Lesson 1 Assignment

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    Marissa Berguson
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    Re-Discovering Your World: Assignment 1

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    Duncan Rawlinson
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    Thanks for submitting your photo to the photography school.

    Don’t forget to update your avatar and follow us on Twitter!

    Before we proceed, we’re you able to take a look a the lessons and pdf files?

    Did you have any questions?

    Now onto your critique…

    First and foremost I’d like to congratulate you for taking action and signing up for the photography school. You’ve taken concrete action toward becoming a better photographer.

    In this first assignment I’ve tried to get you to see the world like a photographer does.

    You’ve certainly found a mundane object here.

    That light is quite boring on it’s own and you’ve made a little less boring through your photograph. Albeit there is certainly room to improve.

    Right off the bat you should know that photographing a light in this fashion presents a serious challenge. Namely that the light source is very strong and the darker part of the image is very dark.

    This is what’s known as dynamic range:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_range

    As humans our eyes have remarkable dynamic range. Much greater than a camera.

    So just know that it’s tough to shoot this type of thing well. I like that you’ve gotten close (hopefully not by zooming, it’s always better to get closer by walking)

    I also like that that you’ve just started. Starting is so important.

    You’ve chosen a tough subject to shoot for your first assignment.

    See you on assignment number 2.

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