Assignment #1: Abstracts
Assigned: Week #2 9/14/11
Due Date: Week #3 9/21/11
Details: 20 Final Digital Images
Shoot as Large Resolution and Low Compression Jpegs, Auto WB, and in Program Exposure Mode. Change ISO and EV +/- settings as needed.
For this assignment, you are going to photograph abstract scenes that will help to train your eye to find photographs everywhere you look.
With your camera set to Program Exposure Mode, shoot at least 20 images of shapes, lines, textures, etc. Concentrate on the basic, simple abstract forms found in everyday scenes. Start to look at the small, everyday details of life and capture them with your camera.
While shooting in Program Exposure Mode, be sure to experiment with your ISO (to avoid camera shake caused by a slow shutter speed) and your EV +/- settings (for better image exposure). Also be sure your "Image Quality" Menu setting is set to Large Resolution and Fine Compression (L with pie wedge icon). Finally, try to shoot outside with the flash setting off, and use an Auto White Balance setting.
I will be checking the assignment on your camera at the beginning of next week’s class. Then we will proceed to learn how to properly download the images to your computer and back them up on your flash drive.
Read your user manual to familiarize yourself with the controls on your digital camera.
Purchase the required supplies and come to class next week excited to use them!
