The first semester was so fun! I enjoyed learning more about using cameras and exploring with angles, lighting, and settings. My thoughts have changed a lot about photography, I learned how to take photos and how to process every little detail taken within the shot. I have changed the way I take photos, I use the rule of thirds in many more of the photos I take. My favorite project was “Black Portraits”, because I took many great photos of my friends, and learned how to incorporate lighting appropriately into my photos. I don’t think I will continue studying photography in high school and , I cant see myself living off of taking photos. However, it is definitely my number one hobby and will continue to be in the future. I am going to miss this photography class, but not the teacher because he’s a bully… lol, bye Mr. Fitz!(just kidding we will all miss you) This is my favorite photo I took of my friend, Tabitha.
In this project we were asked to take a picture of a very small object, however this object has to take up the entire shot. I did much experimenting with the angles of my shot, in order for the small objects to take up the entire photo I needed to get pretty interesting angles. The number one thing that was very annoying in this project was not being able to focus the camera! I took about 5 photos of one object and somehow they always came out blurry! I fixed this problem by backing the camera away from the object and simply zooming in with the camera. I would love to take a close up picture of a snowflake falling from the sky, I think snowflakes are very unique and I would love to capture it’s design while floating down. Here are the rest of my photos!
Our photography project was inspired by a New York photographer, Justin Bettman. “Set in the street” our job was to put together a set in a random place, in our case we used the school. The set was also inspired by Carrie Mae Weems. an artist who uses multiple techniques in her images such as fabrics and digital audio. Editing the photos took some to little effort. We used Photoshop, First I needed to make a big elliptical marquee, after I placed it where I wanted, select, modify and clicked feather. Final steps were select, inverse, and play with the curves to my desire. This affect made a drastic affect on the lighting in this picture. My family and I are always going to church together, usually on a late Wednesday night. A perfect place where all of us are together and look ready to take pictures. Here are the rest of my photos.
Catching someone or something performing an action is harder than it may seem. The images blur, and sometimes by the time you take the photo the action is over! Our objective was to capture 8 photos of actions. I used my iPhone, however I had my “HDR” setting off, or else the picture would move. Getting a good angle for taking action photos is a good thing to remember, also taking multiple photos is a good tip. Afterwards you can look and see which photo you like best out of the many that were taken. I would like to photograph an action in the sport Muay Thai. Maybe like a knock out or punch to the stomach. Anyways…. check out all my photos Here!
I am very thankful for the family and friends I have in El Salvador, even though I have not seen them in 6 years. I love all of them and I have many memories and connections with each and every family member.
I am very thankful for my dog Max. He always acts like a big, warm, soft baby around me! He keeps me company and is always a great listener when I need to rant about anything at all! I have had him ever since he was 8 months and now he’s 1 year old! I can’t wait for all of the other memories I will make with Max!
I am very thankful for my Muay Thai gear! My gloves and shin pads protect me from getting hurt while sparring! I don´t know in what condition I would be in without my gear! I always have my gear with me if I´m sparring or just training! Muay Thai is basically kickboxing with more elements of striking and protecting.
I am very thankful for food! One of my favorite food places in IN-N-OUT! California has the best burgers ever! Burgers from IN-N-OUT have a savory taste and they are always juicy! Shakes and fries are incomparable to other burger places! I am very thankful for this place and the Spread!
I am very thankful for my baby sister Daira. As of now she is 5 months old, she is very strong, healthy, and big. I am thankful that she was brought into the world in a loving family, who can and will support her in everything and anything. I will do my very best to be a good role model and friend to my baby sister.
I am very thankful for the experience I had in Los Angeles, California. I went to a detention center where children that have been taken away from there families are kept. These children have crossed the border into the U.S illegally with there families, have been caught by ICE, and separated from their families for no good reason. In my personal views this is inhumane and justice should be served. Therefore I went and protested in front of a detention center, where I saw a sign covered in flowers was put together for the children.
I am very thankful for chap stick. This amazing products makes sure your lips stay nice and hydrated. I use this morning, afternoon, and night. I always have it on me! Especially in the winter time when most people have ashy, cracked, and dry lips. I have smooth, moisturized, soft lips! I definitely recommend it!
Then they smiled! At first some people seem unapproachable and angry. The most difficult part of this project was having the guts to go up to people and ask “may I take your picture?”. Overall I see some changes in facial expressions can determine so much about a persons mood. However, it does not change the type of person they are. I would ask my clients 4 questions. Hobbies? Talents? Memorable life changing moment. Likes and dislikes. I can determine what kind of a person they are by knowing all of these things. I feel that any sort of bias is only made when talking to people, stereotypes can create bias and therefore impact my job as a photographer in that way. Here is the link to all my other photos!
The room was completely dark. Just flashlights, cameras, and creativity in the room. We used manual settings and lowered the shutter speed to about 15 seconds. Many people needed to be involved in order to create different light objects in the picture. Covering the light after finishing your design was very helpful, to ensure the object drawn was clear to see. Tracing the object after drawn over and over again messed up the drawing. Many people did not trace right over the object and ended up scribbling too much; to even tell what the object drawn was. Every second counted and time was limited working within the time meant everything! Sometimes we took too long and had to start over this was incredibly frustrating! This project really does not need anything else to be changed or looked at twice. Click here to see all my other photos!
The Rule of thirds is commonly known in photography. The rules include using lined grids in order to take your photos. Many things that did work included using 2 people in the photo on 2 grid lines. This allowed the photo to focus on the people and not backgrounds. Things that didn’t always work were things such as using small objects, because placing grid lines on such small things was a struggle. At first I thought the rule of thirds were some kind of rule all photographers had to follow. I was somewhat correct, because most people follow these rules in the objects/people they photograph. I later found out the rule of thirds were only certain suggestions people make to take better put together photos. Here is the link to all my other photos!
In this project we did something very similar to my other project “Portraits with an Infinite background”. Except we used a black background; believe it or not this changed everything about our photos. We still used light on our faces and realized later on that light could be both good and bad; because if we did not use light our faces would not be seen. Light also created shadows and beams of light on our black background something we don’t want. We then tried a method of pointing the light away from the model, this created enough light to be seen in the photo but not enough for the light to reach our background. I enjoyed being able to explore the dark side of portraits; I enjoyed it more than the white backgrounds. Click here to see all my other photos!
An Infinite background, meaning no shadows. Therefore I used a white background for all my photos; minor lighting was also used but later we found out it just made our faces look shiny. We also did have natural lighting in front of us which made a difference by making our background brighter. Taking pictures from a far distance did not work because our camera would lose focus; however more of a photo zoomed in focused in our facial features. Using this method of zooming in also helped block out possible shadows and lighting behind us. Overall this project was a breeze because once we found out what worked and what didn’t’; we were finishing photos in no time. Click Here to see all my other photos!
