Six Weeks Assignment

ISO: 100   50mm   f/2.8   1/200sec

                    In this picture, the background is extremely blurry while the wind chime is in focus.

ISO: 100   50mm  f/4.0   1/125sec

                    This picture I wanted to get the actual flower in focus and have everything else blurry. It works very well with this f-stop because the aperture was so wide.

ISO: 100  47mm   f/5.6   1/40

                     I particularly like how there is different levels in this picture to do with focus. The butterfly is mainly in focus, the rest of the fountain is kinda blurry but still clear, and the ground is very blurry.

ISO: 100   43mm   f/8.0   1/30sec

                    This picture is almost the same as the picture with an f-stop of 2.8. You can really tell the difference that aperture can make between these two. With this picture, the background is still blurry just not as much. 

ISO: 100   50mm   f/11   1/10sec

                   With this picture, you can see how the softball is in focus, while the background is only a little blurry. 

                   In this assignment, I learned that when you bring the aperture up, the background will not be as blurry and the focus point won't be as sharp. So when you have a smaller f-stop, which is a wide aperture, it will produce a very sharp focus point and a blurry background. However, when you bring up the aperture, you also have to change your shutter speed to account for that change so the picture is exposed correctly. For every complete stop, you have to move the shutter speed up three clicks. 

This. Was. A. Fail.

ISO: 100   Shutter Speed: 30 seconds  f/16   45 mm

       Well Haley and I spent a little over an hour preparing and trying to make this picture work. No matter what we did though, nothing worked! My goal was to have her focused and to light her face with the side of her hands that said,  "I AM A FREAK"over her face. I also wanted make the hands that say, "I DON'T BELONG HERE," to light up beside her and be a little brighter than her face but not much. Every time we tried this, something went wrong. Either she was blurry, or the lighting wasn't right; it was always something. I do want to try this again though, and see if I can get it even somewhat better. 

Blood Drive!

ISO: 800   75mm   f/5.0   1/50sec

580 flash

       Today during class the blood drive was going on. I found this a good opportunity to practice using flash, considering I haven't really used it before. I like this picture because her arm helps lead the eye up to her face, and she is smiling so it seems like she is happy that she is giving blood. One thing I wish would have turned out better was her hand/arm be a little more blurry therefore her face could be the main focus. 

Cross Bracelet!

ISO: 800   50mm   f/4.0   1/1600sec

       One day after school I was working on my six weeks assignment, but my dog would not cooperate with me! So, I got bored and started taking pictures of my bracelet. When I processed the picture I changed the picture to black and white and I also used the brush tool to make the charm a little more prominent. 

Volleyball!

ISO: 800   50mm   f/2.8   1/160sec

       Finally!!! I got to shoot a sports game! I was pretty nervous about shooting the volleyball game but I was very excited at the same time. When I came to process pictures, they were horrible! Even though they were bad, I feel that I learned A LOT! Next time I shoot, I know I can do better. I like this picture because the player was somewhat in focus and the ball was in the picture.

Ballerina!

ISO: 100   28mm   f/4.0    130.0sec

        This was my third attempt at painting with light, which I thought went a lot better than the first two. I had a picture in my mind of a ballerina doing different poses and having their silhouettes highlighted. Although the picture didn't capture the poses the way I originally wanted, it still got close. One thing I wish I could have done better was her left arm (the right side of the picture) does not show up too well. The thing I like a lot about the picture is the spill light at the top of the picture around her arms. I feel it accents really well with the rest of the picture.  

Apron Day!

ISO: 800   35mm   f/3.2   1/400sec

       My assignment was to take pictures of students wearing aprons on Wednesday. This is Haley Rushing's fabulous apron! The one thing I really like is the depth of field; only her apron is in focus. I do wish I wouldn't have gotten the hair that was hanging down. I feel it takes away from apron. 

Spiderman!!

 ISO: 100   37mm   f/8.0   1/250sec

ISO:100   28mm   f/6.3   1/250sec

17-50mm lens

       This was the spiderman assignment to practice timing and reaction. The shutter speed was fast enough that it created the illusion that they were sticking to the wall. It definitely wasn't the easiest thing to do because you had to get the timing just right. However, after a few times you finally got the hang of it. I'm glad we did this assignment early in the year so we can get a better understanding of timing and reaction before we go out to shoot different sporting events.  

Oh The Joys of Being A Freshman

ISO: 100

(I have no idea why I put this as the setting. That is why it's underexposed.)

50mm   f/4.5   1/50sec.

      I was assigned to shoot Tiger Camp. The school was filled with amazed freshman, walking the halls of Texas High for the first time. In this session, "Taste of Texas," the students were learning about all the events at Texas High. I like how your eye is taken through everyone's faces, to get to the focus point. I don't like all the lights at the top of the picture though.