Monday, May 9, 2016



I took a camera and i changed the ISO setting from 400 to 1000 and took photos in the school. We shoot 26 pictures, then we did the hole process of putting the film in the the real in the developing tank. Then we did the developing process and took the film out and hung it to dry. Also after theta we cut the film by four so we each got two film strips. Then we made a test strip and it was the fist time the film is put on photo sensitive paper. Then we developed them, then what ever second looks the best we shot the hole films on that one and picked the most clear picture. Then i took the best picture put it in the enlarger and made a test strip. Last i took the best number and shot a small strip on that number then i made two big picture. 

Monday, May 2, 2016

I went outside and i took a few picture of random things on the camera. I Held the button down half way and checked to see if there was agreed light. If there was a red + then i had to turn the aperture so that there would be less light. If there was as red - then i had to turn the aperture so that there was more light. The i had to focus the camera and pull the film advanced lever and then check again and take the picture. I came inside and rewinded the film into the canister and then opened the camera. I put the blackout container in a black out bag with the film and a can opener. Then i opened the film in the bag and then i put it on a real in the container. The next day i did the developing process and it was water pre-wash(1 minute), developer(11.5 minutes), stop bath(1 minute), fixer(3 minutes), water pre-wash (1 minute), fixer remover(3 minutes), water wash (5 minutes), then hang and dry. Next day i went into the dark room and put all the film on photo sensitive paper did test strip then shot them all on the number. I picked the best clearest picture and started developing that picture using the enlarger and we used a number 2 filter on 5.6. The i did the chemical process and ended up with the big picture. 

Monday, April 4, 2016

Photogram positive/ Photogram worksheet



1. I achieved white on the photogram by the light not going through the solid objects, On the positive i got white by all the solid black turning white when i did the test strip and the big sheet on the enlarger.
2. You achieve black on a photogram by the light fully hitting the paper, on a positive the white on the photogram turns black when you make it positive.
3. You achieve grey on a photogram and a photogram positive by having transparent objects being taken a picture of.
4. Photograms are designed in the classrooms on scrap paper because once your done you go into the dark room and build it on the photo sensitive paper after the test strip, because if you bring the light sensitive paper out in the classroom it will be ruined.
5. You need to make a test strip because you are testing what amount of time to shoot the hole photogram on.
6. Photograms are referred to as painting with light because you designed it with light, you made a picture/ composition with light.
7. The developer brings the lateen image up on the photo sensitive paper.
8. The stopper stop the image from being brought up.
9. The fixer stops the paper from being light sensitive and reeves the stop bath.
10. The fixer remover removes the fixer and it chemicals.
11. The final wash cleans off all of the chemicals.  

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Camera Know How

1. I am using the camera PROMASTER 2500PK.
2. We don't think there is a turn on button.
3. You press the shutter release button to take a picture.
4. The Shutter speed and IOS speed ring  change the shutter speed.
5. The shutter speeds are 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60, 125, 250, 500, 1000, 2000
6.  You change the aperture and the aperture ring
7.  The aperture settings are 22, 16, 11, and 4.
8. You that can focus the camera on the focusing ring.
9.  No i camera does not have a zoom lens.
10.  To tell if your camera has enough light you use the meter, shutter speed dial, or aperture ring.
11.  To adjust it you check if it is correct exposure, overexposure, or underexposure,  You adjust the shutter speed dial and make you a green LED and a red + or - shows up at the same time.
12. We don't know how to bracket.
13. We are using 35 millimeter film
14. The ISO setting is to set the desired speed to return it to its original recessed position.
15. You rewind the film by using film rewind crank and film rewind knob.

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Photogram power point







Looking for a balanced project with equal negative space, Have a neat organized project and have some background on what a photogram is. Also have big font that is balanced and visible. Over all a well organized and visually well balanced powerpoint presentation.  

Photograms

 First thing i did was set up my photograms on three pieces of scrap paper. We needed three types first was symmetrical , second was landscape, and the third was non-objective. Then i got them checked and went into the dark room. Which at this point i went and got a small strip of photo sensitive paper and took the key, tissue paper, and the ear ring and placed them on the test sting them i took the card board and did two second intervals. After i got the black white and grey i had to decide what second to put it on for. I choose eight second because the negative space came out black because it got all the light and the white was what the light couldn't pass through and the grey was what the light went through but not fully blocked. I placed all my objects on there like on the scrap paper and did it for eight second and went through the chemicals developer one minute, stopper thirty second, fixer three second and then showed it and came back and did fixer remover for three minutes, then into the fish tank and wiped off and placed in a tray. I did this process for the next two on the test strips, my landscape was eight seconds on the big paper and my non-objective was for seven seconds on the big paper. Then i did the same process for the chemicals and showing Mrs. Duvarney.

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Negative to Positive

For this project i took the white picture and made a positive. I first had to make the test strip so that way i knew how many seconds i had to do. The order the pictures i went in is the process i went in. First i did it for 3 second inter-voles, then i went up to 8.5, then 9.5 and 15. I decided to go up so i could get more dark on there so i went up to 20 and it was to much black. So then i had to start and did it by 2 second inter-voles. Then i decided the 4 would be good and we tried it for a few strips and then the big picture was for 4 seconds. I had to adjust the light. I first had to make it the brightest 3.6 and then i made it so it was crisp  edges and reduced the light back down to 8 and started the hole process of doing the test strip.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Rules of Composition

 
 This project is to get me familiar with the rules of composition when i am taking a picture. So that way you take a picture you know how to make it work. The rules are Simplicity, Rule of 3rd, Line, Balance, Framing, and Avoiding Mergers. This project will help when we get the cameras and we start taking pictures and give me a good grip on what is going on in the picture.

Monday, February 22, 2016

Pinhole Camera

This project helped me learn how to use the light sensitive paper and how a camera take a picture. The way a camera takes a picture is by the shutter and the aperture. The shutter is what catches the light to catch the picture and the aperture focus on what is being taking a picture of. The light sensitive paper when exposed to to much light will get darker and when exposed to not enough light then it stays white or stays a lighter color. After we put the paper in the camera right across from the aperture. We attempted to take a photo by setting the pinhole camera on the stool and someone sat on the other stool and we lifted the shutter for a number of seconds and shut the shutter, then we would go into the dark room and started putting them in the chemicals. It went Developer, Stopper, Fixer, Fixer Remover then goes in the fish tank. After we would do the developer for 1 minute, the stopper for 30 second, then the fixer for 3 minutes we would bring them out and figure out if we needed more time or less time to capture the picture and have it come out clear or with the colors white, grey, and black. The we would go in the back in the dark room put it in the fixer remover for 3 minutes and then the fish tank. Then we would grab the light sensitive paper and put it across from the aperture and go back outside and lift the shutter to capture the picture.  To make The camera we had to make it light sensitive so we glued black paper all around the can and to the bottom, then we put black paper in the hole can and on the top and bottom of the cover.  Then we took a nail to the can to make the aperture bigger and took gold paper and a needle and made the smaller aperture and placed it over the bigger on. Put a piece of black electrical tape over the aperture and then we started the project (the black electrical tape is the shutter and the holes are the aperture).

PINHOLE CAMERA WORKSHEET:
1. A cameras obscure is a darkened box with a convex lens or aperture for projecting the image of an screen onto a screen inside.
2. A Pinhole Camera is a camera with a pinhole aperture and no lens.
3. Three things all cameras have in common are a shutter, aperture, and are light tight.
4. The two parts of the camera that allow light to enter in are the shutter and the aperture.
5. You test the pinhole camera for light streaks by putting a light sensitive paper in and go to the light. If it leaks then you would make sure the hole camera is covered in black and that the inside has black paper and the shutter is covered and that the cover has black and if not then you put a piece of electrical tape on the shutter and tin foil on the lid if it needs it.
6. Camera shake is a movement of the camera which becomes noticeable as a blur when using a slow shutter speed.  To prevent camera shake you can use a faster shutter speed/ shorter lens, use a tripod with or without a remote release, and braces ourselves to minimize movement.
7. The Developer starts to bring the image to the paper by bring the colors from the light.
8. In the stopper bath it stops the developing process.
9. In the Fixer the paper no long light sensitive.
10. You agitate the chemicals when printing so that way it gets on the hole paper to bring the picture and so its smooth.
11. You prevent prints from sticking together by going through all the steps and the you lay them in a tray in a single line not touching anyone else's.
12. We wash prints because to get all the chemicals off and there clean and also won't be affected by other chemicals.