Third Six Weeks Project: Self Portrait

ISO 1000, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

For my self portrait I was trying to capture a white theme resembling purity. It took a long time to figure out how to get the lighting correct. Since I didn't have an umbrella, Brianna and I found a black rain umbrella and taped it up to the light stand. I used one 580 flash and a 17-50m lens. I tried positioning in multiple different ways, and this photo and position was my favorite. I like where I'm looking and I LOVE the lighting. The only thing that bugs me about this picture is that I'm still wearing my black ponytail. The first thing we did was set up the white sheet and get the lighting right; this took the longest. I tried several different things, and this picture was my absolute favorite. 

Make up blog for December 9th

ISO 640, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/60th of a second

This picture was shot during the Spanish Christmas party. There was hardly anyone there so it was hard to capture a variety of people. This picture makes me mad; I don't like it. The white animal was EVERYWHERE. Ah! The only thing I like about this image is that she's happy and showing emotion. This picture was taken with a 17-50m lens.

Christmas Party!! (make up blog for December 1st)

 ISO 400, aperture 3.5, and a shutter speed of 1/60th of a second

 ISO 400, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/60th of a second

ISO 400, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/60th of a second

I adored shooting the room 49 Christmas party my leadership class was throwing. It was full of energy and kindness. All of the students were extremely nice which made it fun to capture. All of these images show emotion and the "Christmas spirit." I took these images with a 17-50m lens. I also used an on-camera flash that bounced off of the ceiling, giving my pictures awesome lighting.

Make up blog for November 29th

ISO 1000, aperture 2.8, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

This photo assignment was extremely frustrating and embarrassing. I used a 17-50m lens to take this image. It took three embarrassing tries to take this image. The first time I didn't set my focus point, and the second time was just awful. Finally, on the third time I found her at lunch and took a picture of her in a hallway. This was the most embarrassing day of my photography experience.

On November 18th I was SICK :(

Signs showing spirit

 ISO 100, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/400th of a second

ISO 100, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/400th of a second

The photo assignment was to capture spirit of some of the swimmer guys at the football game, but we had to re-stage it on the track bleachers. I like the emotion in both of these pictures, but I dislike the lens glare on the first image. These guys were hilarious and some of my favorite people, so I really enjoyed taking pictures of them. I used a 17-50m.

Not quite my self portrait, but close

ISO 1000, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

This picture is similar to my self portrait. I was trying to capture pure and innocent theme. I used a 17-50mm lens, a 580 flash, and taped and umbrella up to the light stand (luckily it worked). The lighting was extremely hard to figure out. The position is different than I wanted, but I ended up liking it.

Brianna's cool idea

The settings were set at an ISO 200, aperture 16, and the shutter speed was set on bulb. Brianna had this really cool, creepy idea that Caroline and I would create in the dark room. On our first attempt, the picture didn't have enough light so Brianna adjusted the ISO. Caroline was positioned with a relaxed look, and I had to put my arms in different positions. I thought her picture turned out really cool, and I learned more about the dark room.

SPRINKLES! :)

 

ISO 1000, aperture 2.8, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

 ISO 1000, aperture 2.8, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

 ISO 1000, aperture 2.8, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

ISO 1000, aperture 2.8, and a shutter speed o 1/250th of a second

These images were taken with a 50mm lens. Alex was in class and stuck her tongue in this container full of sprinkles. When she stuck her tongue out at us, I told her that I wanted to take a picture. I really like these pictures because they express the fun times we have in photography. These sprinkles gave me an idea for my self portrait. 

Animal Passion

This image wasn't planned at all. Claire and I had just finished shooting the football class with a 70-200 lens, so  I defiantly didn't have the proper lens when I shot this photo. Emily, Claire, and Brianna grabbed me and asked me to take a picture of them acting like animals. I enjoy this picture because it makes me laugh. My camera settings were set at an ISO of 400, aperture of 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/500th of a second. I wish I would of had a smaller lens when taking pictures of the three of them.

Skype session with Morgan Walker

Today we skyped with a former photographer from Texas High who is doing photojournalism in college. Morgan Walker talked to us about how hard and dedicated you have to be in order to be a big time photo journalist. I felt slightly intimidated by all of the things she was telling us. We discussed internships and how difficult it is to get a huge internship starting off. The thing I found most intimidating was when she discussed how many amazing photographers there are that don't have jobs. I'm not sure what I want to do after high school, but I'm positive that I still want to be involved in photography. Morgan Walker looks at things at a completely different perspective in her photographs, and that's what I want to accomplish one day.

Fashionable Senior

Both of these images were taken with a 17-80 lens. My assignment was to get a horizontal and vertical image of Jordan Rutledge, a fashionable senior. I took this image in the shade with my settings set at a aperture of 4.0, ISO 400, and a shutter speed of 1/500th of a second. She is extremely photogenic, so that made the assignment easier. I like these images because they show that she's happy with her unique style; she expresses herself well through these images.

Book Cover Project

  

ISO 100, aperture 16, and a shutter speed 1/250th of a second

This book cover image to forever to figure out! The recreation of the cover was defiantly difficult. I used a 17-80 lens, a 580 flash, and a snoot. At first I had the flash on the right side of them, but the lighting was mainly on the girl on the right. I needed the girl whispering to have most of the lighting, so I put the flash on the left side. This fixed my problem, and I was able to light up the two correctly. This image doesn't match the book cover perfectly, but I really liked the shadow on Claire's (the girl on the right) eyelashes.

ISO 100, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

I wanted to recreate this book cover of the paper men because it was different and unique. I learned how to use the light meter which helped me a lot with figuring out my settings. I used a 580 flash, a snoot, and a 50mm lens. I had to move the flash with the snoot around a lot in order to get the shadows right. My recreation isn't perfect, but I learned a more about how lighting and shadows worked.

Woah...

This image was taken with an aperture of 4.0, a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second, and an ISO of 1000. I also used a 70-200 lens to capture this image. My goal for the night to get at least one really good image. This image was my favorite because of the action and the formation on the guy jumping with the football.

Halftime (make up for October 25)

My settings for this image were set at a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second, an ISO of 1000, and an aperture 4.0. I used a 70-200 lens when I took this image. This photo was taken during halftime at our last home football game of the year. I like how the background is blurred and her facial expression.

Mixed Emotions (this is a make up for October 6th)

 ISO 1250, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

ISO 1250, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

Both of these images were taken at the senior pep rally. The first one was taken during class cheers, while the second image was taken durning the senior video. These images showed a lot of emotion, something that I wanted to capture. These images were taken with a 70-200mm lens and a 430 flash.

Attempt at the book cover assignment

My goal was to at least get the lighting and their positions correct for the book cover project. I used a 17-50mm lens and a 50 flash, along with a snoot. My settings were set for a 100 ISO, aperture of 16, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second. It took a long time for me to figure out the angle and what direction the flash on the stand needed to be facing. I told Claire that I didn't care what face she made because I was mainly trying to get Brianna, but I later learned that Claire needed to have her eyes closed. This picture ended up not working out for the book cover project, but I did enter in ATPI for the studio portrait category. I really like the eye contact in this image; it makes the photograph stand out.

The blog you told us not to do.

Homecoming

 ISO 800, aperture 2.8, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

ISO 800, aperture 2.8, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

Both of these images were taken at the homecoming football game with a 70-200 lens and a 50D camera. The first image was taken before the game. I really like this photograph because it shows emotion. The second image was taken after the football game. Emotion was also shown in this image, but it was more peaceful. I love how the football players have their heads down, eyes closed, and the way that they are all holding onto each other. Pictures with emotion shown within them are my favorite because you don't have to explain anything, you just know the feeling when you look at the image.

Nerd Day

 ISO 400, aperture 11, and a shutter speed of 1/60th of a second 

 ISO 400, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

ISO 400, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

These images were taken on Nerd Day at the STUCO/leadership table outside of the cafeteria of Texas High with a 17-50 lens. The first image was the worst out of the three because my shutter speed and aperture were wrong. The photograph didn't turn out bad thanks to the lighting outside, but the background was way more in focus than I had expected. The second and third photographs were an improvement compared to the first image. The change to the correct aperture created a background that was more blurred. I like these images a lot because they show the emotion and "look" of a nerd. Out of the three images, the third one is my favorite because it shows happiness, yet she is still nerdy.

Volleyball FAIL

I absolutely despise this image. My settings, ISO of 1000, aperture of 2.8, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second, were correct. Also, I used a 70-200 lens. Luckily, I was able to capture the ball and action within the volleyball images that I took, but this image is the worst. She is out of focus, the girls' legs are cut off, and she is making a funky face. This taught me that I really need to pay attention to where my focus point is.

Look at those Black Jerseys

My ISO was 1250, an aperture of 3.2, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second. I used a 70-200 F/2.8 lens for the first time at this game and absolutely loved it. I like this photo because of the blurred background and the captured movement.

Six Weeks Project

 ISO 800, aperture 2.8, and a shutter speed of 1/60th of a second

 ISO 800, aperture 4.0, and a shutter speed of 1/40th of a second

 ISO 800, aperture 5.6, and a shutter speed of 1/30th of a second

 ISO 800, aperture 8.0, and a shutter speed of 1/15th of a second

ISO 800, aperture 11, and a shutter speed of 1/5th of a second

The objective of this project was to create a depth of field with five different apertures. I used a 50mm lens for all five images. Figuring out the ISO was the easiest part because it would stay the same for all five photographs. It took a while to figure out that I needed to bump my shutter speed down when my aperture goes up. At first, when I boosted up the aperture, I realized that my pictures were going dark according to the histogram. In order to get the exposure correct as the aperture increased, I had to lower the shutter speed by a little bit for each image. To capture the depth of field of the background, I pulled out the rose a little bit from the rest of the flowers, which created more focus to be on the rose. I used apertures of 2.8, 4.0, 5.6, 8.0, and 11. The shutter speeds ranged from 1/60th of a second for 2.8 aperture to 1/5th of a second for 11 aperture. This assignment helped me realize how much the shutter speed actually effects the images and the affect the different apertures create. 

Water Drops: My first Attempt

I love shooting water drops! They are so awesome to capture. Before I began to set up the camera, I got on photoshop and created a random background of violet and baby pink colors. The settings for all three of these images were an ISO of 100, aperture 8.0, and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second. I used two flashes, and a 50mm lens. It was difficult at first to figure out what the flashes needed to be set on and how to focus the camera correctly. I kept on getting black images, but after I changed the flash settings and the aperture the water drops came into the picture.

The fist image is my favorite because of the way the water drop was captured. On the second photograph, I just liked the ripples the intense color in the actual water drop at the top of the image. The last photograph made me mad when I saw it because I only captured half of image. Overall, I really enjoyed working with water drops, and I really want to try again sometime.

Working with Light

 ISO 400, an aperture of 2.8, 

and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

ISO 400, an aperture of 2.8, 

and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

ISO 400, an aperture of 2.8, 

and a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second

The objects I used were random objects that Alex Garner and I had found around the school. The metal object looked the most interesting to me, and I liked all of the colors from the pen box made from magazines. The goal of this "project" was to figure out how light works with different objects and positions. I used both a 580 and a 430 flash, with a 28-75mm lens. On the first image, I put the flash directly on the metal object, causing the colorful background to go white and the object to stand out. I repositioned the objects and the flash for the second image by putting a snoot over the flash and holding it in a diagonal position. Doing this helped me get the color of the pen box in the background and a focus on the metal object. The third image is my favorite, even though it is edited. I used the same strategy for the third image, but I took this photograph from a different angle. Over all, I'm glad that I'm progressively learning  about how to work with different lighting and positions.

Captured the Ball, Finally...

This image was taken with an aperture of 4.0, shutter speed of 1/250th a second, and an ISO of 1250. I used a 70-200 lens. Mr. Smith, my photography teacher had been helping me with getting the focus point and lighting right. It was extremely difficult to get my settings correct with the lighting, which was terrible at Arkansas High. I love the action in the shot, but it is slightly blurry. I did capture the ball though, my goal at the game!

Laughter Makes Everything Better

 ISO 1000, aperture 1.8, and a shutter speed of 1/500th of a second

ISO 1000, aperture 1.8, and a shutter speed of 1/400th of a second

These images were taken while cheerleader, Alex Garner, and an escort were throwing palm-palms back and forth to each other. I thought it would make an entertaining picture because of the facial expressions Alex was making. I took both of these images with a 50mm lens. The first picture made me mad because I cut off her head, and I wish I would of taken the second image vertical. The second image just doesn't look right without her entire body in the picture. I like the blurred background in both of the images. These pictures helped me realize how much I love taking photographs of people laughing; they make the images more enjoyable.  

Texas vs. Arkansas Pep-Rally

 ISO 1000, aperture 2.8, and a shutter speed of 1/160th of a second

 ISO 1000, aperture 2.8, and a shutter speed of 1/160th of a second

 ISO 1250, aperture 2.8, and a shutter speed of 1/160th of a second

ISO 1250, aperture 2.8, and shutter speed of 1/160th of a second

I took these photos at the Texas vs. Arkansas pep-rally. It was the first pep-rally I got to shoot. I used a 70-200 lens for all of these pictures. My goal was to blur the background and capture movement. I was extremely excited because this would be the most spirited pep-rally of the year. I love shooting action pictures. Pep-rallys are one of my favorite things to shoot because of all the different activities that you can capture. I'm proud of these four images.