Reflections of 1st Semester

Reflection: This semester I learned a lot about photography and got to take many cool photos. Throughout the year I got to research many different photographers work and draw inspiration from it. One of my favorites is named Henri-Carter Bassen. I really like his photos and I find them really interesting. I discovered how much I like black and white photos. The simplicity of them are really cool. I also like the the old-timey vintage feel of his photos. I learned a lot about composition and framing like frame within a frame or contrast and balance. Also about framing, editing, and balances in photos. I feel I can identify photos into these categories and really see how each one uses these techniques. I liked all the projects because I liked going around the city taking photos during school. I think it was project three because I loved playing with colors. I think it's really fun to edit photos and really bring out certain colors. Color is what makes the photo what it is. I've always loved taking pictures and having photo shoots. I feel I have more interest in editing now and making every photo looks perfect and satisfying to me. I still love photography and I feel I am getting better at it and I have learned a lot more. I overall enjoy this class because I love the lowkeyness of it, the ability ot be creative and do my own thing, and the all the stuff a learn about photos. I hope to learn more about editing and techniques of taking good photos.

Project 6: Final Emulation and Photo

Final Emulation Document

Final Emulation Photo

Project 5 - Basic PS and Camera Controls

In this project I went around Portland with my class and took photos of the four following categories: shallow depth of field, deep depth of field, blurred motion, and freeze motion. I learned about camera controls like aperture and shutter speed and applied them to the photos. I sued Light Room and Photoshop to edit the photos.

Project 5 -

Project #4- Kaleidoscopes

In this project we took individual photos and cropped an edited them. The we created copies and changed the direction of them and put them all in a grid. The final product is a kaleidoscope of the same photo.

Project #4-Contrast and Balance

In this project we investigated the different contrasts and balances. We did it with color, texture, size,  and value. Here are my best photos:

Contrast in color

Contrast in size

Contrast in texture

Contrast in value

Symmetrical

Asymmertrical

Examples of contrast and balance

Radial balance
By: Jennifer Carlisle

Symmetrical balance
By: Ruthleal

Asymmetrical Balance
By: Masooma Rana

Contrast in scale
By: Russel Burden
Scale is when there are differences in sizes. Like the size of the mountain is a lot bigger than the size of the tree

Contrast in shape
By: Kwe Bentum

Contrast in texture
By: Venspired

Contrast in value
By: Natalie Kerber

Contrast
By: J.D Griggs

Project #3 - Final Color Grids and Photos

Warm Colors

Best Edited:

Complementary

Cool Colors

Monochrome

Mood

Photos for mood:

Saturated and happy mood

Dull and dark mood

Grids:

I took this photo in my neighborhood and I really liked how interesting the structure and design of it was. I like the way it cam out in the grid.

A picture of a orange fire hydrant. I liked the way this looked in a grid and the different dimensions it gives. I think it looks really interesting and cool.

This is a photo of Rockefeller Center. I liked the design of the building and the the tall and skinniest of it. I thought it would look really interesting in a grid with the direction of the buildings going in all different directions.




This project was all about taking pictures of color. I learned about the different ways to use color and the moods I can convey through a picture. I took my photos and edited and manipulated them. I then took some and put them in a grid.

Projecrt 3 - Color Slideshow

Framing and Composition Best Edited Photos

These are my best edited photos for the framing and composition techniques. I walked around my city and took photos based on these techniques and then I edited them in a software called LightRoom. These are my favorite edited photos from the eight techniques. I learned about photography in this project and enjoyed doing it a lot/

Bird's Eye View

I took this photo on the top of a balcony of a parking garage

                                                       Bug's Eye View
                                               I took this photo at the Portland waterfront with my friends feet

                                                       Close Up
                                             Photo taken in parking garage

                                                         Diagonals
                                           Photo taken of a apartment building in Portland

     
                                                            Filling the Frame
                                                     Close up of a mural at the Portland Art Museum

                                                           Leading Lines
                                                      Photo taken in a tunnel in downtown Portland

                                                     Frame Within a Frame
                                                    Photo taken in a UPS truck

                                         Rule of Thids
                                        Photo taken in waterfront in Portland of my friends feet




                       

Final Contact Sheet

In my photography class I studied framing compositions. There are eight total techniques: rule of thirds, frame within a frame, close up, bird's eye view, bug's eye view, leading lines, diagonals and filling the frame. I took my own framing and composition techniques and created this contact sheet in a software called LightRoom. Photographers use contact sheets to organize different photos. It is a good way to categorize photos so it is well organized and easy to follow. I created it by selecting all my favorite photos, giving them the correct captions based on the techniques, customizing the colors, dimensions, sizes and widths of everything. I think that using these framing techniques and also using contact sheets is important and I enjoyed learning about it.

Project 1: Elements and Principles Poster

For this project we learned about the elements of principles. We walked around the school and took pictures based on the different categories. We also found professional photographs that belong in each category. Elements are the materials used to make art and the process of how it is made. The principles are the result and how one puts all those pieces together to create artwork. When I take photos on my own, I tend to focus on creating an interesting photo but I never pay attention to the different elements that make up cool photos like texture or contrast.

My Summer

Over the summer I went to Florida and California. I really enjoyed the sunny weather and the amazing sunsets I saw. My favorite part about summer was spending the day in the heat. I loved going to the pool, beach, going on hikes, going to amusement parks, swimming in rivers, and tanning in the sun. However, I also really enjoyed when it would cool down and I could sit on the grass, beach or a balcony and watch a really pretty sunset. My favorite sunsets are in California but I also really like the Florida ones. This picture was taken in Florida on the balcony of a really fancy hotel. My family and I sat on the patio with really cute and fancy drinks and we took pictures and watched the beautiful sunset. I will always love the transition from a hot sunny day to a cooler beautiful sunset at night and I think it is one of my favorite parts about summer.