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.

Head Shot of a Drama Student

During our portrait unit the drama class also needed their head shots taken so each photography student was paired up with a drama student. This was really goo practice for us because we got to have the experience of using a real set-up for a photo shoot. It was similar to the set-up for school portraits. We had to take a photo for four different expressions our actors had practiced in class. The end product had to be in black and white, showing a great display of value and emphasis.

My Favorite Photoshop Edited Photo

This photo was originally simply a "circle" of black converse. I was with my friends one day, and we all realized we had the same shoes on so we took the photo. I later realized that it would look really cool to change the colors of the laces and of the toes on the shoes. I worked with the lasso and paint bucket tools on Photoshop to give this photo more pattern and shape.

My Favorite Photo

This was my first year playing water polo, and i greatly enjoyed it. That is how I came up with the idea to catch the ball right as it was landing in the water. I was also able to capture the feeling of movement, making it seem like this is simply a video paused. It also show color with the yellow ball against the blue water.

Imogen Cunningham

Imogen Cunningham was a great photographer, who was always able to photograph with amazing value and emphasis. In class we had to choose a famous female photographer to research and later take a photograph in their style. This is the photo that I took to recreate a Cunningham photograph.

environmental portrait

During our portrait unit I happened to go to a football game with a friend. She did not know that I was working on a project for photography so when I said smile for the picture she naturally made a funny face. I believe that it actually make the photo better though. This is because it shows that she is relaxed. She is at school with friends, where she normally is. This photo can show movement, in the way she is walking towards the camera and you can see the texture of her hair.

Self Portrait

Considering this was my first year ever playing water polo, I decided it would perfect to take my self portrait relating to water polo. This photo also turned out with great proportion and space. I am very proud of myself in this picture because although I had trouble with both a faulty tri-pod and a short timer I feel this is still a great photo.

Scanner Art

Not only can a picture be taken through a camera but another way is on a scanner. I simply placed some items on the scanner and scanned them into the computer together. The scan on top is simply some items that I wore to the rallies so far this year and bowl-a-thon. The items on the lower scan, are things associated with Breast Cancer. This was scanned mid-October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month). However the flower is not actually part of the scan. I added it after ward. This is another really cool part of scanner art. Most photos turn out with much unity and texture. I believe that mine have too.

Slow Shutter Speed Photo

This photo is simply what it seems. It is a photo of Mercy girls walking through the hallway. I was walking through the halls at Mercy and I had my camera set to a long shutter speed. I could have set s short shutter to simply capture the legs, instead of slight blurring to capture a sense of movement. Although this was not actually the photo I wanted. I was trying to take a picture of someone simply walking down the hall when the camera dropped a little. I was pretty bummed didn't get the photo I wanted. But I believe that this photo turned out with a better sense of movement and line than I had originally expected.

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams is a quite famous photographer known for his nature photos of National Parks. This is simply a photo I took in his style. This photo shows unity and form. If you look close enough you can even see the spider on the upper left-hand side of the flower.

Tomato - Principle of Emphasis

In my backyard I have a small garden, I realized that everyday just as the sun is going down there is the best lighting. I was just walking around and I noticed this single red tomato, it was at the end of tomato season so I was startled there was still one left and thinking it wasn't going to be there for long and it was practically perfect tomato, I snapped a shot of it. It was not until I was looking at my photos later that I realized the great spotlight on the tomato that I had captured. It puts great emphasis on the fruit and shows great color.

Fountain - Element of Value

I was walking by my fountain and I noticed that it was a perfect way to capture the single droplets of water. The colors and objects in the background drew the attention away from the fountain and I realized that in black and white not only would it put more emphasis but the photo would also have great value. I noticed that before I took away the color there was already great lighting creating many shadows and taking away the color just stressed that more.

Sun-print Image

A sun-print image is an image that is printed on a paper that is a lot like film. We sent some objects on it that were opaque and had cool silhouettes. I used 3-hole punch correctors and something in the shape of a star. I set these objects on the paper and set them out in the sun. The part that was covered by the objects stayed a lighter color while everything around became a darker blue as it was exposed to the sun. I then proceeded to edit it to make it look the way it does now. With the element of shape and principle of pattern.