Introduction to photograhphy - week 6
Ho Vui San ( 0321028 )
Introduction to photograhpy
Exercise 3b Ansel Adams Shot
Lecture : Today we did a discussion on The Zone System. I realized the Zone System is a very important exercise compared to the others. Mr. Vinod keeps asking me questions during this class because he knows that I am not very understand about zone system, He keeps on explaining to me for several times until I understood. Before the class end, we were given an exercise to do at home, which is Ansel Adams shot.
Instruction for exercise 3b :
The Ansel Adam's Shot
Choose an image worthy of being called an Ansel Adam's shot (Still Life, Landscape or Portrait). In using the Zone System sketch and write down the perceived zones in the desired image and indicate the ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed used. Identify the point of interest and state the exposure settings recommended by the camera light meter and your improved settings upon using the zone system. The image captured must fulfill the following criteria:
Choose an image worthy of being called an Ansel Adam's shot (Still Life, Landscape or Portrait). In using the Zone System sketch and write down the perceived zones in the desired image and indicate the ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed used. Identify the point of interest and state the exposure settings recommended by the camera light meter and your improved settings upon using the zone system. The image captured must fulfill the following criteria:
3b) Ansel Adams Shot (5%)
Marking Criteria: Students must show evidence of using the Zone System. Student must produce 1 black & white image that captures depth and richness in tonal value by capturing light, middle and dark tones while maintaining details (texture and tone) in the dark and light areas of the image.
Marking Criteria: Students must show evidence of using the Zone System. Student must produce 1 black & white image that captures depth and richness in tonal value by capturing light, middle and dark tones while maintaining details (texture and tone) in the dark and light areas of the image.
S 1/60 f/16 ISO 400
The zone system sketch out -
Redo exercise 3b -
ISO 200 S 1/6 f/16
Feedback - Mr. Vinod said : ''Holly, you subject choice was too wide, to many things in your picture. You can do wide subjects but it must be clearly demarcated zone wise. Also you are suppose to sketch the picture out and determine the zones. If you find that the subject moves then don't use that subject. ''
Reflection :
Experience - In this exercise ,I experienced that it is not easy to find a environment that is filled with different tones of white, gray, or black, because most things are multicolored nowadays, I have also experienced that it is even more difficult to find a scene that has all the 9 different zones in the zone system .
Observations - In this exercise , I have learnt that different shades of colour belong to different zones. Besides that , I observed that black and white and the other colours can be used in the same zone system concept. I have also observed that choosing the right lighting and time to take a photograph is very important because the Zone System can only help you so much. Last but not least , I observed that we must be able to know what zone we are focusing on when we are taking a picture.
Findings - I found out that it is not easy to find a place that has all the 9 zones of tonality, besides that ,I also found out that we will need to understand the zone system very well because it makes us understand the way of taking a picture on what we see, not what the camera sees . I also realized that having the skill of taking a good and nice photograph will always require on a lot of practice because we can learn from what we are doing.
