Nature

Well, the second photo assignment definitely went better than the first. This weeks theme... Nature. I took pictures on two different days: one was sunny the other was grey and dull, but both sets represent what winter looks like in Michigan. Although we do not get many, I like the sunny days. I also used some of editing things we learned about in class such as cloning and levels. That is all I really have to say so here are the pictures.


Favorite Picture:

So I was walking around My house looking for pictures to take and I spotted this row of dried berries. These we the only berries on this bush and usually they are on every branch. I liked that they survived the cold winter and didn't fall off.  I also liked the colors, especially the contrast between the berries and sky.


Technical Details:
ISO: 80
Shutter Speed: 1/249
Aperture: 4.9


Slide Show:

GIMP Assignment #2: Camouflage, Crop, and Color

The Original Photograph:

The Edited Photograph:

I started with a photograph, taken by Noelle Jacobs, and edited it using the application GIMP. First I used the cropping tool, but then I learned how to used the camouflage tool to erase some of the reflections off of the car, It was kind of cool. Then I painted the background with the color black to create the final image.

Still Life

This was our first photo assignment and I choose Still Life. In Still Life you manipulate the lighting and take the photo in a studio-like setting. While doing this I realized that I still have a ways to go in order to be a good photographer. I am still learning the how to use the exposure triangle and the only way I am going to get better is practice so let's hope the upcoming assignments are better.

In my favorite picture, I was looking down into a container of multicolored toothpicks. I like it because of the colors and the arrangement of the toothpicks in a spiky spiral.

Technical Data: 

shutter speed: 1/40 second

aperture (F#):  2.96

ISO: 800

GIMP Assignment #1: POP! Art

In this assignment we used the photo editing software GIMP for the first time. We used pictures of ourselves and made pop art, a style that was popularized by Andy Warhol. He used everything from soup cans to Elvis in order to create his images. This is my version of the Pop Art. 

Photoshop.com Album: Composition

Composition Assignment

In this assignment we had to take photographs using 11 different styles of composition. While doing this assignment I learned that in order to be a good photographer, you must think about the shot instead of just pointing and shooting.

Space=  "Burning Incense"
Texture= "Towel"
Color= "Poinsettia"
Frame=  "Girl Walking"
Balance=  "Light Shining Past Window"
Lines=  "Bushes to Harvest"
Symmetry= "A Light"
Field of Depth= "Bookshelf"
Rule of Thirds= "Spices"
Perspective= "Underneath a Flower"
Pattern= "Wine Rack"