Wednesday, February 23, 2011
8th Week: Test 1
The test begins..
I almost cannot finish the test in time.
So much to write, anyway I manage to complete it.
The Test: Not easy and it is not that hard actually.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
7th Week: Picture Composition Session
I will upload the picture by this weekend, so you have to be patient ya!
However, I will upload my digital album first.
6th Week: Studio Photo Session
It is interesting and awesome!
I mean I don't have any experiences about this but I am more interested to see my course mates getting more and more interested in photography.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Term Break: Self-Discovery
For references, Find the Best Digital SLR Lens, http://www.digital-slr-guide.com/best-digital-slr-lens.html
Taken by: Macro Lens
Taken by: Fish Eye Lens 8mm
Taken by: Wide Angle Lens 18mm
Taken by: Standard Lens 55mm
Taken by: Telephoto Lens 500mm
Photography & Composition
Composition: Framing
Composition: Simplicity
Composition: Rule of Thirds
Composition: Lines
Composition: Patterns
Composition: Balance
Look what I found on the net:
Link 1:
http://photoinf.com/General/KODAK/guidelines_for_better_photographic_composition.html
Link 2:
http://www.photographymad.com/tips/view/10-top-photography-composition-rules
Link 3:
http://www.colorpilot.com/comp_rules.html
Link 4:
http://www.secondpicture.com/photography_composition.html
See if you all find it interesting and informative! Happy Chinese New Year ya..
4th Week: Practical Session 2
Below are the pictures I capture:
Pic 1: Slow shutter speed 1/30
Pic 2: Fast shutter speed 1/125
Pic 3: Large aperture f/3.5
Pic 4: Small aperture f/22
Please do comment.
3rd Week: Practical Session 1
It is also the first time I handle a true Nikon DSLR (the fact is I am more used to Canon DSLR and Nikon P90).
These are some of the pictures I take:
You are free to give any comment.
2nd Week: Aperture & Case Study 1
I still remember this is the most basic knowledge of handling a professional SLR camera in the old days.
Aperture comes with another word called SHUTTER SPEED.
I like to put these big words as: EXPOSURE = APERTURE + SHUTTER SPEED
The foundation of photography is the technique of how the EXPOSURE been done.
In those old days, the control of aperture and shutter speed are vital to produce a good picture. But nowadays, there are many additional factors need to be taken into accounts.
Anyway, we are in the digital era, the film is replaced by the sensor. The image is processed digitally immediately and saved into the memory card. It is no longer like a small mechanical camera on your hands, it preferably called an Digital Image Recording Device.
In other word, there are other settings in DSLR we need to learn, if we set it right, I am sure it won't be a problem for us to capture a great picture.
The Case Study, I try to solve it like a situation I often ponder on.
Here, I list out the features and the specifications we need to pay attention to before we decide to buy a camera of your needs:
Topic |
| Compact DC | Digital SLR |
Quality: | Image | Depends on the number of pixels. | Partially rely on the number of pixel, it also rely on the user’s handling too. |
| Color | The properties (image and color) of the picture are flat as the pictures are taken in automatic mode. | The properties (image and color) of the picture are rich and concrete. You will surprise what your DSLR can do for you. |
| Sensor / Image Processor | Optimum sensitivity of light and lower image processing speed. | High end, high sensitivity of light and image processing speed is high. |
| Noise | Optimum noise reduction feature. | Improvise with high end noise reduction feature. |
Technical: | Shutter Speed | Automatic and adjusted by the camera itself. | Automatic and can be adjusted manually. |
| Aperture | Automatic and adjusted by the camera itself. | Automatic and can be adjusted manually. |
| ISO | Adjustable, but the range is narrow. | Adjustable, wider range. |
| Image Quality | Adjustable, vary from Low, Normal to Fine. | Adjustable, vary from Low, Normal to Fine. |
| Flash | Built-in. Automatically firing if set to AUTO, but not powerful for low light condition. The direction of the firing is fixed. | The firing direction of Built-in flash is fixed but external plug-in flash unit is flexible with TTL (Through The Lens) technology. It is good to have one. |
| Lens | Unchangeable. | Changeable. |
| Zoom | Optical zoom does help in producing fine image but digital zoom doesn’t help much. | Optical zoom is flexible and capable produces fine image but digital zoom doesn’t help much. |
| Image Stabilizer | To avoid blur image, just set to digital image stabilizer mode. | This feature lies upon the type of lens you use, not its camera body. Nikon called itself VF lens. Canon called it IS lens. |
| Focusing | Focusing speed is low. It is a disaster under extreme low lightning condition. | Focusing speed is high due to the use of ultrasonic motor embedded in the lens. Good for action. |
| Continuous Shooting | Due to slow focusing speed, it is almost impossible to Compact DC. | 12 frames per second is possible. |
Price: |
| RM299 – RM3999 | RM1600 and above. |
For further reading, please go to this link:
http://elearn1.utm.my/10112/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=62337
So, I suggest Siti to buy a DSLR.