Unit 5 Activity 5

The photo that I took above is a landscape that shows depth through putting a subject in the foreground. When I took this picture, I got really close to the bush in front of me so that I could get a close-up of it along with the sun flare. I think anybody who views this picture would agree that the sun flare accentuates the bush which makes the foreground look ten times better than the background. The subject matter in the foreground  sticks out the most and makes this photo unique compared to other photographs that I've taken before. 

Unit 5 Activity 4

The two photos that I took here both show open and closed landscapes. The photo that I took at the very top would be considered an open landscape while the photo that I took underneath would be considered a closed landscape. When I look at the open landscape I can see everything that can be seen in this landscape. There is nothing in the way that would obstruct or distract my view of the beautiful landscape that's in the photo. But when I look at the closed landscape I can only see part of the landscape. The building is obstructing my view of the landscape that's basically hiding behind the building. I honestly prefer open landscapes when compared to closed landscapes.

Unit 5 Activity 3

Photo by Anonymous

Painting by Bob Ross

Both the landscape photo and landscape painting above are great mediums to be used when showing and depicting landscape. Although, I truly do think that the photograph is a better medium to use when compared to using a painting. I think using a photograph as a medium to show landscape is better because it shows what the landscape looks like in  real life. It shows exactly how beautiful or interesting a landscape can look while paintings make the viewer use their imagination to picture what the landscape looks like in real life. Imagination is also good to use but I personally feel like photographs bring the most justice to show the actual look of a certain landscape.

Unit 5 Activity 2

Photo by Anonymous

Photo by Kenn Reay              

Both of the photos above depict landscape photography  that also contain messages. The message in the first photograph would have to be a very somber message. It shows how cold and depressing it looks outside in the country of Japan. The photographer probably was trying to depict emotion in this photograph. In the photo below it, the photographer probably was trying to depict the significance of religion in a certain place. The cross gives away the fact that the picture is definitely trying to convey that message of religion.The second picture portrays more of a message when compared to the first picture. 

Unit 5 Activity 1

Photo by Walker Evans

In this photo I can see  a graveyard and a steel mill in the background using objective analysis. While using subjective analysis, I can see that this photograph is portraying what life was like in the 1930's. Walker Evans made this photo very effective because it's not just a picture of landscape but it shows how depressing the times were back then. It can definitely be considered art because art is a form of expressing oneself's emotion so this picture could possibly show the emotions of a photographer during the 1930's. Also, it's considered art because it's a photograph that portrays a story or event.              

Unit 4 Activity 5

The pictures above are the four pictures that I took that contain both solid and fluid forms. They show the different shutter speeds that I used depending on the way the subjects look.

Unit 4 Activity 4

Photo by Chas Elliot

The photographer that took this picture used a slow shutter speed because the background is blurred but the foreground is clear. Some difficulties while taking this picture could've been accidentally making the foreground blurry but the photographer definitely was able to accomplish the right shutter speed that he was going for.

Unit 4 Activity 3

These are the four photos that I took that display photographs taken using a faster than 1/250  shutter speed. There is no blur in these photos and I focused in very clearly on the main subject which was the flag. I tried really hard to make it so that there is no blur in the pictures.

These four photos are the photos that I took that display shutter speeds between 1/15 and 1/125. I panned the camera to be able to take these pictures and so the movement of the panning made the visual effect look better.  These photos also didn't turn out blurry because of the shutter speeds.

Unit 4 Activity 2

Photo by Kyle May

The photograph above was taken using a fast shutter speed. The photographer used a fast shutter speed to capture all of the glass pieces from the light bulb breaking apart. While taking this picture, the photographer could have had problems with trying to keep the picture from turning out blurry. He could have held the camera very still to take the picture or he most likely used a tripod so that the picture wouldn't turn out blurry. This photo definitely shows great depth of field because of the subject in the photograph. It also gives you a feeling a movement because the glass pieces are flying up into the air.

Unit 4 Activity 1

Photo by Henry Cartier-Bressen

This photograph here was one of the many unique photographs taken by the professional photographer Henry Cartier-Bressen. I chose this one to put on my blog because it shows the "decisive moment" very well. The man is standing in front of two lines of trees which helps to add composition such as leading lines in the photo. The trees behind the man add quality to the photo because it makes it more interesting and unique.

Unit 3 Activity 4

Photo by Unknown

Photo by Eunice Orantes

Photo by Unknown

For the photo in the top left corner, the photographer that took this picture had to of used a small aperture to  achieve that great depth of field that's shown. Using great depth of field in that picture was perfect because it makes the audience look at both the wood in the foreground and the wood in the background. Now in the photo below it, the photographer did the exact same thing. When the audience sees this photo, they will not look at just one clear shoe, but both of the clear shoes. In the photographs on the right, the aperture was made large in order to achieve the shallow depth of field. I think shallow depth of field is more interesting to look at because the subject is seen more clearly and defined.

Unit 3 Activity 3

Photo by Gabriela Mester

Photo by Unknown


Both of these photos show that the photographers shot them with the light obviously included. The photographers most likely used a light meter reading because they probably wanted to make sure that the photos wouldn't come out too dark or too light when they got printed. There is both natural light and artificial light in these photos.

Unit 3 Activity 2

Find an example of a photograph where the subject has been lit by a single light source and an example where more than one light has been used.

Describe in each the quality and position of the brightest or main light and the effect this has on the subject. In the second example describe the quality and effect the additional light has.

Photo by Dan Newton

Photo by Chobial

The very first photo is a photo that was shot while using a single light source. The photo's light source is mostly seen on the left side of the subject's face. Using just one light source in the picture easily directs the audience's attention to the main subject. Even though there is just one light source, the quality of the picture doesn't change. The quality still looks professional and clean. The second photo is an example of a photo that was shot while using multiple light sources. The quality is still good but there are more distractions made. The subject is what most people look at along with the light sources surrounding the subject's face. Using either a single light source or multiple light sources will work when taking pictures.

Unit 3 Activity 1

The photos containing soft light show smooth textures and also display a lot of details. They both make the moods of the photos much livelier and happier. Although, the photos that portray dark light show rougher textures and little detail. Those pictures aren't as lively as the photos with soft light are.

Photo by Kurt Budliger

Photo by Yvette Inufio

Photo by Emory

Photo by Pleasantview Photos

Unit 2 Activity 4

Photo by unknown

Photo by Klaus Neuner                                                        

                                                                                                                                              Balance in Photography                                                Imbalance in Photography

The photographers of these two pictures probably intended to balance them with the subjects. The picture on the left is balanced because the chair is off to the left and the window is off to the right. The picture on the right is imbalanced because the flower is basically in the center which isn't a correctly balanced picture.

The pictures that I took on the left are imbalanced photos because the subjects are off center and have nothing else surrounding them. The pictures that I took on the right are balanced photos because the subjects are off center but the backgrounds compliment the foregrounds so they work. 

Unit 2 Activity 3

Rule of Thirds                                                                                             Not Rule of Thirds

Photo by Peter Vidani

Photo by unknown

                                                       

Photo by unknown

Photo by unknown

                                                        

The pictures on the left definitely show rule of thirds while the pictures on the right don't show rule of thirds. The subjects in the two pictures on the left are aligned correctly for the rule of thirds technique. But the subjects in the pictures on the right aren't aligned correctly because they are more centered so they don't show the rule of thirds technique.

Unit 2 Activity 2

Unit 2 Activity 1

                                                              Photo by Craig Jones

Photo by Busser Philippe

These two photos both show how the photographer got up close to the animals and focused only on the animals and not the backgrounds. The picture of the bear was taken farther back when compared to the picture of the lynx. Both backgrounds are simple and not distracting whatsoever from the focal point. The focal points in the pictures are the bear and the lynx. These photos fill the frame and show the significance of the subjects.