Portrait Demo

For this photo assignment we had to take 2 portrait pictures, one of the pictures is using window lighting and the other picture is using sandwich lighting using studio lights. The window lighted picture turned out with a blue tint, because of the blue windows, so I had to go into Gimp and change the color balance. The sandwich lighting was a little bit bright so i had to tone it down some. Then we had to put it on a black background and add white frames using Gimp.

Photo assignment; black and white

This week I took black and white. It was easy because you can just find things with dark to light contrast and take pictures of them, then turn them into black and white. It was kind of hard however because not all turned out well in black and white and so they looked gray. You didn't have to worry about color, because you turned it all to some shade of black, white, or gray. My main picture is in my basement, so I had to use a bright lamp.

Shutter speed: 1/60 second
Aperture f/3.5
ISO: 200

Context Assignment

For this assignment we took pictures of part of the school. Then we went onto Gimp and edited it changing that context. I added in Mario and Luigi as if they were running on the track. I really liked this assignment because it gave you more freedom to be creative with a picture.

Photo Assignment Nature

Shutter speed: 1/60 second
ISO: 200
Aperture: f3.4

This week I took Nature Pictures. I took this picture this morning, so there was lots of bright light. I think this picture turned out well. I was standing under the tree pointing up, and it turned out pretty well. This was kinda fun, because it was nice weather outside, so it made taking the pictures fun.

Panoramic

Taking panoramic photos really taught me a lot about photo taking, and photo editing. To take a panoramic photo you have to have your photos overlap quite a bit, and have all the pictures taken at the same settings without really moving the camera. Once the pictures were taken I put them on the computer and put them in Gimp. Editing it in Gimp taught me more about photo editing, layers, and blending. Getting the photos to line up was a challenge and it took awhile and a lot of patience to make them mesh well together.

Photo Assignment Macro

This week I decided to take pictures of macro. This assignment was difficult because it was hard to decide what to take pictures of, and how close to the object I should be. It was fun though because I got to take pictures of random objects. I like this picture because it shows the detail in the bubbles of pop, and its not blurry.

Shutter: 1/60 second
ISO: 200
Aperture: f/2.6

Motion Demo

Today we took motion pictures using panning. I learned that you get the camera ready, and push the button down half way and you need to move the camera at the speed of the moving object, and after you shoot the picture you need to keep following through with the motion. This takes a lot of practice to get right, I shot a little early for most of my pictures, so he was far to one side.

Shutter speed: 1/100 seconds
ISO: 80

Photo Assignment Light Painting

This week I decided to do light painting. I did it in my basement at night with the help of my sister and her friend. Light painting was really fun, its a different type of picture taking, but it was hard because not every picture turned out, so you needed a lot of patience. Instead of using a normal flashlight i used a pen that the top lights up red and blue, which I think created a cool effect.

Shutter speed: 15 seconds
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 100