Project 4 - Photoshop

Project 3- Balance and Contrast

In this project, we used different types of contrast in photos including contrast in texture, scale, and color.  We also made 2 diptychs and 2 triptychs, and 3 kaleidoscopes.  We also included radial balance, asymmetry, and symmetry.  

Contrasts

 Contrast in color - Black and white are opposites, and picture includes asymmetry 

 Contrast in scale - objects are close and far, to change objects size.

Contrast in texture- smooth v. rough

Contrast in texture- My dogs soft fur and rough hard bark, also had symmetry 

Kaleidoscopes 

 This was a picture of bamboo, and the kaleidoscope created an interesting bend in the bamboo

I like this kaleidoscope because the leaves make a frame on the bricks

 This was a picture of a really colorful plant, and when I made it into a kaleidoscope it created a diamond with a shape in the center.

This was a leading lines shot of some writing on a brick wall, and I made an X when making it into a kaleidoscope. 

Triptychs 

 I put a soccer ball in three different backgrounds to create a triptych with symmetry

I used three pictures of red leaves to create a red-leaf themed triptych

Diptychs

 I put two motion pictures of my friend and I skateboarding and added a B&W to create this diptych

These pictures are lights moving quickly in a dark room.  When I combined them, they looked like one picture with two light movements, instead of a diptych.

Project 3 Prework

Contrast in scale

Contrast in color

Contrast in texture

Symmetry

Radial Balance

Project 2- Color and Grids

In this project we put pictures in grids in creative ways and took pictures that would express certain colors or color schemes.  I have one picture that sets the mood, and 5 grids, which show monochrome, cool colors, warm colors, and complementary colors.  

Complementary Colors

I used the complementary colors green and red in this grid.  I put red and green nature pictures in a checkered pattern.  Then I reflected that over to finish the grid.  It's interesting how the reflected pictures mold together and there is no grid line there.

Cool colors

The photo in this grid is a section of a tree.  I put a cool blue tint on it to create the cool color effect.  I flipped the photo multiple times in each column, and then added spaces in between each column because it looks wavy when you look at it a certain way.

Warm colors

To make this grid, I simply took different parts of a sunset picture I took in my backyard.  I zoomed in and rotated parts so each section of the grid cannot be distinguished as one clear photo.

Monochrome

I used different pictures of bricks that I have taken over the course of the school year.  I put them together in a brick design to make it more interesting and added an orange background to complete the monochrome effect.

Mood 

This is a photo of a very colorful plant I found on a walk.  I took advantage of each color in the plant and captured every color I saw in one picture.  This photo sets a very cheerful and jubilant mood because of all the bright colors.  I brought up the saturation a tad to add the mood.

Warm Colors

This is my second warm colors grid.  Because I had so many natural pictures with warm colors, I put them together to create another warm colors grid,  I even included my first warm colors grid as one of my sections of the grid.

Project 2 Color Prework

This is an example of warm color photography.  The colors in the sunset set the mood.  They gives the viewer a sense and serenity and awe.  The silhouette of the palm tree creates an interesting contrast to the sunset.

With the combination of the cool blue sky and dark tree, this photo creates a spooky mood.  The full moon and shape of the tree add to the spooky mood. 

Project One - Framing and Composition

In this project, we used many different photography techniques. These techniques were bird's eye view, frame within a frame, bug's eye view, filling the frame, leading lines, diagonals, rule of thirds, and close-up.  Below I have multiple examples of each technique with some edits done on Adobe Lightroom, and then my best photo of each of the eight techniques. All of the photos were taken with an iphone 6.

Frame within a frame

This is a church in downtown Portland.  A section of the gate serves as a great frame around a part of the church building, because they are both in a triangular form.  To add an interesting contrast to the photo, I brought out the purple in the sky and the bright green in the grass.

Bug's eye view

I knew Portland's tall buildings would be great for bug's eye view photos, but I wanted to go beyond just a photo of a building.  There were some flowers near the base of this building, and I used them as a comparison to the tall building to make the viewer feel small.

Bird's eye view

This photo was from the top of a tall parking garage.  I thought it would be unique if I focused my camera on the textured edge of the parking garage and looked down to the street.  I made it black and white to simplify the photo.

Filling the Frame

Unlike all most of my photos, this was taken out of downtown Portland and in my backyard.  It was nighttime, but our big light was on outside and I loved the way it illuminated our maple tree.  I stood underneath it while the light shone above it when I took the photo. You can see a little bit of light coming through a small gap in the leaves.

Leading Lines

This was one of my hardest shots to take.  I had to time it so while the crosswalk was green, there were no cars going across my photo.  I like how the buildings on each side are tall continuing down the street which creates a leading lines effect.  Also the lines on the road get closer and closer without the road turning or anything getting in the way, which is a second leading lines.

Rule of thirds

Unlike most rule of thirds photos, this one goes horizontally, instead of vertically.  This was actually a very tall building, but I was once again on a parking garage so I could get the very top of it and have it be in the lower third section.  What I like most is the yellow theme of this photo.  I edited it so that the sky would be brighter and match the yellow of the building.

Diagonals

This bench was in the Park Blocks of downtown Portland.  I liked the contrast between the dark bench and fall leaves. To emphasize the contrast, I brought down the saturation in every color except yellow and orange and brought up the saturation in yellow and orange.

Close-up

This was a difficult photo to get, because my 4 month old Labradoodle likes to bite anything, including phones. When I finally got her to sit still and look at the camera, a got a great close-up of her face. It didn't need any editing because I love the hue of her fur and the lighting was great.

What I did this Summer

The highlight of my summer was going to Bend to get an 8 week labradoodle puppy.  She is now about 11 weeks, and almost twice her weight.  She has a soft golden brown coat and is very playful.

I also went to San Diego for a couple weeks to visit my relatives.  The second day we were there, we had a Fourth of July party and watched an amazing firework show on the Coronado Bay from my Grandma's House on the Bay.  I went to the beach, went go kart racing, and did stuff with my cousins.  I also went wake boarding,  inter tubing, and drove jet skis in The Carlsbad Lagoon.  A final thing I did this summer was go windsurfing many times in the Hood River Gorge with my family.  

Fireworks on the Coronado Bay
(taken with iphone)