Julia Kipnis

This week’s photoblog task was to frame a subject without using an actual picture frame. I chose to utilize this barred window to frame the foggy landscape.

This photoblog is all about color grading. I took this picture in san diego and used color grading techniques such as curves and balances to amplify the vibrant energy i felt while in san diego.

This photoblog challenge was to take a low angle picture. I chose to take this picture of a mushroom near shoreline lake. It stands tall and proud, surrounded by nothing but grass.

For the second photoblog of may, I had to take a picture that incorporated geometry. Keeping with the theme of spring, I took a picture of a fern. I always see geometry in plants and this fern is a great example of that.

“Using the rule of odds in photography composition involves including an odd number of elements in an image, rather than an even number.” – Jane Allen I took this picture of 3 fence posts in front of a sunset. The 3 fence posts draw attention to that side of the photograph making the composition more…

I was tasked with taking a center frame portrait that exhibits loneliness. I chose to interpret the prompt in a comedic fashion so I took this portrait of Jessie. In her words, “a girl is never lonely when she has a diet coke”.

1/50, f/2.8, ISO 800 I was tasked with showing balance using my family’s holiday traditions. I juxtaposed a menorah with some religious scripture. Though my family is not very religious, Hannukah is a time of year where we are most in touch with our Jewish culture.

f/1.8, 1/121, ISO 400 Leading Lines are used in photo composition to show movement or bring the audience’s attention to a specific focal point. In this case, the trees are leading our eyes to the top of the photo, while the yellow divider leads our eyes to the left side of the photo.

1/400, f/10, ISO 400 This photo blog is about depicting the symmetry and beauty of our landscapes. I went to Westwind community barn and used the rule of thirds to create a symmetrical picture of the view in front of me.

1/60, f/5.6, ISO 800 For this assignment, I was required to show motion and utilize the rule of thirds. In this picture, my friend is standing in the middle third and motion is shown in her hair as it blows through the wind.