Farah Wahida Bt Ismail, (0322808)
Introduction to Photography
Exercise 4a: Composition
Lecture
Class begun with Mr Vinod making a quick recap on last week's assignment; zone system. We were asked to redo our 'Exercise 3b: Ansel Adam's Shot' because it was not good enough and lack of tonality, also some did not do the sketch correctly. Mr Vinod went through a few photos that our classmates did and he talked about the problems and why the picture is not strong enough. He told us that the picture needs a good point of interest which all of us did not have, hence we had to redo.
Later, Mr Vinod took us outside of the class again to explain how to do the 'Exercise 3b: Ansel Adam's shot'. After a thorough explanation, we went to class again to be explained about 'Composition'. After teaching us about the topic, class were dismissed and we were asked to finish our assignment (on the composition exercise) here on campus.
Instructions
Exercise 4a: Rule of Thirds
Capture 3 Images adhering to the Rule of Thirds
Using 1 person
Using 3 persons
Using a scenery
When placing the image on the document for printing; place one image with the Rule of Third lines visible and another without the lines side by side (as instructed in class)
(Put to use what you have learnt in the Zone system exercises here)
4a) Rule of Thirds (5%)
Marking Criteria: The student must show evidence of knowledge and ability to use the Rule of Two-Thirds under the prescribed circumstances. Evidence of composition enhanced by cropping is acceptable in order to heighten the dynamism or intensity of the picture.
Students must showcase their knowledge on exposure using the zone system.
Learning goal: Students will be able to use the above mentioned rules or principle to make or capture interesting, dynamic or subtle compositions.
Learning outcome 1: Students will be able to use exposure settings (Aperture, Shutter Speed & ISO).
Learning outcome 3: Students will be able to distinguish a bad exposure from a good exposure.
Learning outcome 2: Students will be able to use the Zone System exposure technique to achieve desired results.
Learning outcome 4: Students will be able to apply the Rule of Thirds and principles underpinning composition.
Exercise
Exercise 4a Composition
In-campus exercise
1 person
1) ISO200 F5.6 S1/400
3 person
2) ISO200 F5.6 S1/400
Scenery
3) ISO200 F5.6 S1/2000
Off-campus exercise
1 person
4) ISO200 F5.6 S1/800
3 person
5) ISO200 F5.6 S1/200
Scenery
6) ISO200 F5.6 S1/500
Exercise 3b Ansel Adam's Shot (re-do)
Sketch
Picture
ISO200 F5.6 S1/40
(zone system applied)
Screenshot
Feedback
Farah, good work on the exercise 3b, it looked very well exposed and you managed to capture tonality in the dark and middle zones appropriately. Lights zones were minimal but present. The exercise 4a in Uni was good I particularly liked the single person shot however the 3 person shot was in the same place, which I felt wasn't a good choice. You should have moved around to complete the 3 person shot. The scenery at INI was ok although it was difficult to discern the 2/3rd 1/3rd separation.
Overall good work. Keep it up. I won't you to work harder on the composition because I can see that you are just about to attain some good skills but you need to push yourself a little more.
Ps/ keep up the good work on your reflection writing. It's excellent t reflection; very introspective.
Reflections
Experience
I took Mr Vinod's feedback well when he pointed out the mistake I made with the sketch on my last week's exercise. When he explained one more time, I understood what I should jot down in my sketch (shutter speed of correct exposure (zone 5), zone system desired, shutter speed estimated).
I feel happy when I was able to capture photos in an accurate or desired tones, because it gave such a nice effect to the picture. I tried using the all the skills I've learnt as much as possible and I was pretty much satisfied with the result.
To execute the 'Exercise 3b Ansel Adam's Shot' which we had to redo, I was very worried about choosing my subject to photograph about. I was worried if the point of interest is not strong enough or the picture is not rich with much tonality. I considered what I did for Exercise 3b (redo) was kind of last minute considering I did it a day before the deadline. I personally re-arranged the flowers to create a more preferred composition for the photo and adding a point of interest into it.
Observations
During tutorials, I jot down the shutter speed and zones in the notepad (while Hafsa was practicing to do the Zone System on Jeen). As I was doing that, I noticed what I did wrong in my previous assignment and I understood how it should be done.
While I was executing the composition exercise, I noticed that keeping the focus to the point of interest was difficult. This is because I was in an alley and tried to capture photos of people passing by, which in return gave me a blurry point of interest though it was a really good picture.
I noticed that while doing the exercise 3b, I seem to not able to make the focus clearer so I was having a hard time for like a good 10 minutes trying to adjust the focus so the picture could turn out clear. After fiddling around and making sure my distance with the subject, I was able to adjust it to a more sharp focus for the subject.
Findings
While doing the composition exercise, I realised that it is quite challenging to capture a photo of one person and three person because people are randomly passing by and might disturb the shot I tried to capture. Also, making sure the photo is in the correct zone was quite a challenge for me. Keeping the focus was another matter. I took this one good shot but unfortunately the object (point of interest) is blurry. That was really a waste tho.
I realised that when I had to redo the exercise 3b, I was more careful of choosing my subject and finding the point of interest to create a strong picture.
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