PhotoJ - Rules of Photography - Update - Composition Nature

1. Rule of thirds

2. Balancing Elements

3. Leading Lines

4. Symmetry and Patterns (repition)

5. Viewpoint

6. Background

7. Create depth

8. Framing

9. Cropping

10. Mergers and avoiding them

http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/10-top-photography-composition-rules

PhotoJ - Cropping - Buildings

I picked these two pictures for cropping because the pictures only show the main object and nothing else, so the viewer won't get subtracted by something else.

PhotoJ - Create Depth - Buildings

I think these pictures are great examples for creating depths in a picture. In the first picture is something in the foreground, in the middle ground and something in the background. I the second picture depth is created by overlapping two things like the wall as main point and the whole building in the background.

PhotoJ - Viewpoint - Buildings

I really like the two pictures because their viewpoint, so where the photo was taken, is very special. You can see the ''buildings'' in a different way. 

PhotoJ - Symmetry and Patterns (Repetition) - Buildings

I picked these two pictures for symmetry and patterns because the buildings shown on the pictures are symmetrical as you can see and also their surroundings are  symmetrical and very eye-catching.

PhotoJ - Casual Portraits

I really like those pictures because they are just simple and casual. But also very multi faced because of the nice color compositions.

PhotoJ - Self Portrait

I picked these two pictures because I really like how they show the persons in there. And I like how the photographer edited the pictures that the persons are in special places.

PhotoJ - Environmental Portrait

 I picked these two pictures as an example for the ''environmental portraits'' because i liked how the their hobby or job is shown in the background. Also I like those because they are black and white.

PhotoJ - 3 Tips for Portraits

http://digital-photography-school.com/10-ways-to-take-stunning-portraits
http://digital-photography-school.com/tips-portrait-photography

Alter Your Perspective

Most portraits are taken with the camera at (or around) the eye level of the subject. While this is good common sense – completely changing the angle that you shoot from can give your portrait a real WOW factor.

Experiment with Subject Expressions

In some portraits it is the expression on the face of your subject that makes the image.
Get your subject to experiment with different moods and emotions in your image. Play with extreme emotions

Frame Your Subject

Framing is a technique where by you draw attention to one element of an image by framing it with another element of the image. 

PhotoJ - Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO & DSLR camera settings

Aperture

f/2.8

f/22

1. We can relate the aperture to our eyes because they work very similar.
2. The smaller the aperture, the bigger the f-stop number - the bigger the aperture the smaller the f-stop number
3. Depth of field means how much space is sharp and the bigger the aperture, the better the background is sharpened and a smaller aperture shows just the foreground really sharp.

Shutter Speed

low shutter speed

high shutter speed

1. If you were assigned to shoot at Bulldogs and Hotdogs night, which was a few months ago, what shutter speeds do you think you would have to shoot at the following events that night I would like you to answer the question for the following two situations:

At the beginning while the sun was still up and the courtyard had reasonable good light

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree - low shutter speed
b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings - medium shutter speed
c.) the Stars performance inside the gym - medium shutter speed
d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard - high shutter speed
e.) people streaming in from the front doors - high shutter speed
f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop - high shutter speed

Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other.

a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree - high shutter speed

b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings - high shutter speed

c.) the Stars performance inside the gym - medium shutter speed

d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard - high shutter speed

e.) people streaming in from the front doors - high shutter speed

f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop - high shutter speed

2. Aperture Priority: you set the lens aperture & the camera automatically sets the shutter speed

    Shutter Priority: you set the shutter speed & the camera automatically sets the aperture

    Manual Mode: you set aperture & shutter speed

ISO

ISO 200

ISO 6400

1. If you shoot with a high ISO your camera won't take a long time to capture a picture so it can takes moving pictures very well, as if you shoot at a sporting event.

2. You should use a low ISO when there is a plenty of light or when you have a tripod or the camera is on a flat surface.

3. A high ISO is good, when there is not enough lite for the camera to capture the picture quickly, for example indoors or when you want to get an ultra-fast shoot.

DSLR camera settings

Aperture: f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11, f/16, f/22

Shutter Speed: 1 sec - 1/4000 sec

ISO: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200. 6400. 12800. 25600

PhotoJ - Funny Captions

This is Meggie at her 100th birthday. She was always Daddy's little princess.

These two rockets are Helga and Olga going shopping with their sugar daddy's money. Good for them that their ''husbands'' died for some mystical reasons!

Herbert, Walter, Luise and Peter are the best friends since centuries. But the bottle of vodka before this picture was taken, was a bad decision because not all survived the hangover!