Straight-up Contrast

Straight-up Contrast

1. Equipment

   • Camera
     • Canon EOS 100D
     • Canon 18-55mm F/3.5
     • Tripod
     • battery(ies)
     • 64GB SanDisk SDXC Card
     • JPEG FORMAT!!

2. Locations

   • Arbroath
     • Cliffs
     • High Street
     • War Memorial
     • Home
       • Garden
       • Garage
     • Harbour
     • Hospitalfield
     • Beach
   • Dundee
     • High Street
     • Beach
   • Edinburgh*
     • Usher Hall (Spiral Staircase)
     • Princes Street
     • Waverly Station
     • Castle
   • Transport
     • Train
     • Buses
     • On-Foot
   • Dunblane
     • Cathedral
     • High Street
     • (Maybe go to BOA or Stirling)

3. Research

   • Inspirational Photographer
     • Andre Kertesz
       • Distortionist
       • Street Photographer/Photojournalist
         • Very strong use of Tonal Contrast
         • Master of Compostition

4. Technical Aspects

   • ISO
     • Camera's sensitivity to light
   • Light
     • Use of reflectors and diffusers
     • Tone
       • Highlights and Shadows
     • Sunlight
     • Artificial Light
   • Aperture
     • Depth Of Field
       • Deep or shallow
   • Shutter Speed
     • Fast (Less Light but Less Blur)
     • Slow (More Light but More Blur)
   • Shooting Outdoors
     • Be Safe
     • Use daylight wisely

5. Aesthetics

   • Colours
     • Complementary and Contrasting Colours
     • Black & White
   • Tonal Contrast
     • Backgrounds
     • Shadows
   • Composition
     • Full of subjects or void of them
     • Line
       • Symmetry + Asymmetry)
       • Patterns
     • Use Rule of Thirds
     • Camera Angles
       • Eye/Waist/Floor-Level