Thursday, June 12, 2014

Memorable Experience


My most memorable experience was learning how to do photoshop. I thought that this was memorable because I have always wanted to learn how to photoshop, but I couldn't get the program because it was expensive, but I looked online and watched many videos of different things that photoshop can do. That got me really excited and when I got into photo 1 I was eager to start with photoshop. Even though it took a while to learn, I soon got better and better. I loved the project, Culture Clash, because we got to use photoshop and use our imagination to create to different scenery in the same place. I really enjoyed doing that project. I taught me so much more than what the teacher had told us just by experimenting with different tools. My favorite is the erasing tool, not because I like to erase everything but I love how you can get an image of the web and erase its background and it will leave you with your desired picture.
 
         This has impacted my learning a lot, because I can finally photoshop and I can take it with me where ever I go. When I grow up I hope to go in some sort of graphic design career and photoshop has defiantly helped me with that decision. Ever since I was little I loved to draw and now that we have computers I can photoshop. It has taught me so much, that I feel like I know almost anything photoshop can do.

Assignment Of Which I Am Most Proud Of





The Culture Clash is the assignment of which I am most proud of because I love photoshop and I feel like I got really into it. Even at night when I was sitting in my bed working on the project, I would be there for hours not taking my eyes of the screen trying to make it look perfect. I got every little detail and learned how to use all the tools in photoshop. I am most proud of this project because I got every requirement done and I added a little extra. I didn't seem like work when we had to work on it at home. I was actually really excited. As soon as I finished all my other homework I got into bed and started working on it nonstop. Even after class ended I would be there for a little while ignoring the people around me. I was really in the zone and once i'm in I just focus on that one little thing. It was a really fun project and I enjoyed every little bit of it. It taught me a little more on the other culture as I was going through pictures and adding them into my collage. 

         The Culture Clash has impacted my learning a lot. I got to learn about a different culture and I got to use photoshop a lot more. When I first started, I didn't know where to start until I looked at some other pictures and finally got an idea. I defiantly gave me a lot more knowledge than I had before and it was both the teacher and me just figuring out things I didn't understand.

Friday, May 30, 2014

Culture Clash




Purpose: 
  • To create a Clash of Cultures by creating your own Photo montage, combining images from Beijing, China and Yarmouth, Maine, USA;

  • To further develop your Photoshop knowledge and skills;
  • To create a “surreal” landscape by montaging a variety of photographs;
  • To know, use, and understand the Four Collage Techniques to in your Photo Montage: Juxtaposition/fragmentation, Point of View, Scale Change, Overlapping
When I was starting on this project I had a couple of different landscapes, and put in some objects but after awhile I didn't like what it was looking like so I looked for some examples on the Ning. When I finally found the one I liked, I searched for a ton of pictures both from China and Yarmouth. One of my difficulties was putting things in the background and making it have depth. I asked the teacher once and she was very helpful after that I I could pretty much do it all by myself. One of my successes was erasing. I thought that I did really well. I zoomed in when I had to and made my brush as tiny as it could go to get all the spots.

Free Choice


When I took this picture it reminded me of so many people that had died in war and people who have just passed away from natural causes And I love that they do this to remember everyone. I could smell the roasted peanuts which were just 2 feet away and couldn't help but buy some. It was awesome.

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Inspiring Digital Artist- Michael Oswald



Purpose:

  • • To become familiar with 5 accomplished digital artists;
     


  • • To see what is possible in the world of digital art.
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

William Wegman

This is a link to my famous photographers movie, William Wegman.https://www.flickr.com/photos/115628776@N05/14185379831/

Hobbies and Interests

When I took this picture I could feel my hands start to get numb I had been outside for a while and just got caught up in the moment. I could smell the freshly fallen snow. I chose this picture because I love my camp and when I went up I couldn't believe that there was still snow. I have been waiting so long and finally I got to go up. I love having neighbors beside us because we can talk and have lots of fun. 

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Food


When I took this photo I was trying to set it up so it had some humor in it. I loved the idea of doing the cracked egg idea. I have seen these before and I loved it. That is why I chose this photo!

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Creative Portaits


When I took this picture it was kind of last minute. As I turned around she was there and I thought that it would look funny if I did it close up and out of focus. I think that it came out pretty good with many emotions, and expressions.





I took this photograph because it was in the right lighting and I loved the smile. As soon as I took the photograph I knew that it came out good. It is smooth and shows many expressions which I love.


Selfie


When we took this photo was all wanted to do some sort of smile and we naturally landed in this pose. I think that this is a good selfie because its right in the moment and we all were smiling at the same time. That is why we chose this as our favorite.

History of Photography



I learned a lot about Sandy Skoglund and her work. I loved her photographs even though some of them were creepy. The second thing learned that a lot of different people contributed to making the camera work and getting the picture. I always thought that it was one or two people that worked on the camera so I was surprised and amazed. The last thing that I learned was photography can be used in all sorts of way. Sandy Skoglund had sculptures in her photos that she had set. I learned so many things during this project that now I have a better understanding. I will definitely use what I learned during my shoots.

Friday, March 28, 2014

Portrait Techniques


Subject Expression:  I would like to use this because I love taking pictures of peoples expressions




Framing: This is really cool. I love how close you can be and take great shots. I want to do this when I take my shots.



Low perspective: I love taking different perspective pictures, because it gives you a different view of everything.



Lighting: I found this picture really cool. I love how the lights come out in swirls.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Famous Portaits


I chose this photograph by Richard Avedon because I like how he has a white background so you are not distracted. I thought that he really captured the feelings that men felt when they worked in mines. It really shows how bad it was back then, and how bad the miners had it.



I chose this photograph by Arnold Newman because I loved the colors and how he set the person. I feel like if I walked down a busy street and just looked I could find this. The colors really bring me to the person sitting. That is some of the reason why I like the photograph.


I chose this photograph of Mick Jagger by Annie Leibovitz  in Buffalo, New York, 1975. I chose this because you would think that the photographer just ran into him, but actually it was set up. This is why I like some of Annie Leibovitz photos.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Shadows

When I took this photo I felt the cold air on my cheeks and I was so scared to walk on the ice. I could smell the fresh air and as I was walking I could hear the birds chirping in the distance. It is such a nice sound that I could be out there forever. The photo could describe everything i felt.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Stay Strong












Purpose:

  • To strengthen your creative problem-solving skills so that you are looking at things in a different way;
  • To find letters of the alphabet in everyday objects to create a word;
  • To become familiar with basic photoshop tools.

One of the things I learned doing this project was if you look close enough and hard enough then you could find letters. I think that it was a good way to test the way your eyes see the world. In the project we had to find letters that would spell out our word. Second, I learned that most of your everyday objects are letters. I learned that after you take a photo you could make it look better with photoshop. And lastly, I learned how to use photoshop, which really helped with some of the photos that I took. The most used tool I think I used was brightness/contrast. I used these the most because a lot of my photographs were a little dark. I like photoshop because it helped clear my images. These are all important to my learning because now when I take pictures I have a better knowledge of different techniques I can do with my camera. It will definitely change the way I see the world through the camera.

Monday, March 3, 2014

Unusual Perspective

When I took this picture I could hear clicking of the camera it was so quiet and peaceful. I smelled the fresh aroma of cinnamon rolls as it baked in the kitchen. It filled the air around me and my dog. I could see the peacefulness and calmness in my dog as she fell asleep. As I took the photo I felt calm and relaxed as she was. It seemed like we were in sync. Everything was quiet as everyone was in their own space.

Monday, February 10, 2014

Composition

This photograph has two compositional strategies. I think that it has the rule of thirds and background blurred. I think that it is rule of thirds because the baby is not in the center. I chose this photo because I loved that the baby is looking straight up at the camera and it is focused on the baby and blurs the rest.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Shapes, Organic and Geometric


I chose to take this photo because I loved how the straws repeated itself and when I took it on side was out of focus. I think that this photograph has background blurred where some of the straws are focused.






Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Motivation

I love to photograph lots of things, but my three favorites is landscape, pets, and close-ups. I love the detail when I do close ups and I especially love pets when they are posing or if it is something simple like them sleeping.

Looking through my pictures motivate me because I can learn from the ones I love and the ones that I thought I did really good on. Also getting feedback from friends and teachers also motivate me because I get a second eye on my photos. The teachers can help me by teaching me more on photography and the different techniques that you use to view your picture in a whole different way.