assignment one: line & shape
Reflection: During the extent of this assignment, I took photos of scenes with lines and shape. During most of these shots, I was up close-- very close, with the exception of two. My point of view, however, is much more varied. For two of them I was underneath the main subjects, another two I was shooting along the sides of them, and the last two were aimed directly at the subject. All of these shots were horizontal, which I should have used a greater mix of vertical photos as well. In a couple of my pictures, I used the rule of thirds. For the staircase and the white doorway moulding, the subject was placed in the upper right hand corner. For the others, they are mostly spread out along the frame of the image with multiple subjects. I would say that my picture of the staircase is the image that casts the readers eyes across the photo. There is such a dynamic variation of light and darkness of the shadows that although the background is mostly the same color, there is still wide range of contrast present in the photograph.
powerlines assignment
assignment two: pattern and texture
For this assignment, I focused on various patterns and textures that I could find throughout the environment of my locations. My first is a picture of a vine and fern covered rock wall within an abandoned quarry in Newport. I angled my shot from underneath the subject for this image. For my second, it is simply my folding shades on my window at home. The many creases in my shades allow for many different opportunities for natural contrast and shadowing to occur. The third is a rather peculiar tree also in Newport. For the fourth image, I traveled to an abandoned fort that I've been taking pictures at for the past couple of years. The fifth image is a knit blanket in my room. The rough texture of the fabric provided for an interesting shot, which I angled down the side of the subject. The sixth and last image is a roll of coiled up rusty chain-links, I discovered in the cellar of an old asylum. The many twists in the fence made for a very unique pattern.
assignment 3: painting with light
assignment 4: motion.
assignment five: aperture and depth of field
assignment six: portraits
For this assignment, I was required to take portraits or people within my group using studio lighting, with various natural and diffused effects applied. For the first one, Sam was centered in front of the gray background, with the edges kept out of the shot to show immersion in the background. The light is being shone to the right of her face, with a diffuse shade over the bulb. For the second picture, it was shot almost identically to the first, but the difference in the subject allowed for different contrast points and shadows. The third, I left in colour to show to the vibrance in the flower that was placed on Sam's head. The fourth picture I backed up to get all of Sam in the frame, instead of just zooming to isolate her face. This time, it was taken in front of the black backdrop and we had used two diffuse shades so that it would not be overexposed. This worked out excellent, as there is a very nice contrast and position of shadows in this picture. My fifth is shot with Matt in front of the gray backdrop, and this one is a close up of his face looking down. Once again, this gives new points for shadows and contrast. The last and final shot was in front of the black background, and shows Matt looking to the side to show the concentration of light on one side of his face.
double exposure.
For my first image, I kept my original picture of the wall in grayscale, and added a pattern from painting with light to add an abstract pattern to the left side of the image, where there is no subject. For my second image, I added streaks of blue light to a picture of an abandoned asylum bathroom stall, once again to add an abstract pattern to the left. I think the mood conveyed is an emotional and an almost sinister mood with the colour combination/tones. The part of my image that is the most successful is the saturation of the blue paint on the stall door. It is more colorful, but still faded due to the years of abandoned weatherment to keep the image realistic. I would probably add some brightness to the light trail in the first image, if I were to change anything. But all in all, I feel both images turned out well, the second one being my favorite.
photo essay: a low-light walk down the Newport Cliffs
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