This project is of lights in a dark room. The problem was we needed to have very little light pollution to complete this project well. In order to do this project, I needed to set the ISO on my camera as low as possible and change the shutter speed to bulb mode. Another challenge to …
Category Archives: Period 8
Up Close
In this assignment, we had to take photos of parts of objects instead of the whole object. It worked well to take a photo of larger objects because I did not have to get as close to the object and it was easier to focus on it. Before I had always taken large photos of …
Playing with Legos
In this project, our goal was to create realistic photos that tell a story. However, we had use legos as the subject in each photo. The challenge was to try to make the legos look like a realistic human size. This project required skills that I developed from previous projects such as changing the angle …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …