My photos for Week 2 were an attempt at candid portrait photography. I wasn't sure how it would go, or if we would even get any good photos from it.
While we were hanging out on a Friday night, I decided to take my camera with me. With the willingness of the Barkers, Mr. Ward, and my sister, we were able to get some pretty good shots! I think that later on I would like to try actual portrait photography where I can setup the shot exactly how I want it and have the lighting staged, too. The Photoshop component this week provided a different challenge. With a landscape you can take some creative liberties with it and people might like it. However, with a person, you know how they're supposed to look. It's certainly not magazine-cover-worthy, but hopefully they turned out OK!
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It feels weird being on this side of an assignment once again! Like many of you, I am not sure how this project is going to go, but I'm certainly going to give it my best shot.
I started my Genius Hour project at Quarry Lake in Winston. I left home with the hopes of taking as many pictures as I could so I could get "back in the swing of things" since I've spent some time away from photography. My goal was to get a keeper picture from every fifteen pictures I took. As we arrived at Quarry Lake, it was quickly apparent that it was an incredibly bright day. I had to turn my ISO settings down as much as I could to keep from overexposing my pictures and causing digital graining to occur. Once I realized this, I was able to actually start shooting some pictures! I setup my camera on my tripod and tried to find some images to frame. After we left the lake, we were not sure where to go next. Ultimately we ended up at Pilot Mountain. As we drove to the top we realized that we could see the skyline of Winston in the distance (which we thought would be a cool picture.) It turns out, it was a cool picture! It also turns out I don't have a lens with a long enough focal length to adequately capture it. Oh well. Once I returned home, I loaded the images from my SD Card to my computer and imported a few that I liked into Photoshop. I intentionally did not ask for any help, nor look up any guides so that I could set a baseline for my knowledge. I know that many people can do a much better job with both the photography and Photoshop, but that's what this project is about! |
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