Photo Essay I

This is part one of my photo essay, this is a picture of my dad working at his home office area, this is a candid photo shot at an 800 ISO. I tried to capture the background with all the books in the background while he was working.

Sports Photo

This is a picture of my brother's friend Dylan going up for a shot, I couldn't get the best angle I really wanted so I tried this angle from behind the hoop. I took this at a 1600 ISO, so there is a lot of noise in the photo, it might have been best to shoot lower but I was just experimenting with the ISOs.

Animation (Tim Wood)

This is my animation, it was just a simple animation of Tim Wood walking and putting his leg on top of a bench.

My Choice

I really liked my partner portrait of my model Hilary. I like her picture of her being mad. I really like the lighting and how it came out on my model. I really like the lines of the windows and the wooden pillars in back of her. I also really like how my model gave me emotions that I could feel and see. I like the value and space in this photo because of the lighting and the sun giving the picture a ton of value; the windows also gave the picture feel of space in the background, which you normally don’t get when doing portrait photography. She was the emphasis of this picture along with the balance of this picture.

Photoshop altered image

I like this picture of a tree taken from a lower angle upward. I photoshopped the contrast and brightness so that it would bring out the texture of the tree a lot more than it normally would. Black and white gave the focus on the tree rather than if the picture was in color. I like the patterning of the tree in the picture because it supported the texture of the tree. There is great value in this picture from the black and white contrast. There is a line from the bottom of the tree to the top of the tree. I used photoshop to burn the top of the tree to give it a darker shade, and also darken the sky from it's light being too harsh.

Photo in the Style of the Photographer Studied

I took this picture on the first day of getting my Christmas tree. I like this picture because it has asymmetrical balance with the rule of thirds just how Diane Arbus did it. Naturally, your eyes are drawn to the tree just how her picture was, and it showed a ton of value. This picture shows value with the lighting especially in black and white. It also has balance to it, from the tree and the door, to the small tables; they give the picture a nice balance. I tried to create space in this picture by moving the furniture around in my house. In this picture, your eyes are naturally drawn to the tree, which is emphasis.

Best Actor Head Shot

My partner was Hilary, she did a very good job of creating the depth of feel I was looking for. I took this picture asking my model to pretend that she was taking her yearbook photo for her class yearbook. I asked her to be however she is and just do what she feels is appropriate. I like this formal portrait because it emphasizes on her, and nothing else. I also like the value in this picture because the black and white emphasizes her because there is no color to get distracted. I really like the value in this picture, there is a good quality of color and shades of gray in this picture giving it a nice feel of value.