Week 5 Writing Assignment

The subject I photographed was mostly revolved around nature. What I found interesting was you could create a whole different composition of the same subject by subtling changing an angle or depth of field. The space between the objects in the frame of my photographs make it interesting. I used shapes and framing of my subjects to my advantage. The last one interested me because the dark lighting and the speed of the snow falling creates a blurry texture, creating more focus on the in focus, bright light.

Week 5 Photo Assignment

COMPOSITION

Photo Assignment #3

Close; I wish the LOVE came out more in focus, but being close gives it an interesting angle

Far; Shooting from this distance catches everything in the photo in it's entirity.

High; Depth of field was played with, concentrating on what was near the left, bottom corner.

Low; Shooting from below cuts off some of the subject but catches interesting shadows.

Disordered; There is more focus on what is clumped in the left of the photo.

Balanced; Each item on the side gives balance to what is in the middle.

Color; The light emphasizes the green of the bottle which contrasts nicely with the white candle.

 Black & White; It emphasizes more on the reflection of the flame in the bottle.

Writing Assignment #4

EDWARD WESTON
PEPPER
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This photo of a pepper has many areas that make it strong. One of them being lighting. The way the light hits the pepper creates interesting shapes against the edges of the curves. The curves bring your eye around the photo. It has a clear focal point of the stem in the bottom right. The curves bring your eye to it and the rough texture against the smooth texture makes it stand out. The photo has a unique perspective. It is close to the pepper and above it looking down on it. Being close up emphasizes the textures. Such a small subhect becomes interesting once you zoom on it. What it is weak in is depth of the image. It seems to have on layer, the pepper. There is also no spacial relationship between any objects. It doesn't create an emotional response. If I was to improve the photo I would photograph the whole pepper instead of leaving the eye wandering for more in the back of the photo. I would also play around with depth of field, seeing if a part of the pepper would look good out of focus, creating more emphasis on the stem.

Cool Links

I was stumbling online and came across this site on Ben Heine. He combines photography and pencil sketches. Really neat. The link is below.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/27ay57/www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/97070/

I also found a site that has tutorials on useful actions you can use on photoshop for photographs.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2HW5fC/pixelcurse.com/category/photoshop-2/

Photo Assignment #2

Writing Assignment #3

There are many techniques a photographer can use to focus attention on a subject in a photograph. One way is to use color. You can use really drastic opposing colors to create focus on one object. You could also use a consistant color throughout the photo to pull in one big object of that color. Another technique you can use is lighting. A light source in front of or coming from behind the subject can emphasize it. Also lighting can produce strong shadows on the subject, enhancing the focus on it. Another way to focus attention on a subject is what angle the photograph was taken at.

Photo Assignment #1