Assignment#6 Portraits

I liked my pictures over all but I don't think that they were great. I don't think I spent enough time shooting though I did end up with a few pictures that were good. I liked my self portrait though I didn't like shooting me. I really liked the picture of my sister sitting in the window even though the background distracts from the portrait I really liked the light in that one. Portraits was not my favorite assignment but it was still fun to take pictures of people even if my sisters were not very willing.

Report on portrait photographer and painter

Edward S. Curtis
Was born in 1868 near Whitewater, Wisconsin. He made his first camera at age 12 and was supporting his family at age 14 when his father died. At age 17 he became an apprentice photographer working with a partner at an existing photography studio. He is most famous for his portraits of North American Indians and made his first portrait of Princess Anegline in 1895. He passed away in 1952 in Los Angeles

Vincent Van Gogh
He was born in 1853 in Groot-Zundert

Get on your Belly Pictures

I felt like I did ok on this assignment the first time I shot my pictures on the ground but some of my pictures looked like I could have shot standing up. The second time I went shooting I did better I feel like you could tell that I was shooting from the ground or below though it looks like to me that my pictures were a little gray.

High Key Photos #2

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For this one I couldn't seem to make a very sharp image because I didn't have much light so I had to use low shutter speeds. Although it is a little blurry I still like the picture because I thought it was an interesting picture and it told a story. I also liked the black specks in it. It contrasted well after i adjusted the black.

Low key Photos #2

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For this picture I wanted to find something that would have contrast. I found kicking and screaming a movie and put it in a black disc cleaner although the white didn't contrast as much as I had hoped it still turned out well I like the reflection on the disc cleaner and It blends well with the background.

Low Key Photos #1

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These are pictures of things you put on your shoes to give you more traction in the snow. At first I had the idea of putting snow on them to tell a better story but all the snow melted after a little while so I gave up on them. I think these turned out pretty good I didn't have change it that much I just had to make it a little brighter.

High Key Photos #1

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I got this idea from Kabir he had a really cool image of a bowl of salt and it made me think of salty popcorn. When I got home that day I popped some and shot though I was worried because the popcorn was more yellow than white but I think it turned out ok all I had to do was turn the exposure up a little and it turned out much better