When I first joined Digital Photography, I had no idea what to expect. I had been taking pictures for years but had never understood what any of the buttons meant. Little did I know that digital photography wasn't just taking standard photos and it definitely did not end at the camera. This reflection includes all the skills learned and improvements made during the duration of this class.
For one of our first photoshop assignments, shown in the first photo, I had NO idea what any of the buttons meant or what I was doing. And then, we learned about clone stamp, which, to this day, is one of the coolest things I have learned in this class. I did so much experimenting with this button and made many creations. Throughout the trimester, I also learned about layers. My work in this field can be seen in the second two photos, where I stacked multiple images of the same person in different poses to create the illusion that there were multiple in one picture and also putting a forest into a bear. These creations were made during our final photoshop assignment and I think they really display how much I have learned technology-wise throughout the class.
Overall, I have learned so much in this class, whether it be on the camera or on the computer; way more than I anticipated. I had a great time and can’t wait for part 2!
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For our final weekly photo assignment, I chose black and white. I felt like this captured all the components we had been working on throughout the trimester: light, shadows, depth, and composition. I learned how to compose my photos for the most amount of shadows and interest, since the color was taken away. The only edits I did on this photo (and all the others) was increasing contrast and shadows and decreasing saturation all the way to zero to achieve the black and white affect.
Shutter Speed: 1/50 Aperture: f/4.5 ISO 160 For our final photoshop assignment, we were asked to either create a 'multiple me' photo or find a tutorial on youtube and do an open assignment. I had time to complete both. For the multiple me assignment, we had to take multiple pictures of someone in different poses and positions then compose them all in one photo using layers. For the open assignment, I chose to do double-exposures. The bear shown below is what I made through a tutorial and the girl with the mountain is the photo I photoshopped on my own. Double-exposure is done by layering two pictures onto each other and choosing how much you want to see of both. Through both of these projects I learned how to be more familiar with layers and how they work through masking, cutting, and painting to reveal/conceal.
In this weeks photo assignment, I decided to take pictures of nature for a brain break in between chemistry. I walked around my backyard and took photos of the things I found; including frogs. The challenge I found was making sure the correct components were in focus. Throughout this assignment I learned how to find a subject to exaggerate the nature theme and place my subject in an appealing spot in the photo. The only edits I did on this photo were slight; increase in vibrancy, contrast, shadows, and exposure.
Shutter Speed: 1/60 Aperture: f/5.6 ISO 400 For this photoshop assignment, we were asked to shoot photos using window lighting and studio lighting then compose them together into a portrait gallery. When we used the window light, we used a reflector to bounce the remaining light on the opposite of the face to decrease the amount of shadow. When we used the studio light, we had a main light, a reflector and a hair light. the hair light provided distance between the subject and the background. It was really fun to work with people as your subjects and actually feel like a professional photographer. Through this photoshop assignment I learned how to manipulate light to accentuate the people you are taking portraits of.
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