Task 2: Perspective

HOW TO CHANGE FOCUS POINTS

Testing it out

Tripod, cable release, white board, coloured pencils with 2cm separation between each and with gold writing towards camera to aid focus/analysis, changeable ambient daylight in room.

Fixed aperture (lowest your camera will go), shutterspeed <1/50, ISO 200

Focus point – first pencil (white), middle pencil, last pencil

Exercise 1, Test 1, Close focus

Exercise 2, Test 1, Mid focus

Exercise 2, Test 1, Far focus

Aperture Extreme Perspective 

Camera:  Set your camera to the lowest Aperture (f1.8 – F/5 )

High Vantage Point ……Birds Eye (looking down)

1. Person Looking Up

  • The Eyes MUST be in FOCUS
  • Have your person sit or lay down while you remain standing
  • Have the person look up at you
  • Focus on the EYES!  If the eye are out of focus the whole photo will be ruined.  
  • Finish with a couple adjustments of your choice

2. Object  

  • Stand over an object.  This can be simple or complex
  • Take the photo looking straight down at the object
  • Finish with a couple adjustments of your choice

3. Looking down at a person doing something- NOT looking at the camera. This should be a photo that gives you the feeling that you are spying on the person from a tall place.

Low Vantage Point- (looking Up)

1. Object Looking Up

  • Lay down on the ground 
  • Make sure you are very close to the Object
  • Edit with a couple adjustments

2. Foot

  • You will lay down on the ground below the person or have the person stand on something that makes them taller than you.
  • Have them raise their foot
  • Focus on their foot and blur out the back of them
  • Edit with a couple adjustments

Add an example of each photo along with the settings and a reflection on the activity to your Visual Diary.

Suggested template for reflection:
  • What did you learn from this task? (Use “I can…” as a sentence starter)
  • What did you like about this task?
  • What was difficult? (Use “I am struggling with…” as a sentence starter)
  • How did you solve problems?
  • Is your image successful, if so, why?
  • What adjustments (edits) did you do to your image? (include before and after and camera settings if available)
  • What else could you change if you had more time or resources?

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