Monday, 10 March 2014

Shutter speed photos and evaluation.




These pictures are all taken on shutter speed of 200. This enables me to capture the motion of the leafs flying in the air.

Evaluation.
Shutter speeds on a camera allow you to take pictures of moving objects and capture the motion of the object. The shutter speed is a measurement of how long the camera is allowing light to enter it to make a picture. The higher the shutter speed, the faster the camera is opening and closing the shutter, therefore the lower the shutter speed the more blurry and more motion it captures and the higher the shutter speed the more clear the picture will be as if it is frozen in time.

Some possible problems that might occur while taking these photos are that it might be underexposed as not enough light is getting into the camera because it is too dark, which results in a bad quality taken photo. Some solutions might be to retake the image in a slow shutter speed with better lighting (day time). This will cause the photo to come out as bright and clear with the motion of the moving object visible. Also increasing the ISO speed of your camera as the higher the ISO speed you go, the more grains you get in your pictures but it also helps in increasing the shutter speed. Next time I would use a tripod to make sure I don’t shake while I take the picture.

Another problem is that the pictures have focal blur resulting the image to be out of focus. Taking my time to adjust the focal ring of my camera until it is completely focused would prevent this. Also putting my camera into automatic focus mode instead of doing it manually can save time.

Poor framing, like objects too far away or cut off can be a problem, especially if I'm in a rush. However taking my time when shooting is very important as it will give quality photographs. Reviewing my pictures as soon as I've taken them could prevent this mistake from happening again as I will notice it straight away. Take multiple shots, especially when the subject is moving, as I can chose which one is the best after shooting. Another solution can be to get close to my subject with a tripod to make sure the framing is perfect and will not change around. I can also use continuous shoot mode.

It is important to experiment with the camera more and get used to the features like shutter speed, ISO, automatic/manual focus, etc. as it will help me use trial and error to learn from my mistakes in order to take good quality pictures that I want. Also I need to be prepared beforehand in order to make sure the lighting is right, for example I need to think about the weather conditions if I want to take clear pictures outside as it will affect the outcome of my work. 


Friday, 7 March 2014

Brushes





I went on www.brusheezy.com and then clicked on a Brush tab. Then I went to Display and used the drop down menu to select CS4 and filter. I looked through the brushes and chose the one I wanted and click on it. Once I have selected my chosen brush I clicked on Download. Then I went on the brushes section on Photoshop and scrolled down to the bottom and my new brushes are ready to use!