Perou Powerpoint

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A Range Of Photos By Perou

This is a range of photos by perou. I chose these images because they are quite simple photos and he focuses on one specific object or person with a simple background. He uses interesting lighting which makes the object stand out or he takes the photo straight on so the corners of the picture are grey-ish and the area around the person is white. He obviously uses the rule of thirds in the top right one and the people are on the point and the glass top is above the top line. He uses good lighting on the top left one and theres a lot of different shades of black, white and grey.

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Focal Point

Focal point is the exact point at which the camera is focused at maximum sharpness. When looking into the viewfinder it is usually marked in the center with either a circle or a set of brackets. It is also the point at which the eye of the viewer looking at the photo should travel to first. It is what the photographer wants the viewer to look at and understand. It is not necessary to place the focal point dead center of the composition, nor is it desirable at all times. According to http://photoinf.com/General/Wendy_Folse/Composition_Part_III_Perspective_Focal_Point_Cropping.htm , this website also talks about the perspective.

In this photo, the focal point is the plant as it is the thing that stands out the most and also the background of the picture is dry sand and there are usually no plants on deserts but here there is which makes the viewer look at it straight away.
Some times photographers decide to make the focal point sharp and the rest of the picture blury and out of focus to make the focal point more obvious like here.

 Here the focal point is the couple, as what it seems the background but as the rest of the picture is out of focus it makes them the focal point and the thing that the viewer looks at first. The focal point does not always have to be in the middle, because if it was all photos would look the same, plain and boring. It also does not have to be in the front of the photo but if it is further away it would be good to make the rest of the picture out of focus so then it it obvious that it is the focal point, ^ perfect example^.
Also i think that it's important that photographs should not be cluttered as that takes out the focal point and the viewer would not be able to recognize what is the focal point. I think that there should not be more than 1 main focal point as it take out the dramatics of the photo.


http://www.digital-photography-school.com/using-focal-points-in-photography this website tells you what you can do to make the focal point in your photographs more obvious.
http://www.photography.tutorialsstock.com/Composition/Focal-Point-Importance/Photography-tutorials-2047.html this talks about the focal point importance.

Composition

According to http://www.advancingwomen.com/photography/49826.php composition is defined as the combining of distinct parts or elements to form a whole. This site also tells you all about what composition is all about but i find http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/10-top-photography-composition-rules much easier to understand as it has images to show what it really means and it uses simple language so everyone can understand it and it also contains links to other sites that are related to this subject.

In this photo Perou uses dark colours on the background and light colours on the person to make them stand out. Also at the background there is a splodge of paint that makes it look like it's her hair when its not, which is a good and interesting effect. He uses different textures like the navy metal on the side and the concrete for the background and floor which creates a cold and rough atmosphere. There are lines on the metal on the background concrete and curved lines on the bodysuit, also the area which this photo was took in is a square, all of this creates a very sharp effect.


http://www.slideshare.net/hweeling/basic-photography-lesson this helps me have a better understanding of composition and the examples are good and give me ideas of what i could do with my own work or how to improve it.

Lighting

One can define photography as "the recording of light rays". That's why taking a good picture depends so much on choosing the lighting carefully. I found this definition on http://photo.net/making-photographs/light , also on this website there is loads of useful information about the different lighting techniques and types.

http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/use-of-light-in-photography/ , this website talks more about how the angle should be taken into consideration to create a specific effect

This photo was taken by Vee Spears. The colourful light is mostly at the background and it highlights the smoke and the plants in the background. I think that the photographer used artificial light at the front to make the person stand out and to be the focus of the photo, also he is very  pale and artificial light can make you look very pale when it's right in front of you also there is shadow on his outline which suggests that there is light at the front and his ribs do not have any shadowing on them which means that there is light shining right on them.


http://www.5min.com/Video/Basic-Photography-Lighting-Setups-Tutorial-72416762
This tutorial shows you how to set up equipment to create certain effects.It also talks about lighting ratios.

Depth Of Field

According to http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/fototech/htmls/depth.html depth of field  is the amount of distance between the nearest and furthest objects that appear in acceptably sharp focus in a photograph.

This photo by Annie Leibovitz has a very big depth of field as the closest object to the viewer is the person and the furthest is the horizon of the sea.  

All of the shot is in focus as none of it is made blury to bring focus to another object. 

Most of this photo is in the shades of blue and cream and the person is wearing a dress which is a very dark shade of yellow which draws attention also she had bright red hair and is obviously made the main focus of the photo.

on this site it tells you what short depth of field and long depth of field can be used for and how to change/ control things to achieve either short or long depth of field.

http://www.tutorial9.net/tutorials/photography-tutorials/depth-of-field-in-photography/