A to Z Project

The A to Z project had us taking 26 pictures. Each one titled using each letter of the alphabet from A to Z. Below are a few examples of my photos.

G: Giraffes in a line

Q: Queen's Tiara

Z: zzzzzz

Photo Essay Project: Nostalgia

For my photo essay project, I took pictures of nostalgic things. These are pictures that bring back memories from the past. Here are a few of my pictures.

1953 Baseball Cards

People have collected baseball cards for years.Looking at baseball cards bring back memories of  their favorite baseball players and teams.

Rubik's Cube

A Rubik's cube was a game played over 30 years ago. This was a huge fad that had people competing with each other to see how fast they could put it together.

Candlestick Phone

 

 The candlestick phone was one of the first telephones made. Peolple look back and see how far we have come with phones today

 

Start Snapping

I have been taking pictures using different techniques. here are example of 3 of those.

Repetition  

Helps you emphasize patterns.

It shows the fence going on and on and gets smaller as you move into the picture.

Fill the Frame

The whole picture is your subject and details are more visible.

I like this picture because it shows the texture of the paw pads.

Leading Lines
Lead your eyes through the picture.
I like this photo because the metal  shows the reflection as it leads you into the picture.

Rules of Composition

Rule #10 Be the Director

Set up the people in the picture to where you want them

Her is an example of this rule:

 

I took this pictures of these girls on the tennis team after practice.

Here is an example violating this rule:

This is a random picture where everyone is doing their own thing.

Rules of Composition

Rule #9 Watch the Light

Great light makes great pictures

I took some pictures of kids hanging out on campus.

Here is an example violating this rule.

Here the sun casts shadows across their faces and you can't see them.

Rules of Composition

Rule #8: Know Your flash's range

"Pictures taken too far away with the flash will come out too dark"

Here is an example of this rule:

This is a chandelier in my house from a few feet away.

Here is an example violating this rule

The same chandelier from across the room.

Rules of Composition

Rule #7: Move it From the Middle

"Lock your focus on a subject then move the subject to another area in the photo"

Here is an example of this rule:

This is a piece of artwork at my school. I locked my focus on the piece then moved it to the side.

Here is an example of what not to do.

Here I focused on the cup and moved from the center, but the rest of the picture was in focus also.

They Fight The Fire That Will Not Out

 

I was given this iconic photo in photojournalism and was asked to tell about it. This photo was taken in May of 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama.It shows african american high school students being blasted with fire hoses by the police during peaceful protests. This photo was taken by Charles Moore and appeared in Life Magazine. The water was so powerful it could peel the bark off trees and even tore the shirts off protesters and rolled them down the street. This picture is iconic because it helped change how blacks were treated in this country by making people see how they were being treated and led to the passing of the Civil Rights laws. This picture really made me sad because I believe all people should be treated the same and I admire those who fought against discrimination.

Rules of Composition

Rule #6: Lock the Focus

Press the shutter halfway to focus on an object then move the subject from the middle.

Here is an example:

I took pictures of the birds outside of school. This one was hanging out on a bench.

Here is an example violating this rule:

The focus locked on the bricks not the birds like I wanted.

Rules of Compostion

Rule #5 Take Some Vertical Pictures

Make an effort to turn the camera sideways.

Here is an example of this rule:

Riding down the rode I saw this half way frozen fountain. I thought it was really cool. The whole fountain fits vertically in this picture.

Here is an example violating this rule.

This shot did not turn out well sideways. There is too much room left at the top and bottom.

Rules of Composition from Flickr

My assignment was to find 3 pictures on flickr that represent the Rules of Composition.

This first picture is rule #1 Get down on their level. I chose this picture because I love dogs and this picture makes me think of my dog. This is taken at floor level down with the dog.

My next picture shows rule # 2 Use plain background. I chose this picture because the white flower pops out from the plain background.

My last picture is for rule #4 Move in close. Moving in close shows more color and detail of the bird. I like how you can see the details of the bird's head.

Rules of Composition

Rule #4: Move in close.

"Fill the whole frame with subject"

I took pictures around school and my house.

Here is an example of this rule:

This is a cute doll on my mom's mantle. Moving close makes her look alive.

Here is an example violating this rule:

I did not focus in close enough to see the phone's details.

Rules of Composition

Rule #3: Use flash outdoors

"To make the object brighter when it is dark outdoors and when there are shadows"

Here is an example of this rule:

I took pictures outside during the freeze of icicles forming on the bushes outside of some townhouses by my house where the sprinkler was left on. The flash makes the icicles pop out.

Here is an example of violating this rule:

This is a shed at my grandpa's house. The flash really did not help this picture. I think I was too far away.

Rules of Composition

Rule#2 Use Plain Background

"The background is one color and no texture"

I took pictures of things in my grandparent's house.

Her is an example of this rule:

Here is an example of violating this rule:

The background is too busy and it looks like something is sticking out of his neck.

Rules of Composition

Rule #1: Get down to their level

"Get face to face, down to eye level with the subject"

I took pictures of my dog Kirby. I took pictures around my school of a pay phone, some rocks, trees and decorations. An example of the rule is below of some rocks at school.

                                                              
This picture is cool because the rocks in the front look really big and you can see the texture..

An example of violating the rule:

 I took this picture of my dog looking down at him instead of bending down to get on his level.

In Photojournalism I was assigned a project where we had to take pictures of things that mean something to us. Over the weekend I took  pictures of my family and I got them to together. In my collage there is a picture of my grandparents Elsa and Bill Doler, I spend a lot of time with them. I also took a picture of my mom and dad hidding behind a tree, ha, ha! Tippy is my cat. He is gray and white. We adopted him from the SPCA and he was very sick. Now he is running all over the house and big and fat. The orange cat is named Tickles, I got him when I was four years old. In this picture he looks mad. Winston is a black and white cat, he is clueless. But I love him just the way he is. My passion is photography and I have a collection of antique cameras. Garfield is in my collage of pictures because he is my favorite cartoon character. I like his attitude! In my spare time I like to play the Wii with family and friends. My favorite game is Harry Potter. I love music that is why I have a picture of  my guitar and antique radio. Antiques are also a hobby for me.