andrea ruggeri pictures

AS199-2: in the gmail account you can find and download the Andrea's pictures

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BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY AS199   

John Cabot University

Prof. Serafino Amato

Midterm Exam

Fall  2012                                                                               Name:

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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?
2. Which allows the least?
3. Which will give the most depth of field?
4. What does depth-of-field mean?

5. Where is the aperture diaphragm  located?
6. How is aperture measured?
7. Which f-stop allows half the amount of light as f5.6?
8. Which allows twice the light as f5.6?
9. What does focal length refer to?
10. Besides aperture, what is another factor that affects depth of field?
11. Where is the depth of field scale located (on a traditional slr)?
12. What is the shutter and what does it control?

13. How is shutter speed measured?
14. Where is the shutter located?
15. What kind of shutter speed is needed in low light conditions?
16.  What does “B” refer to?
17. What is the safest slow shutter speed without a tripod?
18. Which ss allows twice as much light as “60”(1/60)?
19. Which allows half as much light as “60”?
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).

21. Which would give you the same amount (as above) of light and allow you to create a blurred picture of a speeding car?

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

23. On a shadowy area with a bright sky,  how would you insure a correct exposure of a subject in shadow?

24. (4 p)Which is a better setting, f4 at 1/60, or  f 16 at 1/4 ? Say why.

25. What does ISO refer to?
26. What is a fast film and when should it be used?

27. What is the major problem with fast films?

28. What are the three chemical steps used in printing a photograph?

29. List two (2 p) ways exposure is controlled in the darkroom.

30. How is contrast manipulated in the darkroom?

the photographer Andrea Ruggeri in class today WED

the Italian photographer Andrea Ruggeri in class today for a presentation of his photography work

How to print! Give a look to this short video

Click on this link to watch the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpJOA4J57o4

give a look to these pictures!

These picture were taken 100 years ago by the photographer Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorsky.
using a special technique.

click on the link to see the gallery.

 http://www.ilpost.it/2013/02/18/la-russia-a-colori-centanni-fa/p25_00021886/

AS 199_1 On SIte class

Dear students,

tomorrow, Monday, I would like to go with you to Villa Borghese to take pictures.

There is a bus that reach the Villa Borghese, in Largo dei Fiorentini.

We will move at 12:45

If some of you prefer to print, please arrive few minute earlier.

I'll give instructions about how to use the enlargers.

the dark room_how to print

http://lafenty.hubpages.com/hub/Black-and-White-Photography-Darkroom-Basics

Please, read this newspaper article

Please, click on the link to read it

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112390/aperture-magazine-relaunched-art-photography-digital-age#

AS 199_2 ON SITE CLASS

Dear students,

tomorrow, wednesday I would like to go with you to Villa Borghese to take pictures.

There is a bus that reach the Villa Borghese, in Largo dei Fiorentini.

We will move at 12:45

If some of you prefer to print, please arrive few minute earlier.

I'll give instructions about how to use the enlargers.

Antonio Biasucci Exhibition

http://www.arte.it/calendario-arte/roma/mostra-antonio-biasucci-tre-terzi-2356

Elliot Erwitt

James Natchway Documentary 1/7

first part of 7

Please write a description under each picture

1. This is a reflex camera which is different from a range finder camera because it shows the exact image that is being taken.

2 This is a picture of lens. 50mm. It is normal lens diagonal of the frame over 50 to small smaller 50mm to big. The 1.18 the max per lens.

3 This is a photo of lens. You can see the diaphragm numbers.


 


4 Wide angel lens.

5 Last row is negatives, over exposed. The 3rd row is under exposed.

6 Black and White film. This is bigger it's for medium size cameras.

7 this is the shutter, where the film goes in. The shutter opens up and light goes in.

8 This is film can take up to 36 photos.

9 Insert film with rocket without touching shutter speed

10 Always insert negative correct

11 this is the temperature for water.

12 When developing film we have to put the developer in and mix it with water. 1+9 position of solution. 1 chemical, 9 water.

13 Fixer which is the other part of the process. 1+4

14 Diaphragm

15 Mini size diaphram

16 the bottom of the camera.

17 how many pictures you taken, click to take picture. the speed

18 this is the light meter used to determine photographic expose. It also determines and correct the shutter speed and f # which also help provide a more clear photo.

photographer's list

 

Ugo Mulas

Lee Friedlander

Robert Mappelthorpe

Diane Arbus

Helmut Newton

Cindy Sherman

Annie Leibovitz
Alexandra Madson
Irvin Penn- Adriana Grau

Herbert Listz

Gianni Berengo Gardin - Kathryn Kerns

Thomas Ruff

Thomas Struth

Bernd/Hilla Becker

Stephen Shore-

Jeff Wall

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Stanley Kubrick- Kyle Brown

Wim Wenders-Mallory Zaunius

Gabriele Basilico

Francesca woodman

Kelly Richardson

Thomas Demand 

Robert Capa - Audrey Gilmore
  
James Nachtwey


Here a selection of photographers.
Please select "your" photographer and write your name under it