Semester 2 Notes
2. Timothy O’Sullivan
Full frame: everything in the negative is important to the image
3. selective focus: two subjects at two different planes
-2 pictures, same exposure, 2 different points of critical focus, same scene, focus and compose the same scene, best results in the shade
4. Eugene Aget
-same scene, same point of focus, 2 extreme equivalent exposures, best in classroom
Equivalent exposure example: f:16 @2 or f:2.8@60
5. 2 prints: harsh light, soft light
-same subject, direct sunlight, shade
Paul Strand
6. 2 vignettes
-2 different subjects, portraits of people with lots of hair work best, printing part of the subject, none of the background will show up
Robert Fenton
7. Edward Weston
-black subject, black background, white subject, white background, under same lighting conditions, different exposures
8. burning in before and after
-making part of the print darker
9. Creativity
-2 pictures of glass, work with light and angles, glass=subject, best of transparent glass, how light hits glass, be careful with backgrounds
10. silhouettes
Silhouette: capturing the outline of a subject by exposing for the light in the background
-2 hours after sunrise, 2 hours after sunset, f:16@250 f:16@500
-2 different subjects
11. Margaret Cameron
-best with 2 lights at 45’ angle to the subject, 3rd light on hair, plain background
-F:8@60, 2 different subjects
12. Still life: 3 objects or more, placed together to convey a meaning
Architecture: no “normal homes”, structure that has impact
Available light: light that comes in from a door, window, or other source into a dark room, f:4 @ 60
13. 2 prints of texture
-image that gives the feeling it can be touched(tree bark), strong cross light, 2 different subjects
Edward Steichen
14. Arnold Newman
-photo that gives a sense of depth, repeating objects of same size (picket fences, long winding road)
15. Water is the subject, 2 different examples
-not in a container, extreme light f:8 @500 f:8 @1000
16. 2 posed groups- 3 people or more, 2 different groups
-careful with background, most pleasant in shade, dynamic poses work best
Gordon Parks
17. 2 urban/city scenes, shows how city operates
-1-3 hours between sunset, f:16@250
18. Final critique- 2 8x10 prints