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

Writing Assignment #3

One way to focus attention to the main subject of your photo is using aperture to control the depth of field.  Other ways to draw the viewers attention are to have the object be a very bright color, or a unique shape.  This will make the viewer look at the object more closely and examine it more than if it was something more boring or dull. You ca also have the object against a plain background (ex. a white wall) so whatever the object looks like, it will be more interesting than what is behind it and the viewer will want to look at it more.