Marian Shively

This was taken under a bridge in Trastevere in Rome near Simply Market using my iPhone this past weekend. It is street art and it looks like the artist used paint.

"A camera fitted with a mirror that reflects the image of an object or a scene onto a viewing screen so that focus, lighting, and composition may be evaluated." (The Free Dictionary)

"A rangefinder camera is a camera fitted with a rangefinder: a range-finding focusing mechanism allowing the photographer to measure the subject distance and take photographs that are in sharp focus." (Wikipedia) 

"A mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens." (The Free Dictionary)

This is one of many of my favorite photographs that one of my friends, David Yu, shot! He is a professional photographer and shoots many beautiful, colorful photos of my home, San Francisco. He has a Facebook full of pictures and I love looking through them because I love how beautiful the city is, and I like how he captures all the colors and effects.

Photographer: Martine Franck
http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL535XVA

Emilio Tini: Fashion Photographer
Born in Umbria, Italy
Some of his client include: Dolce & Gabbana, Loreal Paris, Swarovski

This weekend I went to Germany to visit my cousins and this was one of the pictures I took in Berncastel with my iPhone 4.

Some pictures I took 2 weekends ago when I was in Germany and Luxembourg with my Nikon D3100 digital camera:

Some pictures my friend Cameron and I took while in Capri:

BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY AS199   

John Cabot University

Prof. Serafino Amato

Midterm Exam

Spring  2013                                                                         Name: Marian Shively

Part I. Technical Review   (40 points)

Suppose your camera has the following settings:

aperture f1.8  f2.8  f4  f5.6  f8  f11  f16  f22

shutter    B  1   2   4    8   15   30  60  125  250  500   1000

(It is a manual slr film camera with a 50mm 1:1.8 lens.)

1.            Which f-stop allows the most light in? f1.8

2.            Which allows the least? f22 (+# less light)

3.            Which will give the most depth of field? f22

4.            What does depth-of-field mean? Distance between nearest and farthest objects appear sharp

5.            Where is the aperture diaphragm located? In the lens

6.            How is aperture measured? Lens diaphragm gear

7.            Which f-stop allows half the amount of light as f5.6? f8 (every stop is .5, 11 would be)

8.            Which allows twice the light as f5.6? 4

9.            What does focal length refer to? Distance between frontal lens to the film/shutter

10.        Besides aperture, what is another factor that affects depth of field? Focus and distance from the object

11.        Where is the depth of field scale located (on a traditional slr)? Close to the diaphragm

12.        What is the shutter and what does it control? Control the speed of open and close of the shutter, how much light is let in

13.        How is shutter speed measured? Shutter speed gear

14.        Where is the shutter located? Normally at the top of the camera or close to the diaphragms

15.        What kind of shutter speed is needed in low light conditions? Slow speed to let more light in

16.         What does “B” refer to? Shutter always open

17.        What is the safest slow shutter speed without a tripod? 60

18.        Which ss allows twice as much light as “60”(1/60)? 125

19.        Which allows half as much light as “60”? 30

20.        (4 points) On a given day, your camera gives you a correct reading of f4  at 250.  What other configurations would give you the same amount of light and a greater depth of field? (list four ways). By controlling the intensity of light reaching the film and controlling the length of time for which the light falls on the film. One of the easiest things you can do is position the subject you’re wanting to photograph as far away from any objects behind them as possible. 2 lenses with different focal lengths, many zooms have different max apertures at different points along the focal length spectrum. New lense because they have different maximum apertures.

21.        Which would give you the same amount (as above) of light and allow you to create a blurred picture of a speeding car? Slowing the shutter speed because when the shutter is open longer, the subject has more time to move across the frame and establish some kind of blur

22.        Which shutter speed would give you the same amount of light (as above, question 20) at  f2.8? a shutter speed of 1/60 will give you same amount as light at f2.8

23.        On a shadowy area with a bright sky, how would you insure a correct exposure of a subject in shadow? You have to move the f-stop to f16 and must make changes to the other side to have balance, to control the light you have to measure the light on the subject and increase the aperture

24.        (4 p)Which is a better setting, f4 at 1/60, or  f 16 at 1/4 ? Say why. F4 at 1/60 because the camera will give proper exposure

25.        What does ISO refer to? ISO is the number indicating a digital camera sensors sensitivity to light. The higher the sensitivity, the less light is needed to make an exposure

26.        What is a fast film and when should it be used? film that is more sensitive to light, meaning less light is needed to obtain a properly-exposed image, when taking photos of fast moving objects

27.        What is the major problem with fast films? Photos can be grainy if used for shooting in poor light

28.        What are the three chemical steps used in printing a photograph? You use the developer, fixer, and water to print

29.        List two (2 p) ways exposure is controlled in the darkroom. By keeping the room completely dark and through the entire printing process

How is contrast manipulated in the darkroom? Through the settings of the printing machine.


FINAL PRESENTATION
Helmut Newton

-German Australian photographer, born in Berlin in 1920 to a Jewish family
-Fled from Germany to get away from the Nazis
-His parents went to South America while he ended up in Italy
-From there he intended to go to China but found himself in Singapore and was a portrait photographer for the Straits Times
-He was then interned by the British and was sent to Australia a a fruit picker as well as a truck driver during the war
-Married actress June Brunell and set up a studio in 1946
-Partnered with Henry Talbot (another German Jew) and the studio continued even after he moved to London in 1957
-In London he had a 12-month contract with British Vogue
-He left before his 12 months and moved to Paris where he worked for French Vogue, Playboy, and Harper's Bazaar
-Then returned to Australia in 1959 to work for Australian Vogue
-Died in Los Angeles, CA in 2004 in a car crash
-He established a particular style that was erotic and included S&M and fetishistic subtexts
-His work was very controversial and innovative and all his photos were based on truth
-Took photos of all types of people, no matter their body size or the color of their skin

Printing

-There is a dry side where the enlarger is, and a wet side where the chemicals are

-Enlarger lamp light is the only one on when in use

-Put the negative you want to print in the carrier

-Adjust the height of the enlarger depending on how big the photo is

-Put the lens in necessary and the time needed to process the print

-Always use a test strip, or a couple, before printing an entire photo to make sure the photo looks exactly how you want it to

-Use the gain focuser to make sure the photo is completely focused

-Once the time is done, put the test strip or finished photo into the developer tray, then into the water tray, then the fixer, then rinse

-Hang to dry