assignment #8 NATURE :)

For my last assignment I chose to take nature pictures because it was so nice out over the weekend. I went into my backyard and tried to capture the effect of the sun. I like the one I picked as my best picture because I just think it's pretty :).

ISO: 100

Aperture: f5

Shutter Speed: 1/1740 sec.

here are some more pictures that I took:

assignment #7 architecture.

For this assignment I chose to take pictures of my house. One thing I really like about my house are the lights and our ceilings. Since it was late at night I decided to take pictures of our ceilings. I like the one I picked as my favorite picture because it shows the contrast between light and dark.


ISO: 100
Aperture: f3.3
Shutter Speed: 1/104 sec.

here are some more pictures I took:

VISIONAL DICTIONARY

For this GIMP assignment we had to take multiple pictures and put them together to create a visual definition of a word. The word I picked was "ululate" and its definition is: howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief. I used pictures of a women who is grieving in front of a tomb stone. Also I used a picture of a wolf to represent howling. Then I added a broken heart and some tears and sad smiley faces. This is how it turned out:

assignment #6 PORTRAIT ;)

For this assignment I chose to take portrait pictures of my sister. I put her in front of a plain white and a brown wall in our house so the background wouldn't be distracting. I tried to take pictures of her laughing cause she's a very funny person. I like the one I chose for my best picture because it brings out her smile and her pretty-ness :).

ISO: 100
Aperture: f3.3
Shutter speed: 1/8 sec.

here are some more pictures I took:

PUNS

For this assignment we had to create three different visual puns by putting two or more pictures together and editing them in GIMP. My three visual puns are: The apple of my eye, Starbucks, and Palmtree.

assignment #5 STILL LIFE ;)

For this photo assignment I chose to take pictures for Still Life. I was at home and just looked for things that I could use, and I found this baseball. I put it in front of a black background (our TV), then I edited it a little bit in photoshop and GIMP. I chose this one as my best picture because I like the reflection.

ISO: 100
Aperture: f3.3
Shutter Speed: 1/32 sec.

here are some more pictures I took:

PANORAMIC

For this GIMP assignment we had to take three pictures. We had to edit them and put them together so it looks like one picture instead of three separate ones. We used different techniques for example the move-tool, the eraser-tool and the perspective tool. I chose the gym to take pictures which was kind of a bad idea since there were so many different lines incorporated into the ceiling, and it was hard to line them all up and make it look like it was one picture.

assignment #4 EVENT ;)

This weekend I went to the fiddlers concert and tried to get some good shots of them playing. But that didn't work out because the lighting in the auditorium was too dark, and they were too far away. So instead of trying to get a picture of the fiddlers, I tried to capture a good shot of the audience. I like the one I picked as my best photo because it shows a guy reading the program from an unusual perspective.

ISO: 100
Aperture: f3.3
Shutter Speed: 1/8 sec.

here are some more picture I took (they unfortunately didn't turn out that well):

PORTRAIT DEMO.

For this assignment we had to take two portrait pictures. One, in the studio with all the studio lights, and one, in front of the window. I chose nick as my "model" because he's funny and it is really easy to capture a good shot.We did this assignment to compare the two different portrait-taking techniques and the different use of light. In the end we edited and put the pictures together using GIMP.

assignment #3 BLACK & WHITE ;)

For this assignment I went outside and shot pictures of my backyard and my house. Then I went inside and shot a couple of random pictures of my piano and flowers. I decided to make them black and white because I like how it makes it look more mysterious and mellow :). For my best picture I chose the one with the tree because I love how the branches are so defined and how the snow makes a good background .


ISO: 100
Aperture: f4.6
Shutter Speed: 1/440 sec.

here are some more pictures I took:

SCHOOL CONTEXT

For this assignment we changed the context of the school by adding different elements in the picture that are not supposed to be there. I decided to change the cafeteria into a zoo-party. I took a picture of the cafeteria and then, in gimp, added the different animals and balloons etc..

THE CAR

I learned a lot from this assignment. I learned how photographers edit their models and make them look prettier. We edited the picture in gimp and I learned a lot of ways to improve a picture, like cloning or changing the levels and layers of a picture.

assignment #2 MACRO ;)

I used macro for this assignment because I really wanted to capture the details of an eye, that are often times not seen in photographs. I took a close-up picture of my sister's eye to really show the definition of the eyelashes and her glitter-mascara ;). Then I edited the picture in gimp to black and white with the focus on the pupil. I really like the effect of the blueish color in the pupil, that's why I chose it as my favorite.

ISO: 100
Aperture: f3.6
Shutter Speed: 1/39 sec.

here are some more pictures that i took and edited:

assingment #1 ANIMAL ;)

In this assignment I took pictures of my cat amy because I shot pictures for the animal-assignment. It was pretty difficult to get a good picture because it was snowing and she didn't really wanna be in the snow :p. I took her outside and threw snowballs at her, otherwise she wouldn't move. I like the picture I chose as my "bestest picture" because it brings out her eyes and the snow makes a good background, and that's what I wanted to accomplish.

ISO: 100
Aperture: f3.3
Shutter Speed: 1/810 sec.

Gimp assignment #1

This assignment is called "pop-art".
It was popular in the late 1950's.
Basically you create the same picture four times, only in different colors, it makes it look cool :) .
We edited the picture in gimp, to create "pop-art".