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Reading Assignment 1

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The readings were a much needed catch up for me. My photography experience is limited to working with my dad’s Sony Cybershot. I’m lucky enough to be surrounded by family members who own a lot of the equipment (my parents recently purchased a 5D and my sister has a Pentax that’s been sitting around for ages), but my knowledge is still lacking in the subject. I found not only the instructions for the SLR to be useful, but the comparison chart between film and digital to be rather enlightening. For someone who’s photography experience has been limited to digital, having the pros of film pointed out to me was very useful.

Reading 1

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I found the reading to be very direct and informational. I especially appreciate the reference tables as they categorized a lot of very useful detailed information. I found myself spending a lot of time reading and rereading the sections on DOF and circles of confusion. While I have a grasp of the basics I still get things all jumbled up in my head when I try to make sense of it sometimes so it was nice to have a clear, concise paragraph to set the record straight. I also found the comparative photographs of wide/50mm/telephoto images incredibly useful. The concept of what a wide angle vs telephoto lens captures is simple enough but the illustration helped to highlight the dramatic effect the lenses can have besides just simple cropping.

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A few of the things I appreciated most from the assigned reading were the explanations of different lenses (I have multiple from past holidays and I slowly figure out how to use them and what they are to be used for), and the different formats cameras come in, plus the film. I have only worked with small format so it’ll be great to work with the holga camera soon. Figuring out the different parts of the camera (using the diagram in the book and in class) was good, building a language!

I have letters on the mind. Check out the full slide show below!

http://mashable.com/2011/04/18/iphotography-alphabet/#12659B-by-Abigail-Harenberg (couldn’t remember how to link..)

Reading Assignment 1

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The reading was really informative with the parts about the basic workings of the SLR cameras. I especially find that helpful coming into this with little knowledge of them. All of the information about how the eye relates was really neat to read about even though I had heard of it before. The examples of different cameras was cool too and it was neat to see Garth’s name in there. All in all, it was a good reading selection to start the quarter with.

Reading Response and Examples

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The first reading really was a crash course for me, it became evident even just trying to purchase my 35mm camera how very little I knew about cameras and how they work. I’ve build pinhole cameras in my childhood, and owned/operated a digital for most of my adult life, but I never really understood a lot of the features or limitations of what I was working with. Reading this not only helped me understand how to operate cameras most efficiently , but how cameras operate on the inside. I’ve also linked a couple of cool tricks that these chapters reminded me of.  Check them out if you get a chance.

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I enjoyed the reading, it was very informative. Much of it was review, but since I haven’t worked much with film cameras before, those sections were very enlightening. I liked the sections about the eye and how it relates to camera mechanics. The pinhole camera stuff was cool too. It’s amazing that something that simple can make a photograph! I really want to try to make one.

Reading Assignment: Practice 1

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I enjoyed the eye anatomy which served as a refresher for what I knew from psychology classes. Seeing the parallels between a camera’s workings and our own vision was interesting. The next time I get a huge cardboard box, I will be making it into a camera obscura. In one of the next sections, I thought it was kind of strange to have such lengthy explanations about how cell phone cameras and images work, but I suppose it might be necessary in twenty or more years when everything has completely changed. I enjoyed the real life examples (like the watermelon camera or Garth’s water bottle lens) over the manual-like explanations of camera basics (possibly because a lot of it was review).

Reading Assignment 1

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This reading was very interesting from a technical standpoint, especially since I have a better understanding of the creative side of photography than the mechanical aspects of a camera. I also loved the introduction dealing with the eye, it really makes obvious the internal workings of a camera lens and the parallels with our eyes! The writing is also very straightforward and easy to read, while still being full of helpful facts and tips. So far, this seems like an extremely useful textbook that won’t be boring!

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Overall, I really like how the book is so thorough and extensively describes almost every aspect you could think of when it comes to cameras and their uses. Reviewing all the different types and parts of a camera was really helpful. Especially the information on the different format cameras and the general operations of a film camera. I haven’t had the chance to experience and experiment with dark room photography, so i’m excited to explore that more and learn new techniques in photography. Also, I enjoyed reading the different experiments they suggest for you to try.