Self Portraits and Portraits Part 1

  1. Introduce a Prop

 Add a prop of some kind into your shots and you create another point of interest that can enhance your shot.

Yes you might run the risk of taking too much focus away from your main subject but you could also  really add a sense of story and place to the image that takes it in a new direction and gives the person you're photographing an extra layer of depth that they wouldn't have had without the prop.

2. Take Unfocused Shots

As photographers we have 'sharp focus' drummed into us as an ultimate objective to achieve in our work - but sometimes lack of focus can create shots with real emotion, mood and interest.

There are two main strategies for taking unfocused images that work:

1. Focus upon one element of the image and leave your main subject blurred To so this a large aperture which will create a narrow depth of field and focus upon something in front of or behind your subject.

2. Leave the full image out of focus. To do this again choose a wide aperture but focus well in front or behind anything that is in your image (you'll need to switch to manual focussing to achieve this).

These kinds of shots can be incredibly dreamy and mysterious.


3. Introduce Movement

Portraits can be so static - but what if you added some movement into them? This can be achieved in a few ways:

- by making your subject move
- by keeping your subject still but having an element in the scene around them move
- by moving your camera (or it's lens to achieve a zoom burst)

The key with the above three methods is to use a slow enough shutter speed to capture the movement.

The alternative is to have your subject obviously move fast but to use a shutter speed so fast that it 'freezes' their movement.

Environmental Portrait

1. Th first photo I chose it because I really loved how they have an cute carnival background and they kiss with a perfect shot. 

2. In the second picture I chose it because my favorite types of picture are very out doors looking ones. These types of photos I just really love, and how the guy isn't blocking it but is still in there nicely.

Self Portrait

1. The first photo I chose it because I liked the way that it looked in a close up.

2. The second photo I chose because i loved the way her hair looked in a cute messy bun. ANd the overall picture I feel like is adorable.

Casual Portrait

1. I chose the first photo because I love how the baby's eyes color is so pretty. Also how the baby looks out the window so cute.

2. I chose the second picture because I love how the sunset behind her kind of goes over her, but it doesn't make her look like a shadow. And the background is a blur behind her.

I'm going to shoot my brother, probably I will shoot him in the streets. I'll make sure to get good angles, and try to get some sunsets in there to add something. I want to make sure that th epicures are around sunset times.

Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO

~ Aperture ~

Aperture Setting F2.8

Aperture F 16

1.  The pupil is essentially what we refer to as aperture.

2. The smaller the Aperture                    , the higher the Aperture                

3. It can either blur out the background of you picture or, it can focus closely to the main point of it.

~ Shutter Speed ~

1. If you were assigned to shoot at Bulldogs and Hotdogs night, which was a few months ago, what shutter speed would have to shoot at the following events that night.

a.  High 

b.  High

c. High

d. High

e. High

f.  High

Towards the end when there is no sun and has gotten dark enough that you can't see from one end of the courtyard to the other.

a.  High 

b.  High

c.  High

d.  High 

e.  High

f.  High

2. You can set you camera to Auto Mode, shoot it in Aperture Priority, setting to Manual, or Shutter Priority to gain shutter speed.

~ ISO ~

1.  It is better because you can see the pictures more clearly rather than it being very pixelated. 

2. The lowest ISO number of the sensor that can produce the highest image quality, without adding noise to the picture.

3. It increases sensitivity.

Aperture settings available camera : 2.8 - 22

Shutter Speed : 1 - 1/4000

ISO : 100 - 25600

Cancer Photos Overtime

1.  It made me really sad to see someone go through something like that. I thought it was tragic how you are having such a great life, than in an instance you are diagnosed with breast cancer. I always get worried about getting diagnosed with that kind of cancer.

2.  I think that it means that by looking at a picture you don't know everything about it, but you know something like it.

3.   I couldn't take photos because it would make me even more sad by just knowing that someone you knows going through something like that.

4.   I would tell Angelo, I am so sorry for your lose, I don't know what I would do if I was in this situation. But you need to stay strong because it will hopefully get better.

Captions

  It seems that Rafael, Bob, and Marley are sitting down with Sally imitating the 3 monkey emoji's. Sally's anticipating for them to come out with her emoji.

  The cops aren't gonna catch them riding dirty. Until they had to back to the nursing home before the women would catch them gone.

Just because she's old doesn't mean she can't be Yonce. It was the best birthday!

Great Black and White Photographers Part 3

1. What  really caught my eye was the amazing landscape, it is something that you usually don't see everyday.

Ansel Adams : "Clearing The Winter Storm"

2.

See - I see the beautiful forest as the fog slightly creeps on it.
         I see the mountains covered in snow
         I see the fog covering the mountains from far away

Smell - I smell the the pinecones as the slight breeze blows the trees
            I smell the freshness of the trees
            I smell the ash from the left over fires

Hear - I hear the gust of wind blowing through the trees
            I hear the animals stepping
            I hear the wolves howling as they try to bring the pack together

Taste - I taste the snow melting in my mouth
            I taste the water from the rain
            I taste the cold air

Feel - I feel cold as the atmosphere surrounds me
          I feel the trees scratch me, walking through the forest
          I feel the muddy dirt from the rain

Robert Doisneau " Down the Factory "

See - I see a factory
         I see a young boy
         I see a hill

Smell  - I smell the pollution from the gas
             I smell the groggy air
             I smell the un-clean people

Hear  - I hear the factory working
            I hear the people talking
           I hear the rocks falling down the hill

Taste - I taste the dirty air
            I taste the gas
            I taste the smelly people

Feel - I feel the hopelessness of the people
          I feel the sadness of the lonely town
          I feel the humidity

Photo Mural Project

1. We could do a mural around the school of the people who aren't noticed, the ones nobody seems to take interest in. And how talented these people are, like certain types of clubs. Everyone knows the Silverstars, the football team, baseball, etc. But the ones who try to be out there but no one knows who they are.

2. I would say that it would be a lot easier if people used there phones because not every one can access really nice cameras. So if you see something really cool, and it might not happen again, take a picture of it.

3. I would put the mural in the place where people would see it, which could be on the floor in the courtyard. I would put it there if people would not step on it. Or I could ask put it in the middle of the A and F hall, because everyone passes there to get to class.

Academic Shoot and Reflection

Balance :

1. I thought this would be a good balance because his arm makes a triangle, from it extending, to the metal tip.

2. The subject is the boy, making a triangle with his arm.

3. I think that it is a little noticeable, that it would make a shape, since his arm is long. You should be able to see it.

4. I would have moved up a little closer, just so you can really focus on it and see it makes a triangle.

Lines :

1. I feel like I did a good job at following the rule of lines, because the lights really show the direction of the lines.

2. The subject is the ceiling, it has lines on it and it focus's on it.

3. They might think that it is the boy, but I think that the ceiling stands out more.

4. I would raise the camera more, so you would think that the ceiling is the subject and not the boy sitting down.

Simplicity :

1. I think that nothing is going on in the back, so I followed the rule.

2. The subject is the classroom.

3. Yes it is pretty obvious what the subject is, or at least in my opinion.

4. If I did, I would focus on something smaller rather a big place because it would be easier.

Rule of Thirds :

1. It kinda of has them in the top right corner.

2. The subject is the two girls.

3. It is focused on the girls more, but the track is a little hazy.

4. I would have turned the camera to the left so that the girls are more in the corner.

Framing :

1. The picture is framed, and you can see that the girl is working.

2. The subject is the girl on the computer working.

3. Yes, because it is bordering the girl, framing.

4. I would have zoomed in just a little bit.