Movement
Slow Shutter Speed:
The second photo where I am jumping shows a slow shutter speed since the picture blurred me in action. It was achieved at 1/15th of a second and with the use of a tripod. The tripod allows for stabilization, since its harder to maintain a steady hand with slower shutter speeds in order to get a clear picture. My arms, legs , and face show that I was in motion because they are blurry to see compared to the background. A compositional element I used to strengthen the photo was lining up the subject with the rule of thirds grid, and not having it in a random spot. The lines and shapes of the building in the background help strengthen the photo too.
Fast Shutter Speed:
The first photo captures a fast shutter speed when motion is frozen at 1/200th of a second. I was able to freeze Natalie jumping in the air from a medium distance away that wasn't too close and not too far away. Also, the picture was shot from a straight-on point of view. Again, a compositional element would be the lines & shapes of the brick building in the background to lead your eye around the photo. Not only, but the subject could be considered as shot within a frame since most of her body is captured within the door frame in the background. There is symmetry as well in the background of the door frame behind Natalie.
Panning:
The third photo represents panning, when the subject is in focus but the background is blurry showing the that the subject was in motion. To achieve panning you have to use a slow shutter speed at 1/15th of a second while using a tripod to be able to get a clear picture free from movement of your unsteady hand. Also, you focus and move your camera with the subject to get their whole path of movement. The background that surrounds the subject is all blurry, while the subject walking is clear since she is in focus. I used the edge of the frame as a compositional element since half of her body is shown in the picture. This type of photo gives the feeling of rush and speed of the subject.
Drawing with Light:
The shutter speed used to capture light was 30 seconds and the source of light used was either a phone flashlight or a multicolored light device. For the first drawing with light picture we used both sources of light moving them in all different directions in order to achieve a unique drawing with light. The photo gives off a crazy, original impact, such as abstract art would do, with bright types of color to pop out and awaken the viewer.
The second photo where I am jumping shows a slow shutter speed since the picture blurred me in action. It was achieved at 1/15th of a second and with the use of a tripod. The tripod allows for stabilization, since its harder to maintain a steady hand with slower shutter speeds in order to get a clear picture. My arms, legs , and face show that I was in motion because they are blurry to see compared to the background. A compositional element I used to strengthen the photo was lining up the subject with the rule of thirds grid, and not having it in a random spot. The lines and shapes of the building in the background help strengthen the photo too.
Fast Shutter Speed:
The first photo captures a fast shutter speed when motion is frozen at 1/200th of a second. I was able to freeze Natalie jumping in the air from a medium distance away that wasn't too close and not too far away. Also, the picture was shot from a straight-on point of view. Again, a compositional element would be the lines & shapes of the brick building in the background to lead your eye around the photo. Not only, but the subject could be considered as shot within a frame since most of her body is captured within the door frame in the background. There is symmetry as well in the background of the door frame behind Natalie.
Panning:
The third photo represents panning, when the subject is in focus but the background is blurry showing the that the subject was in motion. To achieve panning you have to use a slow shutter speed at 1/15th of a second while using a tripod to be able to get a clear picture free from movement of your unsteady hand. Also, you focus and move your camera with the subject to get their whole path of movement. The background that surrounds the subject is all blurry, while the subject walking is clear since she is in focus. I used the edge of the frame as a compositional element since half of her body is shown in the picture. This type of photo gives the feeling of rush and speed of the subject.
Drawing with Light:
The shutter speed used to capture light was 30 seconds and the source of light used was either a phone flashlight or a multicolored light device. For the first drawing with light picture we used both sources of light moving them in all different directions in order to achieve a unique drawing with light. The photo gives off a crazy, original impact, such as abstract art would do, with bright types of color to pop out and awaken the viewer.
Depth of Field
My best photo is the 2nd one that focuses on three flowers from a flower vase in my yard. I took the photo from a straight on point of view since the subject was center and it captured the shallow depth of field better than any other point of view. I used the rule of thirds technique when aligning the three flowers and symmetrically set up the flowers to make the photo balanced. Also the lighting hit the flowers just right to enhance them, giving off a soft, delicate look. The photo that most successfully uses shallow depth of field is the first photo of the girl statue since the background is completely blurred with the subject in the highest range of focus. On the other hand, the photo that most successfully shows lots of depth of field is the last black&white photo of my whole backyard, which shows a lot of detail throughout giving a sense of a wide range of focus to capture a bigger overall subject.
Color Balance
Shadows/Reflections
My best photo is the second one depicting a reflection of a shed using the water from a stream at an above point of view. I chose this point of view because I got to capture a part of the bridge in the foreground and the reflection in the background. The location in which I took the photo was in my backyard, making the subject matter of nature. One composition technique used was using the edge of the frame by placing the bridge in the right corner of the picture. Another composition technique, is the balance of darks and lights throughout and the use of color giving the photo more pop, such as the use of the green grass around the subject matter. Also, I used the rule of thirds by placing the bridge in the lower left intersecting corner of the grid. Light was used to enhance the water creating a clear reflection of the shed. The mood is bit gloomy and cold since there are more grays and the subject matter is darker in comparison to the rest of the photo and the sun is not giving off strong rays, but rather a more cloudy and dull look. My weakest image is the fifth photo since there wasn't much composition techniques just the shadow of a window in the center and the quality isn't the best since there was no natural light used because it was taken in a dark room.
Photoshop Practice
Point of View
From the point of view assignment, my best photo would be the fifth one that captures my violin laying on my hard wood floor in my bedroom. I chose to capture it a birds eye point of view by standing on my bed because it gave the subject an interesting perspective. The reason for choosing this item to photograph is because it is visually interesting to capture in different angles and has a lot of detail. Also, the violin is meaningful to me since I've been playing since I was in 4th grade. I used the edge of the frame as a composition technique by capturing some of my curtains in the top since it forms leading lines attracting towards the subject in the center. The use of rectangular shapes in the background also enhances my subject as well as the even blend of colors.