Assignment 4- Food

Assignment Description- For this week, I decided to do food. I took some chocolates from a box that we had and some marsh mellows. And I set them up in different ways and took pictures. I also made a bowl of ice cream and took pictures of that.

Best photo-

ISO- 1600
Aperture- f/11
Shutter Speed- 1/80 seconds

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What I learned- It was difficult to pose the food so shadows and stuff like that wouldn't get it the way. But it wasn't hard to find the food to take pictures of. I got more experienced with focusing the camera. It was sometimes hard to get it to focus on the food. Overall I think most of my pictures turned out pretty good. I am proud of this assignment.

Portrait

Assignment Description- For this assignment We did portraits. We had to do two different types of portraits. One using the lights all set up in the library, and one using the sunlight. Then we downloaded them on photoshop and edited them and framed them.

What I learned- I learned a lot more about photoshop in this assignment. I was really frustrating at first but I soon got the hang of it. I also learned that the picture looks better when the light coming through the sheet is directly behind the persons head. It sort of looks like a halo. I also learned how to angle the camera so there are no shadows or anything on the persons face.

Assignment 3- Macro

Assignment Description- For this assignment I chose the topic Macro. I hadn't done anything like macro before and also really like it. I went around my house and into my yard to look for ideas. I had my camera setting on macro, so that made it easier. I really liked this assignment and think my pictures turned out pretty good.

Best photo-

ISO- 100
Aperture- 5.6
Shutter speed- 1/2000 sec




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What I learned- I got more experience using the camera on the macro setting for this assignment. It was pretty easy finding things to take pictures of. Sometimes I did have trouble trying to get the camera to focus on what I wanted. But it wasn't that challenging once I got the hang of it. I'm happy with how my pictures turned out, I also really liked how the macro looked. I think bigger depth of field looks cooler.                                                                                                                                                                       

Panoramics

Assignment Description- For this assignment we took panoramic pictures. I went out around the school and took four pictures using a tripod. Each picture has to verlap the last one about 40%. Then I loaded all the photos on the computer, and opened them in photoshop. I used photomerge to merge together the four pictures and it made them into panoramic pictures.

What I learned- For this assignment I once again learned a lot about photoshop. I learned how to use the photomerge, and touch up some spots that it didn't exactly get. I think my pictures turned out very well and they all fit together nicely. I thought it would be hard to take the pictures that are about 40% apart from each other, but it was actually pretty easy. The tripod really helped a lot. If I didn't have it then my pictures would not turn out as well as they did.

Assignment 2- Event

Assignment Description- For this assignment, I decided to choose the topic of event. My neighbors had a Halloween party that they throw every year. So I went over there and took pictures of the decorations, and people having a good time.

Best Photo-

ISO- 800
Aperture- f/3.5
Shutter speed- 1/40 sec

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What I learned- I think that this assignment went pretty good. It was the perfect event to take pictures at. People were having a good time, and I hope some of my pictures show that. It was kind of hard trying to get people to stay still. So I did have to adjust my shutter speed. I adjusted the ISO and aperture too, so I got some more experience using those tools.

Photoshop

Assignment description- For this assignment we had to use photoshop. We had to photoshop a car to make it look as close as we can to the demo of the car. We had to adjust the color and change things with the background. Then I handed it in and am now blogging it.

                                                               Car demo-

Photoshopped car-

What I learned- For this assignment I definetly got more familiar with photoshop. I learned how to adjust the color, and how to duplicate colors. I grasped on to the concept fairly quickly, I did need a little help sometimes though. It was really fun to learn about photoshop. I'm glad that I know how to use it, and it will come to good use whenever I need it, its a good skill to have.

Assignment 1 Landscapes

Assignment description- For this assignment we had to take a camera home, and take a picture of our chosen topic. For my topic I chose landscapes. I went out into the corn field behind my house and I took some pictures of the landscape.

Best photo-

ISO- 100
Aperture- f/5.6
Shutter speed- 1/125 sec

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What I learned- For this assignment I chose to take pictures of landscape. During my assignment I got used to Iso, shutter speed, and aperture. I kind of got a feel for what would look good. I think my pictures turned out pretty good. The sun was out so most of my pictures have pretty good lighting. It was kind of challenging making sure that the picture was balanced out. But other than that I feel my pictures turned out pretty good.

Inspiration

For my inspiration I chose landscape. I really like the idea of landscape and find it really cool. Here are three of my favorite pictures of landscapes in the links below. In the first one I really like how its like they are in a canyon, and taking a picture of all the cool abstract forms the rocks make. For the second one, I really like how they are in the desert. It is really vacant, and all there is is the sand and some vegetation which I think is really cool. The third one is a simple field, but the lines and the tiny tree way in the background make the picture look really nice and not boring.


http://www.mindyjohnston.com/trottier/photos/landscapes/2.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1299/556137713_ef65e479e2.jpg

http://www.widescreenbackgrounds.net/wallpapers/green-striped-field-widescreen-landscapes-desktop-background-wallpapers.jpg

Goals- My goals for the landscape assignment is to find a really cool landscape. I'll make sure the landscape is really cool and interesting. I have a creek in my backyard with lots of trees and plants around it, and that might be a cool place I could go to to take pictures. I can't wait to do this assignment!

Pop Art

Assignment Description- For this assignment we used photoshop for the first time. We took a picture of ourself and then uploaded it on to photoshop. We then edited the picture and ended up putting four of the same picture in each corner of a square. Then I made each picture a different color. Its called Pop Art.

Pop Art-

What I learned- I learned a lot about photoshop in this assignment. I learned how to edit the picture, and add cool effects to it. I also learned how to change the hue and saturation of the picture. I am definetly more familiar with photoshop. I can now put the new skills I learned to use and edit other pictures.