Architectural Collage Version 1

Landscape Assignment Final

Rios- CU Fly On Bark

f: 3.5

S:1/25

ISO:800

11/15/11

Around 4:00 p.m.

Cherry Park

Rios- LS Tall Trees

f: 5.0

S: 1/8

ISO: 800

11/9/11

Around 5:30 p.m.

A small forest in the country of Keizer.

Rios- CU Prickly Branch

f: 3.5

S: 1/80

ISO: 800

11/15/11

Around 4:00 p.m.

Cherry Park

Rios- LS Road-Purple Sky

f: 5.6

S: 5.0

ISO: 800

11/8/11

Around 6:00 p.m.

On the side of the road in Brooks.

Rios- CU Thorn

f: 3.5

S: 1/200

ISO: 800

11/15/11

 Around 4:00 p.m.

Cherry Park

Rios- LS Yellow Tree

f: 5.6

S: 1/8

ISO: 800

11/15/11

Around 4:00 p.m.

Cherry Park

Q2W2- Architectural Photography

http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/a-showcase-of-beautiful-architectural-photography

Photographers in order of photos:

Hiroaki Koga

Flickr- Bupowski

Karezoid

FrankBa

ArminMarten

Frank Waechter

Jacques Philippe

Claudia Leverentz

Flickr: swisscan

Darwin Bell

I like how this photo is in black and white. I also, like the point of view.

I enjoy seeing the detail of the architecture in this photo. I think the people gives this a more interesting approach.

Showing the movement of the smoke is what makes this photo interesting.

The color isn't that great, but the contrast of the colors makes up for it.

The colors in this photo are vibrant. The shape was well displayed by the composition.

I love the perspective of the bridge displayed. I also like how this looks like an older photo rather than super modern.

This is really different compared to all the architecture photos that are of buildings. The colors are vivid and the lights give it a nice touch.

I like the reflection of this photo. The lines shown are also very interesting.

The composition is perfect. The color of the sky makes this photo even better.

The red is vividly displayed. The shape and color of the staircase is what makes this photo pop.

The lines in this photo are what make this a good photograph. The colors aren't that great though.

I think finding an interesting perspective is the biggest challenge in architectural photography because you have to make it different than everyone else's perspective. With that you have to figure out how to make the lines work with your perspective. Maybe you'll have them pointing towards the sky or go horizontally. Composition will also help bringing out YOUR perspective.

I would like to shoot in downtown Portland near the Pioneer Square and also on/around 23rd street. I will also shoot in downtown Salem. Downtown Salem really isn't that big and most of the buildings there are really interesting. If I can I would also like to shoot in Seattle by the Space Needle. There are a lot of beautiful buildings and structures there.

First Landscape Photo

I took this on the way home today out in the country part of Brooks. 

Q2-Week 1 Landscape Photographers

Marc Adamus is an amazing photographer. I don't know if he uses a lot of Photoshop on his pictures, but whatever he does he's good at it! He likes to bring out the blue, purple, and greens in his photos and seems to shoot in near locations like California, Oregon, and Canada. A lot of his shoots have the focal point framed in the middle. Some of them are off to the right or left, but the middle is seen more. He really likes to shoot waterfalls and mountains. Those are the most common photos I see. All of his photos are beautiful!

The lines in this photo are really interesting because they are beautifully colored.

I really feel calm and relaxed when I look at this picture. It makes me want to be there.

The composition in this photo is interesting because there really isn't a solid focal point other than the rainbow.

This looks like a painting and it blows my mind how it was been captured by a camera.

Everything about this picture I love. It seems unreal and gives you a whole new appreciation for God's creation.

Can you even tell what this is? It is so abstract and mysterious!

This picture should be in a fairy tale movie. The forest looks so vibrant.

I really like how the rocks look smooth and how the background's waterfall is the focal point. 

How is there a rainbow in a place that looks like a desert? I really like the contrast in colors in this photo.

I really like how even though this is at night he still was able to capture vivid hues of blue.

Week 10- Landscape Locations

I want to shoot at a beach that is near Depoe bay. There is also a creek near this beach that has beautiful scenery.
My second location would be a small forest near my house. It has thin trees and a beautiful field surrounding it.

For my wide angle shot, I want to shoot a foggy, colorful sky photo of Mt. Hood as the focal point. I drive from Salem to Portland every morning and lately, the sky has been really colorful and it's also been very foggy. Mt. Hood is always a beautiful silhouette in the background.

For my close-ups, I think a forest shoot would be good. I don't know exactly what point of view I'll make these shoots, but I definitely want to make it unique.

For my extreme close-ups, I would like to take pictures of the creek near Depoe bay and the beautiful plants around the creek. It would also be nice to get close-ups of the waves from the ocean hitting rocks that are along a dock going out to the sea.

Week 9- Landscape Exercise

ISO: 200

f: 25.0

S: 1/160

10/17/11

Back of PAA

The trees work really well in this picture. The one thing I would do differently is raise the aperture to let in more light. I cropped this photo from all sides except the top and then made this brighter.

ISO: 200

f: 13.0

S: 1/160

Back of PAA

10/17/11

I would choose a completely different element to focus on in the foreground because the bush really has no characteristic at all. The sky in this photo is really the best attribute in this photo. In Photoshop, I cropped the bottom and left side of this photo and then I messed with the levels to bring out the background of this photo and darken the foreground.

ISO: 200

f: 13.0

S: 1/160

Back of PAA

10/17/11
I would really like to take out the soccer goals and cars in this photo. The sky is really pretty and is the best thing about this photo. I cropped out some of the bottom and then changed the levels making the photo darker. I also, messed with the color levels.

Week 8- Visual Elements of Fall

f: 5.3

S: 1/50

ISO: 800

10/10/11

 Front of PAA

I cropped this photo on the left side and darkened it a little.

The strongest point of this photo would have to be the bright green moss because it is the only bright color in this photo.

f: 5.6

S: 1/50

ISO: 800

10/10/11

Front of PAA

I simply darkened this photo.

The strongest point of this photo is the middle of the branch because it is the focal point.

f: 8.0

S: 1/30

ISO: 800

10/12/11

Back of PAA

I darkened this photo just a little bit.

The strongest point of this photograph is definitely the fact that it isn't completely in focus. There is a soft look to this photo.

f: 8.0

S: 1/30

ISO: 800

10/12/11

Back of PAA

I changed the brightness and contrast and I made the background darker so that the yellow of the flower would pop even more than it already did.

The strongest point of this photograph is the yellow of the flower because everything else in the photo is almost black so, the yellow really stands out.

f: 5.6

S: 1/320

ISO: 3200

10/10/11

PAA

Front of PAA

I darkened this photo.

The strongest point of this photo is the red leaf that is on the right because it is the first pop of color after the plain white leaf.

Week 7- Summary

I enjoyed trying to capture the feeling of fall in my photographs. It was challenging because not many leaves have turned colors or fallen, but it was good to look for more detailed fall characteristics.

The critiquing process was one of my favorite things about this week because it was interesting to see what other people shoot and what they find interesting to photograph.

Week 7- Five Fall Images

f: 11.0

S: 1/100

ISO: 200

10/3/11

Front of PAA

I lightened this whole photo.

I don't like this picture. It needs a better composition.

f:10.0

S: 1/500

ISO: 200

10/3/11

Front of PAA

I cropped and darkened this photo.

This photo needed to have more fall colors, but the sky is a nice color.

f: 13.00

S: 1/320

ISO: 200

10/3/11

Back of PAA

I lightened the background and darkened the leaves.

All this photo needs is more color.

f: 9.0

S: 1/500

ISO: 200

10/ 3/11

Front of PAA

I just made this a little lighter than it already was.

I like this photo. Although, it could use some more color.

f: 9.0

S: 1/250

ISO: 200

10/ 3/11

Front of PAA

I changed the exposure.

Needs better lighting, but it has a nice angle.

Must Be Converging Lines

I first rotated this 180 degrees. Then I changed the levels. The left level is at 54, the mid level is .66, and the right level is at 201.

Week 6 Photographs

ISO: 3200

F: 5.6

S: 1/20

ISO: 1600

F: 5.6

S: 1/8

ISO: 800

F: 5.6

S: 1/4

ISO: 400

F: 5.6

S: 0.6

ISO: 200

F: 5.6

S: 1.3

ISO: 100

F: 5.6

S: 2.0

Week 4/ Thursday

To crop photos, key short cut: apple k

Standard Resolutions:
   Print: At least 300
   Web/Computer Screen: 72
   
You can always downscale an image with no loss in quality, but you cannot take a small image and upscale it and have it be the same quality. The quality will be worse.

Name of photos should include: location, people/objects in photo, type of shot(close-up,long shot, etc.), and anything else you want to tag(emotions, style of photos). Be specific/detailed.

Week 3 Summary

9/8/11

Dial Options:

Aperture Priority- You set the aperture and the camera sets the shutter speed.

Shutter Priority- You set the shutter speed and the camera sets the aperture.

Shutter Speed- the slower the shutter speed the more light comes in. Therefore, the faster the shutter speed           the less light comes in.

Manuel- You choose all settings.

AF- Auto Focus(on lens)

MF- Manuel Focus(on lens)

The bigger the aperture the less time the shutter speed needs.

If you're shooting motion pictures your aperture needs to be at 1/125.

If you need to catch something in motion quickly you need a fast shutter speed and large aperture. This is dependent on how much light is needed.

Trifecta: Aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.

 

I enjoy the close up of the raindrops on this plant.

I lik the use of a fast shutter speed in order to capture this water drop in slow motion.

The detail that a macro lens captured of this animal's nose is incredible. Seeing every bump and hair is amazing. 

The sepia tone of this flower is very pleasing.

It would take awhile to figure out what exactly this object is. I like how it is abstract looking, but is an everyday fruit piece, a grape stem.