Thea Gentzbourger
SML
How can I take black and white nature photography that will intrigue photography enthusiasts and make them want to buy it?
Summary
This unit I've been researching photography and how to make my own photography better. Also I learned different things I can do on my camera. I used all this research to take better picture and more proffesional pictures. I also knew when I should takepictures in the day (lighting), what angles, and much more. All of this helped me develop my photography from being amature, to actually pretty good. It was a little hard to get pictures because everything in it needs to be perfect. The background needs to match the theme but doesn't distract, and if anything in the background or the main subject isn't up to standard then you need to find something else to photograph.
Word Wall
Exposure - The amount of light let into the photo
Contrast - The range of difference in the ligt to dark scale
Depth - The zone of focus which is clear and the background is blurry
Filter - A type of transparent glass to switch the density of colors making diferent shades/colors
Focal Length - The distance between the film and the center of the lens when the lens is focused on something
Retouching - After taking a picture, editing it to make it how you like.
Shutter Speed - A setting where you can take multiple pictures in a set amount of time
Learning Reflection
What are you currently learning about in Social Studies? Give some examples of what you have learned this unit.
We individually chose a topic we wanted to research and made a question you wanted to answer. I did black and white nature photography and I would take pictures and research.
What do you enjoy about this particular SS unit? Explain.
I liked being able to do whatever I wanted. Because normally in class we have to study what the teacher says but now we got to choose what we are interested in.
What do you find challenging about this particular SS unit? Explain.
I think that taking the pictures was hard because so many things could go wrong, and I was trying to get the 'perfect picture'. But there were always a lot of people in the bakground so I'd have to wait, or I needed to try to figure out the best angle and sometimes it would start to rain. So it took a long time to get the picture I wanted.
What is something you have done well in this SS unit? Explain.
I feel that I've used my research to take better/good pictures. Because I had taken pictures before researching and then I took pictures after researching and the ones with research are much better.
What is something you would like to improve? Explain on how you plan to make improvements.
I would wish to improve on my presenting skills because we are going to do a gallery walk to show off our project to many people, But I'm not the best so I will work on memorizing what I need to say and rehearsing before so I feel more comftorable.
