Assignments: Simple shapes and lines
Nikolai
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OK, here's the deal: some of us never learned how to shoot. I mean - not that many people here took a single photography class. And now, with the families and full time jobs, chances of taking one are as fat as me becoming next US president (hint: I was not born in US:-).
Recently one of my colleagues acquired a DSLR and he's eager to learn. So we kinda started a little Photography 101 class. And then I thought - hey, maybe somebody else would be interested, too...
So, here we are, starting an online photography class. No lectures (yet), but practice, practice and practice. No prizes, no penalties. The only awards you'll be getting is that you'll notice that the quality of your shots will - hopefully - improve.
We start with weekly assignments. We'll specify the "theme" and all you have to do is go out and shoot (sometimes you don't even have to go out, just shoot:-). Once again, there will be no As or Fs, no awards or disqualifications. Simply put the theme to the back burner of your mind and have your camera with you.
Now, without further ado - this week's (and our class' first) assignment:
Simple Shapes and Lines.
Circles, triangles, squares - any basic geometrical shape will do.
Recommendations: try to avoid "rectangles", such as buildings or window panes. However, a nice closeup of the USB connector will definitely do:-)
Try to post your findings as replies to this thread. There is no expiration date, but next week we'll have another theme, so I suggest you start working on your shapes and lines now:-)
Rules, index, etc.
Recently one of my colleagues acquired a DSLR and he's eager to learn. So we kinda started a little Photography 101 class. And then I thought - hey, maybe somebody else would be interested, too...
So, here we are, starting an online photography class. No lectures (yet), but practice, practice and practice. No prizes, no penalties. The only awards you'll be getting is that you'll notice that the quality of your shots will - hopefully - improve.
We start with weekly assignments. We'll specify the "theme" and all you have to do is go out and shoot (sometimes you don't even have to go out, just shoot:-). Once again, there will be no As or Fs, no awards or disqualifications. Simply put the theme to the back burner of your mind and have your camera with you.
Now, without further ado - this week's (and our class' first) assignment:
Simple Shapes and Lines.
Circles, triangles, squares - any basic geometrical shape will do.
Recommendations: try to avoid "rectangles", such as buildings or window panes. However, a nice closeup of the USB connector will definitely do:-)
Try to post your findings as replies to this thread. There is no expiration date, but next week we'll have another theme, so I suggest you start working on your shapes and lines now:-)
Rules, index, etc.
"May the f/stop be with you!"
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01: IMG_6269: Angled lines and a circle:
02: IMG_6270: Multiple circles, hexagons and triangles:
03: IMG_6271: Circumferences:
04: IMG_6273: Circles and pentagon:
05: IMG_6275: Diagonal line:
06: IMG_6276: Circles and triangles:
07: IMG_6277: Lines and angles:
This is a terrific ideia. (I assume terrific is fantastic, good).
I'm in. :
Wait and see...
Regards.
Great, welcome to the class!!!
Since we're all learning, a few suggestions:
- No need for such a detailed EXIF data, it just bloats the post
- Sea shells like yours feature a rather complicated mathematical object called "logarithmic spiral". And we're specifically looking for very basic objects.
- At this point our goal is not to have a different treatment of the same subject, however good it is , but rather, find different subjects, for which we need to be actively looking in different places...
So, do you think you can find a few more basic shapes?No rush, we have the whole week!
Obrigado!
Nikolai let me ask you as you are in the position of teacher and you do know very much of this:
- Do you have any degree in this matter ?
- Have you been to a school of photography ?
Since you've asked:
* I have been teaching various aspects of applied mathematics (probability theory, gas and hydro dynamics, systems of partial differential equations, functional analysis, etc.) and computer science at one of the top soviet universities for 13+ years as an associate professor. I had my Ph.D. ready when USSR fell down, teaching didn't pay much and I had to provide for the family, so I switched to computer programming...
* No, I haven't. Otherwise I'd charge for the lessons...
And, for the record, logarithmic spiral is *not* "composed of basic elements", just as a circumference is not composed from segments of a straight line... :
HTH
Cheers!
I really am impressed.
So, I dare say, you are much more inteligent than myself. No kidding.
I do have more photos preparing...
I don't think we need to go in IQ contest here. We're all gifted, simply in different areas. I happended to be a math nerd (in my past, at least), which hopefully didn't make me a bad guy :
Anyways, I got another sample for this week's class from my todays trip to a bamboo forest:
Lines:
Cheers!
It isn't very sharp is it ?
Then, this pic stands for lines, right ?
It's a dark bamboo forest, I shot 50mm f/1.8 wide open at a close distance, so DOF is rather shallow. However, as you rightly guessed , I was shooting for the lines impression, not trying to get everything in focus.. :
Cheers!
lines, angles, lines and circles!
Good going! I'm curios to see what else you will get untill this week is over:-)
Not much !
I have something to do from time to time ... :
Like these ?
http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/gallery/1587711/2/86355893
http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/gallery/1587711/3/86095475
for circles/spheres... if it was taken during the assignment timeframe - and with the assignment in mind
I am always trying to improve my technique, so I'll try to particpate as time permits.
Here is the first thing I saw that struck me as simple geometric shapes. Here are 2 photos of my PODS container.
http://www.juliejules.com
Canon 70D, Canon EF 24-105mm F4L IS, Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8L, Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM, Canon Ext 1.4x II, SpeedLite 430EX
I'll have to keep an eye out for more when I go shooting at night.
Let's see if you can get more of some other shapes:-)
Nice lines and angles! Now let's get some fresh ones!
I took this one earlier this summer. These are poppets, which are used to hold up sailboats on land.
http://www.juliejules.com
Canon 70D, Canon EF 24-105mm F4L IS, Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8L, Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM, Canon Ext 1.4x II, SpeedLite 430EX
In a general spirit of the assignment, I'd suggest sopme cropping so nothing except those triangles shows.
And, of course, a fresh version is always the goal
As expected, a brilliant ideia this one ...
I don't have a picture today.
Tomorrow I'll be shooting in the church.
Regards
http://mcar.smugmug.com
: No worries, we have the rest of the week:-)
Good luck with that, hope everything will go as planned and you'll end up with some nice dramatic shots.
Saude!
I can see the lines of the rows, and little cylinders of the hay
Now, let's get something more prominently geometric