School Context Assignment

 For this assignment, we were asked to take a photo of the school and change it up. We were supposed to make something that we see everyday look different. For my picture, I took a photo of  the roof of the school and the little courtyard that we have. I put helicopters in the sky and celebrities in the courtyard. I did this, because we don't usually see Justin Bieber, Usher, and the Jersey Shore cast in the schools courtyard. I thought it turned out pretty good and I like it. Also, the reason why the celebrities look bigger than normal is because they were supposed to look like they were closer to the camera that the windows in the back.

Shadows&light Photos

Best Photo:

Assignment Description:

For this weeks photo, I decided to do shadows and light. I found some pretty cool shadows of things just around my house. For this picture, it demonstrates light more than shadows. I just took a picture of a light that is up on a wall in my house. I liked it because the light shines on the wall and it looks pretty cool. I liked shadows and light because it made you think on what you wanted to take a picture of and what would look good as a shadow. 

Technical Data:

Aperture: f/3.5

Shutter Speed: 1/60

ISO: 800

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Black&white Photos

Assignment Description:

For photo assignment #4, I chose to do black&white. I just went around looking for things that would look good as black and white photos. For this picture, I was at my friends house and I decided that I should start taking pictures. I was looking for something good to take a picture of and couldn't find anything but then I saw her dog, Howie, and thought that would be a cute picture. I basically just told him to sit and had my friend make him look a little to the left so that he would be looking off into the distance. I think this picture turned out good and I actually really like it. 

Technical Data:

Aperture: f/4.3

Shutter Speed: 1/100

ISO: 800

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Motion Blur Demo Assignment

For this assignment we took pictures of Mr. Bush riding a bike. The goal was to try to get the background blurry and Mr. Bush on his bike clear. While taking the photo I learned how to do so. I actually found it kind of easy, except in the picture, Mr. Bush is a little blurry.  By doing this assignment, I learned how to make the background blurry and the subject clear. I also learned that when doing so, the shutter speed has to be lower so you can actually capture the motion. Also, I learned that when taking this type of picture, you have to follow the subject all the way through, not just stop after taking the photo. 

Macro Photos

Assignment Description:

For this weeks photo assignment, I chose to do macro. In macro you are supposed to get really up close to different things and take a picture. I took this picture in my bathroom, I have a bunch of different color headbands so I thought they would would look good in a photo. I just stacked them up and got really close and took the picture. I liked this photo because it has a different effect than most. It is kind of blurry at first and then goes clear and then gets blurry again. I thought that looked pretty cool, also I really liked the colors. The colors look good because the background is mostly pink and the headbands aren't, so they fit together. I liked the macro assignment because you had to get really close to things and that shows lots of details that you usually don't notice.

Technical Data:

Aperture: f/3.2

Shutter Speed: 1/60

ISO: 400

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Panoramic Photo Assignment

For this assignment we had to take three photos and put them together making a panoramic photo. We used Gimp to put the pictures together and blend them, to make it look like one big picture. I found this assignment kind of challenging at first, but then I went home and downloaded Gimp to my laptop and explored it a little more. By doing that, I got to know Gimp a lot better and it made it much easier to use. I think my picture turned out decent, but I don't know if I would be a professional panoramic photographer. This assignment was a very good way for us to explore Gimp a little more and get used to it.

Portrait Demo Assignment

  For this assignment, we were asked to take portrait pictures of people with two different types of lighting. One was with a white poster board that reflected the sun to the side of the face that wasn't lighted. That picture is the one on the left. The other picture was shot with actual lights used in photos. They were high power lights that are very expense, like the ones used to take our school photos. After we took the photos, we had to go on Gimp and edit/fix the photo. Also, we had to put the picture into a frame type of thing and put our name at the bottom. I liked this assignment because it was a challenge and made you think. Also, I like how much the two types of lighting change the picture. I personally like the right pictures lighting better, because I think that it looks more professional and it just looks better. This assignment was fun to shoot for and work with.

Still Life Photos

Best Photo:

Assignment Description:

For photo assignment #3, I decided to do still life. I pretty much just went around my house and found things that would look good in pictures. For this specific picture, I took one of my moms I-Pods and just simply put it on a desk. I thought it looked pretty cool because the I-Pod is orange and the desk is brown, but it kind of looks yellowish. That was good because those colors look good when put together. I didn't do much editing to this picture because it turned out pretty good. The only thing I did to this picture was levels and I cloned a few things. I liked still life because it made you think about what you wanted to take pictures of and you had to set the picture up, not just point and shoot.

Technical Data:

Aperture: f/3.6

Shutter Speed: 1/15

ISO: 800

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