photography – Jay's Art and Design

Using a Flash

In this first photo, I properly exposed the subject, but by doing this, the sky is over exposed. In this photo, the sky is properly exposed, but the subject is under exposed. By keeping these settings and adding a flash, we can keep the sky nicely exposed and light the subject as well. I honestlyContinue reading “Using a Flash”

Deep + Shallow Depth of Field

There are two kinds of depth of field; deep and shallow. A deep depth of field indicates that everything is in focus, background, subject and foreground. In a shallow depth image, only the subject is in focus. I much prefer shallow depth of field, as it really draws your eye into the subject and providesContinue reading “Deep + Shallow Depth of Field”

Reflectors

This is a photo taken without the use of any reflectors. You can see the difference in the photo below, where we used a silver reflector. His face and eye cavities are now well lit and you can see under his hat better In this next photo, we used a black reflector to block theContinue reading “Reflectors”

Composition Tools

Rule of Thirds The rule of thirds is one of the most well known rules of composition. It makes photos easier to read and more appealing to the eye. Depth of Field Depth of field is a measurement of what is in focus and what is not in a photo. It adds interest and helpsContinue reading “Composition Tools”

Freeze + Blur

Freeze:Motion is frozen with a shutter speed of at least 1/500 sec. Frozen flag:2/9/2021 1:33pm:35mm:f/13:1/640 sec: Canon EOS Rebel 17:Jump:2/9/21 1:37 pm: f/13:1/640 sec: Canon EOS Rebel 17:Blur:Motion is blurred with the use of a shutter speed typically under 1/100sec. Stick Blur:2/11/21 5:23pm: f/17:1/20sec:Canon EOS Rebel 17:Yellow Car:2/2/21 5:23pm: f/17:1/40sec:Canon EOS Rebel 17:

Past Photography

I know nothing about photography. I’m a take-a-picture-of-a-sunset-cause-it-looks-nice and cropping-is-the-most-editing-I’ll-do kind of guy. So here’s some basic sunset photos I’ve taken. All on my phone, of course. Because I’m an artist, I also take photos of my art, which I have a habit of editing in order to make the images clear and readable. MyContinue reading “Past Photography”