Description:This assignment was all about portrait photography. I was instructed to take two different photos, one in a studio setting with light aids and one outside of the studio using a bounce card to reflect light onto the talent's face. Here are the end results: ReflectionThe photo on the left in natural light was more difficult to capture because the sun streaming through a window was causing a lot of shadows on Hannah's face. We had to be creative with the bounce card in order to get the right shot. However, I did get more acclimated to using manual settings on the camera during this assignment which was beneficial. Overall I learned a lot about the art of portrait photography this week and I feel well-equipped to give it a shot in the future.
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DescriptionFor this week's shooting assignment, I decided to take photos of the architecture in downtown Saline. This assignment really made me appreciate the beautiful building in our town. Here is my best photo: Shutter Speed: 1/30 Aperture: f 2.7 ISO: 233 Here are my next 5 best photos: ReflectionI love taking photos of architecture because you can utilize so many different angles and composition techniques. I took these photos early in the morning so I had to work with the lighting a little bit but I think the sunrise and low light worked to my advantage. I really like how the photos turned out.
DescriptionFor this assignment, we were instructed to create two images inspired by two unique words from the dictionary. I chose the words disenthrall and nostalgia. ReflectionThis assignment was fun because I had some freedom regarding what words to use and editing techniques to utilize. It took a little longer for one of the words because I was a little too ambitious with editing but I finished it and I'm proud of the result.
DescriptionI had some fun this week capturing the trees and lake in my backyard against a colorful sunset. I really like nature photography so I was excited to give it a shot this week. Here is my best photo, I liked it because of the reflection of the trees on the water. Shutter Speed: 1/100 Aperture: f 4.0 ISO: 75 Edits: I made very few edits to this photo because I didn't think it needed much. I simply enhanced it by altering the levels, brightness, and contrast. Here are my next 5 best photos: ReflectionI had some difficulty this week with finding different scenes to capture but I think overall I didn't end up having too much trouble. My only concern is that some photos are a little too dark but I really like the colors in the photos and how you can only see the silhouette of the tress and plants.
DescriptionThis week, I decided to photograph my twin sister Allie for the "people" assignment. I really wanted to capture her personality in the photos and I think my best photo portrays it most accurately. Here is the unedited version compared to the edited one: Shutter Speed: 1/10 Aperture: 2.7 ISO: 75 Edits: I obviously rotated the picture so it was no longer side-ways and cropped out the blurred parts of the image. I also used the clone stamp to remove some of the snow streaks on Allie's coat and brightened the image by adjusting levels and brightness & contrast. Here are my 5 next best photos (in no particular order): ReflectionI had a lot of fun this week because it was snowing outside when I took these and Allie is great at posing for the camera. For the most part it was super easy, the only obstacle was the fact that we were losing light and the lens was getting wet from the snow.
DescriptionFor this week's assignment, I was given free rein on photoshop tutorials to follow to familiarize myself better with the app. Since I am pretty slow when it comes to photoshop and the difficulty of the tutorials varied, some took longer to complete than others. Here are the four finished products: Tutorial #1: Dash of colorThis tutorial was the easiest and quickest to complete. You probably notice that the image has a little more than a "dash" of color because the background is colorful as well, but I couldn't bear to leave those colors out of the image. I like how the effect makes Allie's hair tie and the background stand out. I used the history brush for the first time with this tutorial, so I still learned something new. Tutorial #2: PolaroidsThis tutorial was pretty fun and easy for me. I learned a lot of new skills doing it so it was also great practice. I learned how to create a clipping mask, how to add a drop shadow on an image, and how to create a layer group. I had some difficulties lining up the polaroids well enough so that the image was clear but I think it turned out well overall. Tutorial #3: Dot PatternThis tutorial was a little more time consuming than the rest but I think the result was worth it. In this tutorial I learned how to convert a photo into a smart object, apply the mosaic filter, how to create a custom pattern and fill a layer mask with it, and also how to add a stroke around the dots to make them stand out more. This tutorial was very educational and fun. Tutorial #4: RainbowThis tutorial was another fairly easy one for me, but I also really liked it because of how nice the rainbow effect looks on an image. I learned how to manipulate the gradient tool for this tutorial and became much more familiar with it for future reference. I only had some minor difficulties in placement of the rainbow but after experimenting for a little while I figured it out.
DescriptionFor this week's shooting assignment, I chose to do macro photography. Because I had a band competition this weekend, I was inspired to take some pictures of my sister and I's instruments. Here is my best photo of my sister's french horn, unedited: Here is the final edited version: Shutter Speed: 1/15 Aperture: f 2.7 ISO: 233 Edits: I painted in parts of the background to keep it all black so the instrument could stand out more. I also clone stamped some of the glare off of the instrument so it wasn't too bright. Finally, I adjusted the levels, brightness, and contrast to make the brassy components of the instrument stand out. Here are my next 5 best macro photos: ReflectionThis assignment was somewhat difficult because it took a lot of setup. Adjusting the camera settings to make sure nothing was blurry also became a little tedious. Despite this, I had fun exploring different angles and composition styles and I hope to improve my macro photography skills more in the future.
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