Black and White Photography

Emotion in Photography

What is the subject matter in this photo. Where is this photo taken What is the subject matter in this photo? Where is this photo taken? What story is this photo telling?

The subject matter is the swing The subject matter is the swing. The photo is taken in a park during spring or summer. The story the photo is telling is about childhood.

Technique in Photography

What areas are the highlights. What areas are the shadows What areas are the highlights? What areas are the shadows? What part of the subject will stand out the most? Remember your answers

What are did you think would be the highlights What are did you think would be the highlights? What are did you think would be the shadows? What area did you think would stand out? Were you correct?

Think Exposure Triangle: Iso, Shutter Speed, and Aperture If you change your camera settings then a very basic subject can become much more appealing!

Activity: 1/2 of the class walk around the school with Mrs. Martin Objective: Look for how natural light creates reflections, creates different shadows, and can make a space more elegant. Look for how artificial light creates emphasis, creates different shadows and makes a space have more meaning.

Black and White Portraits Partner up Take 10 photos per set up 3 set ups x 10= 30 But you know me…I always appreciate more!

Black and White Portraits

Where is the light source coming from? What direction?

Emotion in B&W portraits

Emotion in B&W portraits

Goal #1- High Contrast B&W portrait

Goal #2- DRAMATIC emotion in portrait Eyes are piercing- straight face

Goal #3- Shadows create texture on face Try BOTH: window shade & projector

Goal 4: Manual Mode! Change ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture to get the best LAYERED LIGHTING PORTRAITS!

Friday

Weekend Project Take 100 photos that emphasize the LIGHTING when turned into BLACK & WHITE photo.

Interior Inside building, home, rooms

Texture Wood grain, stone, brick

Shadows

Reflections Water, mirror, window

Experiment Use caution

Mrs. Martin examples Interior

Mrs. Martin examples Texture

Mrs. Martin examples Shadows

Mrs. Martin examples Reflections

Mrs. Martin examples Reflections

Mrs. Martin examples Reflections