Set Up For My Self Portrait

ISO: 1600   f/5.6   1/200sec

Well this was my set up for my self portrait. I had a sheet taped to my wall partly covering the word "FREE" that was cut out of poster board. I had one flash to the left of the flash but it was closer to me. This  picture was taken before I got in the picture when I was just trying to get the lighting right. I didn't like how the flash was was too bright and it was just in one spot. So I decided that I should put some tissue paper around the flash to diffuse it and tone it down. The only color I could find was red, but I think it ended up working pretty well. I then brought down the flash power so it wouldn't be so bright. Even though I didn't really like the end product, I learned a lot. 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, SMITH!!

Basketball!

ISO: 1250   21mm   f/4.0   1/200sec

17-50 lens

This was the varsity girls game against Marshall. Caroline and I shot together and we were kinda nervous on how this was gonna play out. I definitely almost got hit numerous times. I like this picture because you can see her number and some of her face. The lighting is pretty good, also. Getting the lighting was hard because sometimes the flash didn't go off since their were two people shooting. Overall, I think basketball went pretty good. I think I learn a lot. 

CLAIRE!!!

ISO: 100   50mm   f/9.0   1/25sec.

17-50 lens

       Today, Claire, Caroline, and I went around taking random pictures. We went to the pond and we just started messing around with different portrait ideas. While I was taking a picture of Caroline, Claire decided to pick up this random piece of grass so I took a picture of her with it. I like how it frames her eye and also how her eye is in focus. The exposure is pretty good too. In processing, I used the iris enhancer tool to make her eye a little clearer. 

Kelly's Book is Amazing!

ISO: 400   50mm   f/2.8   1/200sec

lens: 50mm

         I really needed a blog picture, so Haley Rushing and I set out on a mission. Our so called mission was to find ordinary objects and make them artistic and interesting. When we went into Potter's room I saw Kelly's Photojournalism project from freshman year. I was in her class that year and her project always made me so jealous. Anyway, this was one of my favorite pages so I decided to take some pictures of it. It was actually kind of hard focusing it because of how many little objects were placed on the page. I didn't do hardly any processing with this picture except cropping. 

Photojournalism After High School

          Today. at the beginning of class, we skyped with Morgan Walker. She is attending college at Western Kentucky where she is majoring in Photojournalism. She gave us some really good advice and told us some stories about her experiences. Although I'm not really interested in photojournalism as a major, I learned a lot from her. I will never stop taking pictures, and she even talked about freelance photography. I think that could be an option for me in the future. As far as advice for this year and next year, she told us its alright if you screw up an assignment. That's how you learn. And yes, everyone says this, but it always helps hearing it again. She said that after taking this class her perspective changed about photography. She wasn't really interested in photography as a career, she just wanted to learn how to actually take pictures instead of just pressing random buttons on a camera. That's how I was. I loved taking pictures in my free time, but I had no idea what I was doing. Also, like she said, the stuff we learn in this class sticks with you after high school. She gave us a slight background on the college she is attending and all the internships she has gone through. Her stories told us how hard you have to work in order to get maybe one picture published. Even though it is a lot of work and involves many sacrifices, it's worth it in the long run.

Arsenic and Old Lace

ISO: 1000   f/2.8   1/500sec

I really enjoy this picture, even though its underexposed. His facial expression really makes the picture. This is when the nephew finds one of the 12 men his aunts have killed. It was hard shooting because when you went to shoot in the corners of the stage the lighting changed. I checked my histogram after about every 3 pictures. It taught me to check it more regularly which is something I needed to work on. 

Six Weeks Project: Book Covers

ISO: 100   46mm f/4.0   1/125sec   17-50 lens

The hardest thing about doing these book covers was getting the lighting just right. The shadow on her check was extremely hard. When I got to processing, I had to bring up the exposure in order for the shadow to be more defined. I also had to use the iris enhancement tool on her eyes. One thing I wish would have happened was for the grass to be taller and more in front of her eyes. I did learn a little more about shooting in direct sun light. 

 

 

ISO: 800   50mm   f/8.0   1/200sec 17-50 lens

This picture was actually a little harder than I thought it would be. I wish I would have realized that the black marker was too distinct and I should have used a pink or purple marker. I used a 580 flash with a brolly box. I had never really used flash before and doing this book cover helped me learn.  I ended up placing the umbrella above her head and to the left. In processing I had to adjust the brightness and contrast a little. I now notice that my picture is a little darker on Haley than it should be. But I don't think its too terribly bad.