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.