Stop Motion Video: In Class Assessment

The purpose of this in-class assessment was to create a short film from a series of  photographs. The short movie below entitled "The Rise of PlayDoh" was created with a total of 55 individual exposures. In Windows Movie Maker, I set the duration of each indivual slide to 0.08 (1/12th of a second). This means that every second twelve images are played. What I learned from this assignment is that, in general, the more pictures one takes the better the final movie will be (in terms of smootheness). However, in order for the final video not to be choppy, one must make gradual and slight changes from one exposure onto the next.

 

" The Rise of PlayDoh "

Panoramic Photos

The aim of this assignment was to create a panorama by taking several photographs and stitching them together through the use of Adobe's PhotoMerge technology. In short, panoramic photos enable us to go far beyond what a wide-angle lens is capable of capturing ... enabling breathtaking views with 180 degrees or more to be captured.



Panoramic photograph taken from Pierre de Coubertin Park hilltop in St. Leonard, Montreal.
Photograph was created by stitching together 5 exposures.

A black and white version of the previous picture.

Quality of Light Portrait Series: Part Two

This is the second part of the quality of light portrait series assignment. The first image was taken in a studio environment whereas the second was taken outdoors and serves as an environmental portrait showing my grandfather in his natural environment, the garden!

"The Convict"


Taken in a studio environment using 3/4 lighting style.

"The Good Old Days... "

My grandfather, Mario, posing in his garden at sunset.  

Quality of Light Portrait Series

The following are a series of portraits that were created with the use of studio lighting.

3/4 Ligting

 Split Lighting

Butterfly Lighting

Profile Portrait Shot