Short Term in Nature Photography
S29
BIOLOGY S29 NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS
(a partial list)
1. Infrared photography (We have a few rolls of b&w IR film;
check with me for the Kodak "Applied Infrared Photography"
guide).
2. Stereo photography (We have an adaptor ring, holder and
viewer for taking stereo photos; check with me for a
demo).
3. Unique flash illumination (Examples would be:
ring flash -- used for closeup work & by physicians;
rapid-fire strobe -- freeze & analyze quick
motion;
multiple flash -- 'portrait' lighting;
check with me for equipment and advice).
4. Dark field illumination (The subject is illuminated
tangentially from below using a technique borrowed from
dark
field microscopy; simple, yet produces stunning results;
check with me on ways to set this up).
5. Back lighting and trans-illumination (Illumination provided
directly behind a subject, resulting in 'halo' effects,
or
if the subject is very thin so that the light goes all
the
way through, unique translucent lighting).
6. A photographic sequence, i.e. time lapse (Examples would be
a flower opening, a leaf unfolding, a butterfly emerging
or
ebbtide; a good exercise is to watch how light changes
the
appearance of a subject during the course of a day:
pick a
subject and photograph it every hour from before dawn
until
twilight. Use the same lens, film, and framing so that
you
can discover what changing light does to your subject).
7. Creative photography of a single subject (Multiple views or
unique perspectives).
8. Underwater photography (If you do snorkling or scubba dives,
the department has an underwater camera that we can
loan out;
there are also some very interesting things you can
do using
aquaria).
10. Remote control photography and/or night photography (For
subjects that are hard to approach or are active at
night)
11. Specialized microscope techniques (e.g. flourescence,
polarizing, dark field, phase contrast, electron)
12. Creative filter work (There are a variety of filters to
choose from; learn how to use some to correct film
limitations or to create special effects; note -- many
of
the color filters are for black & white work)