samuel.mainwaring9999
Spinning Coin on Hardwood - Req 2
This photo satisfies Requirement 2. This shot took a bit of trial and error for several reasons. The first challenge was to be able to spin the coin for long enough to get my camera in position to get the shot. The second challenge was finding a shutter speed that blurred the coin, but not to the point where it is completely unrecognizable. I eventually settled on 1/80 because it created a unique curving blur effect on the coin. I chose a wide aperture because I wanted to keep a low depth of field because I really liked the way that the grain in the hardwood looked when it goes out of focus in the background but stays sharp along its own lines in the foreground.
ISO and WB were set automatically with ISO at 640. In taking this shot, I actually was laying down on my floor, would spin the coin and hurriedly grab my camera and snap some photos before the coin stopped spinning. It would definitely have been funny looking to an outsider. I wanted to use the rule of thirds so I placed the subject towards the bottom right corner of the frame. I also wanted a very close up shot so that the coin was visible and identifiable. I did not make any edits to the photo.
Spinning Coin on Hardwood - Req 2
This photo satisfies Requirement 2. This shot took a bit of trial and error for several reasons. The first challenge was to be able to spin the coin for long enough to get my camera in position to get the shot. The second challenge was finding a shutter speed that blurred the coin, but not to the point where it is completely unrecognizable. I eventually settled on 1/80 because it created a unique curving blur effect on the coin. I chose a wide aperture because I wanted to keep a low depth of field because I really liked the way that the grain in the hardwood looked when it goes out of focus in the background but stays sharp along its own lines in the foreground.
ISO and WB were set automatically with ISO at 640. In taking this shot, I actually was laying down on my floor, would spin the coin and hurriedly grab my camera and snap some photos before the coin stopped spinning. It would definitely have been funny looking to an outsider. I wanted to use the rule of thirds so I placed the subject towards the bottom right corner of the frame. I also wanted a very close up shot so that the coin was visible and identifiable. I did not make any edits to the photo.