Animal Photography

For this weeks assignment I chose to do a picture of animals. We were told to try to capture the essence of the animal in the picture. I used a mixture of shutter speeds and apertures to capture the picture below of the goose flying over the water. I learned how to capture a moment in time for this assignment to truly bring out the essence of an animal.

Fstop: f/4.3
ISO:80
Focal Length: 60.00 mm
Exposure: 1/320

School context assignment

For this assignment we took a photo of a scene around the high school and then used Gimp to edit in images from other pictures on the internet in order to portray the school in a different context. For my photo, I took a picture of the main hallway in the school then added pictures of Harry Potter and others playing quidditch and a backdrop of Hogwarts castle through the library windows.

Motion capture

for this assignment we were tasked with taking a picture that showed motion. For this we were taking pictures of Mr.Bush riding by on his bike while we panned with him and took a picture when he was in front of us. This caused the background of the image to be blurred but Mr. Bush to be clear. Through this we learned how to take pictures of an object in motion but have it turn out to be the crisp image while the background was blurred.
F stop: 8
Focal length : 9.1
Exposure time: 1/125

Black and White Photo assignment 2

One of the topics we were asked to take black and white pictures. My favorite one is the picture of the tree bellow because it has a shot of the sky that makes the sky look a lot more gloomy but on that day it was actually quite nice out so it gives the picture a darker feel.

Fstop: f/5
iso: 400
Focal Length: 7.30
Exposure: 1/1600

Panoramic photo

Today we learned how to do a panoramic photo in GIMP. A panoramic photo is one that is generally of a few large images stitched together to make one image. This allows you to take large high definition zoomed in photos instead of one far away photo to get a much better picture. Below is an image of the front of the school.

Gimp Assignment 2

For this assignment we were required to take an image of a car and make edits to it to make it look like a sample we were given. The first image is the edited image. I adjusted the levels to make things appear darker and we also used the clone tool to get rid of some of the light glare. This assignment taught how to use the clone tool and the levels adjustment. These two things togather can make a large difference in the outcome of an image.

Macro Photography

For this assignment we were told to choose a topic based off the different types of photography. I chose Macro Photography which is the act of taking a picture of an object up close to reveal the minute details of the image.

The Shutter speed for this was 1/1600
Focal Length: 6
Fnumber: 3.5

This image was by far my best example of Macro that I took it shows the very small details of the image down to the single fibers.

These are some of the other Macro images I took:

Gimp Assignment 1

Through this assignment we learned about gimp. I have used the program before so there wast much of a surprise when we were told to use it. The image here is an image of Dave Beckett in 4 different colors

Digital Photography Assignment 1 - Macro

For this assignment I will be demonstrating the use of Macro photography which is the act of taking close up pictures and making them seem larger then they are. After browsing photos online I have chosen a few that I wish to emulate for my assignment.

Shutter Speed and Aperature

For this assignment we had to learn about shutter speed and aperture and make adjustments to both to get different pictures. We had to have 4 pictures for Aperture and 4 pictures for shutter speed. From this assignment I learned that by adjusting shutter speed and aperture you are able to completely change the way the image look.

The first group of images are an example of aperture changing the depth of field and making the background more or less blurry depending on the amount of change

The second group is showing how shutter speed can make a difference in the amount of blur in the images and it shows and accentuates movements very well

Composition Project

In this project we were tasked with capturing the 11 elements of photography. These elements are: The Rule of thirds, color, balance, framing, perspective, space, pattern, symmetry, texture, depth of field, and lines. These are the elements of a good photo.

Because of this assignment I was able to learn about the different styles of photography and how each one interacts with the other to make an amazing picture. The lessons learned through this assignment will definitely help me on my way to become a great photographer.

Picture 1: This picture shows the element of Depth of Field with the water bottle being in focus while the background being out of focus

Picture 2: This picture uses the rule of thirds because the subject of the picture is sitting on one side of the thirds line and fills up 1/3 of the frame.

Picture 3: This picture shows symmetry with each of the parts of the building being the same size and designed in the same way

Picture 4: This picture uses lines to show where the main part of the subject is.

Picture 5: This picture uses texture in an ironic way because while the cover says water every thing around it is dry and dying.

Picture 6: This picture illustrates Perspective. Since we are looking up at the chair it makes it look much larger and intimidating then it actually is

Picture 7: This image shows framing by literally having some one pose in a door frame while the door acts as an outline

Picture 8: This picture shows Color by having the green exit sign stand out against the white and black background

Picture 9: This picture illustrates space by having the pen which is normally small take up a large piece of space

Picture 10: Balance is what is illustrated in this image since the image it self is mostly focused on the right side with the fire hydrant and the sign

Picture 11: This is an example of pattern due to the fact that all of the lockers are in the exact same place.