Alphabet Photography

DAY 5

Sir Rey discussed our prelim exam, which is the Letter photography and also an online exam.

After this, he let us out of the room to practice our creativity in finding letters from the alphabet. In this exercise, I really need to think outside the box!

It is indeed fun, and exciting at the same time. Because as much as possible I want to capture alphabet that is extremely unique. 

And this is the finished product:

    This is a collaborative effort of me and my mom. I take the photo while she holds the subject. It was a really nice bonding for both of us. Our favorite is the letter 'O', wanna know why? HAHA! it is the tail of our baby coco (our dog), isn't cute? :) I had a hard time layouting my photos, because the alphabet is consisting of 26 letter. And the layout format I used only have 25 insertion of photos. Look at what at did with letters 'X' and 'Y', hahaha! may it resembles that I hate math, (x and y) that's why they look the ugliest in my alphabet photography. HAHA! Well, I hope Sir Rey would give me good grades with this, *cross-fingers*

Lighting Patterns

DAY 4

Who new that there are different kinds of lighting in photography? My whole life I thought that as long as the model looks pretty, and looks very fair the lighting is good to go. haha! well, my photography class really helped me understand these things, now let me also share it with you.

DIFFERENT LIGHTING PATTERNS FOR PORTRAIT:

1) Split Lighting 

The subject has a strong light on one side that creates a shadow on the other side.
This type of lighting is used to make the subject look  little bit thinner. And this shows more drama.

2) Butterfly Lighting

This is also called Paramount, because "Paramount Pictures" always use this kind of lighting. And also often called as Glamour, because it is also common for beauty shots, and this lighting pattern is believe to give more beauty to the subject. The shadow creates a butterfly effect below the nose.

3) Rembrandt Lighting

The name is derived form Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, one of the greatest painter of all time. Because he is the first one to use this kind of lighting, wherein a triangular shape will appear in either side of your cheeks.

4) Loop Lighting

It is almost the same with Rembrandt the only difference is that the triangular shape's lines don't meet in the nose and cheeks. 

For my deliverable next week, I have this photo of my sister. tadaaaa!

She's my awesomely beautiful sister! c:  shot this at 11 in the evening, no light is coming from the room. I only use two BlackBerry cellphones here, one is in front of her, and the other is in her back to create rays, and also the bokeh effect. She's facing side-ward to maker her look thinner.

Light Painting

DAY 3

We explained our piece of work in front of the class (The photo I showed you last week; the flower_ It felt GREAT because Sir Rey actually commended my work, he said that the photo is sharp, it's in the rule-of-thirds, he also said "Very Good" the only comment is that my photo is over-exposed. It's okay, because I know my photos still have a lot of rooms for improvement, at least I'll take all the comments positively and I'll strive to have better photographs. 

I need not explain the exposure triangle because I believed that I've already discussed it during DAY 1 

I think I am getting better at this... somehow... I hope... hehe :c Just like the usual, Sir Rey told us to go out and practice all our learning in photography. And here goes my best shot of the day:

f/4.5     1/1000sec.     ISO 100

• Aperture is 4.5 - so that it would have a blurred background and in this case also the foreground.

• Shutter Speed is 1000 sec - well, it is not a moving subject. but I made the shutter speed fast because the setting is too bright.

• ISO is 100 - To balance the light of the area. 

Q: Why do I have to keep the shutter speed fast instead of just adjusting the ISO?

A: Simple. Because I want to maintain the sharpness of my photo.

LIGHT PAINTING

- The drawing of light

- It requires very slow shutter speed

I did this on DAY 1 of our photography class. As you can see, I did the light painting, I had my model (a classmate) the star the she drew is visible. But still, some parts of the photo, and also the subject (my classmate) is blurred and I did not like that. :c

f/4    5sec.   ISO-400    NO FLASH

Earlier, Sir Rey showed us some of the techniques on how to do light painting. And as for our assignment we need to produce a light painting of our own, and here's mine:

f/20     10sec.     ISO-800      WITH FLASH

Look! now I can even capture myself while doing the light painting. I just put my camera on a table to keep it steady, and timed it for 2 sec. and then presto! With just a little bit or artistry and agility to draw you too can be a painter of your own style! :) 

1 of 10,000th Photo Completed

DAY 2

I am glad I survived the 2nd day of my photography class. Well, somehow I can understand all the technical topics and terms my professor is teaching us. :)

Proper things to do when shooting with a camera:
(I never knew that there are rules like this)

• Always wear your camera strap (or wrap it around your arm) to ensure safety, free from falling.

• Instead of bending down to shoot at a right angle what you can do is to crouch, to prevent back pain after long period of time. 

• Do not stand straight. Always keep your legs and feet apart to maintain balance, and be free from stumbling on the ground.

•  Hold you breath when taking a shot, to keep the camera steady and refrain from having blurred photos. 

• Your camera doesn't do all the work. YOU HAVE TO TELL YOUR CAMERA WHAT TO DO! 

      Sir Rey told us that great photographers are great not because of their high-end cameras, but because of their skills to use such complicated cameras. He told us not to believe people saying that, you have produced good photos because you have a good camera, NO! It is not true! Good photos always depend on the photographer himself, the camera is just the secondary. 

         For the first time, we applied what he thought us on Day 1, the exposure triangle. We roamed the campus to look of a great subject. And so I found mine, a very cute flower. Well yes, I had a hard time shooting it because most of the flowers beside it are already withered. So what I did, I tried to find a good angle of the shot, where I can cover all those unpleasant flowers beside it. And presto! I had my 1 of 10,000th Photo. (still based on Henri-Cartier Bresson) And say what?! It is on the rule-of-thirds. :D 

    

       Yes, this is my photo, I edited it at Photoshop. #NoFilters I did not edit the color or anything, I just added my name on it and the settings I used for the photo. 

So here it is,  1 of my 10,000th Photo

First Day in Photography Class

DAY 1

I missed my blog so much! Now I am back for more!

       I am currently 3rd year AB Communication Student and this semester I am loaded with too many subjects, -___-"  but I know I can surpass all the challenges waiting for me, AJA! One of which is my photography class. I am not really a photographer at heart, but I am not closing my doors to learn. Especially now that I am inspired, not only because my boyfriend is an aspiring one,  want to understand and relate on what he loves doing the most, but also, the one who's going to teach us is already an established photographer, Sir Rey Mendoza. (you might wanna check out his works at http://reymendoza.com/ ) This also gives me an opportunity to put my camera Canon 650D into use! It's been stock for months now.

PHOTO = DRAWING       +       GRAPHY = LIGHT

"Photography is Drawing of  Light"

         I am starting to do a blog again because I want my readers to also learn what my school teaches me. Uhm... Our very first topic is all about the Exposure Triangle; Shutter Speed - Aperture - ISO. 

SHUTTER SPEED - controls the light. If you want sharper and clearer images (i.e. as used for sports) make the shutter speed fast (1/250), since its fast, less light enters your camera. If you want to illuminate darker places, you can make the shutter peed slow (1/60), more amount of light enters your camera, but you have to be really still when taking shots because if the subject is moving it will become blur, better use a tripod for sharper images The minimum shutter speed for a kit lens (18MM-55MM) is at 60th. 

APERTURE - A hole in your lens. The higher the no. the smaller the hole is. The hole is referred as the entrance of light.

           

ISO - (International Standard Organization) It is the sensitivity to light. The higher the ISO, the brighter the image will become. So it is very useful when shooting in dim places. The standard ISO when you are outside, the the sun shines brightly is 800.

Here are some Digital Image File types:

J - Joint                          G - Graphic                    P - Portable
P - Photographic              I - Interchange                N - Network
E - Experts                      F - Format                      G - Graphics
G - Group

     JPEG, can support up to 16M colors. 
        GIF, can support 256 colors.
        PNG, can support transparency. 


There are also 3 types of lenses:

      Wide --------------- Normal --------------- Telephoto
10MM (Fish eye)            50MM                        200MM



   Next week I am very excited, we'll be going out on the field probably applying everything I've mentioned here. Good Luck to me! I hope my camera can do wonders!

Multiple shots, ON! Lets see about that huh! :D 

        

A Look Back

Don't Stop Believing
By: Journey

     Hello Readers and co-bloggers! Wow! this is the very first time I've greeted you, and maybe this will be the last, :( ooooops! There... since I've already said it, let me just explain something on this blog. This blog is a requirement in one of my subjects in communication class, we are tasked to write blogs every week with our corresponding theme. In my case, I chose "Songs of My Life", wherein I will be showcasing different songs, may it be local or international, but the twist is that all of the songs I am posting has its resemblance to my life. There are millions of songs available in the market, and might I say almost all of them are downloadable for free in the Internet. HAHA! And it is impossible not to choose at least one song that could best fit my memories.

     Now that I've said it all, I want to say "Goodbye"... for the mean time. I will not be posting here for quite some time, but who knows, I am not closing my gates for continuing this blog, even though it will not be graded anymore. 

    For all the things, memories, and experiences that I've shared in this blog, I hope, somehow I made a difference, I hope that somehow I am able to inspire you all. 

    Always remember... Problems are just challenges, challenges that will help us make a better person. 

   Always believe in yourself, for God will never give you challenges that you can't pass through.

   Again, I thank you all! See you all soon!

“From Courtship to In a Relationship”

GITARA

By: Parokya ni Edgar

       Isn't very flattering when someone tries to court you? You feel so beautiful. You feel so confident. You feel so loved. I may be biased here because I am a “SHE”, a girl perhaps. I am going to talk here in front of you based from my experiences. Yes, I have been courted. Yes, I had a boyfriend. And Yes, I got heartbroken. But, I tried to stand up again, so I here I am now, I am completely fixed. I had all these experiences in my life and more, I have many boy-friends, I know some girls who have their own boyfriend, I too, I also have mine, and as what I can see and observed. Boys are great pretenders.

            There is really a huge difference between a suitor and a boyfriend in terms of EFFORT. Big word isn’t? From the time they’re courting you, they’re bombarding you with flowers, chocolates, letters, and a whole lot more! But, when you two are already together? – They even forget your daysaries, your monthsaries, your anniversaries, and what’s worst? Even your birthday.  Suitors would always love to carry your bag, even if it’s as pink as your lipstick, or as flowery as the garden. They won’t mind if someone sees them carrying your bag. Sometimes, even though they’re already carrying so many things, they won’t mind, they will still insist to carry yours. How sweet right? But a boyfriend? Based from my own experiences with…they’re common excuse is “Sorry nakalimutan ko.” And I was like, “Hmmm. Okay.” But inside me I am hurt. Girls are very sensitive, so boys shouldn’t be insensitive.  Suitors will always wait for you until the end of your class, it doesn’t matter how late it is, as long as he will be rest assured that you will be safe on your way home. But boyfriends? They will even ask you. “Kaya mo na ‘di ba?” and then we will reply again “Hmmm. Okay.” Even though it is not okay.

Boys, you may say, that Girls are demanding, yah! That’s true. But it’s because of you. In the first place you are the one who showed us how to love and to be loved. If you don’t want us to demand you to carry our bag, accompany us on our way home, or just hold our hands and say “I Love You” then don’t court us. Boys should be consistent from the courting stage until the day she said “yes”.  

I don’t know why I am telling all this, it seems to be I am so bitter, but hey! Don’t you ever judge me I have my own love life. It’s just that I want you, girls to always remember that you have to choose the best and the right one for you. I’ve read a quote on the Internet “Sweet words are not always true. True words are not always sweet. But no matter what words can say. Actions will always tell the truth.” Girls, sometime boys do sugar-coating, so I am telling you in advance BEWARE!

Thank you! :)