I've been wanting to take pictures of animals for a while now, but I've been waiting for the weather to work out. Since this is the last week, I figured I better do it now. I took pictures of my dog Huey this week. It was a struggle to get good pictures because he is not a huge fan of doing what I say. I found the best pictures were taken when I threw him cookies because it really showed him in action. I wish I could have taken them in a better setting, but my deck was the best place for the two of us to be together. I am happy with a lot of the photos I took, mostly because I just love taking pictures of my dog.
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For this assignment, I took photos of Kaitlyn and Selina. While taking Kaitlyn's photo, I used the window light with an assistance from the white sheet of paper for reflecting the light. For Selina's picture, we used the lighting set up in the Hornet Hub. Each photo turned out pretty well, showing that it is possible to take good portraits with different lighting situations.
The beautiful weather this weekend brought me downtown, and I decided to bring my camera with me. None of the places I went fit any of the assignments, so I decided to make this my black and white week. I really like the black and white look, and I think these pictures worked pretty well. I had to use my own camera this weekend, so the quality of the photos feels a little less than they usually do. It was also difficult to take pictures in such a populated area because a lot of people were around where I was taking pictures. For my open tutorial, I decided to do water color. I chose this option because I really liked how the example looked and the tutorial seemed doable. I then picked out a picture that I thought would look good in water color and followed the instructions. I am very happy with the results and glad to know how to do this now. // Link: http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/
I ventured around the school to find pictures that would look good taken with a wide shot. These are the photos I ended up with. I am pretty happy with them for my first time taking panoramic photos. I learned how important it is to keep stable settings and an even shot all the way across.
This week I chose to photograph nature in my backyard. There is a bit of a forest back there that I wanted to go into because there's a lot to take pictures of back there, but it was too overgrown to get back there right now. I ended up taking pictures where our garden grows in the summer. It would have been easier to take pictures of a flourishing garden, but I enjoyed finding appreciation in the winter state of our garden. My main struggle during this shoot was getting my camera to focus correctly. A lot of pictures came out unfocused, and I would work harder next time to prevent that from happening.
This week I chose to shoot macro. This was the best option because I didn't have an opportunity to go out and photograph anything. All of these pictures were taken from inside my house. Pictured are some paintings, stained glass, and Murano Glass cups. It's hard to tell how well the pictures will turn out when taking them because the details are so important. I was hoping that some of them would have turned out better, but they aren't as bad as they could have been. I learned how difficult it can be to shoot subjects so close up. It makes every detail important.
In my school context project, you will see characters from Parks and Recreation. I have placed five people and a horse in this photo. In the process of doing this, I used selection tools, layers, transform, clone stamp tool, and eraser. I felt like I was getting much better at using these tools by the end of the project. At this point, it's hard to tell how well it turned out because I have been staring at it for so long. I wish I could see it with a fresh set of eyes because I think that would allow me to make improvements. Overall, I feel like my Photoshop skills have improved throughout this project.
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