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.

First Experiance

I was so excited I got to use the 50mm lens! The depth of field that the lens can create is unbelievable. My settings were set at a 400 ISO, 4.0 aperture, and a shutter speed of 1/40th of a second while standing in the student section. I didn't really know the goal of the photo I was taking, but I wanted to see what the lens could do. This image isn't a good example of the amount of depth, I know, but I really liked the angle and the movement of her palm-palm in her hand. I really enjoy using the 50mm lens; it's different.

Spiderman

This photograph was taken during class. We were working on the timing of pictures in motion. I took this photo with a 28-75 lens with an ISO of 100 and an aperture of 6.3 with a shutter speed of 1/250th of a second. This image is not edited at all; and as you can tell I still need to work on the reaction time of when I take action shots.

You've got to be kidding me.

This photograph made me extremely frustrated with myself. How did I not get his foot? My camera was set to 1/640th of a second, 100 ISO, and a 4.0 aperture. I was excited that I got to use the 70-200 lens. I'm glad that I got him in focus, and the guys in the background blurry, but the fact that I cut off his foot made me so mad. The action and facial expression in this image is more than decent, but the bottom of the picture ruins everything.