07 Community Project

Community Project

Description of Project

My partner, Jesper White, and I took our photos for our community project at the end of the amazing Freshman hall in our very own Lincoln High School. Specifically, we captured an abundance of photos of an Abraham Lincoln statue that stands tall in front of a large window that shows our gorgeous city. I took all the photos on the left side(Abe's right side), while Jesper took all the photos on the right side(Abe's left side). We wanted to piece together all the different components and body parts that eventually come together to form our nation's 16th president. I believe the project was very successful as we were able to artistically capture a piece from our community. The focal point of our project is certainly Abe’s head, as that is the most recognizable characteristic of his body. We intended to keep his head in one picture as it allows the viewer to label who the art is a picture of.

Artist Emulation Project

Project #5 - Basic PS and Camera Controls

Basic Photoshop and Camera Controls

Explanation of Project

In this project, I took a series of photographs on top and near the Vista Bridge in SW Portland, Oregon. The intention of this field trip was to learn how to capture motion, either when it's still or when it's blurry, on our cameras. Additionally, we practiced capturing photos with a shallow and with a deep depth of field. These techniques are particularly useful as they help us add value to our pictures. In conclusion, this project was very worthwhile and I developed some skills that I plan on using in my continuing participation in photography.

Camera Controls Slide Show

Project 4 - Kaleidoscopes

Description of Project

I created my Kaleidoscopes by cropping an image into a square, making multiple copies of that image, reflecting the images in an appropriate fashion, aligning the pictures together, and lastly cropping that overall photo into a neat round kaleidoscope.

Best of Contrast and Balance

Contrast in Color

Contrast in Value

Contrast in Scale

 Contrast in Shape

Contrast in Texture

Symmetrical Balance

Asymmetrical Balance

Radial Balance

Description of Project

In this project, we took a walking field trip downtown and took photos of objects that we believed best show contrast, whether in color, value, shape, scale, or texture, and objects that show balance, specifically symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial balance. 

Three Best Grids

                                                              3x3 color grid

2x4 mood grid 

4x4 grid

I created both of these two grids in Lightroom by editing similar photos, but in a way that gives each of them a different feeling/mood. If you look closely, they mostly consist of the same three photographs, however each look slightly different. Then, I repeated them throughout the grid to create a sense of pattern and rhythm to the grid. Overall, I learned how to work with creating grids and how to tell what images look good together and what images don't.

Project 03- Color Slideshow

Best of Color

Complimentary Colors                                                                             Cool Colors

Warm Colors                                                                                  Monochromatic Colors


In this project, we used Lightroom to edit photographs to emphasize specific aspects of color. For instance, we edited the temperature of the pictures to make them appear warmer or cooler. Lastly, we took photos that have specific color properties. In this case, we found photos that have colors that compliment each other well, as well as photos with a monochromatic color scheme.

I used Lightroom to alter the mood of the photographs. As you can see, the photo on the left is much brighter and has a much warmer connotation than the dark photo on the left.

Similar to the other photos above, I altered the mood of these photos by giving the photo on the right a darker and more spookier feel. I purposely intended for the photo on the left to be lighter and appear warmer than the photo on the right.

Framing and Composition 8 Best Photos

Description

I took each of my photos with the intention of matching a specific Framing and Composition Technique. In order from top to bottom, my photos go Bugs Eye View, Birds Eye View, Close Up, Diagonals, Filling the Frame, Leading Lines, Frame Within a Frame, and Rule of Thirds. I learned from this project, how to add value to photos, which ultimately differentiates them from others and makes them more interesting to the human eye. Lastly, I felt these 8 photos were best because I thought they each capture their specific technique incredibly well.

Contact Sheet

Description

Photographers use Contact Sheets to organize and present their images in a systematic way. They don't upload all their photos, just their best ones that capture what kind of artist they are or their specialties. Additionally, Contact Sheets are used to give the audience an idea for what they can expect from an artist's pictures. I created my contact sheet by taking anywhere between 100-150 photos. Then, I deleted the bad ones, edited the best ones, and compiled the best 40 onto one sheet of paper with each of their specific framing and composition technique.