About the Class

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For this last assignment we were to show off our best photos and tell about our experience in this class.  I really enjoyed this class, but at the beginning I didn't like it.  After we learned more about cameras and how to take good pictures I began to really enjoy it.  I will always use what I learned in this class to take pictures later in life.

Gimp Assingment- Visual Puns

Assignment Description-  For this assignmnet we had to make visual puns by editing pictures together in Gimp. I did the puns Dr. Pepper, Fruit Fly, and Serial Killer.  I thought that this assignment was fairly easy.  I used a lot of layers and I used the eraser tool and the free select tool a lot.

What I Learned-  I learned how to use layers more efficiently and I became more familiar with them.  I also learned how to use the creative commons to get pictures without plagiarizing them.

Photo Assignment 7- Motion

Assignmnet Description:  For this assignment, the last assignment, I chose to do motion.  My brothers were outside playing basketball so I had them do some dunks.  I set the camera to take continuous pictures and I put them together in Gimp so that you could see the progression of the dunk throughout one picture.

Technical Info:
ISO:400
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec.

What I Learned:  I learned how to edit the picture so that there are multiple pictures in the same picture.  It was very similar to the school context assignment.

Photo Assignment 6- Animal

Assignment Description-  For this assignment I chose to take pictures of the dog that I'm dog sitting.  I gave her a bone and just let her do what she wanted to do.  For my best picture she started looking out the window and i took a picture of the side of her face.  I liked this picture because you can think about what she is looking at.  I put her in a spot that had a pretty much solid background.  I set her beside the recliner and when I took the picture I had the lever in the picture.  I thought that it was rather distracting so I edited it out.  I also made this picture black and white because it didn't change the color of the dog, but it made the background darker and it took some distracting colors out of the blanket.


Technical Info- 
ISO- 1600
Aperture- f/3.4
Shutter Speed- 1/100 sec.

What I Learned-  I learned that you can take out distractions very easily.  You don't really have to worry about what you get in the picture that you don't want.  You can always edit it out.  I also realized that black and white can really help the composition of your photo.

Gimp Assignment- Schools Context

Assignment Description- For this assignment we took a picture of a place in the school then we added things to it to make it look real but be fake.  I took a picture of a lunch table and then added the Harry Potter characters to the picture.  Now the photo looks like they are sitting at our lunch tables.  I learned how to add photos to other photos and I learned more with layers.

Photo Assignment 5- Nature

Assignment Description- For this assignment I chose to do nature.  I went in my backyard and took pictures of anything interesting that I saw.  It was really sunny and there was fresh fallen snow so it was very bright and white.  For this picture I actually added the snow to the puffy thing myself.


Technical Data-
ISO- 400
Aperture- f/4
Shutter Speed- 1/4000 sec

What I Learned-  I learned how to shoot close up things in nature.  I also learned that you can add things to the picture to make it more interesting.

Demo- Panning

What I learned:  For this assignment we went into the commons and shot Mr. Bush riding his bike.  He rode through the hall while we panned.  I learned how to make the background blurry while keeping the subject clear.