Last Prompt Shoot

Statesman

I chose this photo because when I first saw it, it made me smile. You can clearly see the happiness on her face as she applauds herself for her great work on her food. I think that all images should be able to tell a story, and this one does.

http://video.statesman.com/Crash-splits-car-in-half-in-South-Austin-25894972?playlistId=15517#.U20M6Bxgq6Y
I chose this video because it was something that affected the entire city. Even though I didn't know either kids personally, many of my friends did and are still in shock from the terrible events that took place only a few days ago. I know everyone is mourning this awful loss.

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Fall Photo Contests

The lighting on this image makes the items on the picture stand out significantly. The composition leads the eye all over the image.  

The way this was put together captured my eye. Each part of it throws your eye off to another. 

The composition of this lead to me choosing it. The exposure lead to the reflection and how it seems clear and blurry on either ends of the image.

5 Websites #2

1. What Is Distortion?
http://photographylife.com/what-is-distortion

-This link brought me to different forms of distortion and what each of them really are. I looked at perspective, rectilinear, curvilinear, mustache, pincushion, and barrel distortion. Each section showed me what to do/use to make this specific perspective.
-I learned all the different settings and lenses to achieve certain distortions.
-I can use this information in taking pictures in later photo-shoots.
-I did not learn anything new about an adobe program, just the camera.

2. Photo Series of a Young Girl Dressed Up as Great Women Throughout History
http://petapixel.com/2013/05/11/photo-series-of-a-young-girl-dressed-up-as-great-women-throughout-history/

-I looked at pictures and a short summary of the story of a 5 year old girl who did something amazing. She dressed up as many aspiring women instead of the cliche princess.
-I learned different ways to capture a moment in life.

3. Aquatilis Expedition
http://www.awwwards.com/web-design-awards/aquatilis-expedition

-I looked at a book of the work of an underwater expedition. There were many unfound creatures and unknown things that are shown.
-I learned about the expedition and how they captured the images underwater.

-I picked this because it was one of the many interesting creatures found on the expedition. 

-I see lighting and leading lines of the animal. 

-The photographer is unknown. 

4. What is Vignetting? 

http://photographylife.com/what-is-vignetting

-I learned about what vignetting is. It is the darkening of the image corners compared to the center of the image. 

-I learned how to manipulate this tool and the different types of it. 

-I can use this when I shoot later in class and edit. 

-It expanded my knowledge of photoshop. 

5.DIY - High Speed Photography at Home

http://www.diyphotography.net/diy_high_speed_photography_at_home/

-I looked at how to do high speed photography anytime and anywhere. I saw different setups to capture these images also. 

-I learned how to set up my camera to capture a high speed image. 

-I can use this for my final project. 

-It only expanded my knowledge of the camera. 

My HDR Photo

Graffiti and Found Objects

HDR Photography

1. HDR stands for high dynamic range.
2. HDR is used to reproduce a greater range of luminosity than possible using standard digital imaging techniques.
3. Exposure bracketing is when the photographer chooses to take one picture at a given exposure, one or more brighter, and one or more darker, in order to select the most satisfactory image.
4. Exposure bracketing is not possible with video.