Digital Photography 1:

Natalie C.

Throughout this project, I will be highlighting some of my favorite pictures taken in photography class. I would like the first mention that these pictures are pictures taken from the start of class all the way till the end so some differ in quality and use of camera skills.

Sabrina Tumbling

This was taken during our E.M.A.C.E project which by far was my favorite. We were lucky enough to be allowed to go to the field and take pictures. This picture was a part of a series where Sabrina did a cartwheel. I love the editing on this picture that really helps display the green tint in the grass and most of all Sabrina's smile from how fun this project was.

Selective Focus Flowers

This photograph was taken during our selective focus project. Here I think that the blurred background really brings attention to the flowers which are in sharp focus. The yellow color of the flowers also matched the wall, but with the help of selective focus, this allowed us to see the flowers and their details without them being blended into the wall.

Rylie Walking

Here in this picture we were practicing leading lines skills. This was our favorite picture because we thought this path was a perfect idea for a leading line. For me my eyes are leading right to Rylie and following her direction.

Selective Focus

This photograph was taken using both selective focus and sub-framing, which is why I love it so much. I love being able to combine multiple compositions without always knowing in the beginning and then realizing how much of a difference it makes when you use compositions in pictures. I love the editing I did on this picture that really brought out the red tones in Rylie's face and hair.

Selective Focus

This picture was taken during our selective focus project. It was the first photograph I used for this project and that I used in lightroom. I think this is unique because I really struggled to understand selective focus and how to get a picture to come out with a blurred background but then when I just tried it, this was my first shot, and came out amazing.

Rylie Ghost

This photograph was taken during our ghost project where we had to make people appear blurry like a ghost. This picture was my favorite because I got it perfectly on the first try. This was a very time-consuming project that consisted of a lot of trial and error. I love the red tint that I put on this picture because it kind of feels less scary than a black-and-white cold scary photo.

Selective Focus

This picture I took during our selective focus project and I was able to capture a really good picture of the leaves as they were first turning red prior to them falling. I love the blue tint I added to this picture because it makes it very unique. Rather than adding a red tint to fit the picture, I thought a blue one looked cool and questionable.

E.M.A.C.E

This picture was also taken during our E.M.A.C.E. photo shoot on the field. Sabrina was in a handstand and I was standing on the benches and was lucky enough to quickly snap a photograph before she came down. I love how the picture is in selective focus and brings all the attention to her feet. Also, it makes the bleachers look small because of the angel and in turn makes her feet look larger as they take up a lot of the frame.

Glasses

This has both components of patterns and repetition which is why I love it so much. I had so much fun bringing in different items to create cool and unique patterns. What was fun about this was how rewarding it was to get all the sunglasses to stand up perfectly because it sounds a lot easier than it actually is. I also used a filter to really brighten the sunglasses and add to their natural glow.

Gratitude

As soon as we got this project assigned, right away I knew what I wanted to do it on. The day before I had received the most genuine card from a freshman cheerleader on my team. This card melted my heart and was probably the most meaningful card I have ever received. I knew this was a perfect way to therefore express a gratitude project. I first started this assignment by taking pictures in the studio of myself reading the card. I soon realized that the studio was to simple and plain to help express my emotions through a picture. I then started taking my pictures outside and my message immediately changed and improved. I wanted to highlight myself reading the letter and how it brightened me up which is why I made the background black and put myself in color. I then choose the most important part of the letter and duplicated it and used the writing over digital images tool to put the words into the picture.

RGB Blends & Triple Exposer Photo

I like how the tin foil-looking design overlaps with the picture. It adds character and detail making it tell more of a story.

Head Shots

When taking headshots, I learned that the subject needs to stand a few steps away from the background rather then against it to get a better headshot

Environmental

I learned that for this type of picture, angle plays an important role in making the picture more natural. Taking this type of picture outside seemed to work best for me in making this the most environmental. It was a nice sunny day out here which made the picture even better.

Color Picture

These are my favorite three pictures that involve different colors. I wanted the focus of these pictures to be the different color combos. While the first one wasn't apart of the same assignment as the last, it still fits the color vibe.

Toy Story

I used a strong subject to make the white duck the subject of this photo. My idea was to create an island where the duck was kind of isolated. I used my manual settings to focus this picture to blur the other subjects in this picture better. When editing this picture I wanted to emphasize the purple color and give the picture a darker tint but still have visible exposure. This picture was my favorite because it tells a story that people can interpret differently. The white duck being isolated can draw people to many different conclusions.

Abstraction

I think that repetition was the most important because the repeating triangles made the image what it is. It's my favorite because there is so much going on with the colors and patterns.

Headshots

These were three of the different head shot pictures. I believe this was one of the first times we took headshots. This helped me understand how much the settings change when you are taking pictures on white backgrounds vs outside and helped me become familiar with aperture and iso.

One Light Challenge

I enjoyed seeing how the different lighting changes the vibe of the pictures. This was my favorite because the lighting was perfect I believe.

Reflection

This project was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be if I'm being honest. I had to get creative with what I was taking pictures of. This first day was super hard because I I didn’t have a mirror to use. However, when I got the mirror the next day, this made things a lot easier. However, the biggest challenge was getting the lighting right promptly. Most of my shots I had to take quickly for instance the flag reflection. There was only a second that the flag was in the right position for me to take my shot. With that being said when I took my shot and realized the lighting settings were too bright it became hard to wait for the bind to blow again just so I could take my shot and hope that the lighting was better that time. In the end, I will say that I did enjoy this project and it helped me be quicker at working a camera.

Drawling Over Digital Photos

I learned the importance of patience while doing this project. I chose a background that would be simple to put my tracing over. I used line variation to highlight the outlines or importance components of the drawling. I enjoyed the outcome but the patience of drawling it was hard. I like this design because of the thumbs up making it kinda cool and relative to what Sabrina was about to do.

Throughout this course I have learned so much about photography. Not only have I learned how to take pictures, but I have learned the meaning beyond pictures and how to tell a story with pictures. Also while I wasn't always the most patient person, I now look back and am happy that I learned how to do the digital things with pictures took. After taking this class I definitly have become more tech savvy which I'm thankful for. Thanks for such an amazing class and for being such a kind and patient teacher I really appreciate you!

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