Shadow Shot

6.8.2012

In this photo, you see a girl in front of a white background looking at her shadow. However, her shadow is turned away from her.
The picture was taken intentionally in focus in order to view the picture clearly and understand what is happening.
I had to photoshop the shadow into the picture because it's physically impossible for one's shadow to be turned away from them. Since she originally had another shadow behind her, I photoshopped it out.
The picture was taken indoors with a white background so the focus of the picture could be seen. Also because it was easier to produce a shadow instead of going outside and having the sun shine at the wrong angle. I manipulated the warm light. Sometimes we do things that disappoint others, but ultimately disappoint ourselves. I reflected that disappointment through a shadow. The way she is looking at herself represents how she realizes the disappointment and is sorry for it.
Overall, I think I did pretty good on this shot because it came out very nice and the shadow came out very precise and shaped better than I expected. I chose to do this photo in order to emphasize the concept of disappointment.  It wasn't even difficult to do this shot. I only took a few pictures and was satified with what I received.

Contest Photo

6.7.2012

In this photo you see sea shells implanted in sand. In the background is the ocean and the sky.
The seashells on the sand were intentionally taken in focus in order and the background blurred in order to draw attention to the shells and not to the ocean (although both are important components in the shot).
To really make the picture stand out more, I deepened the brightness and contrast. I messed with the color levels and threw in more green to match what it really looks like in person. I also sharpened the picture a bit.
The picture was taken outdoors at La Jolla shores during the daytime when it was a partially cloudy with some sunlight peeking through. The lighting is pretty neutral due to the nature of the weather, time, and temperature in conjunction with one another. I wanted to do a beach themed photo because I really like the beach and I think it looks beautiful. The picture contains very nice quality, so I thought it would fitting and appealing for a contest.
Overall, I think the picture was successful because it came out really nice and looks pretty cool. I didn't have to take many shots of it and my angle was pretty smooth.

Sound Series

In this series of photographs, there are two guys on a swing set just swinging. They are at the playground at Penn Recreation Center. My sound was a metronome ticking like a clock at a Largo/Larghetto setting of 60.
The pictures were intentionally taken in focus to capture what was going on.
I brightened the picture to make it stand out and to give it a happy and playful mood because they are at a playground swinging like children. I whipped the photos together through a video program called Movavi and basically just matched the seconds of the sound with each photo to get it exactly on the beat.
These set of photos were photographed outside in the sun at a nice little playground when there were not people there. The lighting is pretty bright to give it the happy tone and to highlight their happiness when they're swinging.
Overall I think I did pretty well. Honestly I could have taken better shots, but I think my angle was good. At first, I wanted to record a clock ticking as my sound, but then it was hard to record that sound on my phone because it was very faint even if I put it up close to my phone. I wanted to do a clock sound with these set of pictures to symbolize how fast time goes by when you're having fun and that you're never too old to do childish things. But the metronome sounds similar to a clock and has the same beat. It represented how everything in life has a beat and we're the instruments.

3 Strangers

4.10.2012

 Lamar

3

Fun Fact: He loves to play on the playground (:

4.10.2012

 Rashay

7

Fun Fact: She likes to eat and wants to be a chef when she's older c:

4.10.2012

Dejah

9

Fun Fact: She likes to do flips and wants to be a gymnast when she's older [:

Symbolism

4.10.2012

This is a portrait of a girl who looks like a ghost. It is suppose to symbolize one's soul. It is pretty up close to the camera. 

This photo was intentionally taken to look like it was blurred in order for it to portray the "soul." It is out of focus but still in focus to the extent of her figure and features. 

I did not photoshop the picture to make it ghost-like. All I did was set the ISO to about 400 and then I moved the camera around until I heard the shutters click, signifying that it took the picture. This was the result of it, and I liked it. I did adjust the brightness so it looked darker and the contrast to make her pop out more. I also manipulated the color scheme to make the picture look a bit aged. 

The picture was taken indoors against the white wall of my house. The lighting was a bit bright when I took the picture, but I darkened it. 

Overall the picture was a success because it came out just how I expected it to. Also, this was my first shot and it came out pretty perfect. 

Radiohead Tim

2.29.2012

This is a photo of Tim with an old radio as his head. The radio is up close while he is semi close to the camera.
The radio and body were taken intentionally in focus in order to make it seem like the radio was realistically his head. The background is out of focus to highlight the subject. I had a friend hold the radio close to the camera while Tim was a bit farther back from the camera. I cropped the picture a bit so you cannot see the object holder's hand and arm. I also darkened the image and manipulated the color balance so that there is more green and yellow in the picture. I also sharpened the image so the person stuck out more.
The picture was taken outdoors in the back of the school away from buildings and other distractions. The lighting is pretty neutral to give it a more natural look.
Overall, the picture was a success because I was able to take the shot in about a minute and got my final shot after two or three times shooting. It came out pretty nice and natural as I had imagined it to be.

Perspective of a Fennec Fox

2.15.2012

This is a photo from a fennec fox's point of view. This animal has dichromatic vision, similar to a dog's vision, meaning they can't tell the difference between green, yellow, and red. Their color scheme is a composition of faded yellowish green, white, blue, purple, and gray. In this photo there is a girl and guy looking down at the fox that is in a field of flowers. The flowers are up close and the people are kind of close. 

The people in the picture were intentionally taken in focus and the flowers out of focus of emphasize how the fennec fox is looking at the people rather than the flowers. Since this animals has dichromatic vision, the green, yellow, and red in this picture were all changed to one mutual color between the three. It is a yellowish, red, green color. Then purple flowers were faded to pink, and the blue sky was changed to a more faded purplish blue. The people were changed to a almost black and white hue. 

This photo was taken outside in a flower bush from a low point of view in order to showcase the fennec fox's size. The image is light and the colors are a bit faded to fit the vision of the fox. 

This photo was pretty successful because the angle was precise and everything just fit perfectly together.