Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA)

Artist Introduction

Do you have any experience in taking portrait photos? Tell me your stories! 

Introduction of portrait photography

Preparation before shooting

Resource Kit Overview

Video Viewing and appreciation

The upcoming slides will show you what photo composition is. Let’s observe So’s works. 

Exploring effect: Photo composition

Before taking photos, we will briefly introduce the basic techniques of photo-taking. This activity is about sensitivity (ISO).

Exploring effects: Sensitivity (ISO)

Your Art-making Activity: Photography

Before taking photos, we will briefly introduce the basic techniques of photo-taking. This activity is about exposure compensation (EV). 

Exploring effects: Exposure compensation (EV)

Based on the HKMoA collection, this series, ‘In Touch with Hong Kong Artists’, provides education materials and activity sets designed with the aim to raise the interest in artists and art and culture in Hong Kong. In this resource kit, So Hing-keung will be introduced.

In Touch with Hong Kong Artists: So Hing-keung

Visual Arts

The Arts

Sensitivity (ISO) is a camera setting that will brighten or darken a photo. Taking photo at high ISO will show a lot of noise.

These photos were taken with an ISO value of 100, 200, 800 and 1600, respectively.

What are the characteristics of the photos taken with higher ISO values? What kind of feeling do they give?

The higher the ISO value, the more sensitive the film is to light. That also increases the noise in the photos and makes them look grainy. 

The lower the ISO value, the less sensitive the film is to light. There is less noise in the photos, and the photos look clearer with more detail. 

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In Touch with Hong Kong Artists: So Hing-keung

Exploring effects: Sensitivity (ISO)

Sensitivity (ISO)