one of the main challenges.
The cone flowers are nicely seen and beautifully sharp. I especially like number six were you moved in close to that one throwing the background out of focus.
The inscription on the rock in number seven happily reminds me of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. Those of us that raised our children during his era miss him greatly.
I'm so glad you involved your six-year-old son Stefany… He could be a big help to you and more importantly taking him around to notice things closely and to work with your camera was an excellent and wonderful education for him.
ReplyDeleteStarting at the top, the white daisies are perfectly edited in terms of how the white looks. When we photograph pure white objects in full sunlight it can be very tricky. We try to avoid blowouts and overexposure… The other tricky part is if the whites get a little bit too dark on the exposure they start to look muddy and not very interesting. You have just the right balance here with nice detail and luminosity.
The blue spruce is interesting in terms of the focal point and the way the lines converge on it. I like how it is going out of focus as we get away from the focal point. Nicely done.
Notice how on the fourth one down, the focus is on the leaves at the bottom of the frame, yet the flowers as they move towards the top of the frame are out of focus. This is one of the challenges of macro photography: the depth of field is extremely narrow and figuring out what will be in focus and what should be out of focus is one of the main challenges.
The cone flowers are nicely seen and beautifully sharp. I especially like number six were you moved in close to that one throwing the background out of focus.
The inscription on the rock in number seven happily reminds me of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. Those of us that raised our children during his era miss him greatly.
All in all a nice job here.