unit 9 – photography techniques

UNIT 9 – Photography TechniquesLiam Geary BTEC MEDIA

Task 1: LandscapePhotographer Sandra SchaenzerWebsite http://landscapephot

ographymagazine.com/showcase/green-dreams-northern-lights/

Camera Canon 5D mkIILens Zeiss 21mmShutter Speed 30 secondsAperture f/2.8ISO/Film 4,000

Task 1: Wildlife

Photographer David TiplingWebsite http://www.worldla

ndtrust.org/gallery/artwork/barn-owl-hunting-holkham

Task 1: AerialPhotographer Rainer Mirau

Website http://www.silent-moment.com

Camera Canon 5D mkII

Lens Canon 24mm TS-E mkII

Shutter Speed 1/4 second

Aperture f/8

ISO/Film 100

Task 1: Sports

Website http://www.worldlandtrust.org/gallery/artwork/barn-owl-hunting-holkham

Task 1: Portrait

Photographer Valter PatrialWebsite http://www.worldla

ndtrust.org/gallery/artwork/barn-owl-hunting-holkham

Task 1: ArchitecturalPhotographer Valter PatrialWebsite http://ad009cdn

b.archdaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/5091844228ba0d49e6000197_the-construction-of-brasilia-photos-by-marcel-gautherot_brasilia-construction-marcel-gautherot-09.jpg

Task 1: Fashion

Photographer Annie Leibovitz

Website http://hupix.com/types-fashion-photography-dubai/

Task 1: MacroPhotographer Clive Geary

Website http://www.clivegearyphotography.co.uk/

Camera Canon 600D

Lens

Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x

Task 1: AbstractPhotographer Geoffrey Gilson

Website https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoffreygilson/5369737530/sizes/z/in/photostream/

Task 1: Photojournalism

Website http://www.glogster.com/joeyschem/photojournalism-glog/g-6mds1v24pmof68i1catm7a0

Task 2: Image 1• Topic (see task 1 for examples): US Special Operations Forces in Central

Africa• Type (long shot/mid shot/close up): Long Shot• Event (what is happening?) American Green Berets and Uganda People

Defense Force soldiers patrol an airstrip near Obo, Central African Republic.

• Photographer (who took the photo?): Michael Christopher Brown• Why did you choose it? The photo shows what its like in Africa against the

threat. You see the relationships between countries and groups.

Task 2: Image 2• Topic (see task 1 for examples): Ukraine Crisis• Type (long shot/mid shot/close up): Long Shot• Event (what is happening?) A rebel helps a man to fix a trellising as the

night before a missile destroyed a garage.• Photographer (who took the photo?): Jerome Sessini• Why did you choose it? Even though the conflict has affected everyone in

Ukraine. People help each other no matter what the situation.

Task 2: Image 3• Topic (see task 1 for examples): Population Landscape• Type (long shot/mid shot/close up): Mid Shot• Event (what is happening?) lone tree on the edge of the city seems to

stand as a testament to Dubai’s changing landscape.• Photographer (who took the photo?): Franck Boutonnet • Why did you choose it? It shows how the landscape can change

dramatically

Task 2: Image 4• Topic (see task 1 for examples): New mayor elected • Type (long shot/mid shot/close up): Mid Shot• Event (what is happening?) New mayor elected, swamped by local &

international press.• Photographer (who took the photo?): Abbas• Why did you choose it? The photo shows how violent reporters of today

can be when they need news.

Task 2: Image 5• Topic (see task 1 for examples): Kiev Riots• Type (long shot/mid shot/close up): Long Shot• Event (what is happening?) The conflict between Russia and Ukraine

becomes ever more brutal on the streets• Photographer (who took the photo?): Jerome Sessini• Why did you choose it? Even though the conflict has affected everyone in

Ukraine. People help each other no matter what the situation.

Task 3: Michael Christopher Brown• Michael was raised in Skagit Valley. Skagit was a farming community in

Washington State. He was born in 1978.

• He now travels round the world to remote country's & conflicts. In Sakhalin 2008, he captured the remote Russian island, while Broadway 2009 focused on New Yorkers amidst the financial crisis.

• He has featured on National Geographical and many news channels; Including CNN.

Michael first discovered how much he enjoyed photography at the age of 11, using a simple camera phone his dad owned. When he finished school he wrote a biography and become as he is known today as the best in Magnum Photographic.