2D : Self Portrait

So new semester, new self potrait. Miss Maslisa asked us to make our own self potrait again. But this time to make it more interesting, its made from scratch.

I made mine based on what I found mostly from the dustbin which is euwww. 

The straw represent what I've been through troughout the semester. There's a lot of up and  down I've been through and I believe there's more soon. My circle haven't complete yet. SOON. 

The stone and a heart Iin the middle represent how I've been strongger. I used not to be outspoken and shy. Now I've change a lot. I've become more outspoken and I've learnt how speak out.

The toothbrush represent how I am more hygienic and discipline. Why toothbrush ? We brush our teeth everyday. Im not saying that i didn't brush my teeth before. Im saying all of us brush our teeth everyday. Its a form of discipline.

a stick at the back represent, how I will still be me. And that won't change. Its impossible for the stick to bend without breaking. Same goes to me. :) 

The green polystyrene represent my love to nature. I know polystyrene is not environmental friendly but I wish one day I can invent biodegradable polystyrene for designers since I've realized polystyrene play quiet a big roles in designers life. 

Hopefully my dream come true. 

Lots of Love

Lisa Viour

CONTEXTUAL : NOIR

What is 'noir' ?

Noir = Film Noir

Film Noir - Term used to describe stylish crime dramas . 

> Extended from early 1940s to late 1950s

> Era that associated with low key black and white visual style that has roots in GERMAN EXPRESSIONIST cinematography 

Film Noir emphasize on cynical attitudes and sexual motivations .

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FILM NOIR = FRENCH = BLACK FILM

> Applied by NINO FRANK ( French Critic ) in 1946

A picture of Nino Frank

> Unrecognized by MOST american film industry 

> Before 1970s, classic film noirs were referred to as melodramas  

 Main Entry: pinot noir 

Pronunciation: \-ˈnwär\

Function: noun

Usage: often capitalized P&N

Etymology: French, literally, black Pinot

Date: 1941

: a dry red wine produced from the same grape as French burgundy

Pinot Noir is black and wine grapes variety of the specials Vitis Venifera. The names may also refer to wines created predominantly from pinot grapes. The name derived from the french word for black and pine. 

 

Photography : Rationale

Rationale

          

  Photography is a real life skill which can be an advantage to one person. Photography also can be very addictive and work as an interactive hobby. This lesson gives student the opportunity to actually learn the real skills of photography and actually introduce students to the photography world. The learning period is short and interesting which capture the student’s interest. The lesson also taught student from the basic which include the theory and practical that help students to improve their photography skills. I personally think that this class is very helpful and since the lecturer always being specific and the instructions are very clear, I can finish everything with the correct way. I know now how to handle the camera in a proper way. Other than that, I also know how to use the tripod, adjust the aperture, shuttle speed, lenses and exposure. Besides that, I also learnt how to differentiate and adjust colour object in black and white. Since in this class the lecturer, Mr. Vinod specifically wants all the pictures in black and white, this will sharpen my skills in time. Mr. Vinod also includes practical exercise after every lecture which helps me to experiment and ‘play’ with the camera in a proper way. I also learnt how to handle different lenses and I also learnt different lenses play different part which gives different effect to the pictures. Other than in campus lesson, I also apply all the skills during out campus. What I learnt in campus also applicable at any time and any place. Taking pretty and clear picture give me satisfaction as pictures can tell a lot of story. I also see photography with a bright future since photography is quite demanding now days. Since, photography is one time investment, I believe it’s worth it. In conclusion, this class have taught me a lot and I believe this class will be very helpful to others student too. With good teaching aid and great lecturer, I believe my batch and other batch can be a good photographer in the future.

            

       For the finals project, I was assign to complete an assignment based on my topics. I was having hard time doing this assignment at first since I couldn’t find my topics until I do my principles of design assignment which is balloons tunnel. Since then, I was having great time doing both assignments at the same time. After I finish my principles of design assignment, my cousin happen to move to KL when I need model badly. So I asked her to be my model and she agreed with me. But, end up I didn’t even need a model. But she became my most important person throughout my assignment since balloons are light. It flew everywhere and we’re having fun chasing them. Besides that, I also make sure all the balloons have different tones since the picture are in black and white. Furthermore, I don’t need to edit much since balloons naturally have their own tones. I used all my photography skills that I learnt throughout my 5 month lesson with Mr. Vinod.

             

      Now I am more confident to use my camera with the right technique and I’m looking forward to take lots of pretty pictures in the future.  I also believe what I learnt in the past 5 months is going to be very useful to me in the future as a designer.

NURALISSA BINTI ABDULLAH

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Photography : Final Project II

So these are the real final. I actually have to retake some shot and after all the blood and tears,

THE FINAL 

And we ended the photography class with sleepy eyes and exhausted face

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Photogaphy : Final Project I

So, we have to set a theme for our final project. I couldn't come up with a single theme until the very last minute.

So I come up with BALLOONS.. Originally i was inspired by my balloon tunnels project.

Lets Check It Out

Photography : Introduction to Lighting and Vintage Shot

This week, we learnt a bit about studio lighting. We were taught about the basic types of lighting, main, fill, hair, rim and background lighting. Besides that, we were also lectured about strobe light photography and how to create a 'bouncing flash'.

We did not learn too much about lighting as Mr. Vinod said that it is a subject on its own and is too extensive to be added to our module, which only touches the tip of the iceberg when it comes to photography.

How to determine the position of the studio lighting.

How to identify what sort of lighting is used for portraiture.

How to use lighting properly.

In summary, the built in camera flash is nothing but a tool to make portraits look unflattering! Hooray for studio lighting!

We had a lot of fun with this assignment. We were told to do research on portraits from the 1940's and reenact it. We learned about art direction, which includes how use studio lighting, composition and posing, make-up and shadows...

 I learnt how to control studio lighting for this mini-project. It was tiring, but fun!

So here's mine..

Photography : Zone System + Ansel Adam Project

Credit to Hidayah

 The Zone System is a photographic technique for determining optimal film exposure and development, formulated by Ansel Adams and Fred Archer.

We also learned about exposure metering, and how to determine the correct exposure using judgment, rather than relying on our DSLR, which usually sets everything to zone 5. An averaging meter cannot distinguish between a subject of uniform luminance and one that consists of light and dark elements.

Ansel Adams.

Some helpful graphics which we were instructed to refer to, and to put in our portfolio.

For our exercise assignment, we were told to photograph 3 sets/pairs of photos. Each pair to have its exposure determined by the DSLR, then by us. The 3 sets had to be of the light zone, middle zone, and dark zone. We used the 9-step zone scale. This is what I came up with.

For the second part of the assignment, we were told to take 3 photos of any subject showing what we had learnt from the zone system. We were encouraged to conduct this during our class trip to Tioman over the weekend.

We had to get the original photographs printed with a white border of 5mm, in monochrome, saved as RAW/JPEG with a colour format of RGB, in full frame format, on 5x7" photograph paper at Applied Imaging.

 

pictures that were taken by my classmate hidayah.. 

i've lost mine.. 

-.-'

Photography : ISO and Shutter Speed Exercise

Credit to : Hidayah 

ISO is an acronym for International Standardization for Organization. In photography, this refers to 'film speed' or light sensitivity. Film speed is the measure of a photographic film's sensitivity to light, determined by sensitometry and measured on various numerical scales, the most recent being the ISO system. A closely related ISO system is used to measure the sensitivity of digital imaging systems.

In summary...

Smaller ISO, less light sensitivity, more saturation, less grain.

Higher ISO, more light sensitivity, more contrast, higher noise level.

Stop increments for ISO.

In photography, shutter speed or exposure time is the effective length of time a camera's shutter is open. The total exposure is proportional to this exposure time, or duration of light reaching the film or image sensor. Shutter speed along with the aperture of the lens (also called f-number) determines the amount of light that reaches the film or sensor. Conventionally, the exposure is measured in units of exposure value (EV), sometimes called stops, representing a halving or doubling of the exposure.

In summary...

The longer the shutter is open, more light is able to reach the sensor, hence, increasing the exposure.

Faster shutter speed means sharper images, but less light.

The stops for shutter speed.

From that we can derive that:

The holy grail of photography, the exposure triangle. Made up of three crucial and technical components, ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture. Mix it with good composition, art direction, zoning, and you get the recipe to a beautiful photograph.

Here is the ISO exercise we conducted in class. The first one is without exposure compensation, only manipulating the ISO setting. (f/4, 1/15")

ISO 100

ISO 200

ISO 400

ISO 800

ISO 1600

ISO 3200

ISO 6400

ISO 12800

Here is the second part, with exposure compensation with a maintained aperture of f/4. As the ISO increased by one stop, the shutter speed increased by a stop as well.

ISO 100 • 1/15"

ISO 200 • 1/30"

ISO 400 • 1/60"

ISO 800 • 1/125"

ISO 1600 • 1/250"

ISO 3200 • 1/500"

ISO 6400 • 1/1000"

ISO 12800 • 1/2000"

Here is the shutter speed exercise, not uploading the each individual image due to bandwidth limitations. Here is the compiled/redone/finalised/approved assignment. Featuring a ceiling fan!