For this prompt, I staged a simple scene with an apple on a rock while my friend splashed water on it from one side. I waited until golden hour and then used a very large aperture (the lowest f number on the camera) to make the background blurred, to create depth of field. I also …
For this prompt, we were supposed to take a picture that shows the viewpoint of another person. I took this closeup photo of a footprint I found in the mud next to a bike tire track. I think this is a visually interesting photo with some different textures, which also has some interesting parallels when …
For this prompt, we explored color theory. I chose this photo because I thought it already had some good color balance, and then I used Photoshop color grading tools to enhance the contrast between the dark blue and the dark orange wood of the chairs and table. I think that these colors, being a complementary …
This week, we were challenged to compose from a low angle. I took this photo of a wind pump while exploring a local park. I really liked this photo because it was shot from a very dramatic low angle, taken at a skewed angle to create very interesting visual lines. I also played around with …
For this prompt, we used the rule of thirds to show an emotion. To me, this photo communicates the emotion of peace and serenity. This photo uses the rule of thirds vertically and horizontally, with horizontal lines and negative space that are very peaceful and pleasing to the eye. Blue is a very peaceful color, …
For this prompt, we took a photo that filled the frame with one color. I chose to focus on interesting textures in order to do this. I took this photo of some peeling paint on wood that I thought was really visually interesting. Peeling paint is a common sight, but it is a fascinating texture …
This week, we were challenged to do this interesting Photoshop technique where we took a photo of a face, I used the face of a family friend, and edited it to see what they would look like if their face was perfectly symmetrical. I reflected both the left and right side of her face to …
To show geometry, I took this photo at NASA to highlight some of the interesting geometric shapes that are present in the campus’s brutalist architecture. This is a photo of the scaffolding of the wind tunnel, which is the largest wind tunnel in the world. The scaffolding is not concealed at all, which I think …
This week, our photography was supposed to show leading lines in food photography. I realized that leading lines don’t always have to be leading to a vanishing point—instead, the leading lines can lead towards the focal point. For this photo, I decided to go simple, with a raspberry on the end of a fork. I …
This week, we were challenged to use the rule of odds in photography, meaning threes and fives. It was a challenge to find this in nature, but I think these three flowers, nicely framed in the rule of thirds, use this rule well. I especially like the background of white flowers, which makes for some …