Assignment #6 : What Photoshop Can Do for Me

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Sketchbook #3 : Folded Laundry

Assignment #5 : Polar Opposites

I chose to photograph license plates for polar opposites. I had already discovered a certain plate that was very old and rustic for my texture assignment. After that, I knew I wanted to work a little more with the old license plate because I thought it was really cool. For my texture assignment I took a similar photo of the old plate but I wasn't completely satisfied with the composition and the way that I centered it. When polar opposites was assigned I immediately thought of the old license plate and how I could contrast it with a new one. These pictures are polar opposites in terms of old and new. It really shows how many years separate these two plates. One is extremely rusty and old and the other is spotless and clean. I like how they are the almost the same photo in terms of composition and cropping, but still so different. The two pictures put right next to each other really shows how opposite these two plates are. Many aspects of the two pictures can show how opposite they actually are. One example would be the texture. The texture of the first photo is bumpy, dented, and dusty while the second photo's texture is soft, smooth, and crisp. In this way, texture is a huge factor when contrasting two pictures. The way that something feels or at least look like it feels can differentiate the two pictures. Another aspect that shows how these are opposites is lighting. Even though I kept the same composition for the two pictures to make sure they still look somewhat the same and even, I made the ISO different to change the lighting for each picture. For the first picture I lowered the ISO so that the camera would really be able to see the texture of the picture. For the second photo I raised the ISO so that it would be brighter and the camera would whitten out all, if any blemishes there are. Therefore, the lighting contrasted the pictures even more. 

Assignment #4 : Texture

ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/80sec
This picture shows texture because of the focal length and water droplets. I like how it is very zoomed in so there is nothing to be distracted from in the image.

ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/80sec
This image shows texture because of the dirt and rust shown on the license plate. I like that the camera is focused on the imperfections of the plate and how it seems like you can actually feel the word "California".

ISO 6400, f/5.6, 1/80sec

ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/80sec

ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/80sec

John Beatty Photography
I love this picture because, not only is the texture amazing, but the composition is perfect too. The crocodiles in the picture divide the photo into thirds which makes you focus on the texture that much more.

Assignment #3 : ISO

Sketchbook #2 : Glass of Water

Assignment #2: Composition

ISO 800, 86mm, f/4.2, 1/250sec
This photo has good composition because I like how the street lines are in the very center, evenly splitting the two girls on each side of them. The lines make the picture almost look like a mirror image. The leading lines make you want to look further and they are very pleasing.

ISO 800, 48mm, f/5.3, 1/60sec
This photo has good composition because of leading lines as well. Since it was shot in a tunnel the lights form perfect diagonal lines pointing to the end of the tunnel and the light of the picture. It is in manual focus, so I purposely kept it out of focus so the small lights would be bigger and blend together to form lines.

ISO 640, 55mm, f/4.0, 1/60sec
I like the composition of this photo because of the way it is cropped. It is cropped so that you can only see the wires with a vibrant sunset in the background.  The lines are going every which way, with diagonals going from one side of the frame to the other.

ISO 400, 55mm. f/8.0, 1/250sec

ISO 200, 55mm, f/10, 1/400sec