Photography 1-2: Project 4 - Basic PhotoShop and Camera Controls

Photography 1-2: Project 3 Balance and Contrast

Kaleidoscopes

 I really liked this image because of the gold and silvers that it captures, it reminds me of christmas. I also thought it had good symmetrical balance.

I am proud of this one because I have never seen a kaleidoscope that uses only water. It also did a good job of capturing cool colors. 

 
This kaleidoscope also did a decent job of capturing cool coloring. Plus, the circle around it makes it appear more defined.

This is my favorite kaleidoscope that I made. It is crisp, clean and does a good job of depicting the winter season.

This one, like some others that I made, has Christmas and Winter-like feel to it because of its cool and gold coloring.

Strong Contrast in Texture 

This one showed strong contrast in texture due to its comparison of rough and tainted bricks, to a smooth, cement wall. 

 Triptychs

 I liked this triptych because of its bleak coloring and different angles.

 I liked this one also because it's bleak. It also includes the rule of thirds in areas.

Diptychs

I liked this one because it consists of depth of field and a color comparison.

This one shows slow shutter and has a dark, cold winter feel to it (which it was very cold this day, i had lost my down jacket). 

 Strong Contrast in Color

This is my favorite photo that I took because of its bright and "poppy" colors and its depiction of fall.

Symmetrical Balance

I took this photo at Powells and  I think the rows of books did a good job of showing symmetrical balance. 

Photography 1-2: Project 3 Contrast and Balance - Pre-work

Contrast with scale: David Byrne

Strong contrast in color or value: Jean Francois

Strong contrast of texture: Chris Gin

Image that is symmetrically balanced: Delandrew Pacio

Image that shows radial balance: Eugene

Photography 1-2: Project 2 Color an Grids

In this project we learned about grids and how colors affect the pictures we take. Having one main color that engulfs the photo shows off and captures a specific mood (hence the name: mood photo) or evokes an emotion from the viewer. For example, a picture that is mainly a dark shade of red may give off a sort of intense, romantic or passionate mood.

Bamboo grid

In this grid, I tried to give off a cool, green color to depict nature growth and lushness. I also wanted it to be bright and contain bold highlights in order to catch people's attention. 

Purple flower grid

In this one, I just wanted to create a nice looking picture that is also based around nature and to show the bright and "poppier" sides of nature. 

Red flower grid

In this grid I wanted to express a darker and more passionate mood, which I thought could be depicted in this silky, red flower.

Violin grid

 I took this picture at the Holocaust memorial and I really liked the gray coloring with the light tints of green and orange in it. I think it did a good job of expressing early fall weather. 

White flower grid

My goal for this grid was to display brighter and darker shades of white that manages to maintain a clean and detailed image throughout the grid.

White flower grid 2

In this grid I also wanted to show the clean and detailed features of the white flower but at a closer range. 

Mood photo

I always found the color red to be a more passion evoking shade, especially when it is darker. In this photo, I thought it delivered a dark and intense kind of mood due to its dark and dramatic red shade. 

Pre-Work: Colors and Grids - Color wheel

Framing and Composition

birds eye view

 frame within a frame

 close up

bugs eye view 

filling the frame 

diagonal

leading line

rule of thirds 

In this assignment we learned about the different types of framing and composition used to take images (examples above). We were taught 8 different techniques which we tested out and demonstrated around Portland on walking field trips. 

My Summer

I had a great summer! I mainly stayed at home and spent time with my friends, but I also had a wonderful time in New York with my family for a week.