Line and Shape
For this assignment, the idea was the capture line and shape and converting the image to black and white. For the close up, rose picture that I captured, I noticed how the flower really stood out on the black background. This picture was taken in my room on the nightstand. I used the flash on the camera to enhance the light and to show the details in the flower. The hardest part of this assignment was what to shoot. I had no idea what objects I should have taken pictures of and I struggled with that the most.
Texture and Pattern
For this assignment, the goal was to capture pictures that had a pattern, repetition, and texture. The photos that I took were objects found outside or plants. The distance of the pictures are all the same: no zoom, just close up to the object but far enough to capture the whole picture and to see all of the details. The only photos that were taken at a different perspectives were the sky, the wall and the bench. The sky was taken from the below perspective and the wall and bench were taken at a strong perspective on the side. The rest of the photos were taken straight on. All of the photos are horizontal and they were also taken that way. The first row down, I would consider those pictures to have the rule of thirds in it. They all have a focus point but not in the middle of the picture. The photo that is a dynamic composition is the bench one. The viewer has to look at it so see the details behind it and to see the little details in the background.
Motion
The photos shown above were captured using a low shutter speed. Low shutter speed is a longer time the lens is opened and the camera is taking the picture: this creates motion blur. The pictures were taken outside so the ISO also had to be adjusted along with the white balance. The first photo when taken when I had the camera on a tripod to keep it steady and to reduce the blurriness in the background. All of the pictures have been edited also in Photoshop. Mostly cropping, adjusting contrast, and a black and white filter.
Painting with Light
Painting with light is done in the dark with background light, side light, or a little flashlight. For the first picture, I used a blinking light to get the effect that it has. I started with setting the camera to a slow shutter speed and in a dark room. Then I got a light to put on the side of the area. After I clicked the photo, I shut the light off, moved the person over to the side, and put the light back on. When the camera finally took the photo, I looked like there were two people but there was only one. This is the same situation for the third picture but it is a little darker with not as much color.
Aperture
For this assignment, I had to capture pictures with small and large aperture using f stop. The smaller the aperture, the larger depth of field which needs a larger f stop. The first and second pictures down are front views and the others ones focused in on the background are back views. Lastly, the ones focused on in the middle have a medium size aperture with a regular f stop. These pictures were taken inside with a large overview light then I had to edit the white color balance.
Studio Portraits
When dealing with the studio portraits, the lighting is very important. For these pictures, I had to make sure there was no cast shadow, no over exposed lighting, and no under exposed pictures. The first picture was taken using natural lighting from the side. Natural lighting gave a good color to the picture and it was not over exposed; I also did the same for the last picture but the natural light was behind me while my model was facing towards it. For the second picture, I used the law of thirds and the lighting was directly on her but I used a lighting umbrella to make it more subtle. The third picture, the lighting was on the side and I used the umbrella again. This assignment was a little difficult because the manual focusing is challenging and trying to get the lighting perfect is hard as well.
Selective Desaturation
Favorite Pet
The first two pictures were taken using natural lighting. The lighting was towards my back as I was capturing the pictures. I do prefer to use natural lighting because it usually is never too over exposed and it is warm on the picture; it gives the picture a nice color. The first picture is also focusing in on the nose of the dog. My favorite picture is the first one because I like how the face is focused and the background is blurry. The last picture was taken in the dark using a flash. I feel as if the flash helped capture all of the details in the cat's face; The picture also isn't blown out by the flash. This assignment taught me how angles and focusing on certain things help create a more interesting picture.