5th October Studio Session - Colour Temperature

We had the task of setting custom kelvin ratings in accordance with the type of lighting we are shooting in. Below is the images with a description of what settings we used:

This was shot at F 4.5 / ISO 100/ 60th second
We used 4000K for this image but the background still has an orange tone and the 'whiteboard' is not white.
Although the camera was on a tripod it was knocked which made this photo blurred. 

F 4.5/ ISO 100/ 60th second
We adjusted the kelvin to 5500K for daylight rating which made the 'whiteboard'
white and the overall image look (colour wise) cooler.

F 4.5/ ISO 100 / 20th second
Kelvin rating 2800K
The kelvin rating on this was wrong because the image is clearly a warm orange tone and doesn't look
lit naturally. The blur is because the camera slide on the tripod after phil didn't tighten it properly.

F 4.5/ ISO 100/ 20th second
Kelvin rating 4500 K because it was a fluorescent tube light
The image looks more natural now and no orange tint

This photo was under tungsten lighting. It took us a while to work out the kelvin rating for this
but eventually found it out to be 3200K

This test was useful because you can use different kelvin ratings to make the colour temperature suit the mood you are trying to create. Also being out on location the auto settings may not preform as well as you manually changing it. 

I think that this task was good and will definitely help me in the future.

3rd October 2012 - WRL 1 - Shoot Challenge 1

Shoot challenge 1- Shutter Speeds/Apertures/Focal Lengths/Panning

For this shoot challenge we had to go out and shoot using different techniques such as comparing sharpness between apertures and panning with cars to get motion blur. Below is images that i took on the day:

This was shot at F 1.8 using a big aperture to get the foreground to be sharp and the background has a soft focus effect. This is useful for when you are trying to exaggerate an area in the foreground.

This was shot at F. 8 which helped me to blur the foreground and keep the background sharp. I am not keen on this effect in this instance but it may be helpful in the future.

Using a low aperture to shoot a portrait.
Shot at 2.8
Good effect to shoot portraits with because the soft focus draws attention to the subject.

This was a panning attempt gone wrong.
This was shot at F.4 at 1/15th to get the motion blur.
This attempt failed because i panned to quickly which left nothing in focus.

This was another panning shot.
Shot at F2.8 so the shutter speed was a bit quicker, which allows less motion blur.
This in my opinion is not as effective but shows more clarity.
If i was to do this properly i would use flash to freeze the action but continue the motion.

After the session i had learnt that panning can be used effectively but i did not manage to capture this. I think that panning would be useful in a sports situations if you are trying to capture a sense of movement, but i would use a faster shutter speed to capture less blur and hopefully a better image.