Wednesday, August 17, 2016

1 PAGE OF WORDS ON 3 PICTURES

The first picture I chose was a perspective photograph that made man's best friend look bigger than the man himself. I like this photo because the position of the camera is closer to the dog which is what is making him look like he could devour his owner. The photo was edited or taken in black and white by Felix Lupa. The man in the picture is fishing casually and the dog is sitting. They appear to be at by the ocean or at a lake. The sky is empty aside from little parts of cloud closer to the horizon of the water.


The Second picture I chose was a picture of the silhouette of a man or a woman using a camera on a stand or a telescope on a beach. The sky is more focused on because of the amazing colors of blue, purple, orange, pink, and grey all in different shades. The clouds are huge and fluffy and the photo is more focused on the sky than the water. In the water you see soft waves as the sun is setting or coming up. In the distance you can see maybe building or city lights. I like this photo because I think it is beautiful.


The third picture I chose was of two men standing near a body of water. The photo is taken from a perspective behind a wired fence that sinks down to sort of frame the men in the picture. This photo is taken off center and the men are framed to the left of the picture which is better than how they would look centered. With the men to the left viewers are able to scan the picture and see what kind of place the men are at. The sky is filled with clouds and different shades of soft blue. The picture shows more cement but that makes it easier to focus on the men and the sky. I like this picture because it's taken well and you don't know if the two men know each other or if they just met or even if one of them is just walking by.




Tuesday, August 9, 2016

One page of notes (The Rule of Thirds: A Simple way to improve your images)

  • Dividing the photo into thirds and lining the subject with one of the lines makes the photo look better because it's not centered. 
  • The rule of thirds is about the lines! Not the rectangles you see on your photo. Don't pay attention to the rectangles!
  • This rule is especially useful when taking pictures of horizons or landscape type of photo.
  • When having a detailed sky, photographing the horizon under the third line strengthens the composition and brings out the sky.
  • The closer you are to your subject, the harder it is to use the rule of thirds.
  • Having your subject in the photo full body will make it so that you can aline their body with one of the lines.
  • However, when taking the photo close up, it is a good idea to make the main focus of the portrait the eyes. Aline the eyes with the intersections of the lines
  • If you put the subject's face on the top right third lines, the viewers will have more to look at
  • Having the subject on the right side will cause some viewers to scan the whole image to get to the subject
  • Some cameras provide the grid to use while taking photos
  • Having a visual of the grid is better than having an idea of it in your head
  • When editing your photo you may apply this rule when cropping.
  • Training yourself to use the rule while shooting will help you open your mind to more rules
  • This rule is not something that you have to use, but it is suggested for more attractive pictures
  • The rue is not always a good idea to use. In some cases it maybe better to center your photo or use your own opinion to say where to place the subject
  • Using the rule of thirds you have to reframe the scene

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Thursday, August 4, 2016

PHOTO PROJECT 1: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

CROP

TEXT



PART BLACK AND WHITE, PART COLOR

LIQUIFY TOOL


CLONE TOOL

FILTER

WRONG COLORS

SATURATION

DRAWING

3 PHOTOS IN 1

:~)

Monday, August 1, 2016

10 Things I learned from the kodak moments website

Kodak Moment Tips


After reading the tips on this website I learned:

1. When shooting pictures of a person, leveling the camera so that the subject could make eye contact with the camera creates a connection with the viewer.

2. To make your subject of the picture stand out, it is best to use a basic or blank background so that the viewer focuses on it rather than a distraction in the back

3. Lighting from the sun could create odd looking shadows in a photograph, so using flash outside gets rid of them.

4. Moving in closer or zooming into the subject of your picture is better to get details, but getting too close will make it blurry.

5. Sometimes moving the focus of your picture to the side instead of the center makes the picture look better. 

6. Most cameras automatically focus on what's in the center. Locking your focus on the subject when moving it off the center helps keep the subject the main idea of the picture. 

7. There is a range to the flash on your camera and if you take flash photography of something too far, even with the flash on it'll be dark. Don't take pictures out of your flash range.

8. Lighting is important and effects the mood of your picture.It can make things look better.

9. Sometimes pictures look better at a vertical angle and its mostly when the object of your photo is tall.

10. For most cameras about three feet is the closest focus.
    

vocabulary 2

Vocabulary 2

mood: the state of emotion or feeling exposed through a photograph.

organic: when shapes take a form that looks like something in nature or has a different form than usual.

pattern: a repetitive shape or design in a certain order.

perspective: a representation of something three-dimensional on a two-dimensional platform; a visual of height and space in a photograph.

point of view: the perspective of a photo from his or her own opinion or position/view. 

portfolio : all of a person's work gathered up and organized for people to look through.

primary colors : the base colors of all other colors. (red, yellow, and blue)

principles of design : the description of the ways the elements of art are used in a photograph

proportion : the size or size of the connection from one part to the other.

reflection : the personal opinion of a piece of art or a photograph.

texture : the visual of how a photograph would feel; the quality of the object in the 
photo.