Panoramic

Toady I finished my panoramic photo. It turned out really well, and I am proud of it. I shot this picture using a mono-pod. This picture was taken at Saline High School earlier this week.

Still LIfe

For this weeks photo assignment I chose still life. This was very difficult for me, I could not seem to get any awesome pictures. I hope to learn more techniques to make my still life pictures better.
Iso: 200
F/stop: 2.6
Shutter Speed: 1/13

Today I finished editing my second photo in GIMP. I found that this program is amazingly similar to Photoshop. I seem to have talent editing photos.

GIMP

So I just used gimp for the first time, seems pretty easy and similar to photoshop. I took a picture of the handsome devil Kyle Naebeck and made it into an Andy Warhol picture in a matter of minutes.

For this weeks photo assignment I chose to take pictures of nature. This was difficult for me because I realized I didn't have very much nature to shoot at my house. I ended up heading into my friend's woods taking pictures of trees and an old shack.

iso 200
f/stop 2.6
shutter 1/15

Portraits

In this week's photo assignment I learned how to take portraits. This assignment was difficult for me because everyone who I took a picture up didn't really want it taken. Most people avoided my picture taking. My best photo of this group is a picture of Kelsea S. In this outdoor picture there lighting is almost perfect and the colors seem to really pop. I learned that sometimes your subject doesn't want a photo of themselves taken.

Iso: 200
F/stop: 2.6
Exposure 1/1000

For this weeks photo assignment I worked on pictures with animals. I found it very difficult to photograph animals, mostly because they don't stay still. These pictures were also difficult because of the rainy and unlit condition of the barn. I learned that what I see on my camera is not exactly what turns up onto the computer screen.
This is my best photo of the group.


iso 600
shutter speed 1/60
f stop 3.2

Next week I have a photo assignment due. For this assignment I have decided try and take some good nature shots. I have found numerous shots of nature throughout flickr.com and here are some of my favorites:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38996685@N08/3940128672/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/2940009989/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lotusfee/615141595/

In this assignment I am going to try and take some pictures around my house. On my property there is a large forest and i think I am going to start there.

Composition Assingment #2

In this assignment I learned how to use other elements of composition. The elements that i used were, framing, balance, perspective, space, and color. I used all of these separately in my photographs. THese ideas and more have helped me to create better photos.