Digi Final

I will not be using all of these in the presentation. I will just use the better ones.

Chapter 6: Technical Creative

This is a panorama built of three individual photos in photoshop. The camera was on a tripod when I took the photos.

Chapter 6: Self Reflective Influential

Where I'm From

I am from the internet

from Spotify and youtube

I am from the little house

Old and Red

It feels like home

I am from the garden in my backyard,

the redwood tree in my front yard

Tall and rigid

I’m from Thanksgiving dinner and Saturday breakfast

from Biz and Charles

I’m from driving fast and being on time

From Santa Clause and The easter bunny

I’m from sleeping in on Sundays,

I’m from California,

Corn on the Cob and Ribs.

From the summers water skiing behind the boat

the road trips to Oregon.

Family Photos are stored on the server in the closet.

I am from freedom

Chapter 6: Thematic

I did two versions of branching out. The first is literally branches branching out, 

The second one is branching out in a figurative way. 

Here, we put my father in makeup represent branching out. 

Here the photo is again, with a tighter crop. 

Final Project Part 1

For my final project, I would like to take photographs using HDR, High Dynamic Range. I will take 3 pictures each at a different exposure and merge them together in Photoshop to make a final HDR image. I want to photograph HDRs because I like the effect that HDR gives my photos, like the higher contrast. It brings out elements of a scene that you can’t see when you look at it with your naked eye.

I plan on photographing cityscapes and landscapes using HDR and edited in Photoshop. I am aiming for 10 images turned in digitally on my blog with a short artist statement for each. I will also make a simple 5 minute powerpoint for presenting my project to the class, which will include all of the images.

The HDR assignment from earlier in the year has influenced me to continue to experiment with HDR. I will also find inspiration for HDR on flickr and other photo sharing websites.

Here are some HDR photographs that I took earlier in the year:

Portrait Project

Outdoor Portraits:

The day I took these outdoor portraits, it was cloudy with a little rain. Very even light, the perfect even lighting for portraits.

Studio Portraits:

I've never really taken portraits with studio lighting. I put the lights off to the sides and aimed them at Dylan's sides. I think these turned out pretty well. 

Rembrandt Portraits:

This is my favorite type of light, I like how one side of the face is lit up and the other side is darker. I took these photos in the library by the big windows. 

Double Exposure

Chapter 5: Creative

I used three photos that I used previously this year.

Chapter 5: Technical

-(Negative Space)-

Chapter 5: Influential / Self Reflective

My favorite shot is the photo on the top left, with the man in the door.

Chapter 5: Thematic

Top left: Looking down out of my attic, through a hole in the ceiling.
Top right: A long exposure of cars on a road with a lake and hill in the background.
Bottom left: A reflection of the traffic light in a puddle.

Focus on What You Love: Light Table

Chapter 4: Creative, Technical

Chapter 2: Influential, Self Reflective, Thematic

Step 1:

A social issue that directly affects me is the drought in California, which has been a major problem for the past few years. When I think of the drought I see low water levels, dead plants, and desolation. Water companies in California have started charging more for water, since we have a limited amount. People are asked to not water their lawns and take shorter showers.


Step 2:


The photos express a clear point of view to the effects of a drought. The photos have connections to the conceptual photography. 




Step 3: Conceptual Photography

Step 4: 

I will make a contact sheet with my finished work. 

Articles relating to drought:

http://news.trust.org/item/20160126122119-q16l8/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/young-professionals-in-foreign-policy/climate-change-and-povert_b_9034544.html

Step 5:

Calendar Project

Chapter 3: Creative Technical

I like the detail in the clouds that this effect bring out in the images. HDR gives the images more depth. 

Chapter 3: Influential Self Reflective Thematic

My passion project is about black and white images. I included some HDRs because i find them intriguing. All of the images show a theme of black and white (except the middle one) and contrast.

LG Photo Contest 2015

Boardwalk on the marshes at Alviso Marina County Park. In photoshop, I raised the contrast and decreased the brightness of the sky, as well as cropped the image.

Composition

Top Left: This photo of the train tracks shows leading lines and depth.

Top Middle: This photo of a marsh shows leading lines and rule of thirds.

Top Right: This photo of a boat ramp shows leading lines and symmetry.

Bottom Left: This photo of three doorways in a marsh shows rule of thirds and has three objects in the image. 

Bottom Middle: This photo of a doorway in the marsh shows leading line, depth, and symmetry. 

Bottom Right: This photo of the train tracks shows leading line, rule of thirds, and depth.

Chapter 2: Creative

Halloween themed photo. I took this photo in front of a dark background then burned the area around Dylan's face to make is black. I then used the paintbrush tool to pain his eyes.