Final Exam

4. This photo transformed how I viewed photography. In light of the tragedy that surrounds the broken and twisted metal, I appreciated the immense amount of symbolism that can be formed within one photo. Although the photo I originally took was heavily edited to showcase this imagery and symbolism, I really started thinking about how stories can be embodied within one image. There are photo stories, in which multiple photos share a theme, but one image with a life encased inside was incredibly amazing. This picture really transformed me because I could see how the life before and after the crash was represented.

5. Shape is flat, two-dimensional. It only requiring height and width to be defined in a photo. On the other hand, form requires three dimensions to be defined. The three dimensions are defined and displayed by the lighting since light and shadow give a shape some form.
Shape, Form.

6. Pattern is the repetition of a specific symbol or object within a piece of art, but repetition is the repetition of a pattern in multiple ways within the piece of art to unify it and make it seem active and flowing.
Repetition, Pattern

7. My About Page. The About Page that inspired me.

8.
Final Project
Spring Expo
Commercial Photoshoot: Fashion

The photos I submitted for the Spring Exps 2015 project I believe are my best. Taking high-speed photography with instruments not exactly made for high-speed photography is quite difficult. Since liquid is also hard to control, I'm quite impressed with the results I got. The surprising nature of how liquids interact with the environment was fairly clear from these photos, and I think I captured them well. I also think this is my best project because of the work I put into setting up lights (yes, I had to wait until around 10:00 to be able to control lighting and I was splashing water on the floor...My parents weren't exactly happy but it's ok.) I also think this is my best project because of how I conveyed the spontaneity of the liquids when they interacted with other liquids or solutions. This project changed me since it taught me how to be patient. I easily took at least 300 pictures for each picture, experimenting with what would capture the picture the way I wanted it to. On top of figuring out which liquid should do what in order to capture the optimal photo, I had to time it correctly, which took easily a couple of hours and a few hundred more pictures to get the timing right, the way I approximately wanted it to look. I learned to roll with what happened and just keep clicking the shutter button on the cameras and learned how to view the same picture in different ways to understand how I could use the photo to portray what I wanted to portray.

Final Project - Flowers

Final Project

My idea for my final project is close-ups of flowers.
Shots:

1. closeup of a wide flower, like a daisy

2. depth-of-field with a smaller flower with a background. Focus on the flower and not the background

3. close-up of a flower,but including a background in focus

4. flower with water droplets on it

5. really bright, vibrant colored flower with light shining through the petals

Inspiration:

http://digital-photography-school.com/41-delicious-flower-photographs/

http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/how-to-photograph-flowers/

http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/flower-photography-tips-and-techniques/

Student Website Reviews

From 1st period, I reviewed Vina Kong's weebly blog. I think the best photo is the one with her dog holding her football in her teeth. The photo captures the dog's playful personality throughout her entire figure, from her bright eyes to her posture with her teeth around the football, eager to play.

From 2nd period, I reviewed Kiran Prakash's weebly blog. I think the best photo is the plain brown background with bright purple flower in the lower right corner. It's the one that's the most appropriately in-focus. The bright flower also strikes an appropriate contrast.

From 4th period, I reviewed Cara Castillou's weebly blog. I think the best photo is the one taken of Catalina. It has both movement along the harbor and repetition in the boats in the inlet. The large ships in the background and foreground appropriately balance out the large building on the edge of the harbor.