HEIGHT

Melancholy

Shot this in an abandoned place in Greenfields, I used my iPhone for editing. I used a smaller aperture (f/11) to keep most of the image sharp, especially the ceiling and the floor area. Since the place was kinda dim, I could only reply on the natural light outside. And then I just adjusted the photo by cropping. This was a pretty lucky shot because it's the first photo I shot for this assignment, I was still gauging my camera at this point in time.

Why this photo?

I wanted to capture how tall the structure felt and how it kinda overwhelms you when you walk in. The horror vibes as well as the height of the place. The symmetry of the hallway helped show the theme, and how everything pointed to the tall window. It felt fitting for the “height” theme.

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MOTION

Leading me to you

I used a fast shutter to try and freeze the butterfly mid-flight (but much to my failure). The ISO was normal-ish for a Fujifilm, the light wasn’t super strong/dim but I didn’t want the photo to come out too dark. Aperture was f/5.6, so only the butterfly would be sharp while the background would be blurry. Honestly, a pretty lucky shot, I'd say. I took like hundreds of pics of this butterfly.

Why this photo?

It took me a lot of tries to capture this because the butterfly kept moving. But when I got this shot, I liked that you could still see the wings open and it looked like it was floating. (like a paper plane mid-air) The background blur helped it pop out and also the leading line of the wall crack towards leaf! Even if it’s not super clean, the motion is there.

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NIGHT

The night is glowing

I used ISO 800 (my standard ISO at this point) to help with the light and an aperture around f/4.2 to let in more light. The shutter wasn’t too slow, but I was focusing more on the lighting in this one. I positioned myself directly on the ground, so the light from the light post would just hit the petals without showing the lamp itself.

Why this photo?:

I really liked how the flowers were lit from the light. A backlight is always a good lighting for me. I wanted to shoot with the moon but my equipment did not allow me (someday I'll afford the good stuff). So I opted for a closer light source (it was a poste ng ilaw:D). The flower stood out because of a "glowing" effect thanks to the backlight, that made it look calm yet dramatic. In my opinion it worked well for the “night” theme.

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FLOWER

Peeking through

I shot at f/6.4 with a faster shutter to keep the flower sharp and avoid any hand blur. (I was standing on a ladder because this was a pretty tall tree, so my hands were shaking). The ISO was lower because there was enough natural light from the sun and it was mid-day.

Why this photo?

I framed the flower using the surrounding leaves because I thought it looked nice that way, like the flower was hiding or peeking through. It also followed the "frame within a frame" idea we learned. The colors were naturally vibrant and happy so I chose this one.

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PATTERN

Butterfly Effect

Took this a minute after my "motion" photo. The aperture was around f/5.2 to still keep depth while focusing enough on the grid. I also chose black and white in editing to make the contrast pop more.

Why this photo?

At first I was trying to get a motion shot with the butterfly, but after reviewing the photos, the bars of the metal railings looked more interesting with the butterfly just staying there. So I just chose this for the pattern theme.
The repetition of the lines became the pattern, and the butterfly broke it a little, which I think added more life to the photo. It wasn’t a planned shot but it turned out better than what I was aiming for. This is probably my favorite of all photos.

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