We were given what seemed to be an impossible task as photographers with digital cameras. The assignment was to go out in an area you want to take photos or inspires you for an hour and only press the shutter button five times. It wasn't my favorite but I did it. I drove over to a place I have driven by a couple times and walked around for a little bit. I ended up finding a … [Read more...] about Five Photos
Assignments
Design 2
These are the assignment photos that I took for my Design 2 class. We were learning about perspective, leading lines, light and negative space. I loved how these photos turned out. I had a difficult time deciding which ones I wanted to use for my light and leading lines. … [Read more...] about Design 2
Light and Voice
This assignement was about energy in photos and how they make you feel. We were tasked with providing one with low energy, one with high energy, and the third one you picked a word then took a photo that reflects that word. I chose peaceful. … [Read more...] about Light and Voice
Design 1
We learned about composition and that light is our subject. Also had our first critique class, it was really scary but went smoothly. These are the images that I got critiqued on turned in for my composition class. … [Read more...] about Design 1
Zone System
This past week we had a class about Zone Systems and how it affects the exposure of the images. Your cameras only see in black and white, so that's why there's the zone system. Its really kinda interesting how it works. Basically your cameras basic exposure meter wants everything to be middle grey, right between black and white. However that isn't always what you as the … [Read more...] about Zone System