Macro Spring

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Me, Myself & I

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Class Portraits and Interview with Grace

I made Zephy's portrait bright and clear, to portray all of the fun and exciting colors that she uses in some of her work.

I made this portrait in black in white and added some highlights to brighten it. I chose to do this because I noticed that in her images she used a  lot of shadows and gritty textures. 

Sam's photography style is bold, bright, colorful, and playful. I chose to photograph him outside and then brightened his image to make it really stand out.

I took this picture of Renna against a plain wall and then enhanced the natural lighting. I then added some texture to the image, based on some of her most recent sets of images.

For this portrait, I didn't want to add a  lot of effects to it. I saw that Nora uses vibrant lighting and colors, so I made the image bright, as if the sun was right above her.

In Kendall's work, I noticed that she had focal points in lots of her images and that most of her images were in black in white. So I thought that I would try to combine the two to make the image really portray her work.

For Grace's portrait I wanted to apply a few things that represent her photos. I wanted to show the clarity and brightness that she has on most of her photos, as well as how she sometimes takes them up close and personal.

Interview:

What is your favorite place to take pictures?

My favorite place to take pictures is in an outdoor area because the lighting is better, especially when it is really sunny because it brings a nice tone to the photo. I don't like shooting outside when it's foggy because it makes everything look grey and boring.

What is the first thing you think about before you start taking photos?

I try to think of what I'm going to shoot first and where I'm going to shoot it, so the photo comes out in the best way. I try to make sure that the lighting is good, so I take it at an angle that makes the photo interesting and not just really flat and 2D.

What is your favorite thing to take pictures of?

I like taking pictures of people because it's fun to look at candids. It's also fun in general to take pictures of people because you can do a lot of movement and stuff.

What do you think is your style or makes your photos good?

I try to make my photos interesting by using motion and light, or things that you wouldn't expect in photos.

Who is your favorite photographer?

I am not exactly sure at the moment.

For Eliza's portrait I used natural lighting to enhance the features in her face. By adding a few highlights and shadows, I think that I portrayed her natural style of photography. 

I noticed that Aubrey's style included nice colors, texture, lighting, and multiple exposure. So I tried putting a few of these effects into his portrait. 

For Casey's portrait I took the picture outside with the sun beaming down on her. I wanted to make the image naturally bright, so that the effects would not distort the image. I wanted it to be bright and really pop, to resemble her style.

Heard It Through the Grapevine

For this assignment, I chose the song Heard It Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye. My approach to this was to illustrate the sorrow and astonishment within the song. I also aimed to show the feeling of loneliness and isolation. To demonstrate these emotion, I used plants with the presence of water, instead of people to make the image more relatable to the song itself.





YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7dGdrP3pms&ob=av3n

My Series #2

For this chose series, I chose to photograph different object and develop a message within each one. Once had a good image I added some different effect to it, and then added a phrase that I thought related well with the image. Hope you enjoy!

 

 

 



 

Experimental Sketch Book #2

For this experimental sketch book, we focused on adding text to our images. My approach was to find images and create a hidden story within them . I found a focal point in each image and wrote a phase that I thought best fit what was happening in the image. I used some editing effects to make the picture stand out more. Enjoy!

Experimental Sketch Book

In this photo, I used a picture of a building. I used the heat map to make the picture blue and then used the effect, cinema scope to shrink that image. Then I used the effect, orton-ish to brighten the image and then added the hypnotic effect to bring the image all together.
 
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For this image, I used cross process, which  made the image a creme color. I then used the dots and dots effect to add some texture to photo. Then I added the orton-ish effect and the adjustable threshold, which darkened the photo a bit. Lastly I added the film grain effect, which made the dots and dots effect more visible, and the last effect I added was the matte, which blurred the edges of the picture.

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On this picture I simply just added the texture effect and some duo-tone to liven the image.

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In this picture, I used the effect called HDR-ish, this effect helps to define the lines in the image. The I added the cinema-ish effect which shrunk the picture and gave in an camera roll look to it. Lastly, I added the lino-ish effect to  make the image brighter.

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For this image, I used an effect called adjustable threshold, which added more white and black tones to photo. Then I used the hypnotic effect to make the image circular. 

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In this photo, I used pencil sketch, which helped to darken and define the details of this photo. Then I added the heat map effect to give the photo vibrant colors, and then the orton-ish effect, which gave the photo a glossy finish. Finally, I added the panography-ish effect, which made the image look as if it were made out of layers of tape. 

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For this picture, I used the invert effect, to make the image have a dark and greyish color. I then used the panography-ish effect and the hypnotic effect as well.  

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For this last photo, I used the texture effect and the tint effect, to make the photo purple. Then I added the posterize effect, which gave the image a sort of bubbly and animated feel to it. 

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