Assignment 4:

[janine]

mmm...this is my assignment 4 photos - i had alot of trouble with this one - think its because i was rushing it!!! anyways, comments welcome - the one has a large DOF and the other has a small DOF.

[jerryph]

I think you have the idea concerning DOF down pat, thats for sure, however the flower in the first pic is lightly over exposed.

I think for best grades, you want basically the same picture 2 times, with very different DOFs. If it helps any, take a look at what I sent in for that assignment:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2089/2229823445_bb83fde52f_m.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2379/2230616818_813c6220fc_m.jpg

I hope this helps. :)

[coffee]

mmm...this is my assignment 4 photos - i had alot of trouble with this one - think its because i was rushing it!!! anyways, comments welcome - the one has a large DOF and the other has a small DOF.

I think for the wide DOF they are actually looking for a photo with some real distance between the subject and the background, and getting them both in focus. Your example of a "large" DOF has very little distance between them.

[janine]

yes, i am really struggling with this one to be honest! i tried to take both DOF examples with the close up of the flower (number 2) but i just cant seem to get it right - it keeps blurring the background - unless i move away and shoot the whole bush! how can this be so difficult??? it seems simple enough. :confused:

[janine]

by the way jerryph, your examples are great!!! i will just keep on trying!!!

[jerryph]

I am happy to have been able to offer an idea, Janine.

Don't give up, no one said it would come out on the first try. :)

I've gone through some concepts now 5 or 6 times and am JUST now starting to get a little better. It all takes time and practice. Good thing that it's all so much fun!

Try this as an idea:

Make sure this is done in a nice and very bright room... using perhaps a table thats close to a window and the sun is shining on it.

Place 2 objects closer to you at the edge of a table and make sure they are about 6-10 inches apart (an apple and orange come to mind... lol). Now take the object on the left, and move it straight back about 2-3 feet. If you have a lens that lets you get about 2 feet from the FRONT object, place yourself there. If you need to go further back for the lens to focus, do that. Now set your camera's aperture to the widest (numerically lowest number). Focus on the CLOSER object and take a picture. The rear object should be blurred.

Now you are about to take almost the same picture again, but this time, close the aperture (numerically higher) to something between F/8 to F/16. Again, focus on the FRONT object and take the same picture. The rear object should be a LOT less blurred or perfectly clear, depending on you and your camera.

It helps to have the camera on a tripod if you have one, but its not mandatory.

Now, let's see how it comes out this time for you! :D

[janine]

ok - task for today! post them later on!:cool:

[jerryph]

ok - task for today! post them later on!:cool:

Looking forward to seeing the results. :)

[janine]

still dont feel absolutely confident with this assignment...but i will just have to keep practising! ps. do you need to have a flickr or similar account to get the larger images to show on these threads - seems alot of work to me!

[coffee]

still dont feel absolutely confident with this assignment...but i will just have to keep practising! ps. do you need to have a flickr or similar account to get the larger images to show on these threads - seems alot of work to me!

I don't believe you have to have a flicker account, you already have a PP account. Even though it's never worked for me for some reason. It just shows up as a red X, but you can upload a photo in your PP gallery. Then when you post a comment, click on and add the link to that photo to the mountain icon.

Like I said, I could never get it to work, but others have. I just poct photos like you have above. It's fast and seems to work ok even though the photos are very small in size.

[janine]

testing one twooooooo

http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/gallery/files/4/3/9/yellow_dandilion_thumb.jpg (http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/gallery/showimage.php?i=1489&c=member&imageuser=439)

mmm...does not show up really big though...oh well, nevermind!

[LensBaby]

This is what I do, and here is an example of it for you.

1) I post a photo to my proud photography gallery.

2)After it is uploaded there is a a link for it - i use the direct link code and make sure to copy the whole link. Sometimes I have to use the arrow keys to get the whole thing.

3) I cut and copy this link

4) I got to the mountain icon on the post form and then paste it in there and save it. Here is an example for you. I always delete out the http first and then copy.

5) let me know if you need help. I will walk you through it step by step when you are on here next.

http://www.proudphotography.com/forum/gallery/files/8/2/8/8_1_wood_soft2.jpg

[venturachristina]

ok I have the same issue almost. I tried mine with my nikon 40x and at 4.5 all the way to 32F and I still have overexposed photos. I mean REALLY overexposed like white photos and not using a flash...also does everyone else use a tripod? My shutter (even though its determined itself)is too low for me to handheld. Thanks!

[jerryph]

Uploading pics for me here works fine, but because of the smaller limit, make the pics a little smaller to save space.

As far as the assignment, in both pics your candles were in focus... thats good. In one pic the rear candle is in focus and in the 2nd pic its lightly blurred. This is technically correct... but do you understand WHY this is happening?

You displayed an understanding of how to create the proper effects... good job! :)

BTW, you can post pics here or on flickr and they will all be displayed here if your flickr rights permit them to be visible to the public.