Understanding Aperture

                IOS: 800

             Aperture: 4.5

       Shutter Speed: 1/200

                IOS: 800

           Aperture: 11.0

       Shutter Speed: 1/60

1. Aperture is the size of the opening in the lens when the picture is taken.
2. When the aperture is lower the picture is brighter, and vice versa.
3. The higher the aperture the higher the shutter speed and vice versa.

Photographic Themes

This project was a nice way to learn how to work through Photoshop.  I thought this project turned out nicely. I wish I would've taken all of the pictures on the same camera, so that they could look similar in resolution. My favorite pictures are my temptation picture and my lazy picture. The temptation picture is of a dog wanting a treat. I thought the lighting and position of the dog came out nicely. The lazy picture is of my friend sleeping on a bucket. I thought it depicted the word very well.

Peer Introduction

Dear 5 Seconds of Summer,

           

            I’m happy to introduce you to one of your fans, Christianna Willis. You might see her at one of your concerts, because she loves taking pictures at concerts! She describes herself as being curious and weird. Even though she’s your fan, she might wait a bit to buy tickets to your concert, since she’s a procrastinator. You can find her most of the time in her room. She tends to be quiet, but if you get to know her she’s talkative. One of her biggest fears is someone breaking into her house. If she could have one super power she would want to read people’s minds. If you ever want to take her out on a date then you should take her to Olive Garden, because it’s her favorite restaurant.

Photo Project

Theme	Subject	Reason
1.     Anger		Ouwais depicts "anger" in this picture, because the face he is making shows this emotion.
2.     Power		As you can see, Ouwais has some seriously muscles. He depicts "power".
3.     Ugly		This depicts "ugly" because she is making an ugly face. She has a double chin and is scrunching her nose up.
4.     Calm		Bo is meditating. Meditation is used to calm people down and it puts people at ease.
5.     Compassion		This photograph depicts "compassion" because it shows the love between her and her dog. They both are very happy.
6.     Authority		This picture depicts authority, because Mr. Robinson is a principal and he is considered authority over us students.
7.     Pride		Track and Field plays a very important role in my life, and i'm very proud of what I have accomplished so far in it.
8.     Mysterious		Nate depicts "mysterious", because he looks like he is hiding a secret.
9.     Wisdom		I took this picture of Maheera because she was studying and doing homework and she looks studious and like she has wisdom.
10.  Love		Bo and Nate are in love. This photograph of them holding hands clearly shows two people who love each other.
11.  Lazy		This picture depicts the word "lazy", because she got tired during a day of fishing and decided to sleep on the bucket.
12.  Temptation		Temptation is shown through the anticipation the dog has for the treat. She is looking very intently at it and can not wait until she can eat it.
13.  Happiness		Kierstyn's smile shows that she is happy. Her eyes seem happy too.
14.  Growth		I chose this picture for growth, because it is of my pap and his sons(my dad and uncle). It shows growth because it's family over time and how generations have changed.
15.  Memories		This depicts "memories", because this was taken before my friends and I walked to the top of a lighthouse when we went to the beach.
16.  Sounds		Isaac depicts "sounds" by shouting out. His hands show that he is calling out.
17.  Diversity		Kierstyn and Ouwais are different races, so I put their picture because it shows they are different.
18.  Dangerous		This picture is from whenever I went to North Park's Go Ape, which is a ropes course. It's really high off the ground, so it is considered to be pretty dangerous.
19.  Hope		She is looking out and wishing on the stars, which shows hope.
20.  Truth		This is represents "truth"  because it's a pinky promise. It symbolizes truth because you are swearing to tell the truth.
21.  Patriotic		Morgan is wearing an American flag shirt which shows her patriotism towards her country. Her hands on her hips also show that she is proud of her shirt.
22.  Sad		Morgan doesn't like whenever I take pictures of her in the morning. So, I chose this for sad, because she looks unhappy.
23.  Terrifying		Ouwais' eyes are rolled back into his head. His hands look like he is plotting an evil plan.
24.  Abandoned		She is all alone. Her face looks sad and she is curled up in ball as if she has been abandoned.
25.  Courage		The way she is posed represents "courage". Her leg is up on the rock and her hands are on her hips.

Personal Reflection

1. I took these photos on my phone.
2. These pictures are good because they have good lighting and angles.
3. I like these pictures because of the lighting and because of the colors.
4. My theme is colors and nature. I love the outdoors and I love wearing bright colors and I think this collage showcases who I am.
5. The bracelet picture has a lot of colors, and the one of my shoes also has a lot of colors. The rest of the pictures have something in them that has to do with nature.
6. I chose focal point and used the picture of me with a leaf as kind of a focal point of the collage. 

What Makes A Good Photograph?

What Makes A Good Photograph?

Good photographs allow the viewer to be able to take something away from it. They will evoke some sort of emotion, leaving an impact on the way the viewer feels. The blog says that you should take pictures of what is exciting to you, because if you take pictures of something you aren’t passionate about it will be reflected in your work. I agree, because whenever you are really passionate about something you put a lot of work into it and you don’t want to see it go bad. If you were to take pictures of something that you don’t really care about then you wouldn’t be into perfecting it to make it worth the viewers time. Good photographs make people think; it’s not just about what is there in front of the picture, but rather the thought behind it and what you can take from it afterwards.

Best Photograph

This is my best photograph. I took this picture in my grandparents garden. I like this photograph, because I really like the color and the angles that go into it. I really like the focus and lighting on the flowers.