The Final - Slideshow

Three Things I Learned in Photography

1) A photo doesn't have to be something overcomplicated and extraordinary. Sometimes the most simplistic things make for great photography.

2) There are always different ways to take a photo. You dont have to just "point and shoot" anymore. change the angle, depth of field, lighting, setting, etc. Different compostions and views on the same subject can be a drastically new point of view on something simple and ordinary.

3) There are even different ways ro take photos in motion, and depth of field.

Pattern & Texture Critque

How did pattern and texture create dynamics in your photograph?

I used different shapes and objects that were not my typical subjects of my photos so they helped me create new dynamics into my photos.

How did you create a strong composition using pattern and texture?

I mixed the two things in a couple of my pictures and they caused a better understanding of how to use either one or both in one picture.

In what situations would you use a short depth of field for pattern or texture photographs?

When photographers want to capture something thats small in a lot of detail, they use short depth of field to capture the texture and see any patterns in it. This can also be great when you want stuff like that in a magazine or a catalog. Certain patterns and textures can remind people of certain things or make them feel certain ways.

Brainstorm and Planning for "Pattern/Texture"

How can pattern and texture create dynamic photographs?

Different patterns and textures help create different moods and symbolisms when you want something more than a simple picture.

How can a photographer create a strong composition using pattern and texture?

By using certain patterns and textures, a photographer can creating different moods and lighting situations to create more enhanced pictures.

In what situations would you use a short depth of field for pattern or texture photographs?

To get detail in specific patterns or even some textures, so you can get specific when trying to help create different aspects of a photo.

Brainstorming?

I will use some short depths of field and others medium. I don't want to be to far back, cause then I won't be able to get the pattern or possible texture in detail. I also want to use like blankets, something smooth, and possibly eggs.

Critique on "Depth of Field"

Essential Questions:

How did you use aperture to affect the appearance of depth of field in this photograph?

By manipulating the aperture I was able to focus in on one specific object or get all the objects in focus at once. This picture however focuses on the motorcycle up front.

How did you use depth of field to impact the expressive qualities of your photo?

I wanted certain objects focused at one time and others all together. Therefore, I used different aspects of my aperture to focus. By doing so, I was able to capture better detail of the motorcycle in this picture than if I simply took a picture of everything.

Learning Goals and Planning for "Color"

1. What do you know about the essential questions?

They try to help us create better images and understand how to use color to have better composition and   dynamics.

2. List your learning goals specifically based on the essential questions for the project:

I want to be able to show different images that create meaningfulness, and can make certain objects stand out.

3. Brainstorm multiple ideas that meet your learning goals for taking the photos such as who/what/where/lighting/shooting modes/composition/technique:

Get complimentary color together, and also contrasting other ones. Use different lighting and possibly even shading some ways.

Ideas for Complimentary Color Harmony (Include possible subjects, composition elements, lighting, type of depth of field, shooting modes, etc:

Lighting should be soft and not bright sunlight. Use colors such as red and orange, possibly yellow too. long-medium depth of field.

Ideas for Analogous
 (Include possible subjects, composition elements, lighting, type of depth of field, shooting modes, etc:

Use some green or red to contrast. Possibly some purple and orange. Short-medium depth of field. And use Bright sunlight to see the big differences.


 

Critique on "Things"

Essential Questions:

How did you meet your learning goals based on the essential questions?

I went ahead and made sure I got good composition and i made sure the sun helped brighten certain aspects of the glass and eggs, just to add to the grayscale of the picture.

How did your goal setting, brainstorming and planning impact the results of this photo?

Because I planned ahead, I was able to get just the right photos that I wanted.

How did you elevate the content(Your Subject) of this photo from ordinary to extraordinary?

I went ahead and zoomed in on the detail to help get the contrast and attention to detail of the eggs and the glass.

What are dynamics in photography and explain the dynamics in your photograph.

The grayscale helps create a contrast between the light, the glass, the eggs, and the background.

Landscape Critique

How did you meet your learning goals based on the essential questions for this project and what do you still want to learn?

I went ahead and kept my camera with me wherever I went over break. I took pictures of any landscape I thought or found interesting to me, so I could bring out the best qualities of it to everyone else.

How did preplanning/brainstorming impact your results?

I think it allowed me to be able to capture great landscape pictures.

What composition tips did you follow when taking your landscape photos? 

 

I wanted to make sure I didnt capture any trees right in the middle of the photo, or whatever else the object was. I made sure to use the rule-of-thirds and wanted colors that contrast each other a little.

How do the tips work together to impact the success of your photos?

I think I made the pictures come out pretty well. I think the photo above was one of my best.

How did you problem solve quality of light and bad lighting situations?

I went in the morning and in the evenings.

Goal Setting/Planning - Depth of Field Studio

1. List your learning goals specifically based on the essential questions for the project:

I want to be able to learn how to develop black and white film. I also want to be able to take pictures to learn how to focus in several different modes. 

To create a dynamic perspective of taking pictures to try and understand how to incorporate different depths of field into different picutres and get the same quality and complexity as in a regular digital photo .

2. Brainstorm multiple ideas that meet your learning goals for taking the photos such as theme/story/who/what/where/lighting/shooting modes/composition/technique:

1) Move the objects within the picture frame around a lot.

2) Create different dynamic scenarios with different lighting affects and shadows.

3) Try and combine different elements of what it meas to have a quality photo and incorporate them in while taking pictures.

4) Use unique objects, i.e.; my dragon sculpture, an award, etc.

Photography 1: Learning Goals/Planning Blog - Things

Essential Questions:

How do professional photographers take extraordinary photos of ordinary objects?

Who was Edward Weston and how did he take photos that were extraordinary?

What are dynamics in photography?

1. List your learning goals specifically based on the essential questions for the project:

1) Bottles and Glasses:

Goal: achieve the best possible white, gray and black tones, using correct aperture and shutter speed combination. Basically to produce an interesting composition that makes good use of these tones.

2) Water:

Goal: Capture some of water’s different qualities: calm and still, rippling, splashing, falling cascading, moody, etc.

3) Old Things:

Goal: Show how the age of an object influences its character.

2. Brainstorm multiple ideas that meet your learning goals for taking the photos such as who/what/where/lighting/shooting modes/composition/technique:

Tips: Don’t rely on your light meter (use the “point of departure” to get the correct effect)

Background should be true white, but have visible texture to it.

Watch for how the shapes and shadows of the glasses or bottles contrast or reflecting with each other.

Tips: Watch for interesting reflections in water. Try looking for pebbles, fish, etc. in the water.

keep an eye out for floating leaves, sticks, debris, etc. Try shooting a calm surface and then throwing a pebble or something to see the reaction the water makes. you might catch of someone playing or people playing with water.

Tips: look for peeled paint, broken glass, things that have been abandon, used up, worn out. Try to capture the object’s character. Notice how light and texture may help portray that character.

Dream, believe, Inspire

Preplanning helped me stage the right people in the right motions and even good lighting.

How is personal content and perspective important to your image?

I wanted to make sure I captured the perspective of how one might grow up and see that they can make a life for themselves.

How can your image influence change?

I wanted to make sure that kids especially could see that they could grow up and be whatever they want.

How do content, composition, and technique work together in your expressive image that warrants a second look by the viewer?

I added a darkening edge on all the pics to try and create an image of a snapshot like image into someone's life.

Learning Goals/Planning - Landscape

1. List your learning goals specifically based on the essential questions for the project:

I want to be able to capture an old house and some pictures of some old farmlands.

I want to also take pictures that capture a good sun light when it hits the landscape or whatever it is im taking.

2. Brainstorm multiple ideas that meet your learning goals for taking the photos such

 as who/what/where/lighting/shooting modes/composition/technique:

I'm going to use the landscape pictures I took when I was on my way moving from VA to CO. I took alot and therefore I'm sure I can find some good ones.

Motion Critique

I wanted to be able to use different shutter speeds to capture people, inanimate objects in motion. I think I accomplished this by capturing the roaring movement of this river through the mountains.

Brainstorming/preplanning this photo shoot helped by me actually being able to go out and find this river and then since I knew what kind of photos I needed to take, I was already set and ready to take the shot.

The aesthetic qualities my picture is the movement of the rushing water, spilling over  the rocks while the rocks are trying to keep the water restrained and contained.

My photo could be used on a "Go Green - Recycle" campaign ad, or others like it.

I didn't want to overload the photo with excessive materials and multiple subjects, so I was careful to regulate how to take a good photo without doing so.

Learning Goals/Planning for PTSA "Believe, Dream, Inspire.."

1. List your learning goals specifically based on the essential questions for the project:

I want to learn how to get specific lighting and angles of a picture in order to be able to capture emotion and a simple word in a photo. I want to be able to get good contrast and use the rule of thirds appropriately while still being able to add emotion and my perspective on the photo taken.

2. Brainstorm ideas that meet your learning goals for taking the photos such as who/what/where/lighting/shooting modes/composition/technique:

Who: My aunt, Abby (cousin/aunt's daughter), Hannah (cousin/aunt's daughter)

What: "Dream, Believe, Inspire" theme with using "I want to be a doctor/nurse when I grow up"

Where: My aunt's house (dining room, sitting room, driveway)

Lighting: Darkish, Low light in the living room.... same for dining room... driveway is outside, so it will be kinda bright, but I can tone it down/change the composition in photoshop

Shooting modes: simple still shots of people in action, I dont want it too fancy, it might add to much too the photo

Composition: Change the words to "Dream, Believe, Inspire", then for "Dream" use toy hospitaal stuff and my littlest cousin Hannah playing with them... for "Believe" use bunch of books and writing materials surrounding my cousin Abby as if she's studying to be a doctor/nurse

Technique: regular shooting modes (portrait, landscape).. stage everything.. simple photos that really capture the main point of each word in the photo

"Art Portrait Critique

How is this and Art Portrait and how do the elements of Photography help create this photo to be meaningful, you ask?
            My photo is an Art Portrait because it depicts how the subject feels; head bent down between his hands. You could say he's frustrated or sad about something. I didn't take a simple snapshot of him in his everyday atmosphere, but rather one that tried to capture emotion and bring the subject to a more real state of manner. This helps the viewer of the photo come to grips with how it must really fel to be sad or disappointed, or frustrated.



1) What I learned and what I still want to learn:
              I learned how to start to taking pictures in a portrait mode instead of simple snapshots and how to make the individual express emotion through facial expressions and body language. The one thing I want to learn more how to do is how to position a subject in better lighting, better stances that help bring out the meaningfulness of the photo, and how to better express emotion.

2) How did preplanning/brainstorming help get better images:
             When planning the photo shoot, I wanted to get certain placements of the subject, my friend Joe, to try and get a specific emotion out of him. Not by what he was saying, but how he acted; his body language and facial expression telling the story/emotion. Because I planned out these acts for the photo shoot, it was easy to place him and all I had to do at the time was getting the right lighting and composition.

Project: Art Portrait

Brainstorm:

1) Ask one of my family members to be my subject
2) Pick a good setting, with nice soft light.
3) Make the setting simple and place subject by using the 9-Grid squares.
4) Take the 4- 3sets of photos
5) Try early morning and evening or night time or shaded area for settings.
6) Get close-ups and a few well placed crop-shots.

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Inside The Box Critique

1) My learning goals were to try and understand a camera better and get atleast one good quality image.
while I didn't get to fully understand the camera, I still believe that this image is one of my best and I feel good about it.

2) When taking the set of 12 photos, I purposefully arranged the flowers in a pattern as the if someone was walking away dropping them, with footprints in between. This planning gave a great new perspective on the "footprints in the sand" classic picture since it is not on the beach, but more modern, almost city like.

3) I used the 9-Grid template to try and position the flowers in the camera's focal point in specific areas. Then I decided to take the pictures in early morning as the sun was rising in order to ge that bright burst of light t pop through. While it didn't work exactly like I wanted, the pictures still came out pretty well.

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