Scary Effects

Well, this picture isn't my favorite but it's the only one I got to finish. In this assignment I learned to use the magnetic lasso, and how to drag and drop one picture to my "canvas". I think the hardest thing I had to do was put the tenticals on my face. There was a certain way to arrange them so it would look real and it took me a while before I actually understood that concept. A graphic desinger obviously. But to make movie posters or to help animate the actual film.

Formal Critique

It’s a middle aged man building a wooden pathway in the middle of the ocean. It’s foggy and it looks sad and depressing. The sky is a light gray and the water is dark. It looks lonely. The bridge is a leading line to the man. He is a darker shade of gray than the rest of the picture which makes him the emphasis. It seems as if he isn’t worried about anything but his work even though he’s in the middle of the ocean and he could drown with one wrong move. I love this photograph. I think it shows determination in such a good way. It can also be portraying hopelessness. As if the man is working and there’s no end to what he’s trying to accomplish. I love this photo because it can mean so many things. Mostly dark, but good meanings.

Photographic Effects

Out of all the tricks we did, my favorite is the adjustment layer. I like how I can make it darker or lighter to my heart's content! The new tricks make the photos I take more interesting or cooler looking. My favorite was the gradient to give the photo a certain shade to it.

Portraits

Contact Sheet

Out of the 8 compositional tricks, my favorite is Extreme Angles. It's my favorite because I like that you can capture something or someone and have the world see them in a way they never thought of before. I'll most likely start using the Rule of Thirds and Framing. They're really good techniques to making the viewer focus on the right subject. The most difficult trick for me was the Fill in Flash. It's also my least favorite because it doesn't really do anything except make it easier to see the picture. My favorite photo would have to be either the Frame or the Extreme Angles. I like how they're black and white and I love the difference between those pictures and the other ones I have.

Compositional Trick #7 Drawing with Light

Drawing with light is when the photographer uses only the light to make the picture. Not just a shadow but dramatic light to show an emotion or show someone or something's inner beauty.

Compostional Trick #6 Framing

Framing is a technique used to lead the viewer to the emphasis of the picture. There's no limit to what a frame can be. In this picture i used the tree branch, and in the one at the top, i used the building. It can completely framing the emphasis or just a side of it. Anything that makes you look inside it will work.

Compositional Trick #5 Extreme Angles

Extremem angles are a way of showing people the world something in a way that you don't normally see it. You can either do it in a worm's eye view or a bird's eye view. Above there are examples of both but personally, I think the one of the gong isn't that good. The bicycle is a better example. A good photo of an extreme angle will make you feel like you're really looking at it that way.

Compositional Trick #4 Simplicity

Simplicity is when you take out all the extra stuff and make the whole entire picture about the emphasis. Sometimes pictures are so chaotic and they have so much going on that the viewer gets distracted. Keep it simple and a picture will always come out better.

Composition Trick #3 Macro

Macro is not only one of my favorites, but a really good choice of photography . It's used when you want to capture something that nobody ever pays attention to . When your camera is set to macro it blurs everything except the emphasis .

Compositional Trick #2 Leading Lines

Leading lines are basically like a mad leading you to either the emphasis of the picture or to make you see further into the picture. With leading lines the viewer shouldn't be searching all around the picture trying to find the point of it.

Compositional Trick #1 Rule of Thirds

The Rule of Thirds is when you take the emphasis of the picture and move it over so that it has more depth. To get to the rule of thirds, the frame is broken into three blocks going vertically and horizontally. The emphasis goes in the intersection of the lines .