Workshop 6: Industrial Location

Industrial photography can be defined as photographic practice that takes place within an industrial organization, to document production processes, products, work organization, employees, or the layout, equipment, or culture of an enterprise. The pictures are to serve both internal and external purposes. (ie, for the companies webpage, or inside the building, or as an advertisement)

Interior Space 1 (Horizontal):
Interior Space 1 (Vertical):
HDR:
Panorama:

Chiaroscura:
People completing a task:
Exterior of buildings:
Just for fun:

Workshop 5: Color Balance, filters, grey cards

For this workshop we had to test out color balances and ways to achieve what you want using different tricks and tools to attain the color you want in a given situation.

Location: Inside the Convention Centre, Canberra.

Problems encountered: We all had to share the one tripod, silly people didn't go and borrow one off dave! Tsk tsk. And then I had to lend out my 24-70L because no one had anything wider, made it hard to do quickly, therefore good and unique shots are compromised.

What I learnt from the experience: The best tools to have in your kit are the white and grey cards, simple and easy, however may be inconveniant if they start to fade of old age or get dirty. Or the other best option is the Color Temperature meter thingymabob. :)

Auto White Balance:

White card to create custom white balance (in camera):

Custom White balance shot: This shot makes such a difference in comparison with the auto white balance shot above. It gives a more accurate response to the given light.



Using the expo disc for custom white balance:
Shot after using expo disc:

Using colormeter thingy: (3000k) This probably works the best out of all ways to test, for accurate readings.

Location: Stairs, Main entrance of Convention Centre

Auto White Balance:

White Card:

Final Image after greycards and colormeter tested: Both images very similar

Using Expo Disc:
After ExpoDisc:

Location: Back door of Convention Centre, Glass doors & windows
Auto white balance:
White Card in scene:
Custom white balance after white card reading:

Expo Disc:
After Expo Disc Custom balance:
Colormeter thingy: (4800k)

Location: Convention Centre Reception Desk
Auto white balance:

White Card reading:

Custom white balance after card reading:

Expo disc reading:

Expo Disc Shot:

Colormeter reading: (4400k)

Once again, in all of these shots, the clear choice would be to purchase a colormeter. They are definately the most accurate readings, as it can read all the different light that are falling in the area where you are shooting. However the cheaper option is of course a grey card, something well worth investing in.

Workshop 4: Choosing the right lens for you

Testing Lenses Lecture Notes:

Focal Length
• Focal length will determine the amount off the scene that is recorded
• 15mm fisheye 180° field off view
• 20mm 94°
• 28mm 75°
• 35mm 63°
• 50mm 46°
• 85mm 28° 30’’
• 135mm 18°
• 200mm 12°
• 300mm 8° 15’’
• 400mm 6° 10’’
• 600mm 4° 10’’
• 1200mm 2° 5’’
http://www.usa.canon.com/app/html/EFLenses101/focal_length.html

•A Zoom lens is better for a portrait as you can be further away from your subject, but still be able to fill the frame.
•Prime lenses and wide angle lenses are whats needed for interiors. 28mm or wider is often nessercery.
•Wide angle and tilt shift lenses are perfect for architecture. A prime lens will allow you to keep lines straight, a tilt shift will help fix the converging lines and help with focus.
•What is the correlation between dof and focal length?
• Lens choice will enable you to change perspective, a lens can compress a scene, it can also convey a
feeling off space and openness

Lenses tested: 50mm 1.8 and the 24- 70mm 2.8

In my test for the lens 24-70mm L2.8 I discovered that the sharpest point is from between about f4 - f11, after and before this the focus is not good at all.

To test the focus I shot at 51mm focal length. When my camera is set to Av mode the shutter speed is alot faster then what it ought to be according to a light meter reading at 2.8 the light meter said we needed 320 but the in camera meter made it 800s, which is really strange and shows you how off the in camera metering can be.

ISO 200 f2.8 @ 320s
ISO 200 f2.8 @ 800s
ISO 200 f4 @ 400s
ISO 200 f5.6 @ 200s



chromatic abberations that appear when using smallest and biggest apertures.

Medium and Large Format Cameras :)

Large and medium format usually means bigger photographic films or sensors. Most large format cameras have adjustable backs and fronts and extreme camera movements unlike anything today. These movements allow the photographer to have total control in the overall perspective and depth of field of the chosen image.
Large format cameras are generally used by architectural and close-up photographers, but they can also be good for nature fine art, and landscape photography as well.
There are a lot of pros and cons with large format cameras.
Cons: There usually pretty heavy
You need a big tripod
Loading the film requires darkness, difficult when on location
Setup has to be perfect, no room for mistakes, unlike digital

Pros: They take amazing pictures
Excellent perspective and DOF control
They take amazing pictures


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:35mm_MF_LF_Comparison.jpg