Light Painting Photos

Best Photo:

Assignment Description:

For this assignment, I chose to take pictures of light painting. I did this by going into a very dark room with some kind of light source. Then, I set the camera to a very slow shutter speed and an in the middle aperture.  Also, I had the ISO set very low, about 100, because it was a dark room and I wanted the picture to be dark. I think light painting is really cool because it isn't really hard and you can do really cool things with it. For this picture, I basically just moved the flashlight up and down, and side to side within the 15 seconds the picture was being taken. I think that so far my favorite was probably the light painting subject, but there are plenty more to do.

Technical Data:

Aperture: f/4.5

Shutter Speed: 15''

ISO: 100

Photo Slideshow:

Gimp Car Editing

   For this assignment we were asked to explore Gimp a little more and edit a picture that someone took. We had to edit a picture of a car that a student took at the Auto Show. When editing it we learned to duplicate the background layer, use levels, clone things, and remove the background. With the cloning tool we got to remove some glares from the photo, which was pretty cool. Also, when we were told to remove the background of a picture I thought it would be difficult, but it was actually really easy. I liked this assignment because at first Gimp looked kind of hard to use but after you use it a little bit you get used to it and it's easier. Now that we have done this editing assignment, I think that Gimp will keep getting easier and we will use it a lot more now.

Nature/Landscape Photos

Best Photo:

Assignment Description: 

 For this assignment, I chose to take pictures of nature/landscape. I did this by just going outside and finding things that are good to take pictures of. For this picture I tried to focus the camera on the green bush and the snow really makes it stand out. I think with the white snow and the black background, the picture turned out pretty well and it makes the green pop. Since it was dark outside, I decided to turn the ISO up and also I slowed down the shutter speed so that more light could get into the camera. I think by doing this it helped out because I probably wouldn't have enough light.

Technical Data:

Aperture: f3.6

Shutter Speed: 1/4"

ISO: 800

Photo Slideshow:

Gimp Pop-Art Assignment

   For this assignment we were asked to explore Gimp and create an Andy Warhol-like effect with any image we wanted. While doing this, we worked with all kinds of different things, like layers, guilds, resizing the canvas, threshold dialog, and anchoring a layer. From this, I learned what all of these things do and how to use them to fix the picture. I also learned what Gimp was, because I had never used it before. I found out that it is very different from Photoshop because Gimp allows you to do a lot more. With Gimp you have many more options, but it is a little confusing at first. I personally like Gimp better than Photoshop, because you have a lot more editing options and you can do more with your image.

Composition Assignment

Assignment Description:
For this assignment we were asked to take photo examples of all of the elements of composition. For composition one, the elements we used were rule of thirds, pattern, symmetry, texture, depth of field, and lines. For composition one, the elements we used were framing, space, perspective, color, and balance.

Photo Descriptions:
Rule of Thirds- Tree ornament
Pattern- Oranges
Symmetry- School hallway
Texture- Brick wall
Depth of Field- Woven arm of chair
Lines- Chair
Framing- Wreath/Christmas decorations
Space- Two pushpins
Perspective- Chandelier
Color- Crayons
Balance- Flowers

Photo Slideshow:




What I Learned:
From this assignment I learned about all the different elements of composition. I also learned how to take better pictures and use different techniques to do so. I didn't only learn how to take better pictures, I also learned and got used to editing my pictures before actually using them.