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Camera Skills: Focal Length

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MACRO/CLOSE UP:

In this image I experimented with using the macro setting on my camera in order to capture the great deal of detail within the hands. Whilst on this setting, I continued to use auto focus as it allowed me to take many photos at once without the hassle of adjusting the focus every time the hands moved or shifted in position.

DEPTH OF FIELD:

In this photo I experimented with depth of field by using manual focus on my camera. Instead of focusing on the leafs closest to the camera, it is focused on  a different part of the photo. I found that this technique allowed me to create images that were quite different and unique.

FOCAL LENGTH:

In this image, I tried to play around with the focal point and what effects I can achieve with this. The flower, as seen in the photo, was quite far away from me and the camera. I zoomed in and used the macro setting in order to capture the delicate details of the flower and the plant. It was quite difficult to capture this photo as zooming in meant having a very steady hand and using auto focus that the macro setting provided for me.

MF/AF FOCUS:

In this photo I used a conjunction of manual focus and the macro setting on my camera. It was very difficult to get the correct focus on my camera whilst using the macro setting with auto focus therefore i switched over to manual focus to help me correct this issue.

CONTACT SHEETS:

In this photo shoot, I focused a lot on plants and flowers in order to experiment with different settings such as macro and AF and MF focus, resulting in very vibrant, and colourful contact sheets.

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Camera Skills

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Focal Length

In order to take this photo I used the macro setting on the camera. The flower was a good focal point for focal length experimentation as the detail could be captured clearly in addition to the bright natural lighting.  I tried to zoom in as far as the camera possibly could to create as much definition to the flower and capture all the shades of purple.

AF/MF and Focus Points

In the first photo I used auto focus to take the photo of the plant, it  focused on the pepper, why was what i intended to do. Whereas in the second photo I used manual focus which focused on the background resulting in an unsuccessful photo. Personally in this particular shoot auto focus worked better for me, as i couldn’t get the camera to focus in on the pepper with manual focus, but this can be improved with practice.

Depth Of Field

In this photo the tree is the sharpest point, the more you move away from the tree the more out of focus everything else becomes. I ensured that the camera had a small aperture in order to create a deep depth of field.

 

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photo shoot week 4

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Here I have some of my contact sheets of all the pictures I took  and the different types of photos but also how the focus was different in every picture.

Final Edited Photo 2

 

here I have messed around playing with the inverted adjustment on the picture. I like it as there is a mixture of light and shadows and also it compares the original to the picture. I also messed around with the contrast making it brighter and darker so the tones of the metal becomes lighter and the background becomes darker so that you will only focus on the metal pole. I like this picture as it focus on the focus on the pole which I wanted. The light in the picture brings out the pole from the dark so it doesn’t get mixed up.

Edited Photo 1

For this picture I messed around with several adjustments for example: I tried out changing the brightness and contrast however I didn’t like how that turned out so I went back to the original photo and started again this time I adjusted  the colour levels within the picture and the saturation. This time I like the outcome as it has a variant of colours including bright pinks, blues, greens, browns, blacks, whites and red. It is also a good comparison to the original as I found that the original was blurry and it lacked detail however when I started editing the detail started to become better and it didn’t get more blurry. My favourite bit of the picture is the bright pink on the wood as it makes you focus on the pink and not on the background. This is the attention I wanted, I am really pleased with the outcome.

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Albert Renger-Patzsch

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Contact Sheet

Red Line – do not use

Red Dot – possible candidate for editing

Red Square with Arrow – Crop

Blue Outline – Select for Editing

 

Contact sheet for my first attempt at New Objectivity Photography.

Albert Renger-Patzsch

Albert Renger-Patzsch was a German photographer in the 1920s that was key in pioneering the New Objectivity movement. He worked as a press photographer in the early 1920s, then became a freelancer and published his first book (The choir stalls of Cappenberg) in 1925. His first museum exhibition was in 1927. His more well-known book (The World Is Beautiful) was released in 1928.

 

Patzsch was known for taking pictures that faithfully recorded his view on the world. This was especially relevant in Germany (where he was working) at the time, as they had just lost the war. He wrote “There must be an increase in the joy one takes in an object, and the photographer should be fully conscious of the splendid fidelity of reproduction made possible by his technique”

 

In his early work, Patzsch took pictures of wildlife, mechanical equipment and landscapes as well as architecture. His 2nd Book, The World Is Beautiful, was a collection of 100 of his photographs that focused on man-made and natural beauty, ranging from trees and animals to houses and machines. This embodied a new and modern way of looking at the world, and it is because of this distinctly unique style, that he has sculpted modern Photography, and is known for being one of the most influential photographers of the 20th Century.

 

My Final Photos

Beams on the neck of a crane
Image of a shipping container from a low angle
Picture of the top of a crane
Picture of overlapping beams of 2 cranes
Picture of a Boat Engine

For my final photos, i wanted to recreate Patzsch’s industrial photos of machines and other metal objects. To achieve this, i decided to go down to the Victoria Pier area to take photos of the cranes and machinery. i wanted to successfully show a similar viewpoint to Patzsch and i feel as though i have achieved this with work similar to his machine photos.

 

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Albert Renger -Patzsch

 

ALBERT RENGER- PATZCH WAS A GERMAN PHOTOGRAPHER OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE TOPIC OF ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPHY. HE WAS BORN ON JUNE 22ND 1897 IN WURZBURG. ALBERT BEGAN PHOTOGRAPHING BY THE AGE OF TWELVE. THE ERA HIS PHOTOS WAS BASED AROUND WAS WORLD WAR ONE TO WHICH HE SERVED IN THE MILITARY FOR THEN WENT ON TO STUDYING CHEMISTRY AT DRESDEN TECHNICAL COLLAGE.

Alberts interest in photography led him to creating his best well known book called ‘The world is beautiful’

Albert does not stick to one area of photography. His work consists of elements of wildlife,images of traditional craftsman,landscapes and architecture.

All of his work really captures his love for nature and how he sees the world as a beautiful place, Albert uses photography to show to the public his love for the camera.

In 1928 his book ‘the world is beautiful’ he collected over 100 images with patterns of beauty and order but he does this by photographing through nature but only man- made patterns. Meaning that he did not alter anything to form something that was not there before.

 

Renger-Patzsch work interested me because of the level of detail that he had included. Another reason i like his work is how lined up everything is. I can tell that Renger patzsch takes time to reflect on the setting before trying to capture the moment.