Camera Use Week 5: Contrasting and Complimentary Colour

Week 5 Contrasting and Complimentary Colour

In Class Exercise 

1. Using both long and short focal lengths take a close up head and shoulder portrait.

Shutter Speed 1/500   Fstop 7.1   ISO 400

Shutter Speed 1/500   Fstop 7.1   ISO 400

These are my in class focal length portraits. I took these using my camera lens which has a Focal length of 18 - 55. The first image (top image) I took with a focal length of 18. As you can see with this image in comparison the the bottom, the background looks quite far away and "Rabia" looks quite close and looks like she my be leaning into the image. The second Image (bottom image) I took with a focal length of 55. For this image I didn't have to stand so close to "Rabia" to get the image, and as you can see from the background, the background looks a lot closer and the image all round looks a lot nicer. "Rabia" also looks a lot more centred in the image. In both Image's "Rabia" is standing in the exact same place, so you can really see the difference in both images.

2. Using a 70-300 telephoto lens take another portrait with long and short focal lengths.

Shutter Speed 1/500   Fstop 7.1   ISO 400

Shutter Speed 1/500   Fstop 7.1   ISO 400

I took these images using a telephoto camera lens with the focal length of 70 - 300. The first Image (Top Image) I took with a focal length of 70. As you can see with this image again the background looks further away, and "Rabia" looks more leaned into the Image. The Second Image (Bottom Image) I took the a focal length of 300. For this image again I didn't have to stand so close to "Rabia" to get the image and the background looks a lot closer. In both images "Rabias" standing in the same place but the background looks so difference because of the focal length. 

3. Take some portrait photographs using three different Focal Lengths

Shutter Speed 1/500   Fstop 7.1   ISO 400

Before and After

Shutter Speed 1/200   Fstop 7.1   ISO 400

Before and After

Shutter Speed 1/200   Fstop 7.1   ISO 400

Before and After

For this section I decided to add the before and after Images as well as the edited versions just to show what i did in editing and how they look in comparison  to the originals, as I felt all three images needed adjusting with the exposure in editing. I also felt the bottom image needed more clarity to help with the blurriness. For these images again I used the 70 - 300 telephone lens. The First Image (top image) I used a focal length of 70. As you can tell especially from the background she has more space around her compared to the other images. The second Image (Middle Image) I can't remember what focal length I used for this image BUT it was in the middle, and as you cans see the background looks a lot closer even though "Rabia's" in the same place. The Last Image (Bottom Image) I used with a focal length of 300. And as you can see from this image the background looks a lot closer. I found with the longer lens I had to stand twice the distance from "Rabia" to get the image in the same place with the different Focal Lengths.

4. Take a portrait using three different focal lengths, standing in the same place.

Shutter Speed 1/200   Fstop 7.1   ISO 400

Shutter Speed 1/200   Fstop 7.1   ISO 400

Shutter Speed 1/200   Fstop 7.1   ISO 400

For these images I used the 70 - 300 telephoto Lens. The First Image (Top Image) I used the focal length of 70. I asked "Rabia" to look out onto the Road and stand facing a different direction to previous images. I love how she's framed by tree's in the top image. In the top images as you can see with the longer focal length you can see a lot more of the background. The Second Image (Middle Image) Standing in the same place but zooming in with the lens to make a shorter Focal length, you can see the background has become less. I can't remember exactly what focal length I used for this image but I do know it was a middle focal length. The Last Image (Bottom Image) For this image I used a Focal length of 300. I really like how I was standing far enough away that her whole face is still in frame. As you can see from this image the background is a lot closer compared to the previous two images. 

Self Directed Task

1. Using the 70 - 300 Telephoto Lens take a Portrait with the Lens at 300

Shutter Speed 1/1000   Fstop 8.0   ISO 3200

Shutter Speed 1/400   Fstop 8.0   ISO 3200

I took both these Images with a Focal Length of 300 on a Telephoto Lens. The Top is of a local Paradise Duck on our Farm and the Bottom is of one of my Mum's Houdan Chickens. I actually think the top image would have been really good for our Foreground, Mid, and background Self Directed I did BUT didn't think to take an image like that at the time. The Duck image I edited in Photoshop RAW. I Took the Exposure Down, Contrast Up, Clarity Up, Vibrance Up, and took the Temperature Up. 

2. Take a Portrait using three different focal lengths, Standing in the Same Place

Shutter Speed 1/800   Fstop 8.0   ISO 3200

Shutter Speed 1/800   Fstop 8.0   ISO 3200

Shutter Speed 1/800   Fstop 8.0   ISO 3200

I took these with my normal 18-55ml Lens. I took these crouched down so I'd be at an equal level to the gate hook. I liked the angel and the leading lines with the fence too. I took these crouching in the same place and changing the focal length. The first image was taken with a focal length of 18, second with a focal length of 30, and the last image with a focal length of 55. As you can see the image becomes smaller and the background becomes less as the vocal number becomes bigger.

3. Take a Portrait of the same image again with three different vocal lengths, Moving to keep your subject in the same place

Shutter Speed 1/800   Fstop 8.0   ISO 3200

Shutter Speed 1/800   Fstop 8.0   ISO 3200

Shutter Speed 1/800   Fstop 8.0   ISO 3200

I took these Images with my 18-55ml Lens. The First Image was taken with a focal length of 18, The second a Focal Length of 30, and the Last a Focal Length of 55. As you can tell with me moving to keep the main subject in the same place, the gate hook looks the same size as the background looks closer the higher the focal length number.

4. Take an Image with Contrasting Colours

Shutter Speed 1/800   Fstop 8.0   ISO 3200

Before

After

I took this Image for Contrasting Colours "Warm and Cold". For this Image I got the Green and Grey colours in the background for Cool Colours and The Yellow on the flower petals for a Warm Colour. I edited this image in Photoshop Raw. For this Image I upped the Vibrance just to bring out more colour into the Image. 

5. Take an Image with Complementary Colours

Shutter Speed 1/1250   Fstop 8.0   ISO 1600

Shutter Speed 1/1000   Fstop 8.0   ISO 1600

I took these as my Complimentary Colour Images. I used the Green from the Grass and the Red on the Pukeko's face as my Complimentary Colours. I loved taking these Images. The Pukeko's on our farm on this day were being really friendly and they let me Neal down right by their nests to take pictures. Both Picture have been cropped and I brightened the Reds and Greens in Photoshop Raw. 

6. Take a Photograph in Early Morning with Contrasting Colours

Shutter Speed 1/1250   Fstop 8.0   ISO 1600

I took this Image in the morning before I left for course of my Guitar. It was quite bright this particular morning but I tried to get the Contrasting colours with cool and warm. I got the Warm colours with the Orange of the Guitar and Gold strings and the cooler colours from the Greys, Blacks, and Greens in the background. 

7. Take a Photograph in the Late Afternoon with Contrasting Colours

Shutter Speed 1/160   Fstop 4.0   ISO 100

I took This Image at around 5pm. In the camera the long leaf in the middle looked a lot more Orange lol. Yellow is still a warm colour though. For this I have the Contrasting colours with the Green of the plants around and the red and Yellow from the leaf in the middle :)