Digital Panorama

DAY 12

What's a Panorama? - I always thought it is my school back when I was in HS, because its name  is Panorama Montessori School. I also thought of the news publication 'Panorama'. How about you? what do you think? what is Panorama for you?

In photography, Panorama is a series of pictures representing a wide view. One panorama consists of 3 or more photos. The photos are combined to form one new photo, and the process is called stitching. 

What's stitching? - I know, I know, first thing that pops out of your mind is the needle, the thread, and the cloth to be sewed. HAHA! 

Stitching is the process of combining multiple photographic images with overlapping fields of view to produce a segmented panorama or high-resolution image. It is done through Adobe Photoshop or other stitching software. 

Try this in Photoshop:

1. Open photoshop
2. Click file
3. Chooes Automate
4. Then click Photomerge.
5. A window will appear, click browse and choose the photos you want to merge.
6. Choose the layout you want and then click OK

Notes to remember:

• Shoot at ISO 100
• Aperture should be at its half for best quality; f/16 for kit lens
• Overlap photos for about 20-50%
• Keep the images still
• Shoot portrait to capture more view
• Use the same setting for all photos to be merged

So, here I have 5 portrait shots of my school building

I stitched it, and here's the result!

My Digital Panorama.

A Photoshoot

DAY 11

THIS IS IT!

Our grandest photoshoot ever!

We hired 2 models; Justin Joseph Aninias (male) & Acine Samiano (female)

We planned this photoshoot for one week ahead of time, there were misunderstandings, 
arguments, and commotions regarding our models, what they would wear, our call time on 
the day of the actual photoshoot, our theme, and most especially out "ambagan". 

But, despite all this, our photshoot still became a SUCCESS! I am proud to say that we were "organized", even our professor, Sir Rey mentioned it. 


TECHNIQUES:

- We had 2 set-ups of lights and backdrops. (one at the editing lab; one at the masscomm lab)

- Since we are more than 30, and we can't shoot all at the same time, we decided to group each other. Every batch has 3 members only.

- We had 2 batches simultaneously; while one is at the editing lab (where our male model is) the other group is shooting in the masscomm lab (where our female model is)

- Both batches had an allotted time of 10 min. before they switch places. 

- It became a rotation, what made it organized is that we already had the list of names grouped with each other written on the white board. 

- We also have our time keeper. They yell how many minutes they still have and when their time ends. 

Want to be my next model?

Stop Motion

DAY 10

We are now on to our final period. 

I already know my grade for the first half of this semester (midterm grade) and I can say that I am very very very very much satisfied with it. I do hope I could still manage to keep it up. *crossed-fingers*

What is Stop Motion?

          - It is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own.
          - It is a series of different pictures that appears to be moving.



*1 fps = 24 shots of pictures

*It could be tight - medium - wide shot


Things to consider:

• You should use your tripod. to avoid blur photos, and to keep the images still.

• Use manual exposure

• ISO should be 400 only

• Shutter Speed should be 1/30

• Aperture should depend on how shallow you want your photos be.

Here is the link of our Stop motion video.

 http://vimeo.com/105044736


Artists: Maritoni Carrillo & Jarel Dale Guinto

Edited by: Jarel Dale Guinto

With the help of:

Dan Joseph Aguilar
Eunice Ano-os
Sherwin Madarang
Angela Condez



ENJOY!

Glamour Shot

DAY 9

Here's my midterm exam, you might wanna check it on Vimeo.

http://vimeo.com/103913907

What I used in my Vimeo Video:


150wt Strobe Light
Video Lights
600D Camera
and my confidence!

Sir Rey fixed the lights in the editing lab for a shoot. I love the lights, it so GLAMOROUS!

Video Shooting

Day 8

After too much photography... let us now go shoot videos!


Have you ever wondered what is the meaning of these?

DSLR = Digital Single Lens Reflex

SD = Standard Definition

HD = High Definition

Full HD = Full High Definition

1080p = Video Quality that is best for HD

24 fps = (frames per second) when you want to create a cinematic effect

60 fps = Good for slow-motion

CF = Compact Flash

SD = Secure Digital

SDHC = Secure Digital High Capacity


Things to remember:

• The mirror of the camera is always open when video shooting. 
• Shoot at the highest size. Because it is easy to  decrease its size rather than to increase it. 
• Always use HD when shooting for a video. 

Food Photography

DAY 7

We had our our Lighting Photography, Portrait Photography, and Alphabet Photography...

You know what's next? I'm sure you'll all love it!

--------------------FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY!----------------------

who doesn't love foods right?

We were grouped, and what we bought were cupcakes, puto (well, yeah, it looks like one), and nips. 

Why Cupcakes?

- its pretty! and the colors are vibrant.

Why Puto?

 DISCLAIMER: again its not puto we just called it like that because it looks like one.
- its cheap! 20 pcs for just 40php.

Why Nips?
- its colorful, and my classmate brought no. (we have no choice but to include haha!)

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White Balance

DAY 6


We talked about white balance, this is how we can correct the color of the images instantly in the camera.

NO MORE PHOTOSHOP!

I am using a Canon 650D Camera, and above is what white balance looks like in my camera.

• Auto
• Tungsten
• Shade
• Cloudy
• Preset
• Fluorescent
• Flash
• Custom

These are the white balances that you could choose from.

What is Custom White Balance?

Have you noticed that most photographers always carries a white sheet of paper? This is because, they set their own white balance. to do this here are the steps:

1. Set to daylight
2. Shoot a neutral color (White, Black, Gray)
3. Set Custom WB to that photo. (the one you just shot)
4. Choose Custom WB in camera setting
5. Take Photo
6. Check if Custom WB is correct

REMEMBER: Choose a white balance that suits the ambiance of the place you are shooting. 

Now, GO POINT AND SHOOT!