Lesson 6

[maya]

Hey there 🙂
I’m back again after a year or two .. but, better late than never 😉
here I’m submitting some photos, hope they meet the requirements of the assignment. If needed, I will reshoot them 🙂

p.s – happy new 2013 to you all 🙂

[Duncan Rawlinson]

Hi Maya,

Welcome back.

This will be critiqued later today.

Thank you.

[Duncan Rawlinson]

Hi Maya,

Before I get started here is the EXIF for these three images. I will post another response as a reply here in a moment.

[attachment=2:3iib9gem]BEK_2056 EXIF.png[/attachment:3iib9gem]
Date Time Original: 2013:01:09 18:14:15
Exposure Time: 1/20
F Number: f / 5.60
Exposure Program: Manual
ISO Speed Ratings: 1000
Metering Mode: Spot
Flash: Flash did not fire
Focal Length: 55mm
White Balance: Manual white balance
Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D700
Exif Version:
Flashpix Version:
Color Space: 1
Pixel X Dimension: 4256
Pixel Y Dimension: 2832
CompressedBitsPerPixel: 4
Maker Note: 924
User Comment:
Date Time Digitized: 2013:01:09 18:14:15
Subsec Time: 72
Subsec Time Original: 72
Subsec Time Digitized: 72
Exposure Bias: 1.33
Max Aperture Value: 5
Light Source: Cloudy weather
Sensing Method: One-chip color area sensor
File Source: DSC
Scene Type: Directly photographed
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Exposure Mode: 1
Digital Zoom Ration: 1
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 55mm
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Contrast: Normal
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Subject Distance Range: Unknown
ExifIFDPointer: 386
GPSInfoIFDPointer: 32082
Orientation: 1
YCbCr Positioning: 2
X Resolution: 72
Y Resolution: 72
Resolution Unit: 2
Date Time: 2013:01:09 22:08:34
Software: QuickTime 7.7.1

[attachment=1:3iib9gem]BEK_2230 EXIF.png[/attachment:3iib9gem]
Date Time Original: 2013:01:09 18:58:14
Exposure Time: 1/40
F Number: f / 4
Exposure Program: Manual
ISO Speed Ratings: 1000
Metering Mode: Spot
Flash: Flash did not fire
Focal Length: 50mm
White Balance: Auto white balance
Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D700
Exif Version:
Flashpix Version:
Color Space: 1
Pixel X Dimension: 2832
Pixel Y Dimension: 4256
CompressedBitsPerPixel: 4
User Comment:
Date Time Digitized: 2013:01:09 18:58:14
Subsec Time: 15
Subsec Time Original: 15
Subsec Time Digitized: 15
Exposure Bias: 1.33
Max Aperture Value: 1.60
Light Source: Unknown
Sensing Method: One-chip color area sensor
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Exposure Mode: 1
Digital Zoom Ration: 1
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 50mm
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Gain Control: High gain up
Contrast: Normal
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Subject Distance Range: Unknown
ExifIFDPointer: 320
Orientation: 1
X Resolution: 72
Y Resolution: 72
Resolution Unit: 2
Date Time: 2013:01:09 18:58:14
Software: iPhoto 9.4.2

[attachment=0:3iib9gem]3 863 9 EXIF.png[/attachment:3iib9gem]
Date Time Original: 2010:12:31 09:26:38
Exposure Time: 1/15
F Number: f / 5.60
Exposure Program: Manual
ISO Speed Ratings: 1000
Metering Mode: CenterWeightedAverage
Flash: Flash did not fire
Focal Length: 200mm
White Balance: Manual white balance
Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D300S
Exif Version:
Flashpix Version:
Color Space: 1
Pixel X Dimension: 4288
Pixel Y Dimension: 2848
CompressedBitsPerPixel: 4
Maker Note: 984
User Comment:
Date Time Digitized: 2010:12:31 09:26:38
Subsec Time: 74
Subsec Time Original: 74
Subsec Time Digitized: 74
Exposure Bias: 0.33
Max Aperture Value: 5
Light Source: Cloudy weather
Sensing Method: One-chip color area sensor
File Source: DSC
Scene Type: Directly photographed
CFA Pattern: 968
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Exposure Mode: 1
Digital Zoom Ration: 1
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 300mm
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Gain Control: High gain up
Contrast: Normal
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Subject Distance Range: Unknown
InteroperabilityIFDPointer: 34448
ExifIFDPointer: 348
GPSInfoIFDPointer: 34480
Orientation: 1
YCbCr Positioning: 2
X Resolution: 300
Y Resolution: 300
Resolution Unit: 2
Date Time: 2010:12:31 09:26:38
Software: Ver.1.01
Artist:
Copyright:

[Duncan Rawlinson]

Your first image of the green wall and the bench is not in focus. So you will have to go back to the very basics here.

Your next image presents some interesting lines and is quite abstract although to simplify the image (the goal of the assignment) I would have not included the sticks and leaves in the corner. Remove everything you possibly can and only include the things that are of interest.

Finally your last image is undoubtedly the strongest image for the purposes of this assignment. This shows that you’ve understood the assignment but also take notice that the area that is in focus in this image is not where there man is standing. It’s actually in the mid ground.

Take extra care with to stabilize your camera in a dark shot at long focal lengths like this and make sure you are focused at the correct distance.

Nice job here but as you can see you need to work on your focus and some of the fundamentals.

[maya]

Thank you for your comments 🙂
Well i’m having a problem with auto focus after a walk in a snowy (partly rainy) day 🙁 hope it will be fixed soon …
Am I aloud to use photoshop to fix some problems such as contrast, horizon or colors?

[Duncan Rawlinson]

If you are having trouble with your autofocus try to use your manual focus! Maybe you can try to clean your camera, sensor, and lenses. That might fix your autofocus issue. Also be sure you understand what autofocus mode your camera is on and what it is trying to do. On the Nikons there is usually a switch that reads C,S,M. C being continuous, S being single shot, and M being manual.

Here is the Nikon D700 manual for handy reference for you.

You can slightly touch up some of your images but we would rather you didn’t. If you can leave them as you shot them in camera it’s easier to see what could be improved or what was done well!

One of the core tenets here at the Icon Photography School is to get the best photograph you can in-camera. Only at that point do you try to improve the image(s) with post processing software like Adobe Lightroom.

See you on the next one! 😉

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