Photo Assignment 2- Macro

Assignment Description:  For this assignment I put eight colored pencils on a piece of white paper in rainbow order, and arranged them in a circle.  Beforehand, I sharpened each pencil so they were as sharp as possible.  I had the lights on and to add more light I used a desk lamp.  I used a point and shoot camera that was in macro mode.

Technical Info:
ISO- 400
Aperture- f/8
Shutter Speed- 1/13 sec

What I Learned:  I learned how difficult it is to shoot macro without a proper macro lens.  The macro setting on point and shoot cameras does not work as well as I think a DSLR would with a macro lens.  I think if I had a macro lens there would be less blur than there was.

Gimp Assignment- Car

Assignment Description:  In this project we too a picture of a car, taken at the auto show and fixed it up to make it really nice.  We changed the background from a busy scene to a plain black background.  We used many different tools including, the clone tool, the fill bucket, free selection tool.  It took a lot of work to take the glare out of the hood and to change the background to the black and to tint the hood.

What I Learned: I learned how to edit photos to enhance the color and to take out defects.  I think knowing this will really help me make my future pictures much better.

Still Life Photo Assignment

Assignment Description:
For my first photo assignment I chose still life.  For this photo I shot the board game Clue.  I took one of the person and their card, one weapon, and one room card, then I set them up with the dice and used a desk lamp for lighting.  I took pictures in my basement with the lights off.

Technical Info:
ISO: 800
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/40 

What I Learned:
I learned different ways to light pictures and create good backgrounds.  Also I learned how to change the exposure triangle to make the photo better.

Gimp Assignment- Pop Art

In this assignment we were re-creating the Andy Warhol effect with our own pictures.  I chose a picture of one of my friends and using Gimp for the first time we added the pop art effect.  I thought it was very difficult to figure out the correct way to add the colors and make four images appear, but eventually i figured it out.

Composition Assignment

About This Assignment:  In this assignment we were taught eleven different elements of photography, and were to photograph one example of each element.  The elements are lines, texture, rule of thirds, depth of field, pattern, symmetry, color, space, perspective, balance, and framing.

Photo Description:
Lines- "school balcony"
Rule of Thirds- "pay phone"
Texture- "wall"
Depth of Field- "mechanical pencil"
Pattern- "heart folder"
Symmetry- "hallway"
Color- "golf ball"
Space- "candle"
Perspective- "pool pocket"
Balance- "school walls"
Framing- "pool balls"

What I Learned:  In this assignment I learned that there are many ways to make a photo interesting.  Also, I have never thought of capturing a picture of something offcenter, but it really helps make the photo more attractive.