November 13 Quick Assignment #1

Photography should be treated just like any other art. There are tips and tools photographers can use and work on that will make their photography so much better. I had never heard of bracketing shots, but it is a really great idea. Sometimes the hardest thing to edit is exposure because it throws the black and whites off. The section that talks about "learning your craft" is something I really struggle with because although I love photography and would love to get better, I do not have lots of time or access to areas. These tips are definitely eye opening and I hope they can help me get better.

END OF SEMESTER

I did the artist statement and the extra credit assignment. I sent them in an email because I was not sure how you wanted them.

Evidence Assignment- NEW PHOTOS THAT FIT THE ASSIGNMENT BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS ONES!!

I really like this one because the decorated door and the bright color paint shows that someone who enjoyed those things once lived here, but time and weather and other factors have deteriorated that. 

I don't know why I was really drawn to this lightbulb, but it really stood out to me. I went into Photoshop and made it a little yellower because the bright light outside was washing it out a little bit. 

This is a shop out on Taylor Road and the broken window and all of the dead plants made it seem old and lonely. 

Cracked sidewalk and DEAD DEAD grass. 

This is the same shop from above, but on the other side. 

A trailer I found outside of town. I am not quite sure what is creating the frame on those two corners, but I thought it made look kind of cool. I really loved this and thought it fit because someone clearly lived here, but it has gotten to the point where there is nothing in it's vicinity. 

This is in front of the trailer shown above. The barbed wire and the dead, yet really large grass/trees make it look kind of spooky. 

This is the shop from above and you can see the whole thing. I took it in broad daylight, but I Photoshopped it to make it look like it was night-time. 

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Commented on Michael and Emily

Color Correction

BEFORE

AFTER

Layered

created bokeh with a needle and paper

layered the two above

Editing Color