Photo Assignment 7-Still Life

For my last assignment I decided to do still life. I used a backdrop from our family's old photography studio used for the subjects that I chose to take pictures of.

 ISO=320
Aperture=f/3.1
Exposure=1/8




The hardest part of this assignment was trying to find light that would not be too harsh for the subjects.  Also when I found the light that was good I had to try and work with the space I had which was kind of hard to work with.  I also had a hard time finding something that I could take a picture of that would look interesting.

Gimp Visual Puns Assignment

For this assignment we had to think of creative puns.  Then we had to find pictures that could be used to represent that pun.

The hardest part of this assignment was finding a creative pun to use.  Then editing it using Gimp to visually display the specific pun.  Also finding pictures that would blend together well took some time and patience. 
The three puns are,
1st photo= party animals
2nd photo= watch dog
3rd photo= brain storm

Photo Assignment 6-Event

For this assignment I took pictures of a parade downtown Saline.  Also some of the pictures include a breakfast at a fire station before the parade started for people that go to my church or anyone who wanted some.

The editing that I had to do for this photo was cropping out some of the background.  I also edited the color a little bit using Photoshop.com.
ISO= 80
Aperture=f/8
Exposure= 1/100




What I learned from this assignment was how to use different editing tools on photoshop.  The hardest part of this assignment was trying to capture the people in the parade as they were going by.  Some things were moving faster than others so I had to change my settings a lot so that the picture wouldn't be blurry.

Photo Dictionary Assignment

For this assignment we used photos to describe any word from the dictionary.  We went online to get photos and used Gimp to edit them and create an eye catching picture.  Also we had to include the word and its definition on the photo.



I learned from this assignment how to use the Gimp editing tools better and how to put different pictures together using the layers on Gimp better.  The hardest part of this assignment was finding an interesting word that could be displayed well with pictures.  After figuring out the word I was going to use it was hard finding interesting pictures to describe that word being used.

Photo Assignment 5- Black and White

For this assignment I chose to take pictures in black and white.  I  went around my house and found things that I thought would look cool captured in black and white.

No editing
ISO=160
Aperture= f/3.1
Exposure= 1/30





What I learned from this assignment was how to take a black and white photo using manual settings.  I had to have just enough light so that it wouldn't create too many shadows or it didn't look very good.  The hardest part was just trying to find something different to take a picture of and setting up everything to make a good picture.

Gimp Portrait Demo

For this assignment we went to our school's library that we used to take a portrait of someone.  We also had to use a reflective board using the outside light and reflecting it onto the person that we were taking the picture of.

The hardest part of this assignment was trying to use GIMP with little instructions.  We had to use our prior knowledge to figure out how to use new layers and how to frame the pictures.

Assignment 4- Maro

For this assignment I chose to take macro pictures.  For the pictures I decided on taking pictures of flowers and my camera had a special setting for flowers which made it easier to get pictures with the correct settings.

No editing
ISO= 80
Aperture=f/3.1
Exposure= 1/20



The hardest part of this assignment was trying to decide what angle I wanted to capture the flower at.  Also it was hard trying to find light that was good so that I wouldn't have to use the flash as much.  I learned how to use a new setting on my camera made just for taking pictures of flowers which helped get the right exposure for the flower.