Friday, March 22, 2013

Journal Assignment 11


                                                                                  

I am pleased with this image that I turned in for the lines assignment. I enjoy the contrast shown through the blacks and the whites, utilizing the darkest and lightest values. The subject is not centered, which I think helps the composition of the photograph. 


                  
I chose this photo for lines, its not my favorite, however I do enjoy the flowers and Freckles the cow adding some little touches of red here and there. Freckles is following the rule of thirds, but i dont really like the big white post right on the left side. Its hard to ignore.                                        




Jim Brandenburg Movie

12. One of my favorite images taken in this movie was the one of the wolf playing with the ravens. I personally find this photo appealing because ravens/birds are one of my favorite subjects to draw. As well as that, the image just has a playful energy and shows that nature isn't all death all the time.

13. I'm not 100% sure why he chose to do this project (one photo a day for 90 days) but I think maybe he wanted to really think about each and every photo in its own right, as opposed to oh, this photo is 1/1000 he can say this photo is the only one.

14. Four Jim Brandenburg images.                                                                      
      

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Journal Assignment 8















I found this photo on the internet. It demonstrates shallow depth of field. The photographer used a very large aperture in order to make this affect on the photograph.  
This photo came from the mythical land of the interconnected webs. It demonstrates shallow depth of field by using a large aperture and only focusing on one subject to soften the edges of the more distracting elements of the photograph


 
This photograph was found on Google. It shows short depth of field because the cats face is sharp, but the body is softer. The photographer used a large aperture to capture this image.



This photo shows great depth of field. The buildings are sharp, the clouds are sharp, everything is sharp no matter what the distance.  The photographer used a very small aperture to make everything sharp.




The next two photos are very similar, the photographer used a small aperature to create great depth.

Journal Assignment 9

 I used this photo for my great depth assignment its not really the best photo ever. I like it though, mostly because Sam is super cute. I like the lines on the floor and in the chair.
Im neutral about this photograph. I kinda like it because she looks kinda inspirational like, " Once this human turns her back I am going to maul her face off." It demonstrates shallow depth of field because the subject is clear, but the background is blurry.

Journal Assignment 7

 I'm not really happy with this particular stop action image, mostly because she doesn't really stand out from the background. I wish it was closer to the subject.
I am happy with this motion blur image.I like his location in the photo and the more crisp lines on his shirt. Yes, my dog wears shirts.

Journal Assignment 5

I don't know how to rotate this photo. I found this in a textbook, and though my pets will never be as regal as this dog, I really like the contrast of the low back light, and side lighting, causing it to looks super majestic. I could try this utilizing lamps for lighting and whatnot, but I really don't think my dog would be still enough.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Journal Assignment 2

List of 10 Photos I would like to take:

1. I've been meaning to take this one for a while, my house is right alongside a really old graveyard that contains the previous owners of the property. Its a has a stone wall covered in ivy, and an iron gate, which is really pretty, If you can overlook the whole dead people thing. I would use a fast shutter speed and a small aperture in order to capture the intricate details in the stones. (Is it disrespectful to photograph graveyards? I don't want to get haunted or anything)

2. I recently got this one on film, but I'm going to write about it anyway.  One of my dogs smiles when shes moderately angry (Okay, maybe its not a smile, she's baring her teeth at me) The emotion is not important, but it super cute and she looks like shes smiling like a person. I'm not really worried about her biting me because shes only like 10 pounds. I used a large aperture to capture her in shallow depth, and blur everything else, and I used a fast shutter speed to take it because she is super fidgety.

3. My kitty cat likes to touch noses with things like mice, people, dogs, other cats, pretty much everything, I think that would make a super cute photo however, I would have to be super sneaky and use a fast shutter speed to catch her off guard because shes not a big fan of cameras, not sure why.

4. Im visiting New York and Connecticut over spring break to visit some colleges I'll never get accepted to.  I plan on taking some pretty neat shots of the city, not sure of what given I've never been to New York before. I'm hoping to see something interesting while I'm there, other than colleges.

5. I'm waiting for the weather to warm up, but I want to take a picture of our koi pond outside of my house, I want to use a slow shutter speed to capture the movement and kind of make it look like many colorful lines in the water.

6. One day, when the cattle warm up to me (It hasn't happened in the past 16 years so I'm not really sure it will happen) but, I would like to take a close up photograph of our cow, Batman, She has an interesting blaze on her face that looks like the bat symbol, I think it would be neat to capture because she is perfectly symmetrical. I would have to use a fast shutter speed then run for the hills because the other cows have violent tendencies, except for the one I raised from a baby (but it's that gang mentality you know, she'd turn on me in a second)


7. There's this huge flock of geese that gets into turf wars with the other large group of geese, and its very interesting to watch but, You have got to be sneaky and quiet or else both groups of geese will see you and attack your face. I would use a fast shutter speed to capture the flight and crazy goose facial expressions they make. I have been able to capture this occurrence before, its on my Instagram with 17000000 filters on it.


8. There's this coyote that lives behind my house (I call him/her Trudy) anyway, Trudy really is an interesting animal, but Shes kind of terrifying, I've only seen her once or twice while I was on dog watch (we have 3 poodles. We have to stand outside when the go out to make sure Trudy doesn't eat them.)  I would have to use a fast shutter speed because luckily for me, Trudy is terrified of humans and will (hopefully) bolt if she sees me. Not really sure if that will work out.

9. In the spring our cow pasture gets totally overwhelmed with buttercups, and even though they aren't the best for the cows, they are extremely pretty to look at what with the rolling hills and white fences and all. I would use a smaller aperture to capture as many small details as i can

Journal Assignment 3

The first few words that come to mind are: Ivy, Kitty, and House (those were just the first ones. pretty basic). This photo is quite good, not just because I really really like cats, but because both the woman and the cat are the brightest things in the photo which attracts your eye, but they are also placed in the correct rule of thirds areas, which really makes this photo work. Strong lines in the back ground in the window and the bricks really adds some unity to the composition of this photograph.

Journal Assignment 6







3 Frozen movement photos from the internet.


1.



http://danakenworthy.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ShutterSpeed_4-Edit.jpg                                               I selected this stop action photograph from the wonderful world of google. Based on the sharpness of the photo I'm going to say that the photographer of this image used a relatively fast shutter speed to capture the motion of this amusement park ride. Possibly over 1/1000 of a second.


2.http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/300W/f/2012/198/5/e/shake_shake_by_chaoticfireflies-d57jboz.jpg                                                                                      This is yet another image I stole from the website known of as Google. Again, The sharpness of the dog and water droplets around the dog lead me to think that the photographer of this photo used a very fast shutter speed to capture this image.


3.                                                                                                 This photo was found on Google (big surprise, huh?) The crisp lines on the wings and the sharpness of the background shows that the photographer used a fast shutter speed and a small aperture. Im guessing  that in order to capture the movement of this Heron (Or Crane) the photographer used a shutter speed over 1/1000
4.                                                                       Again, I found this gem on Google. Unlike the previous three, most of this image is not sharp. The cat and the mouse are sharp, which means that the photographer used a very slow shutter speed setting and panned along with the moving subjects.


5. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgym15QqKcArkFueMpzfblikhYE_pVVVdR8c_i7qf61vW1xtFswKOF1QjsZSGLtrVKsR3yn8-_maaJjT2-pyitzjykrydjYJ0NwAB28Jiwt2SMSK5G62CCrIx9JigtzQ5GlkSdIm7vv1Bs/s640/amazing-motion-blur-photography-11.jpg                                   This photo was found on Google. Its safe to assume the next one will be from google as well. The photographer used a slow shutter speed and panned with the subject, possibly 15 seconds6.6.                                       This photo demonstrates more motion blur. The photographer used a slow shutter speed to capture this image and because of the fact they were in a car (Im assuming that) was able to pan exactly with the dog's face.

Journal Assignment 4