Sports/Action Assignment

Here are your instructions for today:
Name your new blog post "Sensory Overload and Sports/Action Assignment"

Everyone needs to scroll down and do the Warm-up titled "Sensory Overload"
This should take about 15 minutes TOPS

"Sensory Overload"

Check out this link:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/01/world/cnnphotos-commodity-city/index.html

After you read the story please answer the following questions on your blog:

1. The last sentence of the story says

"I believe that more and more, we are defining our environments not as the spaces themselves, in terms of the buildings or architecture, but rather by the objects and devices that we buy and surround ourselves with. ... I would like that message to carry through universally," Seymour said.

What do you think about this statement?
Do you agree or disagree?
As an aspiring photographer how does this make you feel about your photography?

2. When you looked through the images, did you want to visit this place and take your camera?

3. What do you think it would be like to be the child of someone who worked at this place?

4. Describe your favorite photo to me.

NOW MOVE ON TO THIS ASSIGNMENT:

Sports Action Photo Prompts

You must get the following four types of photos and you must shoot in Manual:

Photo 1 - This is the photo of the subject running or moving directly at you.

Photo 2 -This is the photo of the subject running across the plane of the camera.

Photo 3 - This is the "Panning" photo - make sure you pick one that is blurry except where you caught the subject correctly in focus.

Photo 4 - This is your "blur" photo, you can submit any photo you want here as long as it shows motion and blur. Be creative and pick one that you think is cool looking.

Here are some examples:

Photo 1 - this photo must be of a person in action moving directly at you. This photo must be clear and in focus. To get this shot, your shutter speed will have to be high enough to stop action, which means 1/250th or higher. You will need to use your light meter to determine the f/stop opening for your aperture. You will be allowed to crop the photo in Photoshop and I expect you to do levels and color adjust the photo properly.

Here are two examples of a person in motion, moving at directly (or at least closely) at the camera:

Photo 2 - this photo must show a person in motion in front of the camera, moving parallel to the plane that the camera is on. This means that person is moving across your field of vision. You should stop their motion perfectly and the picture must be in focus. To get this shot, your shutter speed will have to be high enough to stop action, which means 1/250th or higher. You will need to use your light meter to determine the f/stop opening for your aperture. Again, you will be able to crop in Photoshop and you must do color adjustments as well.

Here are a couple of examples of people moving across the plane:

Photo 3 - in this photo you will use a technique called "Panning". This technique will be shown to you outside when we get to the courtyard, but I want to make sure to describe it here, show you an example and give you some instructions. First, you will need to adjust your shutter speed to a very low number like 1/60 or even 1/30 of a second to make this work. You will have to use your light meter correctly to adjust for this change. It will probably mean you need to increase your f/stop to like f/8 or even f/11 (or even more). You will also have to make sure your camera is set to shoot multiple photos in a row. Second, this technique makes a photo that upon first look, seems blurry, but when done correctly, one segment of the person in motion should be in focus. It make take multiple attempts to get it. When it is done correctly, the photo will look blurry in the background as well. Finally, to pan correctly, a photographer should set up so the action moves across the plane in front of them. Then they should move their head and camera with the person (or thing) they are shooting, and they should be taking photos. I will show you the technique outside and in the classroom. You will be able to crop these in Photoshop and you will be expected to manage the color as well. It helps if your subject is moving fairly fast, or you are close enough to them that any movement they make with blur a bit

Here is an example of a "panning" photo:

Photo 4 - this photo will be a creative action shot. In this photo I want you to create blur. I want a blurry photo, but I want it to be creative and fun. This is your free choice, one that I don't really care what you shoot, as long as it shows blur. You will color manage the photo in Photoshop and will be allowed to crop it as well.

Here are a couple of examples of a creative "Blur" photo:

 

And here is a link to a creative shot you could try:

http://www.photographyblog.com/articles/how_to_create_the_zoom_blur_effect/

Please do Sensory Overload, shoot and then:

Please process your images in Photoshop - do levels and you may crop the image as indicated below.

Make sure you post FOUR (4) photos to your blog.

1. Action coming directly at the camera
2. Action moving across the plane of the camera at a 90 degree angle
3. Panning - post your best effort, even if it isn't perfect
4. Creative blur

Reminders:  When you get the crop tool to crop your image, you need to go to the top menu bars and find the drop down with the word "Ratio" and change that to "HxWxResolution" so you can crop the way you are used to cropping.

You will need to post FOUR (4) photos in the format I will list in below. You will need to write a correct caption for each. If you do not remember the format, refer to your blog where you did those last semester.

Photo 1 - This is the photo of the subject running or moving directly at you - this photo should be saved at 30 pica x 42 pica (or 42px30p), in full color, and saved at 200 dpi/resolution. Don't forget to do color corrections by using levels.

Photo 2 -This is the photo of the subject running across the plane of the camera. - this photo should be saved at 30 pica x 42 pica (or 42px30p), in full color and at 180 dpi/resolution. Don't forget to do levels!

Photo 3 - This is the "Panning" photo - make sure you pick one that is blurry except where you caught the subject correctly in focus. Submit your best one - I know this is hard to learn in 15 minutes so I will be forgiving with your grade on this one if you tried your best!! - this photo should be saved at 30 pica x 42 pica (or 42px30p), in full color and saved at 300 dpi/resolution. Don't forget to do color corrections in photoshop.

Photo 4 - This is your "blur" photo, you can submit any photo you want here as long as it shows motion and blur. Be creative and pick one that you think is cool looking - this photo should be saved at 30 pica x 42 pica (or 42px30p), in Black and White (greyscale) and saved at 150 dpi/resolution. If Black and White really ruins the approach to your photo, you are free to leave it in color if you want.

You must post each of these on your blog. I hope you remember how to do "levels" in photoshop and you remember how to crop, how to change from color to black and white and how to change the dpi/resolution. I will be able to tell if you did it right or wrong, so make sure to ask if you don't remember. You can look at previous blogs, or ask a friend.


FINALLY, when you finish with these two assignments, please finish your Sports Preview Google Slides assignment.

DUE BY NEXT CLASS:

Warm-up - sensory overload - Minor
Sports/Action shoot - Major
Sports Preview Google Slides - Minor