Focus
Light and Architecture
Lines and Patterns
Point of View
Color and Shape
Texture
Porfolio
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This is one of the first pictures I took for this class for the Focus assignment. It is a photo of my glasses on the hardwood floor of my home. The compositional elements and principles present in this image is the rule of thirds because the glasses aren’t centered. Depth is also incorporated because the glasses are in focus, while the background is definitely not in focus. To take this photo, I got on the ground and shot the glasses at a little bit above eye level. I used a big aperture so that the object was focused while the background was blurry. Aperture is a space through which light passes in a camera. Because I took this photo around 4 o’clock, there wasn’t any direct sunlight, so the lighting created great shadows. On the floor, you can clearly see the shadow that the glasses cast, as well as the shadow of the window and the trees outside. The shadows on the ground act as a natural frame, and add character and dimension to a simple picture of glasses. I wanted to photograph something I wear daily in order to turn an ordinary object into something more special. Usually, glasses allow you to see the world. In this photo, “the world allows you to see the glasses” (Mael).
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For the Light and Architecture assignment, I went to the Christian Science Center in Boston because the building itself incorporates a pattern with the identical beams and light fixtures. Thus, this photo uses lines and patterns. Both the lines and patterns repeat themselves due to how the building is built, but also, the shadows casted on the ground create lines and patterns. This photo was taken around noon because direct light will create harsh shadows, and therefore add contrast between the light and dark. Furthermore, there is depth of field because what’s closer to the camera is in focus, and what’s farther away, like the water and buildings, is more blurry. Along with the Christian Science Center, there are people walking and sitting in the background, and there is also a bird. This photo leads your eyes to the contrast between the strong and sturdy building with the moving life forms that are much more fragile.
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This is a photo of a kind of plant that I don’t know the name of. It was taken at Lake Massapoag for the Color and Shape assignment. I don’t see green and orange on plants often, so I thought I would take a picture of it. Thus, the compositional aspects of this image is that it’s in color, and there is depth, since it’s focused in the front but blurry in the background. I took this photo right after sunset, which was around 6 o’clock. I was pretty upset that I had missed the sunset, but I found that this lighting created a kind of golden and soft light on the plant that I really liked! The ISO was also higher because the sun wasn’t out. This allows the camera to be more sensitive to light. Overall, this photo allows you to appreciate and look at the simple things in nature. Sometimes you walk past plants without a glance, but when you’re holding a camera, it allows you to look for anything interesting, and that’s how I found this nicely colored plant.
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This photo was taken for the Color and Shape assignment at the Von Trapp Family Lodge in Vermont. Fun fact, the Von Trapp family is in The Sound of Music movie! And this photo was taken around 2 or 3 PM. To take this photo, I brought my camera in very close to the purple flower, and focused on the purple flower only. I also made sure that the purple flower wasn’t in the middle, utilizing the rule of thirds. Lastly, I used a big aperture so that the background would be blurry. This brings the eye to the main focus of the picture. You can also see the texture of the yellow flowers. The color scheme I used in this image was the complementary color scheme, which is when the colors are opposite of each other on the color wheel. This creates a high contrast, so the purple flower can stand out against the yellow background. This photo can be a reminder to stand out in a crowd that’s different from you!
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This photo was taken after a weekend of rain for the Texture assignment. I was walking around my backyard and I spotted a normally boring looking plant with very long leaves; however, the raindrops really added a “wow factor.” The leaves have an extremely smooth texture. The raindrops themselves are smooth too. There is also depth in this photo because the foreground is pretty blurry, the middleground is in focus, and the background is very out of focus. Again, a large aperture was used, as well as a high ISO because there was no sunlight. Finally, this picture gives off a calm and tranquil mood. The rain has stopped falling, and has left its mark on the plant.
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My last photo is of yellow leaves in my backyard, taken for the Texture assignment. I took this picture around 4 o’clock, around the golden hours, so the sunlight made a huge impact on the leaves. The sun’s rays are seen at the top left hand corner, and lights up the leaves in a beautiful and interesting way. Therefore, the shadow of a twig is seen, and the texture of the leaves are intensified. You can see the little brown dots, as well as the holes in the leaf on the right, which signifies the beginning of the leaf’s end. Additionally, the bright, yellow leaves contrast with the dark, blue-ish background. Speaking of these colors, I altered the color balance in Photoshop because the original photo was a little too warm. I wanted to bring out the blue, or cool tones in the sky. The leaves are also in focus, while the background is not. All in all, when there is sunshine and happiness, the little, everyday things become more meaningful in life.
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