Im already very familiar with cameras, so the camera side of the task wasnt that difficult at all, i used different f-stops, faster and slower shutter speeds and different film speeds when taking my shots for the task. The canon 400d is a mid ranged dslr although a bit dated now with evermore broad technology, its a 10 megapixel camera body with full manual control of the shutter speeds, film speeds and aperture sizes all of which are very useful when wanting to create different types of photos. For my photos i mainly used the lowest f-stop as i like the effect it gives photos along with that i would use iso100 when taking pictures during the day and iso400 at night, nothing higher as i don't like the way it washes out the images and finally i would use shutter speeds no higher than 1/200 as i use the off camera flash alot, the shutter speed needs to be able to catch the light.
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| This is the location of some of my photos |
Lens': 18mm - 55mm, 8mm
I used the 18 - 55mm lens mainly when taking my photos for the task, but also used my 8mm for some of the photos to get a different aspect on the photo. The 18-55mm was used for the majority of the photos because it has a good focal range with some wide angle at 18mm, it also give a lot more flexibility because of the zoom. I used mainly the lowest aperture on this lens as i prefer to give my photos a blurred depth to the picture. The 8mm fisheye was just for some fun really and to see if got any good outcomes from the photos, the fixed focal length means that i had to be a prescribed distance from the subject which proves an inconvenience, although the warped photo effect is very fascinating and quite attractive.
Flash: 430EX II, wireless triggers
I used this flash with my camera to really light up the photo, seeing as i only have one off camera flash i could only use it as a fill light, but this enabled me to make harsh dark shadows from an angel behind the models. When using this flash i had to make sure that the shutter speed was bellow 1/200 as the camera wouldn't have been able to have caught the flash. This flash is also has a fully adjustable strength allowing me to change and control how bright the photo would be and if i wanted to allow the sunlight/natural light to still be shown up in the photo.
Macbook Pro, iMac
At home i have my own Macbook Pro to use with all the software that i need on it, in school iMac's are also available for me to use with the software that was needed for the task in hand. With the ability to photoshop at home it made it more flexible for me to do the photoshop/editing side of the task.
Photoshop CS4, InDesign CS4, iPhoto
I was already quite familiar with the software, although i had only used InDesgin once before, i managed to get to grips with it fairly quickly.
Voki, Animoto, GoAnimate
Voki is a animated character that you can make talk, although the online narrator was not very good, i still chose to put my animation in my blog for one of my evaluation questions. The other online software i used was animoto, animoto allows you to upload photos and videos and then it will put it all together into a slideshow with cool transitions along with music of your choice. I used animoto on my last evaluation question. GoAnimate is a useful online app that allows you to create your own character and animate him/her in a wide variety of scenes, you can choose what they say and what kind of accent they have along with actions they make, its a fun useful way to presentate information.
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