Poem based on Location: Be Creative

The sun-drenched sky
Is bright and blue
The sun shines on Church Street
And the Daily Star too

Nestled in a bush
Sits a butterfly
I was lucky to get a picture
Before it fluttered by

And out in front of the Daily Star
Our stars and stripes fly high
The white stars shine bright against a blue back
Which is almost as bright as the sun-drenched sky

Inspired by a Poem: Chestnut Street

Portraits on Location: Chestnut Street

Portrait Assignment

1. Street Portraits: take portraits anonymously, get as close as you can without people noticing
~ I was afraid to get too close because I didn't want them to notice me
~ I zoomed in so I could get a closer picture
~ My sister helped me and stood in front of so it looked like I was taking a picture of her
~  I didn't really pay attention to the composition

2. Documentary Portraits: find subjects who are doing something interesting, they know they are being photographed but they just continue what they are doing
~ I didn't take any photos like this

3. Environmental Portraits: you control the scene
~ I didn't take any photos like this where I put the person in a specific spot

4. Studio Portraits: you control everything to create an interesting photo
~ I went up to some of my friends and asked if I could take their picture; I explained it was for a photo class and they willingly let me photograph them

5. Focus on facial expressions
~ When my friends were looking at the camera when I took their picture, they knew what was going on and when I was done.  They seemed a little confused at first as to why I wanted to take their picture but they went along with it
~ When I asked to take pictures they all smiled for the camera

6. After you are done: are you comfortable photographing new people?
~ I still have not photographed strangers where they knew I was taking their picture
~ I still feel like it would be awkward and creepy if I asked a stranger to take their picture
~ I felt a little awkward going up to my friends and asking them too, so I can try to do this more than move on to people I don't know

Photo Assignment: People

Midterm! Photo Series: Catalog

Photo Assignment #6- Photoshopped

1. Play with the amount of light on your photo by changing the exposure

Underexposed:

2. Take photos outside and observe the difference between sunlight, shade, cloudy

Sunny:

3. Take photos by a window and experiment with backlighting vs sidelighting

4. Use a light source (lamp) as your only light

5. Use a light source and mix it with other lights (room lights)

6. Last set

Photo Assignment #6

1. Play with the amount of light in your photo by changing the exposure

Underexposed:

2. Take photos outside and observe the difference between sunlight, shade, cloudy

Sunny:

3. Take photos by a window and experiment with backlighting vs sidelighting

4. Use a light source (lamp) as your only light

5. Use a light source and mix it with any other lights (room lights)

6. Last day set

Writing Assignment #5

1. What things interest you about the subject you photographed?

• my subject was trees
• they all have different shapes and textures
• they cast different shadows
• looking at a tree as a whole, it differs so much within itself (trunk vs small, thin branches at the very top)

2. Evaluate how well your compositions help the viewer to see what interested you

• I tried to take pictures of both tree trunks and small branches
• I love the way the branches look against the bright blue sky
• with the trees and branches against the blue sky, it makes the trees look taller than they seem
• the sun adds shadows that create interesting photos on their own

Photo Assignment #4

Writing Assignment #4

What areas is the photo strong/weak? What would you do to improve the photo?

1. composition: the arrangement of subjects in the frame

• scale of 1-10: 5
• a little boring
• the straight contrasts nicely with the curved bracelet

2. lighting: direction of light (and other qualities)

• scale of 1-10: 6
• the bottom right corner is the darkest and it fades to the top left corner being the lightest
• the viewer can see the shadows underneath the objects

3. clear focal point (focus, color, contrast. etc)

• scale of 1-10: 6
• the face of the watch could be a focal point because it is bright and has light reflecting off of it
• the bracelet could also be a focal point because of the shape it is in (curved, overlapping itself)

4. there is a clear purpose: the photo conveys the goal/message of the photographer

• scale from 1-10: 1
• the photo has no message
• I wasn't trying to convey any specific message or purpose

5. the subject is interesting

• scale from 1-10: 4
• interesting shapes
• not just straight lines
• the 2 objects are set in different lines and shapes making them contrast with each other

6. unique perspective

• scale from 1-10: 2
• the lighting makes it interesting
• the angle is boring and cliche

7. creativity

• scale from 1-10: 2
• the lighting and shapes help make it slightly unique
• the placement of the bracelet overlapping itself next to the watch which is just straight

8. depth of image, multiple layers

• scale from 1-10: 2
• the objects are clearly on top of a background (rug)
• the rug and the lighting gives the photo nice shadows and textures that add some depth

9. emotional response

• scale from 1-10: 1
• no emotional response at all
• objects are boring

10. technical skill

• scale from 1-10: 1
• no technical skill was needed

To improve the photo:

• try a different angle on the objects
• find different objects that aren't so normal and boring
• play with what is in focus and out of focus

Photo Assignment #3

Close and Far:

Far: not really any detail, hard to see, hidden by rug

Close: easy to see detail, very clear, stands out on top of rug

High and Low:

Low: perspective from underneath the chair, it's hanging down towards the viewer, the viewer can see underneath the chair

High: bird's eye view, the hanging ends are away from the viewer, the viewer can see the floor underneath the chair and bracelet

Disorder and Balance:

Disorder: out of focus, the objects are kind of chaotic, strewn about randomly

Balance: the objects are neat, nicely lined up, organized, everything is in focus

Choice: Sharp and Blurry

Sharp: clear, in focus, the objects are clearly defined

Blurry: everything is fuzzy, objects kind of get lost in the background, harder to tell what the objects are

Photo Assignment #2 continued

Photograph pieces of fruit