TAoP EXERCISES | DAVID GARDNER PHOTOGRAPHY

PART 4 LIGHT – JUDGING COLOUR TEMPERATURE PART 2

PART 4 LIGHT – EXERCISE Judging Colour Temperature 2 For this second part of the Exercise, I went back to the subject I used in Part 1 and retook the three images taken in sunlight, shade and evening light, but this time using 3 different White Balance settings, namely ‘sunshine’, ‘average’ (AWB) and ‘shadow’. The […]Read Post ›

PART 4 LIGHT – JUDGING COLOUR TEMPERATURE PART 1

PART 4 LIGHT – EXERCISE Judging Colour Temperature 1 The ability of the human eye and brain to see and record the quality and hue of light is different from that of a camera sensor and this needs to be borne in mind when photographing at different times of the day as the natural […]Read Post ›

PART 4 – LIGHT Measuring Exposure

EXERCISE – MEASURING EXPOSURE For this exercise I visited the National Botanical Gardens of Wales as I was in the area as I knew that there were subjects there that would be useful for the purpose, in particular the large glass house. The day was a mix of sunshine and cloud which meant that I […]Read Post ›

PART 3 EXERCISE – COLOUR RELATIONSHIPS

EXERCISE – COLOUR RELATIONSHIPS This exercise is in two parts, both being explorations of the relationships between colours within images and how those relationships relate to the positions of the colours on the colour circle. The first part of this exercise required me to produce 3 or 4 photographs containing the three pairs of colours […]Read Post ›

PART 3. EXERCISE – COLOURS INTO TONES IN BLACK & WHITE

EXERCISE – COLOURS INTO TONES IN BLACK & WHITE When colour filters are used in black and white photography, the properties of the filters and their effect on the light rays passing through will result in the image being changed. If, for instance, a blue filter is used, any blue light will pass through readily […]Read Post ›

PART 3 – EXERCISE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COLOURS

EXERCISE – PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COLOURS Thank goodness! After a long and frustrating period of grey, windy and wet weather the sun came out yesterday and so I was able to get out and about in St Davids to find some primary colours. I chose to go to St Davids as, being a holiday destination […]Read Post ›

PART 3 EXERCISE 1

PART 3 – EXERCISE 1 CONTROL THE STRENGTH OF A COLOUR I had a number of difficulties to overcome with this seemingly simple exercise. Firstly, I had to find something that provided a wide expanse of a strong colour and this proved a bit of a challenge! All doors are white and virtually everything […]Read Post ›

PART 2 PROJECT – RHYTHM AND PATTERN

EXERCISE – RHYTHMS AND PATTERNS The purpose of this Exercise is to take at least 2 photographs, one to convey rhythm and the other pattern. I have selected 4 photographs, all of them of muted, almost monochrome, pallette so that the the design stands out more clearly. RHYTHM RHYTHM IMAGE 1. Whilst driving through Goodwick in […]Read Post ›

PART 2 PROJECT – SHAPES

PROJECT _ SHAPES Shapes are often important elements of photographs in that they can create spaces, directions, focal points, implied meanings, and internal patterns to name but a few possibilities. They can be created intentionally through the considered arrangement of subject elements or by the use of perspective and different lenses, or they can be found by […]Read Post ›

PART TWO. PROJECT – USING LINES IN COMPOSITION

EXERCISE – IMPLIED LINES Many images contain implied lines within their composition. These can act as pointers or lines of travel for the eye and can add considerably to the dynamics and interest of an image. PART 1 Two images are presented within the course which demonstrate this, namely a bull fight scene and a […]Read Post ›