LT 1.1 Landscape Photography
The task
For this assignment, you must make and edit several landscape photographs at a location of your choice. If you cannot travel to a suitable landscape location, a local park will do just fine. Plan your outing carefully, as you’ll be outdoors, and the weather or seasonal conditions will affect your shoot.
Use the unique characteristics of low light (early or late in the day) to make landscape photographs with drama and impact. These are the photographs you’ll need to make:
Use the unique characteristics of low light (early or late in the day) to make landscape photographs with drama and impact. These are the photographs you’ll need to make:
- A traditional landscape;
- A creative landscape;
- An intimate landscape.
Do:
- Use a low ISO setting;
- Use a small aperture;
- Use a tripod and your self-timer or a remote/trigger;
- Watch your focus, and use manual focus if needed.
Don’t:
- Have too many preconceived ideas and be adaptable to the situation;
- Leave your VR/IS switched on if you are shooting from a tripod.
A traditional landscape: 24mm, f/8, 1/2500sec, ISO-1250
A creative landscape: 24mm, f/20, 1.6sec, ISO-50. I also used a CPL filter + 2x 1.2 soft gradient filters
An intimate landscape: 24mm, f/4, 1/40sec, ISO-1600
LT 1.2 Astrophotography
The task
For this assignment, you must make and edit several landscape-orientated photographs at a location of your choice. If you cannot travel to a suitable landscape location, a local park will do just fine. Plan your outing carefully, as you’ll be outdoors and the weather or seasonal conditions.
This assignment may not be possible for each student to complete in practice due to logistics and weather conditions (there is an alternative task in such a case). If you can photograph, you must make and edit several astrophotographs at a location of your choice.
If you are able to shoot
Your aim is to capture the following photographs (consider more than one alternative of each):
- A star photo/Milky Way: try to have a foreground or horizon in your photo.
- A star trail photo: Try to have a foreground or horizon in your photo.
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Do:
- Use a high ISO setting for 1., and a lower ISO setting for 2.
- Use a tripod and your self-timer or a remote/trigger.
- Watch your focus – use manual focus if needed.
Don’t:
- Be disappointed if it doesn’t work at first.
- Have too many preconceived ideas and be adaptable to the situation.
- Leave your VR/IS switched on if you are shooting from a tripod.
If you cannot shoot astrophotographs
- In your own words, describe the difference in terms of the visual result and the camera settings required to obtain:
- A star/Milky Way photo.
- A star trail photo.
- Research a possible location you could travel to, and work out (use the Internet, apps, etc.) when (season, time of month) you could shoot astrophotos there. Also, describe how you would get there (drive, hike, boat etc.) and what planning and logistics would be involved.
LT 1.3 Architectual Photography
The task
This task may be influenced partly by weather conditions. Plan an architectural photography shoot at a location of your choice.
The architecture in question can be modern, classic, or even historic.
Remember how the lighting conditions on the day of the shoot and the time of day will influence your planned photographs, e.g. if you photograph in the afternoon, the façade of the building you are using may be in the shade.
These are the photographs you’ll need to capture (consider more than one alternative of each):
- A full photo of the building, illustrating the converging parallels caused by a wide lens when you are shooting up.
- A corrected version of this photograph.
- Some interesting exterior features of the building.
- Some interesting interior features of the building.
- Some abstract architecture photos of your chosen building (let your imagination take charge!).
Do:
- Get permission and ensure you are allowed to photograph where you plan to.
- Make sure it’s safe.
- Use a tripod and your self-timer or a remote/trigger.
- Watch your focus – use manual focus if needed.
Don’t:
- Be disappointed by ‘bad’ weather – this could be great!
- Have too many preconceived ideas and be adaptable to the situation.
- Leave your VR/IS switched on if you are shooting from a tripod.
LT 1.4 Interior and realestate photography
The task
Plan a photography shoot for a home or workplace building of your choice.
You should approach this shoot as if an estate agent has asked you to assist with a complete set of photographs to sell (or rent) the property.
These are the photographs you’ll need to capture (consider more than one alternative of each):
You should approach this shoot as if an estate agent has asked you to assist with a complete set of photographs to sell (or rent) the property.
These are the photographs you’ll need to capture (consider more than one alternative of each):
- A full photo of the building, correcting the converging parallels caused by a wide lens when you are shooting up (if possible, this should be a low-light ‘dusk’ photo).
- One or more interior photos of each room that is important (make sure any upright walls etc., are vertical!).
- Some interesting features of the property that give it character or charm.
Do:
- Get permission and ensure you have the help and cooperation of the property owner or landlord.
- Use a tripod and your self-timer or a remote/trigger.
- Use additional lighting (flash) if required.
- Watch your focus – use manual focus if needed.
- Tidy up/move any items that spoil your photos.
Don’t:
- Rush too much, although time is usually tight with these shoots.