Monday, April 18, 2016

MIDTERM

MEMORIZE APERTURES
2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22

MEMORIZE SHUTTERSPEEDS
1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60, 125, 250, 500, 1000

EQUIVELENT APERTURE AND SHUTTER SPEED QUESTION
If the aperture is 11 at shutter speed 125 and you change the aperture to 22 what will be your shutter speed if you want an equivalent exposure? ANSWER SHUTTER SPEED 30

If the shutter speed is 125 and aperture 16 and I change the shutter speed to 1000 what will be my aperture?  ANSWER 5.6

• What controls the amount light that exposes film or your sensor? APERTURE
• What controls the amount of time that light exposes your film or sensor? SHUTTER SPEED
• What camera feature measures the intensity of light present in the scene? METER
• Film or sensor's sensitivity to light? FILM SPEED / ISO
• As ISO number becomes larger what are the consequences? MORE GRAIN AND MORE SENSITIVE TO LIGHT

• Chemicals in the darkroom: 
1st tray developer reveals the image 
2nd tray STOP BATH halts development 
3rd tray FIXER makes image light resistant and permanent
4th tray WATER BATH removes remaining fixer and becomes archival

• Add light to print to make a section darker? BURNING
• Subtract or block light to make a section lighter? DODGING
• Contrast filters which direction in number increases or decreases contrast? Filter 1 will decrease vs Filter 5 increase contrast

• Camera Types 1) RANGEFINDER 2) SLR single lens reflix 3) Medium format camera (Hasselblad) 4) Large Format View Camera or Field Camera

LENS QUESTIONS
Prime lens focal length fixed
Zoom lens multiple focal lengths

• WIDE ANGLE LENS 1) Allows more of the scene to be in the photograph 2) 35mm or full frame camera 35MM-20mm
• NORMAL LENS  approximates how humans see things and 35mm or full frame camera focal is 50mm
• TELEPHOTO 35mm or full frame is 70 mm to 500 mm magnifies what you are photographing great for sports or wild photography

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Schedule

10/21
Develop film

10/23
Print Assignment 3
Shoot one role of film over weekend
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10/28
Develop 2nd role of film

10/30
Print Assignment 3
Review and explain assignment 4
Shoot 1 role assignment 4
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11/6
MIDTERM
NOTEBOOK REVIEW DUE

11/8
Critique Assignment 3
Shoot 1 role assignment 4

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Operating Your Camera

1.  Load film
A. Make sure film loaded connected to winder
B. Match film to sprockets
C. Check rewind dial to see if spinning to check if film loaded properly

2. Check ISO match to tyupe of film

3. Advance film

4. Focus lens


5. Understand how to change:

Aperture

Larger Size 2 , 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22 Smaller Size

Shutter Speeds
Slower 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60, 125, 250, 500, 1000 Faster

6. Understand how to read your meter

Supply List

Needed for the week of Sept. 15

Kodak TMax Film 36 exp

Tmax Developer

Negative Sleeves

Choose one of the options for tank and reels below

Arista Premium Plastic Single 35mm reel Film Developing Tank with one reel

Arista Premium Double Reel Developing Tank with two reels

 Paterson Universal Tank with Two Reels - Super System 4



Needed for the week of Sept. 22
Any paper listed below

Arista.edu Ultra VC RC 25 pack pearl 8x10 inches

Arista.edu Ultra VC RC 100 pack pearl 8x10 inches

Ilford Multigrade MGIV RC Deluxe D44M 8x10/25 sheets Pearl

Ilford Multigrade MGIV RC Deluxe D44M 8x10/100 sheets Pearl