photoshop assignment: Car

During this assignment we learned how to use different tools in photoshop, we were given a demo picture and the original photo. From there we had to take the original photo and try to make it look like the demo one. It was kind of confusing using photoshop at first, but after using it for awhile you get to know where all the tools are so it becomes a little easier.

Demo Photo:

Original Photo: 

My Edit:

This isn't my best work and I know that, but it was my first time ever using photoshop so I really want to work on getting better at editing photos because I know that once I practice I'll get better

Photo assignment 2, people

We are still working on our photo assignments and that means we have some freedom as to what images we capture. This week I was going to focus on working with shadows but then my grandparents ended up coming into town so I took a few pictures of my family instead. I mainly focused on using the rule of thirds when taking pictures. I also had to work on the amount of light in the picture because I find that when taking pictures outside with some snow on the ground everything seems lighter because it's white outside.

The best photo I was able to take:

technical data:

  *shutter speed: 1/80

  *aperture: 5.6

  *ISO: 125

I liked the way these photos looked without any editing so for this assignment I did none.

   What I learned during this weeks assignment is that you have to take more than one picture when capture people posing because someone always laughs funny or blinks or something. And when you take multiple photos then you're bound to have one picture that looks good.

My five next best photos:

shooting inspiration #2

For my second assignment I really want tot focus on shadows and lighting. I've seen some really really great pictures with amazing silhouettes and shadows and I'd love to see if I'm capable for capturing images just like them. I'm going to need to make sure I don't over expose or under expose any of my pictures. I want them to turn out perfectly.

These are some of my inspirations"

    * sample one: lady

    * sample two: lamp

    *sample three: tree

I think these are all really great examples of what i'm going to try and accomplish this week during the assignment. I have high hopes for what I'm going to try to achieve with this. I've heard from a few people that working with shadows can be hard because of the lighting so I'm hoping I have some luck with it.

Photo assignment 1, animal.

    For this assignment we were given some freedom, we got to choose what we wanted to take pictures of. Originally I thought I was going to work on portraits of people, but I ended up getting sick and not being able to leave the house. Instead I chose to capture images of my dogs. I have a few pictures of both. My one dog Tillie who's black and white, tends to always have her nose in something. She's a very curious dog. I started taking pictures of my other dog Herby who's fully black white a small white spot on his chest. And as soon as I pulled out the camera, Tillie came over and was very curious as to what it was that I had in my hands.

   This is the best image that I was able to take.

   Technical data

   *shutter speed: 1/60

   *aperture: 4.5 

   *ISO: 800

     For this specific photo I brightened the picture a little, not but much. I also brightened a few of the other pictures I took. That's all the editing I did for this assignment.

     What I learned during this assignment is that when capturing images of animals its hard to get their attention if you want their face in the picture. I also learned that paying attention to the shutter speed and the aperture can be challenging while keeping the animals attention.

My five next best photos:

shooting inspiration

For my first shooting assignment I want to focus on portraits. I'm hoping to improve on filling negative space in my photographs and also improving on the way I set up the photos and the lighting. 

I've found some examples of pictures I would consider to be good portraits. 

   * sample one: little girl

   * sample two: grandma

   * sample three: man smiling

I think these are all great examples of portraits of people, there is some negative space in all but the person really is the focal point of all three pictures. There is nothing in the background to distract you from the person who is the focal point of these pictures. I hope the be able to capture great images just like these during this assignment.