Architecture

Location 3 - Saint Gregs

Location 3 - Saint Gregs

Location 3 - Saint Gregs

Location 2 - City Hall (SF)

Location 1 - The Peach Dome (Palace of Fine Arts)

7: 15 on a Friday

LAND-ESCAPES!

Subject: the place
Focus: the natural world without humans
-generally more formal
-have many principals of designs

Landmarks in Landscape Photography

• the first inspirations was looked for in the land
• Carleton E. Watkins 
• 1829-1926
• wanted to capture the american west
• opened a gallery in SF in 1885 
• 1861 - photographed Yosemite
• first to be called art
• Ansel Adams 
• 1902-1984
• also inspired by Yosemite

Photographing the Landscape

-Thinking Artistically 

• composition very important
• most important part of that is composition
• position
• high/low
• zoom-in/zoom-out
• goal: best value
• Value (especially in black and white)
• what mood are you looking for?
• more tones = more dramatic
• narrower = more contemplative
• variety
• balancing unity and variety if done well is great
• if not done right can look chaotic

-Camera Settings

• stopt the lens as far as it will go
• f/16, f/22, f/32, f/64
• with longer speeds a tri-pod is necessary!

-Light

• top 2 best times: sunrise and ...... yep you guessed it!..Sunset!
• the colors are just astounding - 
• direct light is best for focusing on distant objects
• the direct light with the shadows gives things a 3D look
• however overcast is best.

-Film

• digital oriented is best
• 100ISO with a large format to get the best/ sharpest image
• B&W shows the value, line, shape, texture, and patterns
• color can sometimes over power images like this

-Lens

• wide angles lens are best for scene
• can focus close and far hours
• Macro lens are useful for close up images and abstract shots

- Filters 

• yellow filters bring out clouds
• other filters will emphasizes the different things
• along with polarizers

-Camera Support

• Use A TRIPOD!

The Grand Landscape

• the "Big View"
• any location (especially parks) is good
•  landscapes include wide lenses and expansive scenes
• with the horizons - rule of thirds

Landscape Details and Close-ups

• japanese parks are best 
• sometimes parks can be too busy
• overcast is best 
• John Sexton refers to it as "quiet light"

Abstract Elements in Land Scape

• abstract elements = images from lines shapes values and textures
• formed by getting really close to a subject
• try and get as in depth as possible
• use a tripod

LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER BIOS

Timothy O'Sullivan

(1840-1882)

• 1886 - learned by working for matthew bradely
• sent to shoot the civil war (haa ha, get it? shoot- civil war? lol)
• 1862- own studio
• principal for book - photo sketchbook of the war 
• first to photograph beyond the mississippi
• died at 42

Carr Clifton

(1959-present)

• has spent 30 years in photography
• startded in the late 70's 
• learned from his neighbor philip hyde
• he is famous for his out door photography
• he often shoots boats and has his photography in museums. 

Chapter 8 Notes

Architecture and Urban Landscapes

• Indirect portraits: buildings of the people inside/ and creators
• similar to landscape photography

Looking Back

• architecture has always been popular
• 1840's Charles Negre - painter used photo's as sketch
• started to see photos as end product - not "sketch"
• Frederick H. Evans (the greatest) 
• photographed English and French Cathedrals in the late 1800's early 1900's
• Eugene Atget started took up photography in his 40's (1840's)
• self taught
• took pictures of Paris and surrounding areas 
• Good friends with Bernice

Photographing the Built Environment

- Thinking artistically

• Can be used as recording of the building to exploration of abstract images
• Pay attention to the lines in the photos - can divide picture/lines/texture
• Be aware of surroundings
• edges
• structure
• the composition of the building
• every building has a pattern: the repetition of the elements in the image

Camera Settings

• for 35mm use f/11 to f/22
• the bigger the camera the f-stop (for the most depth)
• Slow films (100 ISO or less) produce gainer grained images than fast films.

Value and Texture

• With black and white photography, value is most important
• determines shapes of objects
• Contrast: greater the difference in value
• stronger/ more powerful shot
• more 3D
• Depending on the value, texture plays a big role
• Texture: the "touchablitly" quality of the object in the photo
• texture enhances the quality of the photo

Film

• Color shots - focus on color and setting
• Black and White - focus on value, shape, and texture
• Two types: commercial and artistic

Lighting

• Lighting is crucial for interior shots
• Different light bulbs create different colors in the shot
• filters can help capture the true colors
• example: incandescent  = orange shots different
• deep blue 80A will correct the orange

Lenses

• Wide angle lenses work best for architecture
• Sometimes you cannot back up far enough to capture what you want
• a wide angle lens can cause distortion

Camera Support

• for taking shots of buildings, may be not need a tripod
• mono-pods (single legged stands) work best for this
• if using a slow/ fine-grained shot with lots of depth
• tripod is necessary
• especially for interior shots

Filters

• Filters can enhance photos through color and texture
• example: using a yellow or orange filter will enhance the colors of the sky clouds
• Polarizing helps as well
• example: darkening a sky / eliminating a reflection from a glass or window

The Big View

• Big View: wide angle or overall view
• usually you must be further away as well to take the desired shot
• Perspective Distortion: when an image appears to have strong converging lines
• while the sides of building in the photo are toward each other - not parallel
• farther one stands from the building - less distortion
• Angle:
• shooting strait on - the shot will appear flat / 2D
• shooting form and angle (side-lit) - the shot will appear to have more texture/dimension/shadows/ form/etc.

Shadows

• these make shots more interesting
• lines and shapes make the object more interesting in the photo

The Detail Shot

• Detail Shot: features the individual elements of the shot
• these shots become indirect portraits of those who made them
• look around! most shots are of those above eye level

Interior Views

• two types: overall shots and the focus on smaller details
• wide angle lens are best for overall views
• want to be between 4 and 20 feet when taking pictures in doors (detail or overview shot)
• with interior shots - the smaller the room is harder to capture -limited space to place the camera
• detailed shots are better for smaller rooms
• for detailed pictures think about: 
•  depth /field/ f-stop
• complications of small room detailed shot:
• a lot of depth of field is necessary
• higher f-stop = slower shutter speed
• slower shutter speed = need a steady hand

Bernice Abott
(US 1898-1991)

• self taught artist
• in 1918 moved to Paris
• worked as an assistant to Man Ray
• By 1925 was a portrait photographer
• Became friends with Eugene Atget who photographed architecture details
• she liked his photography and molded her work after his
• came back to NYC in 1929
• she had work published and devoted the rest of her life photographing architecture

 

Proportion

hello, my name is MIKO

Thanks-giving!

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Baraka

At first I was a little skeptic about this movie.  “Oooohh pretty landscape, this is gonna get old quick,” when it started off.  As it moved into the different landscapes I was impressed but had the mentality of ‘ya seen one pretty mountain, ya seen ‘em all.’  As it moved into the tribal aspects of it, I laughed at the silly things they were doing, and how they were dressed.  Then I thought, “It’s not funny.”  This is how they worship their God.  This is what they believe.  They would probably laugh at me for all the silly things I believe in.  I thought it was very interesting and wondered how he picked what he wanted to portray from each culture.  

As it moved into the ways society worked starting with the making of cigarettes and making a full circle form put me in awe.  From the use of movement to the way he captured different aspects and the human race and cultures molding them into one is not something anyone can do.  You must have the eye and the vision of what you want.  I believe that the technique used can be taught but the vision cannot, no matter how great the teacher may be. 

The way the film moved from topic to topic was incredible.  There was no question when it moved form religion to the work force.  The movement and time used in each scene was well put together.  The color used in each picture seemed to be only the best, vibrant colors.  This film could not have been any better.

Shadow Shot