Photo Essay - Dog Show

This photo essay was a lot of fun considering I got to get up close to all of the dogs at the Dog Show at the Cow Palace. Instead of watching the dogs in the ring I went to the area where all of the trainers wait and rest with their dogs in between events. I was able to go up to the dogs to pet them, which helped with a better photo because if they knew I was going to better them they were looking at me, therefore looking at my camera. This helped me capture the cute and interesting facial expressions of all of the dogs.

Mercy Street

As I was sitting in the back of the classroom, I noticed how focussed all of the seniors in the class were. They all seemed completely interested in the lesson. This photo shows great shape and emphasis.

Animated "flipbook"

This is essentially a photo flip book, but instead of actually flipping the pages i have created a series of 30 photos that run together in a video. These are pictures of me lighting a candle and you can see the lighter going up to the wick, lighting it, then the flame on the wick growing bigger. This really shows emphasis and each individual photo shows movement, so put together it is one smooth activity.

Action Exercise #1

When we went to the dance studio to photograph the dance class, it was hard to get the right lighting and capture the moment at the same time. The camera can take many photos in a short time but the flash reacts much slower. To get the "right" photograph includes keeping time with the dancer, and knowing the reaction time of the shutter and flash. If all of this is done correctly the photo will turn out with great movement and space.

Artificial Blur

This was a photo i captured of my friend dancing on the beach but everything was so clear and I need the add artificial blur to a photo so I chose this one. I realized that I could make it look like everything around her was moving, and she wasn't. Even though she was the only thing moving. This photo shows movement and emphasis.