14. My Portrait Critiques

I had to dodge the subject's face, but it's pretty obvious I did that, which isn't too good. I do like the door, though, and the chair. I made sure the subject wasn't smiling, because it made the picture more serious. Overall, it wasn't my best work, but it was passable.

13. 10 Portrait Images

 (Famous Photo) Love the eye color, ripped clothes, the expression, and the green background.

 I like the creativity and the texture of the hands.

 Love the eyes and the scarf.

 Like the clothes and hat.

 Love the detail

 Love the popping colors.

 Like hair flying

 Like the sad look, and the black colors.

 Like the detail, the angry look, and the hair.

Like the look in his eyes, the hair color, and the detail.

12. Lighting Discussion

To get silhouettes, underexposing is key. Your light meter is always trying to make everything even, to make everything the same tone. But for a DRAMATIC effect, you won't want the subject to be too light, but you might find them interesting when they are dark. With separate flashes, your shutter speed doesn't matter if it's less than around 1/300 of a second. APERTURE is the key because it affects how much light gets in.

11. What Makes a Great Portrait

A great portrait should not be fake, it should not have someone smiling when they're not happy. It should show great differing emotion. The subject does not always have to be looking at you, they could have their eyes closed, they could be looking out into the distance. What makes a great portrait is conveying truth and wisdom,  all through one still image.

10. National Geographic "The Photographers" Questions

I have always, for some reason, admired Sam Abell's style of photography. I like that he..

• Approaches photography in many different ways. Sometimes he waits for the picture to come find him, sometimes he ventures out to find the picture.
• Doesn't change anything in his photographs, he is strong on keeping things real and documentary-like. 
• Critiques. He never seems to brag or show off his work, but he describes it, and thinks about parts of the composition that he likes.
• He isn't afraid to get up close, or get in a weird position, because a photograph is more interesting when not looked at head-on.
• He makes photography a goal for him, not just a hobby. He takes it very seriously, but also makes time for other things.

Still, my favorite photograph was not from Sam Abell. It was the photograph taken by Alexandra Avakian of the person holding the eagle:

I love how it covers half of their face, because just the eyes give you a ton of emotion already.

These photographs definitely reinforced things Mr. Garland has talked about countless times:

• Look at the elements in the background of the picture.
• Don't always center.
• The closer, the better.
• Lighting is important, but it doesn't always have to come from the front, like on point and shoot cameras.

9. My "Positive and Negative" Critiques

I thought the concept was good, catching smoke flying across the viewfinder. What I didn't contemplate was the dark tones in the pictures. In a negative, they would show up extremely white. I think I could have made this assignment a little better with the lighting, but overall I'd say I like my positive and negative assignment.

8. My Framing Critiques

My framing roll isn't great. This photo could have been burned a little bit more, and was slightly out of focus. I liked the concept, because I was shooting geese through my porch design, and one of them was in flight in the center of the photograph. However, it could have been developed more professionally.

7. Framing Images

 I really liked how the trees framed the mountain.

 This gigantic circle frames the cloud perfectly.

 This cave/rock frames the building wonderfully, and I also like the animals and the sky.

 Great way to frame a tree. I like the shadows and the branches.

GREAT layers, also framed by a tree stretching across the photo. I love the umbrellas and the dress she is holding up.

6. My "Hands and Feet" Photo Critique

I could be better cleaning off the negative so I don't get those white spots. I dodged and burned this already, so I think I've done okay with lighting. I like the shadow, and the detail of his hand.

5. Hands and Feet Images

 I like the depth of field, and the detail in the baby's feet.

 I love the detail in the fingers, and the different lighting.

 I like the depth, the baby's face in the top of the picture, and the detail in the wrinkles.

 I love the hands supporting the two babies' feet, this stood out as very different, because it had two different  sets of feet, and you didn't see the face.

I love the bracelets, the detail in the hands, the clothing in the background, and the depth.

4. My "Rule of Thirds" Photo Critique

I took this at night, so I realize it's not perfectly sharp, but that is something I could improve on. Other than that, I like the angle, the horizon position, and the emotion.

3. Rule of Thirds Photos

 I like the shallow depth of field, the background is very blurry. Also, the horizon is demonstrating rule of thirds as well.

I like the simplicity of this photo. Also, the horizon is demonstrating rule of thirds as well.

 I like the expression of the puppy, and also the piece of grass or flower sticking out in the background behind the puppy.

 I like the bottle and how it was placed. Also, the horizon is demonstrating rule of thirds as well.

I love the sun coming out of the clouds, I like the depth with the rocks, and the words on the boat. Also, the horizon is demonstrating rule of thirds as well.

2. My "Conveying A Message" Photo Critique

    I think that, although some parts look much brighter than others, I have done all I can with the brightness in this photo. I used a filter for the bright blonde hair, and I dodged and burned the driveway on the left side of the photo. I really like that I caught him drawing with chalk, but I could have burned the top right of the image. I really do like this photo though, I take a lot of pride in it.

1. Conveying a Message

 This picture made me feel very happy, and it conveyed joy and life.

 This picture purposefully made the horse look pained, and somewhat depressed or hurt.

 This photograph made me feel lonely, but intrigued.

This photo made me think of isolation, and sadness.

This is an amazing photograph, taken at the perfect time, and the layers are great.

11. MY LINES ASSIGNMENT (THOUGHTS)

I really like my picture going up a street sign, and also because the street sign is abnormal (it's very bent and twisted). I also like my brick one, where it is shooting sideways down a horizontal brick wall, but it could have been sharper.

10. 5 PICTURES OF LINES

 I took an image similar to this with a park bench, and I really like how the parallel lines get narrower as they get farther away.

 I like that this photographer included the ENTIRE line, (the trail/bridge, and the trail on the mountain) and I like the depth change as it gets farther away from you. I also like that they included the sky.

 I like how this picture is at an angle, and I love the sky in this picture, along with the lines on the structure, which frame the subject.

 I like the texture and height the photographer took this picture at.

I like the lines intersecting the rainbow, and the houses, using the RULE OF THIRDS.

9. MY DEPTH OF FIELD PICTURES (THOUGHTS)

I like my shallow depth of field picture (glass apple) much more than my long depth (mirror image lake). I really like the idea of having ONE subject in a picture, and the rest a blur. Mainly, the only type of long depth of field pictures I like are of nature, or scenic views, like mountains or trees, something that gives you a lot to take in. I can definitely improve my depth of field pictures, though. I can get very close to the subject, and when I'm far away, make sure to focus and see what I want in my picture.

8. DEPTH OF FIELD, 6 IMAGES

SHALLOW Depth of Field:

 Depth of field is very shallow. Therefore they used a large aperture. The photographer is very close to their subject.

 This is also a shallow depth of field, because it is focused on the thing closest to you, the thumb, and not the face. This also had a large aperture because of that. Pretty close to the subject of the picture, but not right next to it.

This isn't the shallowest depth of field you can get, because his face is still pretty visible, just a little softer than his foot, but because the main focus is on his foot, is is a shallow depth of field, and uses a large aperture. Very close to subject (shoe).


LONG DEPTH OF FIELD:

 Sharp background, long depth of field. Small aperture. Big distance.

 Background is really sharp, which means it has a long depth of field. Small aperture, great distance to see all the mountains, probably a wide lens too. Small aperture.

 Pretty sharp background, long depth of field. Small aperture, very far distance.

7. STOP ACTION/MOTION BLUR, what I think of mine.

The stop action/motion blur roll was probably my least favorite roll, not because it wasn't interesting, but because I wasn't very experienced with the right shutter speeds to use. My blur was a little too blurred because I didn't pan, and my stop action could have been better, but I liked stop action more because I got cool pictures, like the one I took of soccer, with people running and the ball high in the air. I will keep trying to improve my techniques on motion throughout this semester.

"Dying To Tell The Story"

This was a really inspiring and emotional movie. It really made me think about why people are born, just to die. It was amazing that the sister took the time to talk and travel with a huge variety of photographers and her brother's acquaintances. The pictures he took affected me in the same way they affected him, they stayed in my head, and repulsed me. But I agree with what he stood for. Pictures can mean a whole lot if you take them right. They can tell a story, sing a song.

6. MOVEMENT: 3 Frozen, 3 Blurred

FROZEN MOVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY:

Very fast shutter speed, possibly 1/1000 or 1/2000

   Not an extremely fast shutter speed, you can see how the waterdrops are halfway between blurry and precise. I would say maybe 1/500

Pretty fast shutter speed to get that movingn person so vivid. Maybe 1/500 or 1/1000

BLURRED MOVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY:

Slow shutter speed to get that blur, but not the slowest setting because then you wouldn't actually see the person in the shot, they'd already be gone! Maybe 1/30, 1/15

You can barely even see the end of the bus, very slow shutter speed! Again, it's a moving vehicle so not the slowest, but maybe 1/30 or 1/60

Basically the only thing moving is his legs, which you can barely see (they must be moving very fast!)  Slow shutter speed, maybe 1/15