Updated time tally

Since the last work log tally, I have logged the following times not in order of length:

45 min

30 min

30 min

30 min

25 min

25 min

25 min

20 min

15 min

15 min

15 min

15 min

15 min

10 min

10 min

10 min

10 min

10 min

10 min

10 min

10 min

The sum of these times is 385 minutes, or 6 hours and 25 minutes.

Added to the last tally would mean that so far I have worked an ongoing total of 1780 minutes, or 29 hours and 40 minutes.

November 6, 2011 | Categories: Text Post, Work Log | Leave a comment

Meeting with my Facilitator

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Time: 1 hour

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Today I met with Mr. Worsham, my facilitator for a little educational lesson. We met at Starbucks in Riverstone in the morning.

We started off talking about what I’m going to do during my project which starts Friday. He also tells me of a picturesque spot to take a picture in the mountains that he says that he will find where it is, because he could not remember specifically where it was.

Then we got into conversation about shutter speed, aperture, exposure, ISO, and depth of field.

Shutter speed is the time a camera’s shutter is open, which dictates how long the image sensor is exposed to light. A faster shutter speed (like 1/1000 of a second) would stop motion and make even moving object look still. A slower shutter speed will

Aperture controls how much light reaches the image sensor by changing the size of the opening. A larger opening has a low f-stop number (the measurement of aperture) and lets more light reach the sensor. A smaller opening has a high f-stop number and lets less light reach the sensor.

Exposure is the combination of shutter speed and aperture. A photograph may be overexposed (too much light reached the image sensor) or underexposed (not enough light).

ISO is how sensitive the sensor is to light. If the ISO is higher the sensor will be more sensitive to light and the photo will be brighter. If it is a low ISO, the sensor is not as sensitive to light and the picture will be darker.  Higher ISO also make pictures more noisy (pixelated), so higher ISO is to be used with caution.

Depth of field is the range of a picture that is in focus. Aperture is the main contributer to depth of field. A large depth of field (a large range of what is in focus) is the result of a small aperture (which is a high f-stop number, isn’t that confusing?) such as f 22 or f 28. A small depth of field (a small range of what is in focus) is the result of a large aperture (which is a small f-stop number) such as f-2.4 or f3.4.

The rule of thirds is a method of composing a picture. It says that the subject of a picture is more attractive to the eye if it lays on any third of picture (vertically or horizontally). It’s hard to explain with words, but it’s simple to see visually.

That is a basic summary of what we talked about, and I feel that it will really help my photography!

Until next time,

Peter.

September 21, 2011 | Categories: Text Post, Work Log | Leave a comment