2011 DLS Exercise: Week One
Thanks to everyone who came out today in the cold and the snow to eat soup and listen to blabber on about what I love best: photography. For those of you joining me next week, I assure you, this week's exercise will be as much of a challenge without the class as with it, but not in a way that requires the complete content of the stuff you haven't learned yet. Please remember that these exercises should not take you longer than 20 or so minutes, but you are of course welcome to dedicate more time if you like, or quit after 5 minutes if you have what you need.
This weeks' exercise is going to get you navigating those menus. In particular, you all need to find your timer function and take the following 2 pictures. Normally I'd make this a little tougher, but since we're not all on the same page yet, I'll keep this pretty straight forward (and fun!) As a special note to my lovely couple, G&L, you should produce these shots separately, even if you're both in all the pictures. You could each concoct a completely different scenario with you being the star.
Your first task is to simply set your camera on the table or other flat surface (or a tripod if you own one) and point it at your scene. I don't care what mode you're in, but for the people willing to challenge themselves, throw it in M mode and see what you can come up with. For the rest, put it in whatever mode you want...
Next put your mittens on, because your "scene" is your backyard. You can shoot from inside or outside - whichever you prefer - and with the timer set to 12 or more seconds, take a shot of (and here's the catch) YOU throwing some snow up in the air. It might take a few tries, but I'm sure you can do it.
The second task is to keep your timer set and get a shot of yourself running through the frame. You can choose your scene (your kitchen, your backyard, a friend's house...) as long as we can tell that there is something (you) going past or through the frame.
Remember to be as creative as you can - you can incorporate costumes, you can include other people, you can shoot from inside or outside, high or low, near or far - as long as you a) used the timer and b) are in the picture. I will post mine as soon as I have some daylight, which may not be until Tuesday. I'll be wearing my fancy hat ;)
Have fun!!!
This weeks' exercise is going to get you navigating those menus. In particular, you all need to find your timer function and take the following 2 pictures. Normally I'd make this a little tougher, but since we're not all on the same page yet, I'll keep this pretty straight forward (and fun!) As a special note to my lovely couple, G&L, you should produce these shots separately, even if you're both in all the pictures. You could each concoct a completely different scenario with you being the star.
Your first task is to simply set your camera on the table or other flat surface (or a tripod if you own one) and point it at your scene. I don't care what mode you're in, but for the people willing to challenge themselves, throw it in M mode and see what you can come up with. For the rest, put it in whatever mode you want...
Next put your mittens on, because your "scene" is your backyard. You can shoot from inside or outside - whichever you prefer - and with the timer set to 12 or more seconds, take a shot of (and here's the catch) YOU throwing some snow up in the air. It might take a few tries, but I'm sure you can do it.
The second task is to keep your timer set and get a shot of yourself running through the frame. You can choose your scene (your kitchen, your backyard, a friend's house...) as long as we can tell that there is something (you) going past or through the frame.
Remember to be as creative as you can - you can incorporate costumes, you can include other people, you can shoot from inside or outside, high or low, near or far - as long as you a) used the timer and b) are in the picture. I will post mine as soon as I have some daylight, which may not be until Tuesday. I'll be wearing my fancy hat ;)
Have fun!!!
Comments
Looks like fun! I did the motion one one time at a dance party. It was so funny!