Composition Shooting Assignmeny

Elements

Leadings lines: lines within an image that leads the eye to another point in the image.

Leading lines lead up and make the eye focus up.

Vertical lines: they give the ability to convey a variety of different moods.

The lines are vertical.

Horizontal lines: conveys a message of ‘stability’ or even ‘rest’.

Creates a calm sense and lines go horizontal.

Diagonal lines: can create a dynamic and uplifting mood in your images. 

The color pencils are tilted and it makes the effect of diagonal lines.

Curved lines: They are also used as a popular design technique for leading the eye into the frame. 

The stairs are curved.

Symmetrical Balance: Balanced proportions, equally the same on both sides.

Both of the sides are the same.

Asymmetrical Balance: Created with odd or mismatched elements, they are different on both sides.

Both of the sides are different.

Unity: All elements of a piece work together to produce a balanced, harmonious, complete whole.

The hands are holding on strongly.

Variety: Combines elements and uses them in different ways in one photgraph.

The different color crayons show variety.

Movement/Rhythm: A movement in which some elements recurs regularly.

The way the object is spinning gives the effect of movement.

Emphasis: An area or object within the artwork that draws attention and becomes a focal point.

The focal point is on the red pencil.

Proportion/Scale: The size of an object in relationship to another object.

The difference in size between the shoes.

Repetition/Pattern: Repeating visual elements such as line, color, shape and texture.

There is a pattern.

Bird's Eye View:  Is shown from directly above. 

The image gives the effect of bird's eye view because it is taken from above.

Worm's Eye View: A view from below or from an inferior position.

The picture is taken from a low angle so it gives the worm's eye view effect.

Horizon Line: Horizontal lines can lend a lazy, calm feeling to a photograph.

Horizontal lines

Rule of Thirds: Applied by aligning a subject with the guide lines and their intersection points.

The guide lines intersect in different points in the picture.

Framing: Drawing attention to the subject of your image by blocking other parts of the image with something in the scene.

The hand is blocking out other parts of the picture to center the sun.

Simplicity: Keeping a photograph relatively simple. 

There is not much to the picture, it is very simple.

Texture: One way of drawing the viewer's attention into the image. Photographs that use this technique create impact by showing different textures.

The tree bark has a very rough texture.

Composition

What is composition?

Composition is the arrangement of visual elements within the frame of a photograph.

Why is it important to understand & utilize composition in photography?

It is important because every texture, every color can become something wonderful. In photography you can express yourself and really be creative in your own opinion. Everybody's is different but it is perfect in it's own way. 

Describe aspects of a "snapshot":

A snapshot is a casual record of some event, person or object. When you look at a snapshot the main thing you're looking at is a memory.

Describe aspects of a "photograph":

A photograph is, or should be, an artistic interpretation of an event, person or object. It should show not just what the subject is, but what it is like. And it should do so with impact and style.

"Photography is an art of discovery".

Quiz Group B

I've learned that the exposure triangle is very important when it comes to taking a picture. I've also learned the different settings a camera has like white balance that gives you different scenarios when taking a picture. Also how to blur a picture or keep it in focus you use the setting Av. There are different options you can use like Manual, Av, Tv and P.

This picture I took it in Manual settings so it was easy for me to just 

focus everything. 

           f/5.0
           1/25
      ISO 400

 This picture has the background in focus but the hand is blurry.  I adjusted the shutter speed and tried to focus more on the background than the movement of the hand.                

                             f/14.0
                             1/5
                              ISO 800

This is a selfie. I put the camera on the stairs and set the timer to take 1 shot in 10 seconds.

f/5.0

1/80

ISO 800

                                             
  I tried to get a grainy look for this one, so I just really focused on the eye and made my ISO really high and cropped the picture in the sector I saw a more grainy texture.

f/5.0

1/80

ISO 6400

White Balance

Auto
f/5.0
1/25
ISO 800

Daylight
f/5.0
1/25
ISO 800

Cloudy
f/5.0
1/25
ISO 800

Tungsten
f/5.0
1/25
ISO 800

Fluorescent
f/5.0
1/25
ISO 800

Custom
f/5.0
1/25
ISO 800

What is white balance?

White balance takes into account the color temperature of the light, which refers to the warmth or coolness of white light.

Why is it important to set your white balance?

It is important because it helps balance the color temperature in your pictures and depending on what you set it on that's how it's going to come out.

ISO

                               f/4.0
                               1.3
                               ISO 100  

                                                         

f/4.0
0.5
ISO 200

f/4.0
1/5
ISO 400

f/4.0
1/8
ISO 800

f/4.0
1/15
ISO 1600

f/4.0
1/30
ISO 3200

f/4.0
1/60
ISO 6400

What is ISO?

It's the level of sensitivity of your camera to light. 

How ISO works both technically (in camera) and visually (in photo).

In the camera it's the sensitivity level that is has towards light. The lower the ISO number, the less sensitive it is. The higher ISO, increases the sensitivity. Visually, it gets pictures to look with more or less exposure.

The relationship to the exposure triangle.

It helps to get more definition in your pictures, with the light to make it darker or lighter depending on the effect you want to bring out in the picture.

Shutter Speeds

What is shutter speed?

1. The time for which a shutter is open at a given setting.

How shutter speed works both technically (in camera) and visually (in photo).

In the camera it's how fast or how slow the lens takes to open and close depending on the setting you have it on.

The relationship to the exposure triangle.

You can use it to freeze a picture or blur it. The exposure can be triangle's features (aperture, shutter speed, ISO) can be used to enhance the picture.

f/4.5

1/200

ISO 1600

f/4.5

1/160

ISO 1600

Aperture

 

f/4.5

1/60

ISO 800

f/11.0

1/250

ISO 800

What is aperture?

Aperture refers to the opening of a lens's diaphragm through which light passes. 

How aperture works both technically and visually:

The aperture is measured in "f stops". The lower f/stops give more exposure while the higher f/stops give less exposure.

The relationship to the exposure triangle:

It is an essential part of the exposure triangle. It's at the top and it helps with the lighting of the image.

Photo Themes

I thought it was a very fun project, you had to use your imagination to represent each theme in a different way.

As the end result it was easy to see the 25 pictures more clearly and organized.

My favorite picture is the one where my uncle is on top of the mountain. It was so fun to hike it and then we just sat there for a little and enjoyed the view.  

Peer Portrait Sketchbook

Peer Portrait

Cara is very nice and caring. She would like to have a singing voice. Being on her phone and hanging out with her friends are the main things she likes to do. She is a cheerleader, she can most often be found at practices. She also likes to go to applebee’s that’s one of her favorite restaurants. Cracking her knuckles is a habit that she would like to break. Her biggest phobia are spiders and cockroaches. Procrastination, her greatest flaw. If she had a super power, she would like to be invisible because she can be anywhere. She is in photography because she wants to learn how to take high quality pictures and she wants to be good at it. Taking pictures of the ocean is what she mainly likes.

Photography Themes

Theme	Subject	Reason
1.     Anger		Storming through the door.
2.     Power		I feel like cars show a lot of power because of how fast some go.
3.     Ugly		Friends being silly and making ugly faces.
4.     Calm		I feel like this lake has a very calm scenario, it just makes it feel so peaceful.
5.     Compassion		I feel like God on the cross shows compassion and love.
6.     Authority		Where rules come from, the authority of school.
7.     Pride		I feel that fireworks show pride, I took this picture the 4th of July.
8.     Mysterious		The sky come out as mysterious with the different types of colors combined but create such a beautiful scene.
9.     Wisdom		I feel like older people have wisdom because they lived so many experiences and have a lot of knowledge.
10.  Love		A wedding so much love and happiness that is shown.
11.  Lazy		My puppy not wanting to get up from the chair.
12.  Temptation		Food, it is definitely tempting and it makes me hungry.
13.  Happiness		Her glowing face expression shows true happiness and joy.
14.  Growth		Started as a seed and now is this big, beautiful tree.
15.  Memories		Gathered some pictures from a few years back just to bring back some memories.
16.  Sounds		The sounds that nature brings. The wind and the birds not only make a unique sound but it makes it so relaxing.
17.  Diversity		Diversity in size, age and clothes styles.
18.  Dangerous		Just imagining being on top of that mountain makes me scared, not only does it make me scared but how dangerous it is to fall off.
19.  Hope		I feel like when we have hope we are reaching for a hand and that's what I wanted to show for this picture.
20.  Truth		This flower shows the true beauty, the truth about how something so simple can be so beautiful.
21.  Patriotic		The United States flag is very patriotic, shows our colors: red, white and blue.
22.  Sad		My mom and her face expression show sadness
23.  Terrifying		Doing terrifying dance moves in the air.
24.  Abandoned		Found this really old storage house, looks like it hasn't been taken care of in some time. I thought it really gave the idea of abandoned.
25.  Courage		My uncle has a lot of courage to sit down on top of that mouton, I would be scared.