Q Instructions Assignment 3: part 1: Depth of Field (45pts) Shallow Depth of Field (Macro/Still Life) Turn in 5 photos for shallow depth of field based on Macro/close-up and/or still life photography. Photograph a different macro/still life subject for each of the 5 photos. Tip: It works best if you choose a subject that is 0-1 feet away (Always check your focal distance on the lens: last week's lesson) Your 5 different photographs can be based on a mixture of Macro and/or Still Lifes (your choice). Content Suggestions : • Nature (plants, flowers, insects, shells, etc.) • Small personal items (keys, jewelry, coins, toys, food, etc.) • Living beings (person, animal, etc.) • Vanitas (objects of symbolism surrounding historical and contemporary ideas of vanitas) Deep Depth of Field (Landscape) Turn in 5 photos for deep depth of field based on landscape photography. Photograph a different landscape subject for each of the 5 photos. Tip: Use the idea of leading lines that you learned about in last week's assignment to photograph subjects far away. Landscape or ones where you show the entire scene/environment work best. Check out the lecture on Landscapes for more help. Your 5 different deep DoF photographs should be based on Landscapes. Photographs can be a diverse mix of the following types of images : • Nature • Urban Tips: A camera’s aperture can be wide or narrow. The aperture size you choose may affect how much of your photograph is in focus; this is controlling the depth of field. • Set your camera to Auto ISO or if you are more advanced, change your ISO according to each lighting situation. • Choose the aperture value or aperture priority mode (Av or A), and let the camera change the shutter. For point and shoot digital cameras without (Av or A) try each of your daytime program modes, such as sports, portrait, and landscape. For shallow Depth of Field photos, it works best if you set your camera on the "macro" feature (usually a flower icon) and photograph a subject that is less that 1 foot away. Before you begin, practice with this exercise: • Choose a subject that is well-lit and a distance of one to three feet away (such as a row of trees or a person standing in sunlight). • Set the aperture (f-stop) as small as possible, to f/16 or f/22. Notice the shutter speed reading from your light meter. It will have to be slower. Make sure it is still fast enough, at least 1/30, so that you can hold the camera steady. Focus on the subject and shoot. (This will create a shot that has deep depth of field.) • Without moving from your original shooting position, set the aperture (f-stop) as large as possible, to f/3.5 or f/2.8. Notice the shutter speed reading from your light meter; it will be much faster. Focus on the same subject and shoot again. (This will create a shot that has shallow depth of field.) • Without moving again, set your aperture (f-stop) at a middle stop, such as f/8 or f/11. Notice the shutter speed, it will be somewhere in the middle. Focus on the same subject and shoot again. (This will create a shot that has medium depth of field.) THINK BEFORE YOU SHOOT! Think about what you want your art photography to say to the viewer. Are your images political? Controversial? Raising awareness of a subculture? Personal? An emotional state of mind/being? Everything has meaning…avoid “pretty” pictures or convenient snapshots around your house. Turning in Your Assignment • Create a new Flickr photo album named Assignment 3: Part 1 (Depth of Field) for this assignment. o Upload your 10 photos to the album (5 for shallow depth of field, 5 for deep depth of field). o **IMPORTANT**: Label or tag your photos, shallow or deep DOF, include the label in the comments section of Flickr. This will be apart of the grade. • Upload the rest of your non-final photos into the Assignment 3_ALL folder • Once you have completed uploading your photos to Flickr, return to the assignment page. • Click the Upload button. • Select your one best photo to upload • Paste the URL of your Flickr albums in the comment section. • Click Submit to Assignment.

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