In this assignment, I took photos during Senior Hill Day at cross country. I focused my camera on a spot and took pictures of the girls as they came down the hill and through the tunnel. I really liked how you can see the excitement of the event in the photos.
MY BEST PHOTOGRAPH:
Other EVENT Photos:
In this assignment, I learned how to set up my camera for moving pictures and focus it on the go. Also, getting the right angle as they were coming down the tunnel. I really liked being able to capture all the expressions and energy of the event.
Monday, October 31, 2011
School Photoshop
In this assignment, we had to take a picture of or in our school and use Photoshop to alternate it to make it look unreal in some way. We could change the colors or add in a background, as well as editing in things, people, or objects. We were challenged to use all of the things that we have learned in Photoshop to create a great photograph.
MY FINAL PHOTOGRAPH:
In this assignment, I learned how to be creative the things that I have learned in Photoshop. I really liked being able to adjust the contrast of the building to make it look sleeker, as well as inserting my own background. I wasn't intending to do a Star Wars theme, but once I made the building look like it does above and added the space background, it just made sense. I loved being able to do anything to the photograph and learned how to edit in images.
MY FINAL PHOTOGRAPH:
In this assignment, I learned how to be creative the things that I have learned in Photoshop. I really liked being able to adjust the contrast of the building to make it look sleeker, as well as inserting my own background. I wasn't intending to do a Star Wars theme, but once I made the building look like it does above and added the space background, it just made sense. I loved being able to do anything to the photograph and learned how to edit in images.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Panoramic Assignment
In this assignment, we had to take photos and turn them into a panoramic photo using Photoshop. I used a tripod to keep the photographs level while I was taking several. Once I had my photos, I put them into Photoshop and it merged them for me.
PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHS:
There are two additional photos, but they were too big to upload.
In this assignment I learned several techniques that must be used when taking panoramic photographs. First, I learned that you should use a tripod in order to keep your photo level all the way through. I also learned that you have to overlap about one-third of each photograph with the last one. I had one vertical panoramic that didn't load, but I learned that you could do that!
PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHS:
There are two additional photos, but they were too big to upload.
In this assignment I learned several techniques that must be used when taking panoramic photographs. First, I learned that you should use a tripod in order to keep your photo level all the way through. I also learned that you have to overlap about one-third of each photograph with the last one. I had one vertical panoramic that didn't load, but I learned that you could do that!
Monday, October 24, 2011
Photo Assignment Three: MACRO
In this assignment, I tried to capture the detail in an object. I was lucky enough to come across a butterfly and loved the color in the photo. I used my focal length to focus my photo and the subject. I used my aperture to adjust the depth of field creating a blurred background.
MY BEST PHOTOGRAPH:
Shutter Speed-1/499
Aperture- f5.6
ISO- 400
I this assignment I learned how to adjust the shutter speed and aperture to balance the light, depth of field, and focus. I really had to make small adjustments as I got closer and closer. I learned how to pick out objects that I could show details in and highlight the right parts.
Other good macro photographs...

MY BEST PHOTOGRAPH:
Shutter Speed-1/499
Aperture- f5.6
ISO- 400
I this assignment I learned how to adjust the shutter speed and aperture to balance the light, depth of field, and focus. I really had to make small adjustments as I got closer and closer. I learned how to pick out objects that I could show details in and highlight the right parts.
Other good macro photographs...
Monday, October 17, 2011
Photo Assignment Two: PEOPLE
For the people assignment, we are supposed to take a candid portrait of someone that shows off their personality. I was taking pictures of my friend throwing leaves and got this really great photo of her laughing. I took a lot of different photos with varying numbers of people, but tried to get a shallow depth of field in all of them to draw the eye to the subject of the photograph.
MY BEST PHOTOGRAPH:
Shutter Speed- 1/320
Aperture- f5.6
ISO Number- 1600
These are some of my favorite photos for this week's assignment...

In this assignment, I learned how to adjust my aperture and ISO to get the right amount of lighting for the outdoor setting and light. I worked on my ability to take good action picture, in this case of people. I worked on how to get the color just right to show the fall setting.
MY BEST PHOTOGRAPH:
Shutter Speed- 1/320
Aperture- f5.6
ISO Number- 1600
These are some of my favorite photos for this week's assignment...
In this assignment, I learned how to adjust my aperture and ISO to get the right amount of lighting for the outdoor setting and light. I worked on my ability to take good action picture, in this case of people. I worked on how to get the color just right to show the fall setting.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Photo Inspiration Two
In this assignment, I want to capture a portrait of a person. I really want to get great lighting and color like the first picture.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rohtas/843626014/
I also really loved the the way this one plays with the angles of the person in subject. It also makes you think about a deeper meaning over covering up and what the person is feeling.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cubagallery/3391875360/
In this photo, the photographer really takes advantage of the spacing and the background. I also love the way they capture just a bit of the wind in the picture.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cubagallery/4485388695/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rohtas/843626014/
I also really loved the the way this one plays with the angles of the person in subject. It also makes you think about a deeper meaning over covering up and what the person is feeling.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cubagallery/3391875360/
In this photo, the photographer really takes advantage of the spacing and the background. I also love the way they capture just a bit of the wind in the picture.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cubagallery/4485388695/
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Photo Assignment One: ANIMAL
In this assignment, I was trying to capture my dog in motion in order to complete the subject of an animal. The lighting wasn't great, so I used my shutter speed, aperture, and ISO to adjust the exposure of the photo. I got a wide range of exposures and shutter speeds in these photos that allow for many different types of photographs.
This was my best photo:
The Shutter Speed was... 1/249
The Aperture was... 29
The ISO was... 1600
This is my slide show for this assignment, which shows my other photos for the week.
In this assignment, I learned how to adjust my exposure elements to all types of light. I wasn't used to doing it quickly and in the dark, like you see in one of the photos. I was really happy with the way the shadows played off of my dog and how the light that came through caught the color of his fur. I also learned how to adjust my zoom to get the right amount of room for the subject of the picture.
This was my best photo:
The Shutter Speed was... 1/249
The Aperture was... 29
The ISO was... 1600
This is my slide show for this assignment, which shows my other photos for the week.
In this assignment, I learned how to adjust my exposure elements to all types of light. I wasn't used to doing it quickly and in the dark, like you see in one of the photos. I was really happy with the way the shadows played off of my dog and how the light that came through caught the color of his fur. I also learned how to adjust my zoom to get the right amount of room for the subject of the picture.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Car Show Photoshop
I this assignment, we took a photo of a car shot by Noelle Jacobs and used Photoshop to edit it. I learned how to use the cloning stamp to get rid of glares by copying the color from a spot beside it. I used the levels to adjust the color and darkness of the photo. I learned how to use the select tool to black out the background and darken the windshield. You can really see how using Photoshop makes a photo look more professional and clear-cut.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Motion Blur Demo
In this assignment, we went outside and took pictures of OD riding his motorcycle in order to learn how to create motion blur in a photo. I thought it was really difficult at first, but found that using a higher shutter speed was helpful as long as I was able to stay right with him. I also had the advantage of a much higher aperture, which allowed me to do this in the bright light of the day.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Shadows and Light Inspiration
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deniscollette/406158510/
I really loved this photo because it doesn't look really fancy or professional, but the shadows are amazing! The shape of the leaf comes out onto the ground and is the center of the photo. The shadow is really dark and helps to create great contrast in this photo.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/riccarducci/1434420180/
This photo really brings out the composition element of framing in a really creative way. The subject is the man, but he is dark and almost mysterious. I also really love how detailed that walk and building are in this photo.
I really loved this photo because it doesn't look really fancy or professional, but the shadows are amazing! The shape of the leaf comes out onto the ground and is the center of the photo. The shadow is really dark and helps to create great contrast in this photo.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/riccarducci/1434420180/
This photo really brings out the composition element of framing in a really creative way. The subject is the man, but he is dark and almost mysterious. I also really love how detailed that walk and building are in this photo.
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