Project 2: Still Life – Landscape

Part 1: Camera Study Images

Correct Exposure, 1/40, F9, ISO400
Correct Exposure, 1/40, F9, ISO400

 

Over Exposed, 1/10, F9, ISO400
Over Exposed, 1/10, F9, ISO400

 

Under Exposed, 1/125, F9, ISO400
Under Exposed, 1/125, F9, ISO400

 

Highest ISO, 1/1600, F10, ISO12800
Highest ISO, 1/1600, F10, ISO12800

 

Lowest ISO, 1/10, F10, ISO100
Lowest ISO, 1/10, F10, ISO100

 

Correct White Balance, 1/60, F9, ISO400
Correct White Balance, 1/60, F9, ISO400

 

Incorrect White Balance (Daylight) , 1/60, F9, ISO400
Incorrect White Balance (Daylight) , 1/60, F9, ISO400

 

Incorrect White Balance (Tungsten light) , 1/60, F9, ISO400
Incorrect White Balance (Tungsten light) , 1/60, F9, ISO400

 

Deep depth of field, 1/40, F6, ISO400
Deep depth of field, 1/40, F6, ISO400

 

Shallow depth of field, 1/40, F20, ISO1600
Shallow depth of field, 1/40, F20, ISO1600

 

Fast Shutter, 1/500, F5.6, ISO400
Fast Shutter, 1/500, F5.6, ISO400

 

Slow Shutter, 1/80, F5.6, ISO100
Slow Shutter, 1/80, F5.6, ISO100

 

Standard, 1/30, F13, ISO1600
Standard, 1/30, F13, ISO1600

 

Alternative Angle, 1/40, F13, ISO1600
Alternative Angle, 1/40, F13, ISO1600

 

Part 2: Cohesive Series

Nature and Rain

1/125, F4.5, ISO400
1/125, F4.5, ISO400

 

1/80, F4.5, ISO400
1/80, F4.5, ISO400

 

1/13, F9, ISO400
1/13, F9, ISO400

 

1/1000, F5, ISO12800
1/1000, F5, ISO12800

 

1/1250, F5, ISO12800
1/1250, F5, ISO12800

 

1/1250, F5, ISO12800
1/1250, F5, ISO12800

 

1/1250, F5, ISO12800
1/1250, F5, ISO12800

 

Overall

I had an extremely enjoyable time shooting this project. Testing the camera’s abilities is something I never took the time to challenge. It was difficult for me to choose which images to include and which not to share. I found that if you keep playing around with angles and settings, you receive photos that you did not even know you could take. My favorite shooting method for this project was the shutter speed. It was interesting to see how the camera can either focus so intently on each specific water droplet, or just simply capture the movement of the water. For my cohesive series, I chose to focus on the element of water versus nature. Watching the world around you change color tones once they get soaked in water is very pleasing to the eye. I hope viewers can see how the rich colors saturate the plants and atmosphere.