Introduction to Photography - Flash Task.

 Our class today focused on what photography is, who coined the term photography, and in what year. During a great film, we saw the first cameras - back then, they were big boxes. It's fascinating to see how they have changed over time.

Then we looked at the work of photographers who took pictures inspired by the Traces of You technique. For those who don't know In the context of photography, the word "trace" (as defined by the 2012 Macquarie Dictionary) means "a mark, taken, or evidence of the former presence, existence or action of something; a vestige".

After that, we discussed what ISO is, when to set it low, and when to set it high to get the right photo effect. We also discussed aperture and shutter speed. Knowing which buttons to use to lighten or darken the image was also very helpful. For us photographers it was a quick reminder of the previous semester, for others it was something completely different.

After this interesting dose of knowledge, which was this presentation, we all turned on the cameras and walked around the campus for more practice in taking pictures with the method we talked about in class.

Below are some of the contact sheets I made this afternoon.

Then I chose 4 photos that I think are good and put a description under each.

Canon EOS 700D 18mm f/5.6 1/60sec ISO 400

 

Here we can know one thing that the person in the photo is taking pictures, but what is he looking for behind the wall, his head is up, so maybe something in the clouds or watching someone.

Canon EOS 700D 18mm f/5.6 1/400sec ISO 400

Why did someone leave cigarettes, and maybe forgot his glasses, or went to throw a cigarette in the garbage. I like this photo.

Canon  EOS 700D 18mm f/5.6 1/80sec ISO 400

The picture shows only a waving hand, we don't know if someone is looking for help, or maybe it's some kind of fun. I like this photo.

Canon EOS 700D 18mm f/5.6 1/100sec ISO 400

Cameras talk about photographers; the next sign is that there are student cards. Have they just gone to lunch, or are they preparing models? Another mysterious photo.

For me, it was an interesting outdoor lesson. So you could focus on everything. The idea was to find some element of life in the shot of the photo, something that proves that a man was here and created some interesting situations for the photographer's eye. In this case for me. I try to make each picture tell a story. It's a pity that we had so little time for it and we could only move around the campus. In my free time, I will go somewhere and spend more time on such photos. I can't wait for the next classes again photos but now we're going to the city.