I used to really like using film cameras and also developing Black and White photos with my dad many years ago, in our own dark room.
Then I thought I understood how a Camera worked and how to apply all the different settings to create different images. After having a few lessons on how to use the Camera and it's settings I soon realised there was a lot I didn't fully understand!
After completing this small unit of the course, I fully understand how all the different settings on an SLR Camera work and how you can put them into practice to create some different and brilliant effects.
I have found this unit really interesting and have definitely learnt some useful skills which I will be able to put into practice in the future. At the moment I do not own a decent Digital Camera, but I am definitely looking at splashing out on one.
During the research I did for section 3 (where I had to produce a photo in the style of another Photographer) I learnt a lot about a few different photographers.
One interesting story I found was about Donald McCullin who was famous for his war photography and once his Nikon camera stopped a bullet intended for him. He once set off to Berlin with the cheapest Camera available and captured some of his best ever shots. He was a great believer in being in the right place at the right time and knowing about your photographic subject.
This is why I chose to take my self portrait photo with a cheap 2 mega pixel phone camera - to see if I could create a decent photo!
Bibliography
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_McCullin
www.davidbaileyphotography.com
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