Portraiture
For this photo I wanted to create the
innocence and playfulness of childhood.
It was hard to catch a moving child!
I wanted her to be the center of the photo without it feeling clique and
boring. When she tilted her head, I knew
I had the perfect shot. It’s centered,
however the lines of her body balance well against the lines in the
background. During processing, I raised
the exposure and contrast slightly to bring out the feeling of playfulness. I then adjusted the highlights so that there
was no blow out on her hair and skin. I
increased the saturation so that the pink tutu brought out the playful spirit
of the shot. I lowered the vibrance so
that it wasn’t so bright on the eyes.
After that I brushed on a mask on her eyes so that I could increase the
saturation and make them pop.
ISO: 400
Aperture:
f/5.0
Shutter
Speed: 1/100 sec
Camera
& lens information: Nikon D1300; AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm
Still Life
The still life was the biggest challenge
for me. I had a lot of goals when I took
this shot. My first goal was to
emphasize the oval shape of the object.
I thought objectifying this item would work well because it is composed
of two ovals that can play off of each other.
I wanted the detail around the picture of the lady to grab the viewer’s
attention. I made sure to have a very
shallow depth when focusing this so that the back of the bracelet was not
distracting. I also was careful not to
center this object. I decided to go
black and white with this photo because I didn’t want the colors to distract
from the shape of the item. When I was
processing this, I started by lowering the exposure in order to set the tone of
the photo. I raised the clarity to
define the lines around the larger oval.
I added a vignette in order to be sure the background was taken out of
the image and that the viewer really focused on the object, and nothing else.
Aperture:
f/5.6
Shutter
Speed: 1/25
Camera & lens information: Nikon D1300; AF-S
DX Zoom-Nikkor 19-55mm
Action
For
this action shot, I wanted to capture a moment in time where a man and his dog
were the only people in each other’s world.
The lines along the fence framed this shot perfectly. The lattice on the right side guides the
viewer’s eye directly to the man and the dog.
Then, the lines keep the eye looking there, back and forth between
them. I really like that this photo
conveys a feeling of friendship and love.
During processing, I played with this photo for a long time. I wanted to give the photo more life. It was originally shot during a bright and
sunny day. This kind of washed out the
colors and made everything look bland. I
played with the highlights and the shadows in order to balance it and give the
photo more of a “feeling”.
ISO: 560
Aperture:
f/4
Shutter
Speed: 1/60sec
Camera & lens information: Nikon D1300; AF-S
DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm
Nature
ISO: 1000
Aperture:
f/4.2
Shutter
Speed: 1/125
Camera
& lens information: Nikon D1300; AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm
Urban
Trying to
achieve (composition & motive): This
photo is all about composition and temperature.
I was drawn to this shot because of the way the background interacted
with the fire extinguisher. The lines
from the rake lead the viewer right to the fire extinguisher. Then, when they start to look up, their eye
is brought right back down to the object by the lines from the milk crate above
it. I also was trying to achieve some
irony in this shot. The fire
extinguisher lying in the middle of burnt rubble was exactly what I wanted the
viewer to see. When I process this
photo, I adjust the temperature so that it had that old, yellow tone to
it. This really made the fire become a
part of the picture, even though there are no flames.
ISO: 400
Aperture:
f/5.0
Shutter
Speed: 1/25
Camera
& lens information: Nikon D1300; AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm
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