Assignment #25 : Portraits & Jump

ISO 400, 55mm, f/6.3, 1/160

ISO 400,  120mm, f/5.6, 1/1000

ISO 200, 55mm, f/11, 1/500

Assignment #24 : TED Talk

          The TED talk, "How Photography Connects Us" by David Griffin was both informational and compelling. It was a fifteen minute long video explaining how photography can affect one's perspective and views of a situation. Griffin began by showing a series of amazing photographs. One of them being the infamous National Geographic photo of the Syrian refugee. This particular image stood out to me because it reminded me of the photo I took for the 'Photography as Art' project of Katya. The National Geographic photo really made me think about the backstory of this refugee and her history. It has inspired me to do more than just take a picture, but take pictures of things that show emotion and make people feel something.
         In the video, David Griffin also touched on the different photographers who travel the world photojournaling different issues or struggles going on in other countries. He explained that many of the most successful photographers are full of ambition and hope to visit all kinds of different cultures and communities in order to produce the perfect shot. I have also noticed that the best photos shown in the TED talk were all shot in far places from the Unites States. This observation has also added to my desire to travel the world. Ever since I was little,  I've wanted to see different parts of the world and photograph them mostly because of the many beautiful places. Now that I have seen the TED talk I now want to travel to also see the not so beautiful places that tell a story.
        My goal as a photographer is to make the person looking at my photos think. I want them to feel something. I want them to have some kind of thought and not just that it's a nice picture. In my landscapes I would like to make sure that I always have interesting composition that is both satisfying and eye-catching. In my portraits I would like to capture the model's emotion in every shot. I no longer want to take any pictures that mean nothing or that don't spark some kind of feeling. The TED talk has encouraged all of these ideas for my photography future.

Sketchbook #15 : Hands and Feet

Assignment #23 : WalkAbout

by: Lily

by: Katya

Assignment #22 : Triptych That Tells a Story

ISO 12800, 24mm, f/8, 1/4000     ISO 12800, 30mm, f/8, 1/4000    ISO 12800, 55mm, f/8, 1/4000

The story I photographed was The Giving Tree.
Once upon a time a girl found a beautiful apple tree. She visited it everyday. She loved to sit next to the tree and climb it. She loved to eat the apples as well. Time went by and the girl grew older. She no longer visited the tree or even ate the apples. One day she came back to the tree and did not climb it or sleep next to it. The tree longed for the girl sit in its leaves and eat its fruit . Although, that was not what the girl came back for. She came back to cut down the branches. The girl needed wood to build her house and thought this tree would be the perfect spot. The tree was happy that it could help the girl once again, but the tree remained only a small stump. The end.

Sketchbook #14 : All That is Shiny

Assignment #21 : Me, Myself, and I

I liked this project because I learned a lot more about photoshop and this specific tool will be very useful for me in the future. I am happy with how it turned out and I succeeded at my goal to make this look like one photo. I decided on shooting in the dining hall because this is a very common area that people usually sit together so I thought it would be cool to be sitting and talking to myself instead. I was inspired by the example photo on the instructions that showed the same guy playing cards with himself.