Showing posts with label panoramic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label panoramic. Show all posts

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Calm Before the Storm

Hurricane Irene is set to hit NYC early Sunday morning. This news has NYers in a frenzy and out of precaution has me indoors and catching up on my, too long neglected, photography.

Here is a panoramic of lower Manhattan with the Willaimsburg Bridge at the far left. This image was taken last May from the Greenpoint area of Brooklyn.

© Ivett Chicas

Monday, August 16, 2010

Hard at Work [Trabajando Duro]

I've been busy the past few weeks looking for work, working on work and finally delivery my work. Concretely I had two projects come up. The first of which I'm happy to tell you about now!

[He estado ocupada en las ultimas semanas buscando trabajo, trabajando en dicho trabajo y finalmente entregando el trabajo. Concretamente, surgieron dos proyectos. Y es un placer hablaros del primer proyecto aquí y ahora!]

In the town of Loeches (Madrid) you'll find a factory specializing in package design. If you've bought an item in any Spanish pharmacy, odds are you've seen their work. The Company is Hispagraf and one of the owners contacted me a few weeks ago requiring images for web and print.

[En el pueblo de Loeches (Madrid) encontraras una fábrica especializando en el diseño visual de un gran numero de productos. Si has comprado algún producto en una farmacia Española es posible que hayas visto su trabajo. La Empresa es Hispagraf y uno de los dueños contacto conmigo necesitando imágenes para web y publicación.]

Here are some of my personal favorites:

[Aquí os presento algunas de mis preferidas:]

print [impresión]

cut [corte]

folding [plegado]
panoramic interior [panorámica de interior]

Copyright © 2010 Ivett Chicas

Monday, April 12, 2010

Long Weekend, Friends, Paella [Fin de Semana Largo, Amigos, Paella]

For Holy Week we decided to take a trip up to Barco de Avila and stay at Fernando's Mom childhood home. I always love going here. I turn off my cell phone, ignore the TV, and well, internet is non-exsistant - I disconnect from the world. We decided to invite a couple a friends along for the adventure.

[Para Semana Santa decidimos irnos a Barco de Avila y quedarnos en la casa donde se crió la Madre de Fernando. Siempre me encanta ir allí. Apago el móvil, ignoro la televisión, y bueno, internet casi que no existe - desconecto del mundo. Decidimos invitar algunos amigos a la aventura.]

I didn't take many pictures, I've been lacking in the inspiration department, but I was able to document the Paella making - for 8 people!

[No hice muchas fotos, he tenido poca inspiración estos días, pero si pude documentar como se hace una Paella - para 8 personas!]

'The Genius Cooks' [Las Genias Cocineras]

'The Observers' [Los Observadores]

Rotating the pan so all the rice cooks evenly.
[Rotando la paellera para que se hiciera todo el arroz]

'The Masterpiece' [La Obra Maestra]

I'm pretty certain everyone had seconds and even thirds.
[Estoy casi seguro que todo mundo cogió dos o tres veces.]

© 2010 Ivett Chicas

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Portugal Panoramics [Panorámicos de Portugal]

Last week we took a little roadtrip to Portugal. We headed out from Madrid to Lisboa, made stops in Lisboa, Sintra and Cascais and even a drive-thru of Estoril. From there we drove South to Alvor. Once here, we drove up and down the coast for a few days, from Carrapateira, to Vila do Bispo, to Cabo do São Vicente, to Sagres, to the beaches of Luz, Lagos, and even Portimão.

[La semana pasada tomamos un pequeño paseo en coche a Portugal. Nos dirigimos desde Madrid a Lisboa, hicimos paradas en Lisboa, Sintra y Cascáis e incluso un ‘drive-thru’ de Estoril. Desde allí conducimos hacia el Sur a Alvor. Una vez aquí, pasamos unos días moviéndonos por la costa, desde Carrapateira, a Vila do Bispo, a Cabo do São Vicente, a Sagres, a las playas de Luz, Lagos, e incluso Portimão.]

Naturally, I packed my photo gear in hopes of capturing some of the beauty.

[Naturalmente, empaqué mi equipamente de foto en esperanzas de captar parte de la belleza.]


There are tons of photos I want to share but I was most anxious to put together some of the panoramic shots I worked on. I'll point out some of my errors in hopes you'll learn from my mistakes.

[Hay muchas fotos que quiero compartir pero estaba más ansioso por completar las fotos panorámicos. Indicaré algunos de mis errores en esperanzas que vosotros aprendéis de mis errores.]

The very first shot is taken in Lisboa. Location: Praça do Império in the Belém area of town. This is in front of the Planetarium and Naval Museum.

[La primera imagen fue tomada en Lisboa. Localización: Praça do Império en la zona Belém de la cuidad. Esto es en frente del Planetario y Museo Naval.]

The final image you see above is made up of 7 separate captures. My first error was not bringing my tripod along. Mental note: commit to carrying tripod at all times. The 7 images were captured while holding the camera vertically then panning across from left to right. I've started to use vertical shots because I felt I was loosing too much information at the top and bottom of the frame. Specifcally in this shot I love the tile floor of the plaza. I wanted to be sure and capture this.

[La imagen final que veis arriba esta compuesta de 7 capturas individuales. Mi primer error fue no llevar mi trípode. Nota mental: comprometerme a llevar el trípode siempre. Las 7 imágenes fueron captadas al sujetar la cámara verticalmente y girando de izquierda a derecha. He comenzado a utilizar los disparos verticales porque sentía que perdía demasiada información en la parte superior y en el fondo del marco. Específicamente, en esta imagen me encanta el mosaico del suelo en la plaza. Quería estar segura de captar esto.]

Also, as you can see, the sky is overexposed. Why? Well, it was very sunny but the sun was setting so the plaza was beginning to fall in the shade. If I measured the sky I would loose detail in the plaza, specifically on the left hand side where there are people. I made an executive decision to measure in the shade as that's where I wanted detail.

[Además, como podéis ver, el cielo esta sobreexpuesto. ¿Por qué? Bueno, estaba muy soleado y el sol comenzaba a ponerse así que la plaza comenzaba a caer en sombra. Si medía la luz del cielo perdería detalle en la plaza, específicamente en el lado izquierdo donde hay personas. Tome una decisión ejecutiva, medí la sombra porque ahí deseaba el detalle.]

Had I had my tripod I could have done 2 exposures for each frame. One measuring the sky and one measuring the shade. Then I could have merged the images and I would have had a capture close to what I was viewing.

[Si hubiese llevado el trípode podría haber hecho 2 exposiciones para cada marco. Una con medición del cielo y una con medición de la sombra. Entonces podría haber unido las imágenes y habría tenido una captura cercana a lo que veía.]

This next image is taken in Sagres. You're looking at the port. It was about 4PM and the sun was high in the sky. That means no shade/shadow to worry about.

[La imagen que sigue fue tomada en Sagres. Vosotros estáis mirando el puerto. Eran aproximadamente las 4 de la tarde y el sol estaba alto en el cielo. Eso significa que no había sombra por cual preocuparse.]

The above image is also composed of 7 separate frames. You're probably wondering why I like to merge several images to create one. There are various reasons, one is the detail and quality I'm able to obtain. In the original file of this image, if you zoom in to the horizon on the left hand side you can see some windmills.

[La imagen arriba también está compuesta de 7 capturas individuales. Probablemente os preguntáis porque me gusta unir varias imágenes para crear una. Hay varias razones, uno es el detalle y la calidad que puedo obtener. En el archivo original de esta imagen, si os acercáis con zoom en el horizonte en el lado izquierdo, podéis ver algunos molinos de viento.]

One of the prettiest things about Portugal are the sunsets. The word gorgeous doesn't even fully describe the phenomenon. The below image was captured at the Port in Alvor at about 8:40PM.

[Una de las cosas más bonitas de Portugal son los atardeceres. La palabra, magnífica, no describe completamente el fenómeno. La imagen abajo fue captada en el Puerto de Alvor alrededor de cuartó para las 9 de la noche.]

This final panoramic is made up of 6 frames, again while holding the camera vertically. In this instance I wanted to capture the colors of the sky so I measured the sky and exposed accordingly. That's the reason the sand and boat look very dark. If you zoom in on the orignal, toward the middle of the image, right on the horizon, you can see a flock of birds.

[Este panorámico final está hecho de 6 marcos, otra vez sujetando la cámara verticalmente. En este caso quise captar los colores del cielo, así que medí el cielo y expuse por consiguiente. Por esta razón la arena y el barco aparecen oscuros. Si os acercáis con zoom, hacia el centro de la imagen, en el horizonte, podáis ver una multitud de pájaros.]

I'm currently using the photomerge tool in Photoshop CS3 to merge the images together. It does have it's limitations so I'm on the hunt for any other programs. If anyone knows of any please let me know ... preferrably a program that allows me to work with TIFF or PSD files. I've only been able to find programs that are limited to JPEG.

[Actualmente utilizo la herramienta ‘photomerge’ en ‘Photoshop CS3’ para unir las imágenes. Pero tiene limitaciones y estoy en busca de otros programas. Si alguien sabe de alguno por favor dejarme saber... preferiblemente un programa que me permite trabajar con archivos TIFF o PSD. Sólo he logrado encontrar programas limitados a archivos JPEG.]

Thursday, July 2, 2009

XXII Concurso de Fotografía EFTI

This past month my school had a photography contest.  The prize ... a full scholarship for the Master program.  A value of over 7,500 euros.  Not to mention it's one of the best programs in Europe.

At this point my photoshop knowledge is limited and I believe I need to develop my idea further.

All that said ... I'm pretty proud and extremely excited that I made the list of finalists.  YAY.

I've always loved panoramic shots.  I've played with the idea before, as early as 2002/2003 when I worked at Hollywood Video in Boston.  It was a bit tougher back then as I was working with a film versus digital camera.  (http://www.ivettchicas.com/panoramic_hollywoodvideo.htm)

I wanted to take it a step further by incorporating a subject.  I wanted the images to be playful but I found that by using myself as the subject the poses seem more staged then playful.  I'll continue to develop the idea and scout new locations.  

You can see the contest winner and all the finalists at the below link.  The school only posted one picture, I imagine their personal favorite.  Although the one seleted from my series was not my personal favorite ... go figure!

http://www.efti.es/site/microsite/concurso_junio09/index.html

Here are the rest of the images from my series:









Note:  The focal distance on the shots vary, this is something I also need to work on.  The one in the garage is shot with a wide angle lens, a mistake with panoramic shots because the lines don't align correctly.  A good starting point is a focal distance of about 35.  

Stay tuned for more ... = )