Creative Techniques

Vertical Cut Distortion

Gradient Handcolor

Halftone Screen

Selection Handcolor

Brush Handcolor

Song

Image Overlay

Circular Cut Distortion

Texture Overlay

Symmetrical Pattern

I prefer "straight photography" rather than over-editing things. I think photos that are edited heavily look tacky and unattractive. I liked shooting this way but I did not like editing so many photos the same way.

Creative Techniques

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5 photos that relate to the song

"Said no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars"
Meaning - Stop counting your money, start counting your blessings.

The pictures labeled lyrics1.jpg and lyrics3.jpg relate to the song because the subject is happy because they are not counting their money anymore. Now they're counting blessings.
The picture labeled lyrics2.jpg relates to the song because the picture goes in depth to the eye, as does the song with the message that money does not equal happiness.
The picture labeled lyrics4.jpg relates to the song because the subject is looking up, literally looking at the stars which are representative of blessings in the song.
The picture labeled lyrics5.jpg relates to the song because the message is also a serious problem that everyone will have to come across in life. They will think about the problem...does money make them happy?

Final Motion Shooting Assignment

Blurred Subject, ISO 100, f5.6, ss 1/40

Chrono, ISO 3200, f5.6, ss 1/400

Freeze Motion, ISO 3200, f5.6, ss 1/400

Panning, ISO 100, f5.6, ss 1/30

Writing with Light, ISO 3200, f5.6, ss 10"

Zooming, ISO 3200, f5.6, ss 3"

My successes were my "writing with light" photos and my chrono photos. I learned how to better use and manipulate my photos with my camera and with photoshop.

My recommendation for other students is to take interesting pictures and not the "last minute" pictures that most people take.

Motion shooting assignment

Motion- in class

Panning ISO 100 f/5.6 SS 1/40

Blur - ISO 1600 f/13 SS 1/20

Zooming - ISO 100 f/25 SS 2"

Freeze - ISO 3200 f/5.6 SS 1/400

-The way I took the panning picture is that I set the shutter speed below 1/60 and used a tripod.




-The way I took the blur motion is that I set the shutter speed below 1/60 and used a tripod also.

-The way I took the zooming picture is that I set the shutter speed to 2 seconds and when the shutter was running, I zoomed out and used a tripod.

-The way I took the freeze motion picture is that I set the shutter to 1/400 second and used a tripod.

Writing with Light Group Experiment

ISO 100, f/5, ss 2.5

ISO 100, f/5, ss 8.0

I really like this unit so far because I shoot a lot of motion outside of school. I like my outcomes, especially because it was the first time I did this kind of motion shooting. My suggestions for next time would be to give us a little more time than 5 minutes to decide what to do and how to do it.

Motion Assignment #2

Zooming #1

Zooming #2

These pictures are showing zooming. They are visually appealing because they draw attention to the subject because of the diagonal lines leading to the subject.

Writing with light #1

Writing with light #2

These pictures show writing with light. They are visually appealing because the curved lines and words create movement.

Blurred #1

Blurred #2

 These pictures show blurred motion. They are visually appealing because they draw attention to the subject.

Panning #1

Panning #2

 These pictures show panning. They are visually appealing because there are horizontal lines and they create relaxation.

Freeze #1

Freeze #2

These pictures show freeze motion. They are visually appealing because you can see what it happening in that moment.

Chrono #1

Chrono #2

These pictures show chronophotography. These are visually appealing because you can see the phases of someone doing something and it is unique.

Motion Assignment #1

Blurred #1

Blurred #2

Blurred #3

 You can achieve a blurred motion picture by setting the shutter speed slower than 1/60 with a tripod.

Chrono #1

Chrono #2

Chrono #3

 Chrono can be achieved by taking multiple pictures that are exactly the same, but with the subject moving, and photoshopping them into one picture. The shutter speed should be faster than 1/60 with a tripod.

Freeze #1

Freeze #2

Freeze #3

 Freeze motion can be achieved by having a shutter speed faster than 1/60 with a tripod.

Panning #1

Panning #2

Panning #3

 Panning is achieved by using a shutter speed slower than 1/60 with no tripod.

Writing with light #1

Writing with light #2

Writing with light #3

 Writing with light is achieved by using a shutter speed slower than 1/60 with a tripod.

Zoom #1

Zoom #2

Zoom #3

Zooming is achieved by focusing on a subject, and zooming out when the shutter speed is slower than 1/60 with a tripod.