This assignment was most likely my favorite so far not only because fall is one of my favorite seasons but because I love playing with depth of field. Fall is the most interesting seasons to capture, in my opinion, because of all of the diverse colors and a feeling of comfort. I tried to capture the feeling of comfort in my picture of the Starbucks cup because the feeling of clasping a warm drink and sipping on it in a cool fall morning is one of the major things that remind me of fall. Of course there are also the amazing leaves. Falling leaves to me are so incredibly interesting because they remind me of snowflakes, not a single one is alike to another. These are just a few reasons why this assignment was so special to me.
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I found this assignment extremely interesting and fun. Mostly because I would normally just walk by a puddle, or a plant with water droplets on it but after looking at it, I've completely altered my perspective on them. I find it incredible that a normal plant can become so dynamic and interesting with just a touch of water on it. Capturing the puddles was also very interesting because it almost seemed as if there was a hole in the middle of the street that looked like the sky. It was also interesting because just by touching the water slightly, the photo completely changes.
I had a lot of trouble doing this assignment as I just couldn't figure out the exposure. Thankfully near the end I started to get the hang of these and snapped this photo of Carson looking through his camera. I thought it was kind of neat how the outside parts of the photo are blurry but your eye is drawn to the camera. All in all, this was a great assignment and I loved learning and trying new things.
In the two photos above, I captured the first photo using a very standard, eye-level angle that most people would just snap easily. In the second photo, I decided to use the potted plant as the focal point instead of the whole sunset to add depth to the photo. I wanted to capture it in a more interesting way that most people wouldn't think of doing when taking photos of such a cliché thing like a sunset. I believe finding different angles and adding a certain focal point or subject to the photo really enhances it and makes it more interesting for the viewer.
Firstly, this assignment was quite difficult for me as I couldn't find the right lighting anywhere in my house but I thought that this lighting was kind of cool, and I loved the contrast in the two photos. While the first photo is symmetrical, it adds a sort of lovely simplicity to it and it is pleasing to the eye. On the other hand, the second photo draws you to the ukulele and makes the photo a little more interesting and complex.
The artist that I had was Fred Herzog, specifically his street photography. Planning and shooting this photo was definitely the most difficult part of this whole process because there wasn't a lot of people on the street, and there wasn't really a real story behind this shot. I did really love the gloomy feel of the weather and I tried to portray that this the picture with the clouds around the mountains in the background. Just like Herzog would, I wanted to show what the place that I was shooting (Collingwood) was like. I tried to add the mountains in the background to show the topography of the area, and include the sea of Douglas Firs. All in all, I tried my very best to portray what I thought Herzog would do, given the circumstances of not having many people in the photo.
Purposely taking bad photos was relatively easy but awkward. Usually, I would try to take time to visualize and take good photos so this was pretty awkward. I realized how easy it was to take a bad photos in such a short period of time so I'm going to definitely take more time when I start to take better photos.
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