PHOA113: W1A2: Feedback


Hi Tanell, 

Below are the rubric and your feedback for W1A2 in the group video format.  Please note: students are required to watch the entire video vs. the sections that refer to your work.  The rubric noted below covers three out of the five sections listed in the assignment; information regarding your top images & peer responses will be left within the gradebook.
  • RE: APPLIED CAMERA LIGHT METER AND REFLECTIVE METERING TECHNIQUES TO CREATE NEW PHOTOGRAPHS OF 1 SUBJECT USING INDOOR AND OUTDOOR NATURAL LIGHT, APPLYING EFFECTIVE TECHNICAL LIGHTING CHOICES, EXPOSURE, WHITE BALANCE AND FOCUS.  THE MAIN FOCAL POINT SHOULD BE IN SHARP FOCUS; ALL IMAGES SHOT IN RAW FORMAT:

    • All of student’s images were shot under natural light; both indoors and outdoors as noted in Step 3b of the assignment’s instructions. 
    • Student's assignment showed an understanding towards ensuring the items were in sharp focus, and how to expose an image properly using the light meter in the camera. 
    • Images were shot in raw format and the contact sheet was created according to course standards
    • Further details are noted within the group video critique; please be sure to review the entire video.
  • RE: CREATED NEW PHOTOGRAPHS THAT DISPLAY AN UNDERSTANDING OF EXPOSURE THROUGH BRACKETING SHOTS BY ADJUSTING THE APERTURE WHEN NECESSARY; APPLIED WHITE BALANCE PRE-SETTINGS TO DISPLAY A “NORMAL” COLOR TEMPERATURE WITH DIVERSE COMPOSITIONS PER SET OF IMAGES:
    • Student's images showed an understanding of how to bracket shots by changing the aperture setting.
    • Student's assignment showed a start towards understanding how to adjust the white balance for the lighting conditions - although images taken indoors were too warm & student is encouraged to attempt to adjust white balance manually with a gray card in the future.
    • Note: Your contact sheet has been re-attached. Please take note of the images with the GREEN boxes around them; this signifies that I'm suggesting this image to be a "top shot" for your portfolio.
  • RE: PROVIDED A THOUGHTFUL, 200-WORD ESSAY DISCUSSION STUDENT’S TECHNICAL AND CREATIVE CHOICES THROUGHOUT THE SHOOT:
Student’s written portion met the 200-word mark and discussed technical and creative choices well. In terms of grammar, spelling, and sentence structure, student's assignment was very well written.

To view your group video feedback, please scroll up.  It’s been posted in the body of the assignment; just below the rubric.

Within the video, I also mention an article published in Digital Photography School is the link for the article.  Please be sure to review them to help respond to the questions posed in the video: 

http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-learn-your-cameras-light-meter-and-master-manual-mode/

Keep up the hard work!
Prof. F