Camera Phones and other Devices
8455.51 Use a variety of techniques to correct, enhance, or transform an image.
Cellphone Photography
Many cellphones today have some incredible features that can even put the newest point and shoots to shame. Many of these features are device specific and the best way to find out what you've got? Look it up!
Look up your device online. What specific features does it have? What operating system does it use? Can I download other features or applications and where?
Whatever model you have you can still use most of these basic tips or practices.
Cellphone Photography
Many cellphones today have some incredible features that can even put the newest point and shoots to shame. Many of these features are device specific and the best way to find out what you've got? Look it up!
Look up your device online. What specific features does it have? What operating system does it use? Can I download other features or applications and where?
Whatever model you have you can still use most of these basic tips or practices.
1. Lighting Situation
Advertisers all insist their device works the best at night. Truth be told, most camera phones are just not made for low light situations. There are always a few exceptions and the use of flash, but really you should be conscious of the lighting scenario you are shooting in. Also, be sure to avoid direct sunlight into the lens, this can cause overexposure. |
3. Hold Still
Blurry images come from shaky hands and slow shutter speeds. Your camera does not have a shutter.... so stop moving! Brace your device on something stable or try not to shake as you are shooting.
4. Shutter Release?
By shutter release, I mean the time it takes for the camera to shoot the image after you press the "take picture" button. If the button is on a touch screen, the "shutter" will probably get tripped after you lift your finger. More often than not, such ‘tripping’ can be cured by keeping your hands as steady as possible.
5. No Zoom!
If your camera has an optical zoom (the lens contracts or extends from the device) go nuts! That lens was made to zoom so use it. But if all you have is digital zoom (the screen changes the distance to subject) don't bother or get closer! All digital zoom does is reduce the quality of the image by adding grain and pixelation.
6. Panoramas, Macros, and HDR
If your phone has a Panorama shooting mode , use it for shooting landscapes and those scenic views. Panoramas are when you take a series of photos and your phone stitches them together to create a wide photo (extremely basic definition).
Macro settings allow your device to create a shallow depth of field by blurring the background to emphasis the detail in the foreground subject(s).
HDR stand for High Dynamic Range. In digital Photography it creates a greater range (more values more colors) from the lightest to the darkest areas or an image.
7. Editing and Effects
Most camera devices have built in editing options and filters. But whatever your device there is always an app (application) or download to help you achieve the desired effect. What are some of your favorite apps? What do they do? Why do you like them? Snapseed,
8. Social Media
Why is there a camera built in to your device? There are many answers to this question but the most convincing is "to take pictures on the go." You are out you see something interesting, your friend does something funny, you are in an unexpected place and you want to share it with someone, anyone, everyone. And you can! Our world is so connected that all of your friends and family are instantly and simultaneously entertained by the image you just took. This insant share took place through social media. The powerhouses of viral communication are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, Tumblr, Youtube, and Vimeo to name a few.
Blurry images come from shaky hands and slow shutter speeds. Your camera does not have a shutter.... so stop moving! Brace your device on something stable or try not to shake as you are shooting.
4. Shutter Release?
By shutter release, I mean the time it takes for the camera to shoot the image after you press the "take picture" button. If the button is on a touch screen, the "shutter" will probably get tripped after you lift your finger. More often than not, such ‘tripping’ can be cured by keeping your hands as steady as possible.
5. No Zoom!
If your camera has an optical zoom (the lens contracts or extends from the device) go nuts! That lens was made to zoom so use it. But if all you have is digital zoom (the screen changes the distance to subject) don't bother or get closer! All digital zoom does is reduce the quality of the image by adding grain and pixelation.
6. Panoramas, Macros, and HDR
If your phone has a Panorama shooting mode , use it for shooting landscapes and those scenic views. Panoramas are when you take a series of photos and your phone stitches them together to create a wide photo (extremely basic definition).
Macro settings allow your device to create a shallow depth of field by blurring the background to emphasis the detail in the foreground subject(s).
HDR stand for High Dynamic Range. In digital Photography it creates a greater range (more values more colors) from the lightest to the darkest areas or an image.
7. Editing and Effects
Most camera devices have built in editing options and filters. But whatever your device there is always an app (application) or download to help you achieve the desired effect. What are some of your favorite apps? What do they do? Why do you like them? Snapseed,
8. Social Media
Why is there a camera built in to your device? There are many answers to this question but the most convincing is "to take pictures on the go." You are out you see something interesting, your friend does something funny, you are in an unexpected place and you want to share it with someone, anyone, everyone. And you can! Our world is so connected that all of your friends and family are instantly and simultaneously entertained by the image you just took. This insant share took place through social media. The powerhouses of viral communication are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, Tumblr, Youtube, and Vimeo to name a few.
ACtivity: Forced Perspective
Forced perspective is a technique which employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is. It is used primarily in photography, filmmaking and architecture. Using "Device" photography (a tablet, phone, ipod, etc.) take a photograph that illustrates this technique.
1. Photo should demonstrate a "forced perspective"
2. Label Photo: LastName_Perspective.jpg
1. Photo should demonstrate a "forced perspective"
2. Label Photo: LastName_Perspective.jpg
Panorama
Panorama Generally panoramic pictures capture a scene rather than a moment. In other words most panoramic pictures are of places rather than of people or events, therefore you will probably want to aim for a crisp picture that captures the entire scene through to the horizon. To do this you want to set a very deep depth of field so that everything shot is in sharp focus.
1. Photo should demonstrate a "Panorama"
2. Label Photo: LastName_Panorama.jpg
1. Photo should demonstrate a "Panorama"
2. Label Photo: LastName_Panorama.jpg
BE CAREFUL TO NOT HAVE THIS HAPPEN. THIS IS NOT A SUCCESSFUL PANORAMA!
HomeView
Over the next few days, I want to you use your phone to photograph 3 images during your "home life". Whatever that looks like to you! Keep in mind all of the techniques you've learned in class thus far on your phone.
Must Demonstrate
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Do not:
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Rubric: All Cellphone Assignments will add up to ONE PROJECT GRADE
40% Student successfully created a Forced Perspective, a Panoramic, and Homeview using their cellphone.
20% Creativity - Student demonstrated a creative approach to floral arrangements.
20% Composition - Student demonstrated strong composing on the image.
20% Craftsmanship - Student took care when photographing image.
100% Total
40% Student successfully created a Forced Perspective, a Panoramic, and Homeview using their cellphone.
20% Creativity - Student demonstrated a creative approach to floral arrangements.
20% Composition - Student demonstrated strong composing on the image.
20% Craftsmanship - Student took care when photographing image.
100% Total