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[Duncan Rawlinson]

You’re right it is an interesting image. However it doesn’t really meet the requirements of the assignment.

Can you shoot another image for this assignment?

Keep in mind, you don’t have to do anything… If it doesn’t feel fun or you don’t want to do something here, don’t do it!!!

Thanks!

[Duncan Rawlinson]

Hi there,

I think we sorted this out over email!

Thanks

[Duncan Rawlinson]

No you did the right thing and the image you submitted is the best of the bunch!

If you really want to get into architecture photography you’ll want to invest in and learn a good tilt shift lens. Tilt shift lenses are great for correcting these kinds of distortions.

[Duncan Rawlinson]

Hi Maxine,

It’s great that you’re flying through the assignments.

I hope you’re getting alot out of the process!

Here is the exif data for your image:

IMG_4638.jpg
http://photographyicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG_4638.jpg

Date Time Original: 2014:10:15 19:19:02
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Exposure Program: Shutter priority
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Metering Mode: Pattern
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White Balance: Manual white balance
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Model: Canon EOS 6D
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In terms of the color portion of the assignment I think you did well. The images is quite simple and elegant from a color perspective. So job well done.

Speaking of “perspective” I would like you to take special note of how your wide angle lens is distorting this building. Notice how far away the back portion of the building looks compared to the closer portion.

Always remember that when you use a telephoto lens and zoom in on something it compresses everything like a pancake, whereas the wider angle does the opposite and makes things appear farther apart than they are.

You can use this knowledge to add something special to your images. For example if you wanted to make something feel busy and overwhelming you could add everything to the frame using a telephoto lens and vice versa.

Just be aware of the distortion that comes with each. In this case it’s wide angle distortion.

Again, the distortion is something you can use to your advantage. For instance if you want to make a room look bigger than it really is use a super wide lens. This is what hotels usually do to make their rooms look big.

But back to the color here… The color is lovely here and quite simple. As such, the viewer doesn’t have to work very hard when they look at the image and therefore it’s quite pleasing to the eye.

Just remember that going forward you really want to think about color. Make color a priority in the way that you make focus a priority. Your images will improve dramatically!

I really like that you’re using white balance creatively. Experimentation is a great way to learn. What’s more I think it works well here and the colors aren’t too unrealistic so that’s great. Just remember sometimes it’s good to have a clean image without too much experimentation on it as a backup. It takes 2 seconds to shoot the “clean” version so I usually do that to make sure I have it both ways. Keep experimenting and playing like this, it’s awesome!

One final note, there appears to be some dust on your sensor or lens. You can use lightroom to remove it.

Here’a a tool for that in lightroom:
http://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/help/enhanced-spot-removal.html

Ideally you want to clean your sensor and lens so you don’t have to do this.

You can clean your sensor yourself if you’re careful. Pretty much all the products by these guys work really well.

Remember you can always ask questions over email at office@photographyicon.com or just reply here.

Nice work.

See you on the next assignment.

[Duncan Rawlinson]

Hi Maxine,

Thanks for submitting another assignment.

Here is the exif data of your photo:

IMG_4610.jpg
http://photographyicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG_4610.jpg

Date Time Original: 2014:10:13 08:37:09
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White Balance: Manual white balance
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Model: Canon EOS 6D
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The CPL is a really great filter and you’ve done well here to try it out. I would like you to take note of a few things though. For one all filters reduce the amount of light that hits your sensor by at least some amount. Some CPL filters can take a stop off the amount of light that you passed through your lens. So often when using a filter like this you’ll need to pay extra careful attention to your exposure. In this case it looks a little underexposed and the CPL could be the culprit but it’s hard to tell.

Another thing to note about CPL filters is that you can rotate them. Ideally you can look through your viewfinder and rotate the CPL on the front of your lens while you look through. Then once you’ve found the desired effect you can shoot your image.

A downside of this is that sometimes the rotation is in the wrong place. This can create dark patches in the sky. I think that’s what happened here with the top right of the frame. Notice how dark and almost black the sky is in that portion of the frame?

CPL filters almost always work best when shooting perpendicular to the sun. A quick way of thinking about it is that if the sun/light source is off either of your shoulders it will work best.

I would recommend you play around with this filter even more. Shoot the same scene with it on, with it off, and a few different rotation positions. Then take note of the differences when you look at your images.

It’s a great filter and a key filter for landscape photography.

Nice work here, keep experimenting and playing around with your filters.

[Duncan Rawlinson]

Hi Maxine,

What a delightful assignment. Let’s get right into it!

Here is the EXIF data for your images.

http://photographyicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG_4495.jpg

Date Time Original: 2014:10:09 10:32:39
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http://photographyicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG_4511.jpg
Date Time Original: 2014:10:09 18:12:46
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Exposure Program: Shutter priority
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Date Time: 2014:10:09 18:12:46

Both of your images certainly meet the criteria of the assignment so job well done here! You’ve used a slow shutter to show the motion of the water and you’ve captured a flower with very shallow depth of field and some bokeh.

I was a little concerned with the use of higher ISOs on your shallow depth of field but it looks like you’ve pulled it off. Your image is clean and it looks nice.

My only minor note would be that the water image feels a bit flat. It’s lacking in contrast and the composition is a bit awkward. To be fair those are not the main focus of the assignment but you should always keep the basics in mind.

In this case it’s a classic issue, you should be closer to the thing you’re trying to showcase. The water…

I have attached a potential alternative composition.

In your other image of the flower I would caution you that you can get away with a much better image in this situation with a lower iso and on a tripod. That is of course assuming this thing isn’t moving in the wind or something.

In this situation controlling your depth of field is key, you want shallow depth of field but not so shallow that you only get a small part of the interesting part in focus. That’s what happened on your first attempt your shallow depth of field was too shallow.

You can change settings and increase your depth of field and do some experimenting to see what works with your particular camera and lens. On many cameras there is a depth of field preview button. I would suggest you look at that in your camera’s manual. What it does is essentially give you crude preview of the depth of field of the image when the button is held down. In this way you can change your fstop and toggle the button and get a feel for your increasing or decreasing depth of field. All of that said this is more finesse than anything and you’ll improve over time. It’s tricky but you’ll get there.

Overall you’ve done a really nice job here.

Work on your depth of field control and remember all else equal lower iso is better if you have enough light.

Nice work!

🙂 🙂 🙂

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[Duncan Rawlinson]

Hi John,

Both of your images are perfect examples of what the assignment asked of you, both soft light and hard light. Well done!

Here is the exif data of your images:

http://photographyicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG_6706.jpg
Date Time Original: 2014:08:22 18:33:08
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ISO Speed Ratings: 250
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Artist: John Boccanfuso
DateCreated: 2014-08-22T18:33:08.77

http://photographyicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG_5018.jpg
Date Time Original: 2014:06:27 19:43:26
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Artist: John Boccanfuso
DateCreated: 2014-06-27T19:43:26

Did you notice how much nicer looking a soft or relatively soft light situation is for portraits like these? The image of the children on the beach is 100x better than the other image and that’s just because the light was better. Well, to be fair almost everything about the beach image is superior.

This is a lesson about light and soft vs harsh light and you’ve aced that part. You’ve shown you certainly understand the difference and you’ve taken the initiative to experiment and learn about adding artificial light sources which is great. Adding light and modifying light is awesome!

I should note that you need to always be careful with composition though. In the case of the beach image your horizon is a bit crooked and you’ve cropped the young girls foot a little oddly.

Remember, fill the frame with your subject where possible. I have attached a possible better composition for this image to show you what i mean. Ideally this would be done in camera, not by cropping after the fact like I did. Notice how almost nothing is lost here, it’s still a lovely photo of two cute kids on a beach. It’s just more compelling IMHO…

For the other image the composition feels a bit awkward and your camera’s automatic white balance really couldn’t figure out what to do. I recommend manually setting your white balance.

Overall you’ve done quite well here with the core assignment.

Try to remember to set your white balance manually, keep your horizons straight, and fill the frame with whatever is interesing.

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[Duncan Rawlinson]

Hi Maxine,

Thanks for your assignment. It’s interesting that everyone has a moment when they realize there is a way more to this whole photography thing than first ‘meets the eye’ if you will.

Then it’s a slippery slope toward full blow photography addiction! 🙂

Seriously though I think you’ve found the thing that piqued your interest in photography but you may also want to look into learning more about the masters of photographer for inspiration.

There is always something you can learn from them.

The Masters of Photography

The idea of course is to not only learn to but to use that inspiration as fuel to improve your own photography and art.

One thing that’s fun to do is go to your local library or large bookstore and just peruse the photography section. Sometimes there is something magic about seeing actual prints.

Another suggestion would be to visit your local art gallery or just take a look at local photography events on meetup.com

All of this with the idea that the more you can soak up in terms of inspiration and knowledge the better off your own experience with photography will be. And thus, your images will be better.

I hope this helps and I look forward to seeing you on the next assignment.

[Duncan Rawlinson]

Hi Alan,

What a pleasure it has been to see you progress as a photographer and an artist. Your images just continue to impress me.

By now you don’t need me to show your the EXIF data for your images and I’m sure you know what settings you used…

You have most certainly illustrated that you understand the difference here and you’ve done it using artificial light sources. This is excellent. Notice just how different the same subject can be with these two different styles! Amazing right?

Obviously the goal here is not to just understand the difference but to understand your lighting environment and decide if how to shoot in that environment. In certain situations harsh light can work well, for example in sports. Whereas if you’re shooting portraits, not so much! If that’s the case you can always modify the light and work around it.

Whatever the case it’s critical that not only are you aware of what the light is doing but how to make the most of it.

I can see from your two images here that you understand the concept, now you just need to put it into practice with your images.

I also like that you’re experimenting with controlling strobes and doing different things with light. Experimentation is key to learning. Always play around!

Do you have any questions about any of this?

[Duncan Rawlinson]

lesson 5

Wow this assignment sure fell of the bottom of my inbox! I’m terribly sorry for that. Some of my images recently went viral and my email inbox went kind of crazy. So I’m trying to play cathup now unfortunately

http://photographyicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2X8C0401.jpg

Here is the EXIF data for this image

Date Time Original: 2014:04:15 18:59:27
Exposure Time: 1/200
F Number: f / 4.50
Exposure Program: Normal program
ISO Speed Ratings: 100
Metering Mode: Partial
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length: 100mm
White Balance: Manual white balance
Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
LensInfo: 100/1 100/1 0/0 0/0
LensModel: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
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Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Exif Version:
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Custom Rendered: Normal process
Scene Capture Type: Standard
ExifIFDPointer: 216
X Resolution: 300
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Date Time: 2014:04:16 15:50:20
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.3 (Macintosh)
DateCreated: 2014-04-15T18:59:27.00

You have most certainly shown that you can simplify a photograph using color as your primary element!

This is outstanding and the colors really work well here.

My only note on this assignment would be to ensure that when you use shallow depth of field you want the area of interest to genereally be in focus. In this case the dof is so shallow that not all of the most interesting bits of the middle of the flower are in focus. That’s fine and it’s entirely subjective but I generally recommend having the most interesting part in focus. It’s a simple idea but not that easy and takes practice.

Nice job here.

[Duncan Rawlinson]

Oh yes, sometimes it’s tough to shoot in a low light environment.

Sorry I guess I should have been more clear! I meant be careful with composing your images so you don’t cut little bits off. In other words watch the edges of your frame. In this case it’s no big, but if you did this to a person it doesn’t really look great.

I did this recently, OOPS!

Take a look at photo # 234 near the bottom on my recent post here: http://duncan.co/burning-man-2014/

Also take a look at this:

Amputate

Thanks and

[Duncan Rawlinson]

Did you get a chance to work on this?

Please keep it up!

[Duncan Rawlinson]

Hi there,

I’m not exactly sure which of these images is which.

Can you let me know?

[Duncan Rawlinson]

Hi Maxine,

Thanks for submitting your assignment.

There was quite a gap there between when you submitted this and when it was critiqued so thanks for your patience. The Fall break is always a good excuse to get students to actually practice their photography.

Here is the exif data for these images:

http://photographyicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_3888.jpg
Date Time Original: 2014:08:30 00:00:18
Exposure Time: 1/179
F Number: f / 2.80
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings: 400
Metering Mode: Spot
Flash: Flash fired, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length: 100mm
White Balance: Manual white balance
Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 6D
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LensModel: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USMUUD
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Date Time: 2014:08:30 00:00:18

http://photographyicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_3910.jpg
Date Time Original: 2014:08:30 00:18:53
Exposure Time: 1/179
F Number: f / 8
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings: 400
Metering Mode: Spot
Flash: Flash fired, compulsory flash mode
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White Balance: Manual white balance
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Model: Canon EOS 6D
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LensModel: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USMUUD
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Flashpix Version:
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Focal Plane X Resolution: 3810.58
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Date Time: 2014:08:30 00:18:53

It looks like you used aperture priority and used f 2.8 in the wider imae and f 8 in the closer image. Can you tell me if this was done intentionally and why? It appears as though the flash fired in both of these images. For now please try to avoid using a flash in your photography assignments as it complicates things.

Beyond that the manual white balance looks ok and the image meets the criteria although this clock isn’t exactly a mundane object. It’s quite interesting on it’s own. Whatever the case, you’ve filled your frame with your subject and made for a more interesting photo just by changing how you look at it.

I was confused that the thumbnail of the image and the full size are oriented differently. Maybe you can tell me which orientation is correct, landscape or portrait?

One thing to note from a compositional perspective is that in both images you’ve clipped parts of the edge of this clock. It’s no big deal for this assignment and you’ll learn more about composition as you progress through the course. For now you’ll want to be careful about the choices you make when cropping off parts of the main area of interest in your photo. It can detract from your image if it feels a bit off. For example at the bottom of IMG_3910.jpg the edge is cropped off just a tiny bit and it feels a bit awkward. In image IMG_3888.jpg the top of the frame is touching the top of the clock and that also feels weird. So just be careful about edges. Either have them in or out.

Good job here, let me know what you think and if you have any question at all.

See you on the next assignment.

[Duncan Rawlinson]

Hi James,

Thanks for submitting your assignment.

I was unfortunate timing because of the Fall Break but this critique is better late than never.

Here is the exif data for these images.

http://photographyicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_0172.jpg
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ISO Speed Ratings: 1600
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Flash: Flash fired, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length: 24mm
White Balance: Auto white balance
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LensInfo: 4
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Date Time: 2014:08:24 01:24:21

http://photographyicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_0176.jpg
Date Time Original: 2014:08:24 01:26:24
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F Number: f / 4
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White Balance: Auto white balance
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Model: Canon EOS 70D
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Orientation: 1
YCbCr Positioning: 2
X Resolution: 72
Y Resolution: 72
Resolution Unit: 2
Date Time: 2014:08:24 01:26:24

First things first, thank you for enrolling. I hope your journey in photography is as fiulfilling as mine has been. I’d love to start over and re-learn everything! How fun?!

Now for this assignment you’ve done well. You’ve eleminated everything except the thing you are trying to showcase. You’ve simplified the image and gotten closer to your subject, all of this is excellent.

Given the assignment is to try to make something boring look more interesting I’d say you’ve done well.

Here are a couple things you can do to make a photograph like this a little better.

For one thing you can either add more light and thus be able to shoot at a lower ISO handheld or you could use a tripod.

Both of these options would make for a cleaner image at a much lower ISO.

Also try setting your white balance to match your light source, in this case I’m guessing it’s tungsten. The little icons on your camera should generally match your light source. This just makes the colors better and cleaner.

What’s more for an image like this, you might as well just make it black and white since the closer version since the color adds no value.

A final option would be to shoot this with a macro lens if you really want to get detail on the tissue.

Whatever the case you did really really well here.

This is not an easy assignment and you’re doing great! Keep it up!

Don’t worry, your critiques will come faster in future.

Thanks for your patience.

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