White balance

The image above is beforeThe image above is after.
The thing I used as a white point was the man's smile in the picture and the cat.

White blance and color temperature

White balance is when a camera removes unrealistic colors and makes things that appear white in person, appear white in a picture. It takes into account the pictures "color temperature" which is the relative coolness or warmth of white light. If the color balance is off, the areas that should be white might appear blue, green or orange.
Color temperature is the spectrum of light given off from a "blackbody", or an object that absorbs all incident light, with that surface temperature. Below is the spectrum:

To change or alter the effect the photographer should attach a different cast-removing filter every time they change lighting to traditional cameras. However, digital cameras don't require this change. A photographer can also make the white balance a custom one by making a neutral point or by having a pre-made white balance.

Environmental Portrait

An environmental portrait is a portrait of a person with a background or objects that describe them. For instance, a fisherman might be on a dock with several fish around him and boats in the background. The extra objects add to what's already said about the person by their body/ what they are wearing.The picture above is an example of an environmental portrait. The woman is obviously into cars, as there's a car piece sitting in front of her. She also probably paints cars since she is in a garage with a car paint gun in her hand.

Candid, posed, formal, couple, environmental, sporting, children and group portraits are the different types of portraits.

Candid portraits are considered to be pictures of things like cafes and street signs. They can include a subject that is either aware of the picture being taken or unaware.

Posed portraits are like modeling pictures, where a subject is told to pose in different ways.

Formal portraits are normally planned, and the subjects mood, location, and clothes can even be decided on by the photographer.

Couple portraits are either of two people with a strong connection, or two staged actors portraying a strong connection.

Environmental portraits are explained above.

Sporting portraits are like the team pictures we get. They involve an athlete with their uniform on or different accessories that show the sport.

Children portraits are portraits of younger kids.

Group portraits are portraits of a big or small group of people.

3 rules are:
Having a simplified rule of thirds
Making a picture of a single person vertical (unless there isn't a rule of thirds)
Include more then their face

The Picture above is of a horse, dinosaur, orca whale, and another type of whale. This picture was taken on the floor of Mr. Hiller's classroom a few days ago. The horse is show clear while the others are blurry from the depth of field being set lower.

The picture above shows an orca whale, another whale, and a horse. This picture was taken on a desk in Mr. Hiller's classroom. This picture was taken with a higher depth of field, which made the orca blurry but the animals in the back clear.

depth of field

Depth of field is the range of distance around the focal point, which is sharp. The depth of field can vary depending on 3 things, camera type, aperture and focusing distance. Depth of field is usually when the objects closer to the point of focus are sharp, and there is a gradual transition to unsharp objects toward the back or in front of that object.
The diagram above shows how much a point needs to be blurred in order to be thought of as unsharp. The image below shows how the focal point is sharp, but each point afterward gets blurry. (Shown by how gray the circle gets)
So, objects farther away from the focal point become more and more blurry and out of focus so that the viewer of the picture can focus on the main part, without the distraction of the background. The depth of field can be set by using F-stops. The higher the f-stop, the less blurry the background will be. While a higher f-stop will make the focal point stick out even more.

Homecoming pictures

The picture to the left is of Zoe Waldron and Jessica Hanstad in the Junior hall attempting to do Mrs. Thurman's famous blow fish face. It was taken on wacky day, or Tuesday, which explains their clothes.









The picture to the left is also of Zoe and Jessica. However, this time there near Mr. Tiedeman's classroom where the sign for Monday's dress up day was posted. This picture was also taken Tuesday.










The picture to the left is of the Sophomore hall ceiling decorations. This picture was taken with a high exposure time, which is shown by the brightness of the image. Along with all the others, this one was also taken on Tuesday.









The picture to the left is of Mr. Compton in the high school gym in his wacky day outfit. This picture was taken with a low shutter time, or little/no flash. This picture was taken 6th period on Tuesday.

Action

Blurred action- Blurred action is when a picture is taken with a low shutter speed and more exposure time. Which makes an object or objects seem like they're still in motion. Like in the picture to the right.
The background and objects without movement are shown as a still image. While the cars and people are blurred, showing their motion. So the picture shows not only one instant in time, but a few.




Stopped action- Stopped action is when a picture is taken with a faster shutter speed and less exposure time. This makes the object, moving or not, be still like in the picture to the left.
When the picture was taken, the model was still moving. However, with the faster shutter speed the photographer was able to capture her in one instant. Even the purple object on the wall behind her, which could have been moving at the time the picture was taken is still.





The picture to the right is a comparison of blurred action and stopped motion. The soccer player in the top picture shows blurred motion, while the bottom shows stopped motion.









Panning-Panning is the horizontal movement of a camera. When used in photography it's used to show or suggest fast motion. The background will look blurry, but the main object will appear still. Like in the picture to the left. The car looks like it's moving pretty fast, which is suggested by the background being so blurry in the opposite direction that the car would be moving in. However, the car itself doesn't show motion.