Final Portfolio

Project 4 Depth of Field

Depth of Field

This photograph was taken around Christmas time. I tried to get my camera to focus on the ornaments in the back. I printed it using F8 with a 2 and 1/2 filter for 8 seconds.

This was taken using a photography light and black cloth. I focused my camera on the closest nesting doll for a shallow depth of field. I printed this using F11 and 7 seconds. I used a 3 filter. 

Project 3 Motion

Motion

I took a picture of my subject standing completely still with only her head moving from side to side. This created a blur. I had to test this using a digital camera first to get the aperture and shutter speed exactly how I wanted them for the photograph to be properly exposed. When printing, I was on F8 with a six to seven second exposure. I used a 3 filter.

The individual photographs were taken by my film camera set on the dashboard as the car went over bumps. Each one ended up looking like a figure so I made it into a diptych. I printed both using F11 with six seconds and a 3 filter. 

Project 4 Pre-work: Depth of Field and Abstraction

Abstraction

Abstraction is dealing with more conceptual ideas than specific events. It can also be freedom from representational qualities in art. Abstract photography seeks to break away from traditional representation of physical objects. It explores the relationships of forms and colors. 

Photo by: Abelado Morell

Website: http://www.abelardomorell.net/photography/home_01/home_07.html

Photo by: Kim Keever

Website: http://mashable.com/2014/03/12/kim-keever-photography/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-photo#yPwcdB5zagq3

In these two images, I think the photographer did use depth of field to help with the abstract quality of the image. In the first photograph, the focus is on the forks in the water and the background is out of focus. In the second photograph the swirls of color are the focus. The swirls look like smoke although it is hard to tell. It is more a picture of a shape and color than a discernible, physical, object.

Shallow Depth of Field

Portrait

Photo By: Natasha Kleo Kapinus

Website: http://www.cuded.com/2013/12/photography-by-natasha-kleo-kapinus/

Photo by: unknown

Website: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ck3/45767168/in/faves-52035682@N00/

Still Life

Photo by: Anna Nemoy

Website: http://www.thedphoto.com/inspiration-fix/fantastic-still-life-photography-by-anna-nemoy/

Project 3: Motion Prework

Panning

Photo by: Erwan Escoubet

Website: http://photodoto.com/panning-photography-ideas/

Slow Motion

Photo By: Anton Bragalia

Website: http://photography.stwilfrids.com/figure-in-motion-resources-bragaglia-motion-gallery.html

Freeze Action

Photo By: Harold E. Edgerton

Website: http://www.photography-now.com/artist/harold-e.-edgerton

Total Motion

Photo by: Bill Waldman

Website: http://www.popphoto.com/how-to/2012/04/tips-pro-drag-shutter-to-capture-bodies-motion

Effective Use of Camera Shake

Photo By: Skyla Baily

Website: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/498773727458735488/

Contrasting Techniques with Same Movement

Photo By: Chris Peddecord

Photo By: Shinichi Maruyama

Website: http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2013/01/04/dancers-in-motion/

Between these two photos, I think they are effective in their own way, however I like the motion blur better. The first dancer photo is simply a freeze motion which shows beautiful lines, but the second one actually shows the movement throughout dance. Dance is a flow of movement and I think it is more accurately portrayed in the second photograph. 

Triptychs and Diptychs 

These are a series of two or three photographs or pieces of artwork placed next to each other purposefully to convey an image or theme. 

Photo By: Laurence Demaison

Website: http://weandthecolor.com/experimental-art-photography-by-laurence-demaison/12397

Photo By: Julianna Kunstler

Website: http://juliannakunstler.com/art1_schemedesign.html#.VmSUz_lViko

Project 2; Framing, Filters, and Composition

Filter Test

Final Prints

After the filter test, I decided I liked filter 2 the best with the aperture set to 8 and an exposure of 5 seconds. 

This negative had a fingerprint so I enlarged the photo and turned the easel vertically. I used a 5.6 aperture and 7 seconds of exposure. I then used the burning and dodging technique over the lamp post to expose the clouds more. I used filter 3. 

This print also had a 5.6 aperture, but a five second exposure with filter 2 and 1/2. 

For this print I used an aperture or 8 with filter 3 and a 5 second exposure. 

When printing this negative I used an aperture of 8 with a 7 second exposure. I also used a 2 1/2 filter.

Photo Composition Hunt-Framing

Leading Lines

Photo by: Xavier Fargas

Website: http://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/100-awe-inspiring-black-white-photographs--photo-3018

Phot by: Giles McGarry

Website: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kantryla/5220017343

Rule of Thirds

Photo by: Trey Ratcliff

https://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/4196895640/in/set-72157625021480430

Photo by: Chris Miles

Website: http://121clicks.com/tutorials/art-of-composition-in-photography-tips-and-examples

Strong Diagonals

Photo by: Kruno Debenc
Website: http://www.photographyserved.com/Gallery/Curves-and-Lines/388980

Photo by: Fan Ho
Website: http://www.cubebreaker.com/1950s-hong-kong-street-photography-fan-ho/

Bird's Eye View

Photo by: Irving Penn

Website: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/424745808579293317/

Photo by: Ben Cosgrove

Website: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/189291990558994227/

Bug's Eye View

Photo by: Oleg Stelmach

Website: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/89509111314659357/

Photo by: Melissa Barrett

Website: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/209135976419508586/

Close Up

Photo by: Hannes Caspar

Website: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/447474912949101522/

Photo by: Clarence Sinclair Bull

Website: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/182888434837256804/

Frame within a Frame

Photo by: Bee Chalmers

Website: http://letthekids.com/technique-thursday-frame-within-a-frame/

Filling the Frame

Photo by: Bogdan Sandu

Website: http://www.designyourway.net/blog/inspiration/beauty-in-close-up-creative-portrait-photography-32-examples/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+boogiesbc+(Design+your+way)