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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Color Correction

BEFORE

AFTER

Layered

created bokeh with a needle and paper

layered the two above

Editing Color

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Before/ After

Before

After

edited #9

NO POLE

abandoned homes

Photos over the weekend

Is it ok if I post my pictures tomorrow? The roads were really bad and my mom didn't let me go around.. 

Assignment- Weather

This weather is perfect for what I have in mind. Just FYI.

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Ideas cont..

This weekend I am going to go out around here and seminole and look for abandoned homes and places to take pictures of. What I have in mind is kind of hard to explain, but I want to create a weird looking series of photos that do not even look like they are part of this world. I want dark things that look like people were there, but because they are gone.. It has gone to crap. See? Kind of hard to explain.

Ideas

I really want to focus on abandonment around town in neighborhoods that are not being taken care of. I want to create a mystical feel that creates a kind of fear. I want to find chipped paint and wandering weeds and roots to create a series of photographs.

Ideas

1. abandoned buildings
2. dark and grayish colors
3. chipped paint
4. weeds, yellow grass
5. crazy plants
6. broken playgrounds

New Blog

Now that I have a blog, I am very excited! I spent most of the class period today trying to get my stuff posted, but I am going to start some sketches. I want to focus on abandoned homes.

Rule of Thirds

I thought I posted from my phone last night, but apparently not.

subject is clear. no distraction 

colors and placement of main subject make the photo clear and pleasing

horizon is on imaginary line and subject (tree) is on right

eye is drawn to light on point of intersection

subject on right and is clear

subject is clear on left

eye is drawn to gold on a point of intersection

Halloween

There was no way for me to get photos for this assignment. so.. yeah..

Rule of Thirds Project

Bad Examples

Bad: the subject is right in the middle

Bad: there is nothing to lead the eye

Bad: eye is drawn to the middle

Good Examples

Good: the eye is drawn to the main subject with very little distraction

Good: the sky is not distracting so it leads the eye to the points of interest: the flags

Good: subject is on one side rather than the middle

Good: eye is drawn to point of interest

Good: this is the best example in my opinion. the subject is exactly on the imaginary intersections.

Rule of Thirds

The Rule of thirds is one of the most important rules in photography, although it can sometimes be broken. The idea of the rule of thirds is that an image is broken into thirds both horizontally and vertically, splitting the image into nine parts. If you put your points of interest and your subject on these imaginary lines because people's eyes are naturally drawn to these areas. The rule of thirds is a helpful tool to use, but sometimes, depending on how you want to compose your photo, is not completely necessary.

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