Author: Samantha

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Catch the Action

In this project, we took photos of objects or people in action. While taking these photos I tried to keep the camera low to the ground, in order to, make sure the image gives the impression of someone or something in motion. Also I tried to have have less motion in the background of the photo. This makes the photo easier to edit, along with, allowing the subject to be the main focus. If you are taking an action photo I recommend keeping the camera still. Shaking the camera will increase the difficulty of editing and, if you are creating a stacked photo, it will make it look better. If I could I would want to photograph an action shot of a gymnast. A gymnast would be constantly moving in a photo and performing interesting skills.

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Framing Your Subject

In this project, we had to find object that we could use to frame the subject and draw the eye to the subject. This project is very similar to the Rule of Thirds project because the goal is to try to draw the eye to the subject. I found it hard to find something to frame. But it was easy to find things to use to frame my subject outside, not as much inside.

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Rule of Thirds

Our goal in this project was to take interesting photos using the rule of thirds. I found it very difficult to take pictures of objects because, often, the objects wouldn’t form an interesting composition. However, I found it easy to take photos of people. In the beginning of the project, I thought all you had to do to have a rule of thirds photo was to put something on an intersection of the lines. Now, I have realized that that is not always the case. You need something to capture your attention. I also learned that when taking a straight forward portrait photo, you should line up the eyes of the person. In the portrait below, I tried to line up Hannah’s eye with the camera. In the objects photo, I wanted to have a different object on each intersection. One intersection is on the eye of the bird statue; another is on the wall, and the other two intersections are focused on objects.

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Black Infinite Background

As I said in my previous post, to create an infinite background photo you must change the setting of your camera to manual, this can’t be done with every camera. After doing this you should adjust the shutter speed and ISO. By adjusting the shutter speed, the camera can take in more or less light. This allows the photo you take to be brighter or darker. The ISO will change the sensibility of the camera. It worked very well to stand far away from the background. This created no shadow on the background which would ruin the photo. However, it was difficult to create a photo where we could clearly see our faces due to the darkness of the photo.

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White Infinite Background

To create an infinite background photo you must change the setting of your camera to manual, this can’t be done with every camera. After doing this you should adjust the shutter speed and ISO. By adjusting the shutter speed, the camera can take in more or less light. This allows the photo you take to be brighter or darker. The ISO will change the sensibility of the camera. It worked very well to stand far away from the background. This created no shadow on the background which would ruin the photo. However, it was difficult to create a photo without shadows. The brightness of the photo when being taken allowed for many shadows.

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5 Shots

For the 5 Shots project, our class was told to take 15 photos, 5 of each subject. One of the subjects had to be a person, while the other 2 had to be objects. Each photo must be of a different angle of the person or object. That doesn’t mean moving the camera to the left or right some and keeping it the same height. It means moving it up and down as well. This was by far the most challenging part of the project, along with finding objects that you would want to take photos of. I think it was hardest to photograph the fake plant because I took photos one day, but the next day I realized that I did not have enough photos. This meant that I had to continue the photos and drag the heavy plant back to the same spot that it was on the previous day. This project allowed me to broaden my idea of the perspectives and angels that photos can be taken.

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24 Colors

For the 24 Colors project, our class was supposed to take pictures of a box of 24 crayons. Each crayon had to match the background. I found it difficult to find very similar or the same colors as some of the crayons. Also each day, we were only able to get a certain amount of crayons done, some days I could only get a few done. However, I found taking the photo easy once I found the background for the crayon.

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