Author: milor

milo rathbun – composition In this photoblog, I was tasked with capturing a viewpoint from an odd perspective. I choose to use this wall of the ocean and beach as my substitute viewpoint. I positioned a glass with wanted in front of the camera and placed it far away to give it depth. I intended for it to look like it was underwater but for this, I would’ve needed almost a tank of water and much more space. So instead … Continue reading “Photo blog #44: Viewpoint”

milo rathbun – storytelling In this photoblog, I was tasked with capturing a film noir vibe in my photos. I started out by taking a photo of my subject in a very foggy rainforest-type location with an ominous background. After I had the photo I edited it in Photoshop and used overlays to add the effect you can see everywhere other than the subject. After applying the effect I didn’t like how it made the subject look so I added … Continue reading “Photo blog #43: Film Noir”

milo rathbun – inspiration In this photoblog, I was tasked with juxtaposing the small and the large. Since I was working with my 50mm lens I wanted to use two relatively smaller subjects, a glass of water and a key. Although they are both small I was able to frame this shot with the key appearing to be bigger than the glass. I made sure that I had a high aperture so more was in focus and shot the it … Continue reading “Photo blog #42: Small vs Large”

milo rathbun – Composition In this photoblog I was tasked with creating a still that looks like it’s from a movie scene. On top of this, I learned about color theory which helps tie cinematic shots together and create an aesthetic. When I think of a movie scene I think of crisp colorful shots that are well composed. In order to add flavor to my photo I centered my subject behind a glass light and made sure it was blurred … Continue reading “Photo blog #41: Color Theory”

milo rathbun – Composition In this photoblog, I was tasked with taking a long exposure nighttime shot. I attempt this shot a ton of times and got a wide variety of results. I learned throughout that the slightest movement can affect the entire photo as you can see with the blur. Additionally, I messed around with the duration to find a nice medium between too dark and too light, which ended up being the third one on the right. Camera … Continue reading “Photoblog #40: Long Shutter Speed Exposure”