Personal Blog 2018

STILL IMAGE   Original portraits form the first session working ion the photography studios. This photo is taken before working with the light metres and before we adjusted brightness to improve exposure upon the subject. We were given light metres upon introduction to the photography studios which enabled us to measure the amount of light exposure in a  photograph.  Typically light metres will be fitted with digital or analog electronic circuits aiding photographers in gauging which Sutter speed and which f-number should be used for each picture. PHOTOS TAKEN AFTER Evidently after spending some time playing about with brightness and both over and underexposing the subjects we found the right balance and began to produce better and more clear and even pictures. READING I enjoyed reading up on the photography of Richard Avedon who introduced the idea to me of capturing people dur...

Physical Computing MICRO CONTROLLERS A Brief History... We can find modern day micro controllers all around us in things such as digital cameras, dishwashers microwaves, mobile phones and fridges. The source of these products is for them to be open for use by all parties freely - via free licence This includes Software, Hardware and Design. ARDUINO  Arduino boards are used to make circuits, these are popularly used for projects encompassing light and sound.  Electricity comes from pins that are inserted into the board with the source of electricity passing through from USB or battery. We had a go at completing our own circuits using the Arduino kits We were eventually able to get the LED bulb to light after successfully completing the circuit. The circuit may be used as a midi controller when connected to an mp3 device. It may be used to create a touch sensitive light switch w...