ten months of photo !

this year in photography with mrs. hahn i have learned a lot. most importantly to show unique voice in everything that you do. we have had a lot of photo assignments and they have all differed quite a bit. the nature photo shoot helped me focus on the small detail and show more than what you immediately think of. the portrait assignment showed me how to work with people and helped me realize the importance of lighting and setting as well as the importance of photography elements.

the color photoshoot (i had yellow) helped me focus on things that i would not have normally have seen. this game me a good theme for this photoshoot. i really liked the different use of color because i wouldn't have chosen yellow on my own, but the pictures ended up being really awesome. i also learned a lot from the panorama assignment. it gave me a new perspective on my surroundings and all the different ways of composing photos as well as collages.

the nature photo shoot was overall really good, but one self criticism i have is that i should have stuck with one common theme during this assignment. i chose mostly the elements of don't center, rule of thirds, and colors with this photoshoot. though these photos were good, it would have improved my portfolio if i would have used more elements like more detail and varied settings. the portrait assignment was probably my favorite all year. i loved taking pictures of other people and capturing their voice through my photos, as well as capturing my own through my self portraits. i think that  i did a very good job of editing these photos to fit the voice i wanted to portray with all the different people and settings. regardless of the assignment, my voice through the whole year developed, but i think that it was and is detail. i really love capturing the details of people, plants, settings, and even just getting close and looking at what wouldn't be the first thing to see. these elements of my voice defiantly helped my photos get better and it showed who i am as an artist more effectively.




as an artist it is only right to reflect on your won work. my work in photography this year was for the most part, pretty quality. a few things i could have done better are: had more variety in what i took photos of, the setting in which i took the photos, having a solid theme for all my pictures, difference in lighting and elements used. i think that my level of motivation to do the different photoshoots varied and this influenced the quality of each separate assignment. regardless of the assignment, all of the pictures i took and the settings i was in this year in photography helped develop my voice as an artist.

take a HIKE!

 for the nature photo shoot, i took photos of close up plants using rule of thirds and focusing on the subject, then again on the background. i went to whit river park with my class. i used the rules of composition to help my photos by adding other complimenting colors to the photos composition. using rule of thirds helped as well. i chose water, stems, flowers and wood as my subjects for my photos. i incorporated my voice by the subjects i chose to photograph, and how i presented them. this assignment helped me see my world closer and more detailed. my strengths were the subjects were good, but i could have carried them a little more. i would have gone to more places and tried to see things differently. 

foodie? foodie.

 I took pictures of food for this photography assignment. i took mostly close up photos of colorful food in warm lighting. i tried to focus on the fruit table because the most color and detail was in these foods. 

 i used the rule of thirds and lighting to improve my photos. i used rule of thirds to make the food look more appealing. 

 i chose my subject matter based upon the most appealing food that had the most detail. this helped me view my world differently because i can now set up a good scene for food with lighting and detail. 

my strengths were detail, but i could have done a better job editing and making my photos more original. 

portraiture

 for this assignment i took photos of other people and set up the scene by having them outside and by nature. i used rule of thirds to help my composition. i took photos outside because the lighting was great and it helped my pictures. i chose other people and nature to take pictures of because i liked the scene it created having the people in cloudy weather. i also incorporated humor because i think that is a big part of myself and the friendship with the people i took pictures of. this assignment helped me see my world differently by helping me notice good dramatic scenes and take pictures of people without them being candid. my strengths in this assignment were setting up the scene and using my voice as an artist. my weaknesses were not having enough variety and not using enough originality in my photos. i would have gone to multiple places to take these pictures instead of just one place.