For my first semester in photography I have been able to learn different ways to capture photos overtime. The types of assignments we’ve had to do for this class was make our very own logo so people know who has taken the photo, photo taking around the school, taking photos at home, etc. My overall view for photography has definitely changed for this class, and it has helped me grow better as a learning photographer, which makes me think I have advanced along the way. My favorite project for photography was making our logo and and Getting Close. I’m not too sure why I enjoyed those two but I did because it was pretty easy for me. I’d like to continue photography in high school because it was the only class I actually enjoyed. I want to see more of what I can expand onto photography in the future.
Getting Close:
For this project we had to take 5 pictures of something living and 5 pictures of something not living. What worked well for this project was taking pictures of objects that were not living because it was a bit hard to find 5 objects that aren’t living besides a person. If I had more time for this project I would take more pictures of different displays of artwork that I could find at home, school, etc. You can find the rest of my photos here
Kitchen Table
For this project we needed to take 4 pictures of different themes that would go on in someones lifetime. This project was based off/http://www.justinbettman.com/ and lhttp://carriemaeweems.net/bio.html . The Photo Shop tools we used for this project were the zoom out tool, black and white to edit the color of our photos, and the circle tool. A place I would use for my family’s story photo I would take it at their birthplace. You can find the rest of my photos here https://drive.google.com/open?id=18i9RvLiMbsAZhRiz_7n2OB14weHqH0Pu
Catch the Action:
For this project we had to take 8-10 photos of people doing a action. What I did for this project to capture good images was taking my photos closer to the person or getting into specific angles that made the photo come out in a certain type of perspective. The tips for this project I have are not taking the photo too close away although you can crop it. Also to get good actions so the photos aren’t boring like mine. A sport I would love to photograph would be track and field or football. You can find the rest of my photos here
7 Days
Then I Asked Them To Smile:
For this project I had to take 2 pictures of 1 different person asking them for one not to smile and the other to smile. What I found to be difficult for this project was asking 15 people to do the same two things. The changes I found in each photo was since everyone person had a different face sometimes one person looked more serious with a straight face than another person. Or one person looked happier than someone else. Bias could affect my job as a photographer because it could make look at the photos differently than how I would’ve pictured them. When hired the type of questions you should ask should be to ask the person to angle themselves in a certain way so the person who sees the photos are looking at it a type of perspective. You can find the rest of my photos here
Light Graffiti
For this project I took my photos using a camera. On the camera we used a setting to hold the photo at a maximum of time where we would make our design using the flashlight from our phones. The first step was to be in a dark setting without any area of light. The second step was to hold down onto the camera while the picture is being taken. The third step is to make your design for your image using your flashlight from your phone or something else. The images that worked were small designs like a heart. Depending on what design you did it would take longer to get more images done because the camera counted your time while you took your photos. The things that didn’t work were a person’s name because it used up all of the camera time. How you could take this project to the next level could be tracing a person’s whole body with light so it could look like they were a piece of light. You can find the rest of my photos here.
Rule of Thirds
For this project I needed to take 4 pictures of different people and 5 pictures of different backgrounds. What worked for this project this was taking pictures of different people. The photos I chose of people was easiest because the people could do any pose or action while I took the pictures. What didn’t work easiest was taking pictures of backgrounds. It was harder to find a background to use in rule of thirds because there wasn’t much to take pictures of without using a object. The lines I used for the photos were grid lines. The lines help you get the image in shape with whatever you’re taking a picture of. How I set up my shots was putting the people in the third grid and the background’s in a lower or higher perspective. You can find the rest of my photos here
Portraits Black Background
For my 5 shots black background this was a very easy project to take on because it’s very similar to the first 5 shots infinite white background we did.The process was to take different photos of people in our group in a black group. There were a lot of different poses that worked for the black background such as disappearing people in the background behind the main person in the photo. The difficulty of taking these photos was to get the skin tone down correctly without making it look too dim or blended in with the background. You can find the rest of my photos here.
Portraits
For my portraits project I did with 4 other people we worked on different poses for head shots we took of each other. There were several poses and positions of the photos that worked such as a regular still standing position with a facial expression. It began to get a bit confusing to find different poses to do after you used up the first 2 good ideas of yours or used by other people. You can find the rest of my photos here.