Monday, June 6, 2011

People Photo6

Assignment Description: For this assignment I chose people. For this picture we had to take picture of someone showing their personality. I took a picture of an old guy on a motorcycle using no hands showing his courage and experience.














Photo info:
Exposure = 1/500
Aperture = 4.5
ISO = 100




    While doing this assignment I learned that everyone has a curtain personality and to take a good picture of someone their personality must be showing.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Puns

Assignment Description: For this assignment we had to create 3 clever puns using a couple of your own pictures or images from the internet. They had to be school appropriate then we put them in a folder and handed them in.




  This assignment was lots of fun and I learned even more about the GIMP program.
The puns are...
1. Big Mac
2. Poke-a-dot
3. Red Bull

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Photo 6 Food

Assignment Description: For this assignment I chose to do food. I had to take picture of food that when you look at it would make you hungry and make you want to eat that food. The food I took a picture of was a strawberry short cake from a birthday party. I took a picture of it because it looks delicious and had nice color.

Original Photo













Edited Photo














Photo info:
Exposure = 1/80s
Aperture =  4
ISO = 400




    In this assignment I learned that my house doesn't have very good lighting so I had to hold the camera very still in order to make the not blurry.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Dictionary Project

   Assignment Description: For this assignment we had to pic four words and describe them with 3-4 pictures then add the definition of the word, we basically made a collage for each word. Then we put the four pages in a folder and handed the folder in.




     In this assignment I learned a lot more about GIMP then I did before, also I feel I learned a lot more about copy righted picture and which ones you can and can't use.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Photo4 Light painting

Assignment Description: For this assignment I chose to do light painting. In this assignment I had to take an object and set it in a very dark room put my shutter speed to about ten seconds and widen my aperture. As I took the picture I took my light and maneuvered it so that the camera would capture the color along with the object.

Original Photo


















Edited Photo




















Picture info:
Exposure = 10 s
Aperture = f4
ISO = 320
Modified In GIMP




I learned a lot in this assignment. I learned how my camera captures light in curtain environments and how to make the light frame my subject to get a cool looking picture. Also how to modify it in GIMP to make it look even cooler.

Friday, May 20, 2011

Portrait Demo

  Assignment Description: For this assignment we had to take portrait photos. One of the photos had to be done in front of a backdrop with multiple lights. The second photo had to be taken beside a window with the sun shining through it and someone had to stand beside the subject with a reflection board to light up the other side  of the subject. Then we framed them in GIMP.


  What I learned in this assignment was how light effected the photo and how it crated and took away shadows from the subject to make it a better picture. I also learned how to make a great frame in GIMP.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

GIMP 4

Assignment Description: For this assignment I had to take a picture of the school and upload it into GIMP were I took photos from the internet. Then edited them into the original photo of the school creating a life like scene with animation.






What I learned from this assignment was how to exceed my knowledge of the GIMP program and use it  to edit photos making them look realistic.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Photo assignment 4 Nature

Assignment Description: For this assignment I chose to take pictures of nature. I tried to capture the flowers in the sun with the blue sky in the back to show what a beautiful day it was. Then I edited it in Photo Shop, then put it on my Blog.

Original Photo


Edited Photo

Photo Info
Exposure = 1/400
Aperture = 18
ISO = 500
The photo was edited in photo shop using Pop Color




What I learned in this assignment was how to use the photo shop editing section on the website in made my photo look really cool. Also how to complement the flower with the sun light.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Motion Demo

Assignment Description: For this assignment we had to slow down own exposure and widen our aperture to get a picture of OD riding his motorcycle with him in focus and the background blurry.

Photo info
Exposure = 1/160
Aperture = 22
ISO = 1250

What I Learned: I learned that when you try to take a picture like this you need to follow your subject when your taking your picture  in order for your subject to be in focus. If you don't then the whole this will be blurry.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Photo Assignment2 Still Life

Assignment Description: For this assignment I chose to take a picture of still life. I had to choose a subject and photograph it as if to advertise it or sell it. In order to do so it needed to have good light and to be a good picture over all.


Technical Data:
Shutter Speed = 1/100
Aperture = f/5.6
ISO = 640
Contrast of the photo was slightly enhanced




Assignment Summary:
In this assignment I chose to take a picture of my guitar up against my dresser showing one of the handle in the back to give it a nicer look. Then enhanced the contrast of the picture a little in GIMP. After it was all done I posted it on my blog.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Car GIMP Assignment

     Assignment Description: In this assignment we had take someones original photo and edit it in GIMP to  make it look as close as possible to the original photographers edited copy.



In this assignment we learned to use GIMP to edit our photos and make them even better. We also learned a lot about what GIMP is and isn't capable of doing. In this process I have learned to use gimp to enhance my own picture for our future assignments. 

Monday, April 25, 2011

Aidan Muir Assignment1 Animals

Assignment Description: For this assignment I chose to take pictures of my dog. I had to capture his personality in a photo and then enhance it if needed. Then post a blog about our assignment.

muir_animal.jpg

Photo info:
Exposure = 1250
Aperture = 3.5
Contrast of the picture is slightly enhanced.




Assignment summary: In this assignment I tried to capture my dog's personality. My dog is a very playful and happy dog so i tried to portray that in this photo. He didn't cooperate very well so it took awhile for me to get the right picture with the right lighting and I think I did a good job.
Assignment description: For this assignment I chose to take pictures of my dog. I had to Capture my dog's personality with a picture and then enhance it if needed. Then post it on our blog.

Basic info:
Exposure =


Thursday, April 21, 2011

GIMP assignment 1


    In this assignment we had to take a picture of ourselves on photo both and put it on GIMP where we had to follow the instruction to create the picture above. When we were done we then posted it on our blog.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Composition Elements

Assignment Description: Our assignment was to capture all 11 elements of composition with our cameras either at school or at home. Then create a blog showing our photos.

Photo description:
Symmetry: Pathway through the trees
Balance: Pond
Texture: Sticks in the swamp
Rule of thirds: My dog
Depth of field: Baseball
Pattern: Car seat pattern
Color: Train
Lines: blurred grass
Space:Train tracks
Framing: Gym window 
Perspective: Chandalire




What I have learned:
I have learned that there are many different types of composition and some are a lot harder to capture then others. I have also learned a lot about what my camera is and is not capable of. I have also learned that photography very fun.