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#Pro Level

By 459450 | January 22, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment

This whole semester I learned so many new things about photography. 24 colors, I learned that it’s not that hard to find things that match with each other. 5 angles, I found out about angles that make you look tall or short. 7 days, I was giving my thanks to 7 things in my life. Action photos, I learned that a picture doesn’t have to be blurry to be in action. Black background, I learned how to take a good picture with everything behind you being black. Portraits with an infinite background, I learned how to get rid of these ugly squares and make a photo have just white in the background. Smile, people love to smile and it makes you feel happy seeing someone smile. Rule of thirds, I learned about the three lines. Those are the different projects we had, photography was full of finding ideas and enhancing its beauty in a picture. My thoughts have not changed on photography. No, I have not changed the way I take my pictures. My favorite project was light graffiti because we got to creat designs with glow sticks. Photography does not interest me as a career. Yes, I will continue learning about photography next year because it’s fun and you see different perspectives. Down below, is my favorite picture.

Getting Close

By 459450 | January 10, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment

The point of this project was to take a picture of an object really close, you couldn’t zoom in. You had to capture all the little details. What worked really well with this project was taking pictures of raindrops because it was cool and easy. I tried taking pictures of leaves which was new. What didn’t work was zooming in because the picture would become blurry and weird. It wasn’t really hard to find subjects but there were times where I couldn’t find what to take pictures of. There were no issues with the camera. If I had the equipment, time, and ability to get there, I would take a picture of a butterfly’s wings. Down below are my favorite pictures I took. If you want to see the rest of my pictures click here.

Set in the Street

By 459450 | December 20, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment

Kitchen Table. We had to take different photos of us doing an action at a kitchen table. The photographers that were used for this project were Carrie Mee Weems and Justin Bettman. If you want to see their websites click their name. The tools I used was the contrast of black and white, I used the oval marquee tool, feather, and inverse. If I had to choose a place to tell my family’s story I would take it on the front steps of my grandma’s steps in El Salvador. You would see a blue house, trees, and a whole lot of trees. Click here to see the rest of my photos.

Catch the Action

By 459450 | December 5, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment

The point of the project was to take pictures of someone in action. For example, you had to catch someone running or jumping. I didn’t really do much but I added a filter to make it darker or lighter. I also took a lot of pictures while the action was in process. So then I could go back and choose one that really got the action. I also wanted the background without people. Let me give you some tips. I suggest to take a lot of pictures not only one. I suggest to get a good setting. If I could picture someone playing soccer that would be great. If you want to see the rest of my pictures, click here.

7 Days

By 459450 | November 30, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment

In 7 days we had to take 7 different photos of things we are thankful for. I took a picture of my family because they got me through the hardest times, helped me at my worst, and loved me through everything. I took a picture of food because it stops my starvation and when I’m sad it’s there. Also, good food is good. I am thankful for my friends because they stuck with me through thick and thin. I took a picture of my clothes because it was a way to express myself. I’m thankful for my school because I have a good education. I took a picture of where I live because I’m thankful I have a roof over my head, yeah, it might not be perfect but I love it. I’m thankful for my health and that I’m healthy. Those are 7 things I’m thankful for. What are you thankful for? Click here to see my pictures.

Smile :)

By 459450 | November 19, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment

In my opinion the hardest part of this project was to get people to take a picture. The change I saw were people looked brighter. Also, when a strong, scary person smiled they didn’t look scary anymore. Bias can affect your job as a photographer because if you don’t like this person, you might not try as hard to take a good picture of them. But, if you like the person you‘re going to try to make them look good in the photo. When hired you should ask question like “how was your day?”, “what do you like to do?” Things to make them feel comfortable or maybe you could tell jokes to make them smile or laugh. Just say whatever will make the person comfortable. See my slideshow here.

Light Graffiti

By 459450 | October 29, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment

We took our pictures by putting the camera to manual, used F-Stops ISO setting. We had to put the shutter speed to 10 seconds and during those 10 seconds we used our light to make a design. What worked was using a flashlight. What didn’t work was using the light from your phone. What frustrated me during the project was getting everybody to do their design on time and finding backgrounds to do. To look at the rest of my photos click here.

Rule of Thirds

By 459450 | October 29, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment

I would say putting the grid setting worked. What didn’t work was taking pictures of people hugging. My thoughts on rule of thirds is that it can help to make the picture better and more interesting. My thoughts haven’t changed really. So there is 2 lines going vertically and 2 lines horizontal, you have to put the main thing in your picture on one of the 2 lines. I usually put the object in one of the 2 lines. You can see the rest of my photos here.

Portraits With Black Background

By 459450 | October 11, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment

To take pictures we used the camera on manual and used a light to put it on the person, not on the background. We stood in front of the light so it won’t get on the black background. I would say what didn’t work was putting the light on the background, it made the background stay brighter then its supposed to be. What worked was turning the person lighter, so the background looks like a black hole. If you want to see all my pictures click here

Portraits with an Infinite Background

By 459450 | October 3, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment

So to take the photos we had to put the camera to manual, we had to hold a light too. The background was a white paper. To edit the photos we had to go to Adobe Photoshop but not to photoshop but to change the light settings. I added a picture I took and messed with the contrast and the background lightness. So I made the background lighter and the person darker. Then I cut the edges because it was yellow. I would say the person being color than just grey is better. What didn’t work was the contrast of black and white. If you want to see the rest of my photos, click here