1st Studio Shots

Disclaimer: I did not have my camera so I borrowed a camera from Emily. Thank you Emily. Having said that, I took a few photos with my iPhone. The other photos were taken with a Fuji film camera unfamiliar to me. At the bottom I have an analysis of my experience.

Enjoy!

iPhone Shots: BW followed by Original Color.

iPhone 6: ISO 32, lens 4.15mm f/2.2, shutter1/15

iPhone 6: ISO 32, lens 4.15mm f/2.2, shutter1/15

iPhone 6: ISO 32, lens 4.15mm f/2.2, shutter1/40

iPhone 6: ISO 32, lens 4.15mm f/2.2, shutter1/40

iPhone 6: ISO 32, lens 4.15mm f/2.2, shutter 1/15

iPhone 6: ISO 32, lens 4.15mm f/2.2, shutter 1/15

These are the photos I shot with Emily's Fuji film. Original first and then BW.

ISO 100, lens 50 mm f/6.4, shutter 1/40

ISO 100, lens 50 mm f/6.4, shutter 1/40

ISO 100, lens 50 mm f/6.4, shutter 1/10

ISO 100, lens 50 mm f/6.4, shutter 1/10

ISO 100, lens 50 mm f/9, shutter 1/10

ISO 100, lens 50 mm f/9, shutter 1/10

ISO 100, lens 50 mm f/5.6, shutter 1/15

ISO 100, lens 50 mm f/5.6, shutter 1/10

ISO 100, lens 50 mm f/5.6, shutter 1/15

ISO 100, lens 50 mm f/5.6, shutter 1/15

ISO 200, lens 50 mm f/5.6, shutter 1/10

ISO 200, lens 50 mm f/5.6, shutter 1/10

Analysis of my experience:

First of all, I learned to always have my camera with me. As it turns out, taking pictures is really hard to do with out a camera.

The second things that I learned is that the iPhone actually does a decent job. Not nearly the quality but for photojournalism it is a nice alternative to not getting the take. 

The third thing I picked up was with the iPhone I have very little control over the wide angle, and I had to either zoom in a lot and pixelate the photo or step in very close, which may be kind of awkward depending on the person/situation.

The forth thing I learned is that using a camera that you are unfamiliar comes with a learning curve. So the majority of the photos that I took at first either had too much exposure, under exposure, or the shutter speed wasn't fast enough and the picture turned out blurred. I think after you have enough experience in certain areas of photography you will have a good idea of what exposure, speed, and aperture setting you need and will be more adept at taking photos with any camera. But the hole thing was new and that took some time to figure out.

I'm excited to see what I do with my camera on Wednesday.

Tight photos at a Soft Ball game

Took these pictures at the soft ball game during their first header against Montana State. In the bottom of the last inning they were down by one run and came back to win it!

A few things that I noticed:

• fstop affected how noticeable the chain link fence or rope net.
• the lower the fstop the less the foreground net/fence would appear.
• The flip side is that it let me light in so I had to increase the shutter speed and ISO, but i didn't want to do that to much so I could catch more movement with the swing of the bat or the ball flying through the air.

f/16 shutter 1/160, ISO 500  lens 210mm

f/16 shutter 1/160, ISO 500  lens 150mm

f/16 shutter 1/160, ISO 500  lens 150mm

f/13 shutter 1/160, ISO 500  lens 210mm

f/13 shutter 1/125, ISO 500  lens 210mm

f/13 shutter 1/125, ISO 500  lens 210mm

f/11 shutter 1/100, ISO 400  lens 55mm

f/8 shutter 1/320, ISO 500  lens 104mm

f/9 shutter 1/250, ISO 500  lens 164mm

f/9 shutter 1/250, ISO 500  lens 109mm

f/8 shutter 1/400, ISO 500  lens 107mm

f/8 shutter 1/400, ISO 500  lens 107mm

f/9 shutter 1/250, ISO 500  lens 55mm

f/6.3 shutter 1/400, ISO 500  lens 176mm

f/6.3 shutter 1/400, ISO 500  lens 176mm

f/7.1 shutter 1/400, ISO 500  lens 55mm

f/6.3 shutter 1/320, ISO 400  lens 55mm

Tight shots

f/5.6 shutter 1/400 ISO 250 Lens 55 mm 

f/5.6 shutter 1/400 ISO 250 Lens 135 mm

These two photos show the difference between is just the lens. You'll notice how it bring into focus the branch on the left and it makes the rocks and iced pond look as if they were right under the branch.

f/5 Shutter 1/3 ISO 200 Lens 80 mm

f/8 Shutter 1.0 ISO 200 Lens 80 mm

These two images are exactly the same with exception to the shutter speed. I took these images as the sun was setting and it was getting dar, that's why having the shutter open for 1 second looks like the day time and the water is streamed. 

Wide Shots

f/4.0 shutter 1/4000 ISO 200 lens 16 mm

f/4.0 shutter 1/4000 ISO 200 lens 16 mm

I walk by this every day and the nice lady stops traffic for me. She brings up the issue that people do not slow down even with the sign flashing so I thought why not take a shot of it... here is what I got out of it with the wide shot, slower shutter speed, and lots of depth.

F/22 Shutter Speed 1/15 ISO 100 lens 20 mm

The rest where shot with a f/22 shutter speed 1/15 ISO 100 and lens 16 mm

Perspective images in chess

I am an avid chess player. When I play a game of chess, the challenge, concentration, and mental exertion are all enjoyable to me. After setting the board up, it occurred to me that to snap some photos. Here are some of my favorite photos. 

Enjoy!

f/5.6 shutter 1/30 ISO 250 lens 48.0 

f/9.0 shutter 1/10 ISO 250 lens 48.0

f/9.0 shutter 1/10 ISO 250 lens 48.0

f/9.0 shutter 1/10 ISO 250 lens 48.0

If you play chess you might be wondering why I did not focus in on the King. The answer: I'll win when you have not support left on the board. That isn't my tactic every time I play chess but in these photos that seems to be the thought process.