Shutter Speed Activity

Link to view Shutter Speed group activity:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Tm9C3LxNgHZJW-XXxDECZ3weHX-rOM4xnHaa-zZ-L-k/edit?usp=sharing

Lacock Abbey

Yesterday, my photography class had the privilege of taking an overnight excursion to Lacock. While we were there we were able to tour the Lacock Abbey and saw many historical scenes such as where the first negative was taken by Henry Fox Talbot. We were also lucky enough to be able to work in one of the oldest dark rooms to develop our photos that we took on an old 4x5 camera last week. Being able to stay the night in The Old Rector's Bed and Breakfast made the trip that much more of an experience and something that I will never forget.

Outside view of one of the oldest darkrooms

Where the first negative was taken by Henry Fox Talbot

Lacock Abbey Interior

Lacock Abbey Interior

Lacock Abbey Interior

Village of Lacock

From one of Lacock's Apple trees  

Balance in Kew Gardens

Photos with B A L A N C E

Below are some photos that I gathered from exploring through Kew Gardens in the London Borough of Richmond. Kew Gardens is the world's largest collection of living plants and was founded in 1840. My class spent the day exploring the gardens and taking photos. Although I left with close to 400 photos, here are a few that fall under some categories of balance. 

Symmetrical Balance

Symmetrical Balance

Asymmetrical Balance

Asymmetrical Balance

Strong focal point

Strong focal point

Little negative space

A lot of negative space

Classmates

After taking a field trip to Kew Gardens, I was able to learn more about my classmates. Two being, Kelsey and Ryder. Kelsey is a senior at Morehead State. She is working on a degree in convergent media journalism and multimedia production. Kelsey always liked journalism and production but after taking a class that dealt with this subject, she fell in love with it. Her ultimate goal is to become a photojournalist.

Ryder on the other hand is working on a future in interior design. She's interested in hospitality design, restaurants, and even design magazines. Ryder loves photography and her friends love film photography. This class, for Ryder, is just for fun but she thinks it will help with overall knowledge for the topics she is interested in. 

ISO Comparison

Today in Borough Market, I snapped two pictures of "The Market Porter". In the first photo, I set the my Nikon camera to an ISO of 400. For the second photo, I set the ISO to the highest it could go, which is 3,200. The two photos are pictured below. 

Photo A

Photo B

In the zoomed-in photos below, you can tell the difference the ISO settings have, especially if you focus on the area around the text, "BAR MEALS". To the left of the text, in Photo B, there are many pixels. However, if you compare that same area in Photo A, you will notice that Photo A is much more precise and sharp. To the right of the text, the word "Available" is nearly invisible in Photo B, yet much more legible and smooth in Photo A. Through these photos it is clear that the ISO setting on your camera is very important when taking pictures in order to get the best possible shot. In this case, the 400 ISO worked much better than the 3,200 ISO. 

Photo A

Photo B