Avoiding Merges

For this post, we were supposed to find a picture that DOES have merges and post that. This picture has some peoples faces and body parts cut off of the frame.

Framing

In this photo, the bottom of the sky line of the city is acting as a "frame" for the picture. This photo, however does cut out some of the buildings, which I would crop out to make the frame complete.

Balance

Balance is an easy one to accomplish, in this picture, there are 3 people. The tallest being in the middle, and the two shorter women are on either side of him. This creates balance, so your eyes aren't too focused on one side of the photo.

Lines

This one is simple, the entire photo consists of either lines or the dense smoke in front of the lines. The lines are going in a direction which points you towards the smoke, which isn't too distracting.

Rule Of Thirds

Simplicity

in this picture, even with all the lines in the background, your eyes still focus on the man falling. i could have put this pic in the lines rule, but i felt the background had little effect on the picture, and we still were focused of the simplicity of it, the falling man.

camera history and basic functions answers

1. in a dark room, a tiny hole is created in one wall, light is focused through the hole and the scene is projected upside down on the other wall.
2. optics and glass lenses were made in the 17th century.
3. he added a lens, a dark box and film to complete the camera
4. light passes through the camera and exposes the film
5. digital cameras use a CCD
6. portrait mode you just point and shoot
7. used to attempt to blur the background
8. to freeze / reduce motion
9. set both the shutter and the aperture
11. no flash, when you don't need it, like outside10. half press is used to focus before a pic is taken
12. used when you need the flash, it uses it when you snap a pic
13. it will wash out the photo
14. not enough light and the pic is too dark
15. represents a change in brightness of lights
16. 1 stop more
17. 2 stops more
18. more light
19. less light
20. reduces brightness
21. smaller f-stops number gives more light

Day One Photos

I like these pictures because of the focus, especially the top one, where the flower is in focus but the background is blurry. Those are my favorite types of pics. i like the bottom one too because it is mirrored, the only thing I wish I could fix is the lighting, I would make it darker and have the light upstairs not bright.

Welcome To My Blog!

I am in this class because i like to take photos and have been liking photography for a long time. And i think i will have fun in this class.