Vintage Photo Assignment

This week I decided to shoot an open assignment. I always liked pictures that look vintage or retro and always wondered how to create a picture like that. I started to research how to edit them to look old and worn. I took many pictures of things that I thought would look good edited in that way.  Many of my pictures are of old flowers, flower petals, an old piano, and swings. I learned many things during this assignment, like how to edit the picture and what types of pictures look best in the vintage effect. My best photo is a picture of a bouquet of old dried out flowers that  I took in the snow, I like this because I thought it looked cool and worked well for the effect I was trying to create.

ISO: 100
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/4 sec

School Content Assignment

We created a picture, using a photo taken from the school and try to put a scene in it that was unusual, and try to make it as realistic as possible. I learned many things during this like how to make the three separate pictures bland together to look realistic and like it belongs. We used many tools like the erase, scale and move tools. This was very fun and creative way to better my editing skills!

Black and White Photo Assignment

For this weeks assignment I decided to shoot black and white photos. I found scenes that would look interesting, and possibly better in black and white. I took pictures around my house, of my white cat, some decorations and candles. I also went outside and took pictures of the landscape and architecture that I found. My best photo is a picture of a swan that I found in a river, I thought that the white of the snow and swan contrasted well with the dark of the trees and water.

ISO 100
Aperture: f/8.9
Shutter Speed:1/200

Motion Photo Assignment

We learned how to shoot motion photos, we took pictures of Mr. Bush riding his bike in the commons. I learned how to take photos, using the right shutter speed and ISO , creating a blur effect of the background.  It was, at first, very difficult to create this photo but with practice I achieved a good example of motion in photography.

Architecture Photo Assignment

For this photo assignment I decided to take photos of architecture. I went to the Law Quad at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. I got a lot of cool pictures of the old buildings and some of their features. My best photo is a picture of the columns that are apart of one of the buildings.
ISO:64
Aperture:2.9

Shutter Speed: 1/160

Panoramic Photo Assignment

For this assignment we had to take a picture of a panoramic scene. We took three separate photos, and then put them all together in the photo editing program Gimp. I learned how to blend together three separate photos to make a panoramic scene, using many tools in GImp

Still Life Photo Assignment

For this photo assignment I decided to shoot for still life. I took many different objects in my house, like the necklace, books, and angels. I used a black sheet as the backdrop, and then used a desk lamp as the lighting source. I choose the photo of the angel of my best photo because I liked the way its light up, and how the wires are in focus. 

ISO:200

Aperture: f/2.8

Shutter Speed: 1/6 sec

Gimp Portrait Assignment

For this assignment we had to take to two pictures using the two techniques of creating a portrait photo. The picture of Alex is one that I took using the natural light of a window and a large white card as a "bounce light." The picture of Allison I took in the studio, using the professional lighting technique of taking a portrait photo. In this assignment I learned how to take portrait photos, using professional and ammeter  techniques. I also learned how to use create a photo frame, in the photo editing assignment gimp.