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Shutter Speed Project
The objective of this project was to experiment with long-exposure shutter speed. Shutter speed is the amount of time a camera’s shutter stays open to let light hit the sensor. Long-exposure shutter speed means using a slower shutter speed so the shutter stays open longer than usual. This allows the camera to capture motion blur in moving subjects while keeping stationary objects sharp, or to gather more light in a single image.
It was really cool that we were given the opportunity to use the theater’s black box and experiment with different colored lights. It definitely took us a while to figure out how to create images that actually looked interesting, but once you understand the technique, it becomes much easier, and the results are really cool. This has to be one of my favorite projects so far.
Open Shade Project
We were tasked with taking portraits of models and shooting them under open shade. Open shade refers to a naturally shaded area, like the shadow of a building or tree, where the light is soft, even, and indirect. This type of lighting helps avoid harsh shadows and squinting while still keeping the subject well-lit.
This project taught us how to work with natural light, experiment with angles, and practice flow posing. It was also our first introduction to Lightroom Classic, since we were required to edit our images.
Some obstacles I faced happened during my first attempt at shooting; many of my photos came out overexposed or out of focus. Because of that, I had to redo the assignment, and honestly, it worked out perfectly. My friend Kaitlyn (my model in the photos) already had plans in downtown SJ, so we took the opportunity to turn it into a little photoshoot.
Composite Me Project
The Composite Me project was one of the trickiest assignments for me so far. It was our first introduction to Photoshop, and I felt pretty lost at the beginning, so it took me a while to get the hang of masking. The objective of the project was to photograph ourselves doing four different poses in the same location and then edit them together to make it look like we had clones.
I also had to redo this project because my first attempt wasn’t fully in focus or properly centered, and I didn’t realize that until I started editing. In the end, I’m glad I redid it, because my second version looks much better.
Alphabet Project
For this project, we were challenged to use our imagination. We were tasked with opening our eyes and minds to find letters hidden in the world around us. This assignment helped us practice creative framing by discovering letter shapes within ordinary, everyday objects. Afterwards, we used Photoshop to create a collage of the alphabet we collected.
Some challenges I faced were that it was difficult for me to find certain letters in ordinary objects, and I was also running out of time. To help make up for it, Ms. Aubry allowed me to paint the remaining six letters (B, K, N, Q, R, and Z) with light. Through that process, I also got to practice and improve my skills with shutter speed.
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Opening Credits
For this project, we took what we learned in the Composite Me assignment and took it up a notch by adding our video skills. This project was really fun, especially since it's one of the first video projects we created this year. It was pretty challenging, though, because it was much harder to mask a moving object and overlay everything smoothly. But once I got the hang of masking, it became really enjoyable.
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