Photography Goal

Richard Heeks

Soap Bubble Photography

This photo is appealing to me as a beginner photographer because Richard Heeks only uses natural light to capture all of his bubble pictures and the popping and the background came as extra effects.

Year in Review :)
This semester of photography helped teach me new techniques of photography. I learned how to use my camera in ways I would not have figured out on my own. Like the photography goal I chose, I worked with bubbles. I did not get a picture of a bubble popping but I got pictures of people blowing bubbles. My favorite lesson was our portrait lesson when we went to Market Street to take pictures. I thought it was a lot of fun, and based my exam off of  it. I liked using photoshop to edit pictures and add effects.

Portrait Blog

When photographing people outside, the ISO was at a lower setting because of the amount of sunlight we had outside. The aperture needed to be set depending on the type of portrait you were trying to take. If you wanted the background out of focus you needed a lower aperture. There was no need for a tripod because the shutter speed wasn't slow enough to have one. It took a few trials to get this photo in focus and the background to compliment his figure.

When photographing the animals the shutter speed needed to be faster. The exposure time I had for the dog was .04 seconds (1/25). I needed a faster shutter speed to capture the dog before he would move and blur the picture. It took a few shots before I could get an un-blurry one but after changing the shutter speed I got a much clearer photo. 

Painting with Light

Painting with light is the process of illustrating or writing with light in a slow exposure paragraph. To paint with light you must first change your ISO to a small ISO around 100 or 200. This helps reduce noise and allows you to finish your painting. A smaller aperture will give a depth of field that is wide enough to bring in everything you paint into focal range. A longer exposure time helps capture the entire painting. Use a camera with its manual settings and a tripod to guarantee the best photo. A light source such as a flashlight, LED light, or a glow stick work for the lighting. A dark environment is the best way to get a clear picture. The person painting with light must also wear dark clothes so they cannot be seen in the picture.

The ISO of this photo is 100 and its aperture is f/22. The photographer had an exposure time of 32 seconds. He used a torch light.

This photographer used an ISO of 100 .

Camera Raw Retouch

Original Photo

Retouched Photo

To get from the original photo to the retouched photo, I adjusted: the temperature to make it lighter, the tint to make it brighter, the fill light to lighten the background and the brightness to make it brighter. I also adjusted the contrast to bring out the darker shades, the clarity to make the photo clearer and the vibrance to pop the colors. I took away highlights to create a shadow effect, and added some dark tint to enhance the black. I sharpened the photo just a little to bring out the smaller detail on the camera, and then adjusted the radius. I took away from the reds, making the pinks in the photo a different shade. When I adjusted the red primary hue, it made the pink more of a salmon color. When I adjusted the blue primary it turned the blue in the holga camera, purple. By adjusting the greens in the photo I made the yellow more neon to make it pop. 

Photographic Composition Examples

Rule of Thirds: Liz Masoner

This photo positions the most important/focally interesting parts of the photo as close to the lines as possible. By doing this, it helps draw attention to the rainbow in the background of the structure.

Horizontal Composition: Mark O'Brien

By turning the camera horizontally to take the picture, you get a full view of the sunset over the lake. The grass gets a shadow over it, making the focus on the sun and the color of the sky. 

Leading Lines: Jim Zuckerman

This photo is very intriguing because the lines on the road draw you to the back of the picture. The colors move in lines as well making the image visually appealing and interesting.

Fill Frame: Pamela Burgess

The picture of this cat was taken close up to fill the entire frame. It gets a good amount of the cat in the picture, and is very detailed. 

Vertical Composition: Wales "Ron" Patterson

This picture cuts off extra space on the left and right sides and it captures the essence of the vertical staircase.

Visual Balance: Peter

This picture balances the water with the sky and makes a cool contrast between colors.

Visual Balance

This photo is my best composition photo because it is almost exactly symmetrical. The three poles are the same space away, and the two end poles are the same distance away from the end of the picture. The middle pole evenly divides the field goal. The grass is bright and the colors look good.

Comparing Aperture Modes with Scene Modes

Scene Mode

Aperture Mode

In the scene mode, the colors are brought out more while in the aperture mode its focused mainly on the bust, with a blur in the background. The scene mode helps bring out the autumn feeling of the picture by keeping it all in focus. The aperture mode does not do so, but it makes the bust clearer.