Julianna Bambina '24
Students taking Mr. Haughwout’s photography class are participating in a project which involves taking several pictures around the campus at Fontbonne and in Bay Ridge!
We are using manual settings/modes on our cameras to create interesting effects in our pictures. By adjusting the long exposure and shutter speed in the camera’s settings, we can change the amount of light entering our lens. Having a person stand in one place, visible through the viewfinder, and then move out of frame creates a ghost-like effect during a long exposure.
Playing around with picture ideas while also learning how to create them is so much fun once you get the hang of it. In class, we recently learned about a technique called “light painting.”
Light painting can be achieved by using a small aperture and a long exposure, allowing less light into the lens and making the image darker. During the long exposure, the photographer or assistant will use their iPhone flashlight (or hold any flashlight/light) and draw an image or shape in or around the photographed area. In the photo, it appears as if they were holding a marker on an invisible wall made of glass, or in other words, painting with light. It is fascinating how we are able to record time in a flat image.
Mr. H commented on the project and how he feels about using different photo techniques to really bring images to life, “I really enjoy bringing experimental photography projects into the classroom. Through manipulation of the camera’s exposure settings, students kinesthetically engage the phenomena that is happening inside of their camera.”
This project is one example of how we were able to look at simple things from a different perspective. If you find yourself interested in photography and have the opportunity, take this class as an elective next year. You will find yourself looking at things through a new lens too.
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