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Friday, January 25, 2013
Last Day Reflections
What did you learn about photography that you did not know before?
I learned about the law of thirds, shutter speed, aperture, how film is developed, how to light a picture correctly, how to use photoshop and how to focus on the little things in a picture. I learned how to pose people and objects, how taking pictures from different angles and distances can change an ordinary object drastically. I feel like I was moved by photography, that now I see the world in different ways and use my photography to create the world again, in the way I see, or want others to see it. I've also learned that siblings make good models, but models will only work with you when they are happy or you decide to help them on something else, too. I can never go back to the way I shot photographs before, it's too senseless and imperfect, and now I can take them in my own way and edit them on photoshop to make them even more of what I want.
What did you learn about yourself this semester?
I started to describe it in my last question. I see the world in a different way with photography. From the self portrait photos, I learned that photography is a way for me to channel myself, and my personality for the world to see. I might be kind of quiet or shy, but through photography I can show the crazy and energetic side through my photos.
What do you wish we had done that we did not?
Field trip to downtown Portland for an all-day picture shooting fest where we try to take as many cool, wacky and beautiful photos, and maybe photograph some crazy-looking people. I think that would be fun and help us to find interesting photos in everyday life.
What was your struggle?
Number one struggle was with photoshop. I think that everyone should have photoshop at home because I would work all class on a photo project, but wouldn't finish, and we'd move on to a new project before I could barely publish the last one. I think that a lot more people would get their stuff done on time and with better quality if somehow everyone had photoshop to work on at home.
What did you conquer?
In the light project, I couldn't figure out how to get the light just right for the silhouettes. I had tried using a bare bulb in my room, but that didn't work. So I took my bedside table lamp, covered the bottom and inner sides, and went outside at 2 in the morning with my sister and did a photo shoot with all of our stuffed animals on the backside of our house. It turned out well, and I learned about lighting and the amount of light along with your setting controls the picture and the shadows of the objects.
I learned about the law of thirds, shutter speed, aperture, how film is developed, how to light a picture correctly, how to use photoshop and how to focus on the little things in a picture. I learned how to pose people and objects, how taking pictures from different angles and distances can change an ordinary object drastically. I feel like I was moved by photography, that now I see the world in different ways and use my photography to create the world again, in the way I see, or want others to see it. I've also learned that siblings make good models, but models will only work with you when they are happy or you decide to help them on something else, too. I can never go back to the way I shot photographs before, it's too senseless and imperfect, and now I can take them in my own way and edit them on photoshop to make them even more of what I want.
What did you learn about yourself this semester?
I started to describe it in my last question. I see the world in a different way with photography. From the self portrait photos, I learned that photography is a way for me to channel myself, and my personality for the world to see. I might be kind of quiet or shy, but through photography I can show the crazy and energetic side through my photos.
What do you wish we had done that we did not?
Field trip to downtown Portland for an all-day picture shooting fest where we try to take as many cool, wacky and beautiful photos, and maybe photograph some crazy-looking people. I think that would be fun and help us to find interesting photos in everyday life.
What was your struggle?
Number one struggle was with photoshop. I think that everyone should have photoshop at home because I would work all class on a photo project, but wouldn't finish, and we'd move on to a new project before I could barely publish the last one. I think that a lot more people would get their stuff done on time and with better quality if somehow everyone had photoshop to work on at home.
What did you conquer?
In the light project, I couldn't figure out how to get the light just right for the silhouettes. I had tried using a bare bulb in my room, but that didn't work. So I took my bedside table lamp, covered the bottom and inner sides, and went outside at 2 in the morning with my sister and did a photo shoot with all of our stuffed animals on the backside of our house. It turned out well, and I learned about lighting and the amount of light along with your setting controls the picture and the shadows of the objects.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Light Photos
From this light project I learned how the angle, brightness and amount of light effects a photo and the shadows created. My first attempt didn't go so well; I had too much light and tried the photos in a room with lightly colored walls, reflecting all the light back to the object rather than on one side to create a silhouette. When that failed, I decided to take my table lamp and cover the bottom and insides with tinfoil so I'd get a direct shot at whatever I pointed the light at. My sister and I grabbed all the stuffed animals from her toy box and went outside at 1:30am to take the photos. It worked! We had a mini puppet show as I posed the animals and took the pictures while she held the light under my direction. Sometimes the angle would be too acute, not making a defined shadow, or had double shadows that weren't very dark, but in the end I got some good photos. It was only once it started to rain and we didn't want to electrocute ourselves that we went inside where it was very dark and used a flashlight. It worked just as well. But, the experience was fun, so it all turned out in the end. (:
Friday, December 21, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Web Assignment #5 : Beauty
How do you define beauty in photography?
Aesthetically pleasing images
What are the characteristics of photographic beauty?
- evokes strong emotion or wonder
- makes person relive an emotional memory or feeling (close to the heart)
- a connection or lure to the image or scene portrayed
Can something "ugly" be considered beautiful?
Yes, a good photographer can make even the ugliest
thing appealing by the way they portray the figure
Why?
Nothing is truly ugly, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"
How?
Picture the figure like a baby. everyone likes babies. or kittens.
Whether it be by the angle, setting, make-up, costume, mask, contrast, or human-like quality it can poses by the photographer's posing of the subject, a photographer can use the environment and highlight on it's interesting or provoking qualities to induce fascination in the photo or maybe even likeness. This can lead from a liking to an affection and when you like like something, you tend to bring out it's good qualities, and all of a sudden it's beautiful.
Example?
A beast is usually a feared, ugly and unappealing eye sore, but in this photo he is portrayed with love in his eyes and human-like qualities like clothing and standing. The soft colors of his fur blend into the background and the pretty girl, also making him not appear as ferocious or mean. More approachable. The background of a blurred starry night and he faces of the two figures entranced with one another romanticizes the scene and brings the viewer to feel warm and a longing for love. In these ways the beast is transformed from a monster to a lover and gains appeal and beauty in the eyes of the viewer.
Aesthetically pleasing images
What are the characteristics of photographic beauty?
- evokes strong emotion or wonder
- makes person relive an emotional memory or feeling (close to the heart)
- a connection or lure to the image or scene portrayed
Can something "ugly" be considered beautiful?
Yes, a good photographer can make even the ugliest
thing appealing by the way they portray the figure
Why?
Nothing is truly ugly, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"
How?
Picture the figure like a baby. everyone likes babies. or kittens.
Whether it be by the angle, setting, make-up, costume, mask, contrast, or human-like quality it can poses by the photographer's posing of the subject, a photographer can use the environment and highlight on it's interesting or provoking qualities to induce fascination in the photo or maybe even likeness. This can lead from a liking to an affection and when you like like something, you tend to bring out it's good qualities, and all of a sudden it's beautiful.
Example?
A beast is usually a feared, ugly and unappealing eye sore, but in this photo he is portrayed with love in his eyes and human-like qualities like clothing and standing. The soft colors of his fur blend into the background and the pretty girl, also making him not appear as ferocious or mean. More approachable. The background of a blurred starry night and he faces of the two figures entranced with one another romanticizes the scene and brings the viewer to feel warm and a longing for love. In these ways the beast is transformed from a monster to a lover and gains appeal and beauty in the eyes of the viewer.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
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