Journal #4- E & F

E- Eyes

Aperture: f / 5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/200

ISO: 400

I took this picture of my grandma's dog Cody. I really like how sharp his eyes are, and how they're very in focus compared to other parts of the photo. I used a low aperture to achieve that, and I also used a higher shutter speed to freeze any motion. I used 400 for the ISO because I didn't want there to be a lot of noise, but I also wanted to make it a little brighter. If I could change something about this, I would've shot so his eyes were even, because the photo looks a tiny bit tilted to me.

F- Face

Aperture: f / 5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/60

ISO: 100

This is a picture I took of my boyfriend Jake. He took my sunglasses and put them on and I thought it was funny, so I decided to take some pictures of him. I liked how serious he looked in this, even though we had just been laughing  I used a low aperture so just he was in focus, a higher shutter speed to freeze any accidental motion, and a low ISO to reduce any noise. If I could reshoot this, I think I may have zoomed in a little more, so there was more focus on just his face.

Color Wheel Project

Color Wheel

Aperture: low (5.6)

Shutter Speed: high

ISO: 400

To create this color wheel, I filled balloons with water and put food coloring in them, and then froze them outside overnight. I then put them in the snow and photographed them. I used a low aperture so just the orbs were in focus, and a high shutter speed because it was very bright outside. I really like how intense each color came out, and I really like the detail I got in the shots, especially the green and purple orbs. If I could do anything different, I would try and get a whiter background. For this project I worked in the style of James Balog, a photographer who has done a lot of work with extreme ice landscapes. Here is the link to his website: http://jamesbalog.com .

Journal #3- C + D

C- Candle

 

Aperture: f / 5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/100

ISO: 400

 

I took this picture of a candle in my grandma's house. I really like the color of the flame, and the shadow that was created by the candle. I also like how plain and simple the background is. I used a low aperture to keep mainly the flame and candle in focus, and a higher shutter speed to freeze the action of the flame. The low/middle ISO was to keep most noise out of the picture, but also to add a little bit of light because the room I was shooting in was on the darker side. If I could change anything about this picture, I would try to get more detail in the flame itself. 

 

 D- Dog

 

Aperture: f / 5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/200

ISO: 400

 

This is my grandma's dog, Cody. I was very surprised to get him to be still for this picture, because he's usually very energetic and likes to run around a lot. He was stopped sitting for a minute, and I made a noise to get him to look at me, and he tilted his head a little bit which was just luck on my part. I used a low aperture to get just his face in focus, and a higher shutter speed to freeze any movement from him. Along with the low/middle ISO, I used flash to light this picture, because he was in a pretty dark corner of the house. If I could change anything about this, I would want to get a more plain background, and I also wished I'd zoomed out a little bit more so I could have captured his whole ears.

 

 

Pencils Project

Aperture: f / 5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/30

ISO: 200

I took this picture during class on Friday. I wanted to capture the pencil very close up, rather than an image of the whole thing, so I decided to go in the studio and try and get the fine details of it. I had Jazmin use hold the pencil, and light it with a flashlight from her phone. I was using a tripod to take this picture. I used a lower aperture because I wanted to try and make the tip of the pencil the most in focus. The ISO is low to reduce noise, and the shutter speed was higher so I could get the pencil very in focus. I really like how this came out, but if I were to re shoot I would probably put a paper with some writing under the pencil, to make it look like it had just written something.

Aperture: f / 5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/50

ISO: 200

I took this photo in my room. I used a black sheet and a chair to set up a mini studio, and I used the natural light along with a lamp to light the pencils. I wanted to get a heart shape, and I'm pretty happy with how this came out. The two sides of the heart aren't totally even which is a little bit frustrating to me, but I like it overall. I used a low aperture so I could get just the area near the heart shape in focus, and the rest of the surrounding pencils blurry. My low ISO was to reduce noise, and the shutter speed was fairly high so I could make sure to avoid any blur from camera movement. Another thing I wish I could change about this photo is the color of the pencils. My original goal was to use all red or pinkish pencils to go with the heart theme, but I couldn't find enough of those colors in my house, so I had to use more colors than I wanted.

Journal #2- A + B

A: Autograph

Aperture: f / 9.0

Shutter Speed: 1/60

ISO: 100

This is a ball I have which is autographed by my favorite soccer player, Abby Wambach. She was on the United State's Women's soccer team, but she retired pretty recently. I went to a soccer camp that she ran a few years ago and I was lucky enough to meet her, get a picture with her, and have her sign my US Women's team soccer ball. It's now definitely one of my most prized possessions! For this picture, I used a lower aperture to make sure the whole ball is really in focus, but also to make sure nothing in the background too clear. I also didn't use a super fast shutter speed, because my subject wasn't moving at all, and I used a low ISO to avoid noise. I took this in my house and the lighting wasn't very good, so I had to use flash which I didn't like as much as natural lighting. I also wish I had a chance to get this ball with a different background, but overall I'm mostly happy with how this came out!

B: Book

Aperture: f / 4.5

Shutter Speed: 1/60

ISO: 100

This is a picture of a book I had in my house. I decided that instead of just taking a picture of the whole book, or the cover of it, I wanted to focus more on the words inside of it. I used a low aperture to focus on just a very small section of the book, and get a lot of everything else blurry. My shutter speed is semi fast, but not super fast, because once again my subject wasn't moving. The low ISO was to reduce noise. I again took this photo with flash, because the other lighting in my house wasn't very good. If I could change anything about this photo, I would change the location to allow a better background and better light, and also maybe find different writing, so the words I had in focus were important or significant in some way.