1st Hour, Digital Photography
Frank Parkinson, 1st Hour, O'Donnell In this assignment I was tasked with taking pictures of Still Life. Still life photography is a genre of photography defined as taking pictures of inanimate subjects, such as food. Many photos under the genre focus on filling the frame, using multiple subjects, and depth of field. Lighting is also an extremely important part of Still Life photography. One can conclude that Still Life photography focuses more on your ability to set up the subject and its scene, as well as a create a story, then capturing any moment in time. Original:Aperture: f/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/30 ISO: 560 *No edits made to the original photo* Honorable Mentions: To capture some pictures of still life I set up a white background, a tripod, some lighting, and used various subjects. I also researched more about the genre of Still Life to learn more and took some inspiration from the photos I saw. I thought the shoot went very well. I was able to incorporate many aspects I wanted to, such as depth of field, filling the frame, and shadows, etc. One variable the affected the shoot was light and background. I had to take many shots for most of my photo ideas to get the right angle, so that the background wasn't exposed and the lighting and shadows were just right. Lastly I learned some valuable knowledge in lighting, angles, depth of field, filling the frame, and many other Still Life photography related skills
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Frank Parkinson, 1st Hour, O'Donnell
This week we were allowed to pick our own photoshop assignment. We were tasked with going online and finding photoshop tutorials for ourselves and had the freedom to pick which one we wanted to do. From there we do our best to replicate the tutorial and hopefully our struggles and successes help us learn some of the photoshop tools involved in the tutorial.
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https://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/screen-jump/
https://photoshopstar.com/how-to-create-mental-sphere/
In this assignment I learned many skills in photoshop through the tutorials, such as, desaturation, history brush, polygonal lasso, commands, layers, free transform, Elliptical Marquee Tool, etc. Most of the assignment was pretty easy, just following the steps, but I tired one that involved creating a movie-like poster and that was very difficult.
Frank Parkinson, 1st Hour, O'Donnell In this assignment I was tasked with taking pictures of motion. Whether this involved motion blur or freezing the motion we had to practice many skills in the exposure triangle. In motion photography sometimes your subject is moving very fast, which means you have to set up the right exposure triangle and already have the picture framed so when action takes place you are ready to capture it. It also means that you may have to take multiple shots to get the right one and be ready to take photos at any second, because your subject does not always corroborate. Original:Aperture: f/5.3 Shutter Speed: 1/1000 ISO: 800 *No edits made to the original photo* Honorable MentionTo capture some pictures of motion I used a tripod, framed my shots, and took pictures outside where motion seemed to be more common. One thing I did to create some motion was have my friend Ryan, who is seen in a few other photos, throw a frisbee to my dog. From there I would capture some of the action taking place. I thought the shoot went very well. I was able to incorporate many aspects I wanted to, such as filling the frame and freezing the motion. One variable the affected the shoot was light and background. I took my pictures outside to hopefully give the photos a natural lighting. I also had to take many practice shots to get the right exposure triangle, so that the photo was not under or over exposed. Lastly I learned some valuable knowledge in shutter speed, aperture, ISO, filling the frame, etc.
Frank Parkinson, 1st Hour, O'Donnell In this assignment we were tasked with taking pictures from around the school and using photoshop to add an entirely different context. We did this by using various tools to add effects and images that would've been uncommon to find around the school. Original Edited Version In this assignment I learned many valuable skills in photoshop, such as, selection methods, editing, cloning, shading, compositing multiple photos, and erasing. These tools are some of the most important and worth while skills to know, which I'm very thankful to have practiced.
Frank Parkinson, 1st Hour, O'Donnell In this assignment I was tasked with taking pictures of food. To capture some mouth watering pictures I set up a white background, some lighting, and used some cupcakes from my birthday this weekend to make some good looking photos. I also went over to Busch's to take pictures of some of the fresh produce sold there. I thought the shoot went very well. I was able to incorporate many aspects I wanted to, such as depth of field, filling the frame, and many more. One variable the affected the shoot was light and background. I had to take many shots for most of my photo ideas to get the right angle, so that an ugly background wasn't exposed and the lighting was just right. Lastly I learned some valuable knowledge in lighting, angles, depth of field, filling the frame, and many other food photography related skills Aperture: f/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/60 ISO: 720 For editing I cropped the image to put more focus on the cupcake and slightly adjusted the brightness/contrast. Honorable Mentions:In this photoshop assignment we were tasked with taking pictures from around the school and combining them to create what is known as a panorama. This is a very wide photo that is made by combining photos in photoshop. In this assignment I went around the school and took pictures of our murals and art. I learned some valuable lessons in photoshop, such as photo merge and automate. I also learned some valuable knowledge in how to set up panoramic photography and how to take the pictures that will be useful in photomerge.
Frank Parkinson, 1st Hour, O'Donnell In this assignment I was tasked with taking pictures of the nature in Saline. To capture some pictures of nature and the beauty in Saline I went over to Mill Pond Park to take a majority of my photos. I thought the shoot went well, my original goal was to create a photo with a silky water effect and I took some photos that fit the category. Another variable that affected the shoot was the lighting. Since I was outside the pictures had a lot of light, a little too much actually. While trying to take the picture I couldn't take as long as a shutter speed that I want to because of the level of exposure on my pictures. Lastly I learned some valuable knowledge such as shutter speed practice, aperture practice, landscape photography, working with the elements, etc. Aperture: f/14.0 Shutter Speed: 1/6 ISO: 100 For editing I adjusted the brightness/contrast in to darken the photo to compensate for the brightness caused by the long shutter speed. Honorable Mentions:Frank Parkinson, 1st Hour, O'Donnell In this assignment we were tasked with touching up a picture of a sports car and trying to make our edited version look as close to the demo as possible. We were also told to use some specific tools that will be valuable in the future. Original Edited Version Demo What I Learned:This assignment taught me how to use some of these photoshop tools, which includes; cropping, cloning, levels, layers, and selection. These tools, although basic, are some of the most important and fundamental tools in photoshop and I'm very thankful and excited to have learned them.
Frank Parkinson, 1st Hour, Mr. O'Donnell For my second photo assignment I have chosen to focus on the nature subject. I am hoping to capture pictures of flowers, landscapes, and the natural beauty that is in Saline. During this assignment I will try to work on my skills in editing, exposure triangle, depth of field, etc. Here are some photographs I found online that I will use as inspiration: I think these are great examples of capturing nature. Some involve motion, and using long shutter speeds, and others are just still shots that capture the colors and beauty in nature. I'm going to try and take some pictures that involve the technique of long shutter speeds, in pictures involving water to hopefully create a silky effect.
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AuthorI'm Frank Parkinson, a 1st hour student in Digital Photography. I'm currently a sophomore at Saline High School. Archives
November 2017
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