Photo 7- Still Life

For the last photo assignment I did Still life/ product. I went around and found things with unique shapes and color ranges and took photos of them. It took some time but I got some good ones. This week I also decided to experiment with the effects and editing because I felt the pictures looked cooler with it.  I learned that Its easy to take still life pictures as long as you have the right light.

ISO: 200

Shutter: 1/10

Aperture: 2.75

   

Puns

For the visual puns we had to make it ended up being like the visual dictionary assignment. I learned how to better my techniques in gimp.

BLACK & WHITE

For the black & white assignment I did, I went around taking random shots. I really liked this photo I chose because it had a large variety of tones. It really emphasizes the black & white assignment. I learned that not all pictures look good in black & white, so its not a easy assignment but it gets easier as you go. 

ISO: 80
Aperture:4
Shutter Speed: 1/1000

Visual Dictionary

Color Splash!

For this assignment I chose to do my own type of picture. I chose to do pop color or called color splash. I had to find things where there were many varieties of colors and I it took awhile but I found some. I chose this picture as my favorite because it had a lot of elements I liked, I liked how it was off to the side and only the blue sprinkles showed. I learned that color splash pictures are very hard to take because you cant just take a picture and change it. You have to focus on how the color splash works with it.

ISO:320

Aperture: 6

Shutter: 1/30

Portraits

For this assignment we had to take two different pictures to compare the different lightings. One was light from a window and one was a set up studio lighting. I learned that both have different effects but I really like the window lighting much better!

FOOD :D

  
Food.
The food photography assignment I did was of all different foods in my house the hardest part was getting the lighting right! After awhile I got use to the camera and acme out with a few good photos.  I learned that food photography has many different angles you can take. Its easier to work with food because it doesn't move but its hard to do anything creative with it.

ISO: 80

Aperture: 6

Shutter Speed: 1/30

Gimp 3

For this assignment we had to take an image of the school and use gimp to edit it. We had to put other images into the school and change the school in a way that wouldn't happen. I took my image of the hallway and made it look as if it was flooded and turned into a water park.  I learned many techniques to change your photo and make it look more realistic by adding things like shadows.

Panning

For this weeks motion demo we practiced our new motion technique. It took many tries because you had to get the shutter speed perfect, the ISO, and the Aperture at the right amount to get a good exposure.  We had to use panning to follow our teacher around to make the background blurred but our subject in focus.  It took a lot of tries till we got a good picture. I learned that it will take many tries and you need the right settings for it to work!

Nature

This assignment I did Nature, I tried to take pictures to show the true beauty Michigan offers. I started by taking pictures around my home of the different flowers and plants I could find. Luckily we had great weather so the bright colors really showed through my photography.  These pictures really show the nature that we live it. I learned you have to be patient and you had to make sure there was nothing too distracting in your pictures.

The photo I selected this week,  I think really shows some interesting parts of nature. It only has one main focus, but its not boring because of the unique texture it has.

Panoramic Photo

This week we started the Panoramic assignment that made us even more familiar with Gimp.  It took many tries but I finally made a good panoramic image.  We started off with three single images, no we didn't just use a software to put them together we had to do it manually.  I have my original and then I have applied different effects such as a neon effect to add character.  I learned it takes a lot of patience and a whole lot of time to produce the right image.  

     

Original Panoramic

Posterize

Neon

Old Photo

Black & White

PEOPLE :)

This weeks assignment I picked to do people. Over the past few weeks I went around trying to capture pictures who represented the people I used.  This was my album featuring family and friends.  I tried to show there personalities but keeping it photographic.  It was hard to make sure the subject sat still during this since no one ever listened but at the end I think it came out good. I learned its hard to get the photo just right and make sure no motion gets blurred in it. Even after many tries I came up with a few people photos.  My featured photo is of Drew just fooling around and I captured him staring.

ISO: 200
Aperture: f5.8
Shutter Speed:1/15

Photo Retouch

                 

                

With the Photo Retouch assignment we learned how photo retouching is big business! We went through all  the steps to learn how to create a perfect retouched image to enhance the qualities.  We had to learn how to explore gimp and use cropping and we also had to change the levels.  We learned some of the basic and "somewhat advanced" photo editing techniques.  We will be able to use them in different projects to strengthen our photography stills like we did with this car.

Architecture!

For this assignment I picked to do the Architecture option. I Traveled to Frankenmuth, Michigan and took many photos of the unique buildings.  I tried to highlight the buildings with the features you just don't see everyday.  I went around looking and really liked these ones I choose. The photo Right below was my top pick! It really showed the creativity it took to design these buildings all around the city. These pictures hold a strong influence of Franconian : which are building techniques mostly used in Germany. 

ISO: 80
Shutter speed: 1/800
Aperture: 4

Gimp Assignment

The Gimp assignment we did was a way to explore Gimp the photo editing site. This photo was based on“Creating an Andy Warhol-like Effect.”  You might know him from his paintings using a screen technique, he has done these paintings of famous people and even a soup can! We then used techniques we just learned to create this effect. We practiced the use of layers and resizing the canvas. 

Composition Assignment

Assignment Description;For this assignment, we learned 11 easy teachniques to help us take better photographs. We had 11 elements which included lines, pattern, depth of field, texture, rule of thirds, symmetry, color, balance , perspective, frame, and space. From these easy skills we were able to go around looking for things to catch our creative minds. This assignment we had to think about the picture and not just press a simple button. We lead the camera to create the art of a great picture full of perfect composition. We focused on making the art of an exposure, which made our photos more interesting and just drawing eyes tords them.   

Photo Descriptions;
-Lines- Sign by the school
-Pattern- Atlantis ceiling
-Depth of field- sunchips suspended in water
-Texture- My doggy
-Rule of Thirds- Shoes hung in the tree
-Symmetry- Walmart hall
-Color- Sign
-Balance- banana shadow
-Perspective- car front
-Frame- cruise play set & girl
-Space- pepsi bottle

From this project, I learned how to change my perspective when I take photographs. I learned the elements I need to make it more artistic and stay away from the simple snapshots. Im going to beable to branch out and be creative when it comes to photography. From these simple tools, I learned to make photos look professional and more interesting to view.