Assignment 3: Hi Key/Low Key

I learned a lot about exposure here. Specifically, that it's relative. However, the thing that was the most important was that I really started to enjoy doing this assignment. I was particularly proud of the image below which, even though it doesn't quite fit the assignment because it's a little brown, I really enjoyed taking.

Camera's Correct

These are examples of what the camera thought was correct

Assignment 2: Numbers

This assignment was nice, but difficult for me. I found it really stressful because I was always worried about being able to find my next number. I even wrote down every number and started collecting them and brainstorming for a while then shooting. I also really had a hard time not taking multiple images because I'd take a while setting up a shot sometimes and then I could only take one and it wouldn't work so it was really frustrating to set up a shot and not be able to get a decent photo from it. But it did force me to work a little harder to understand my light meter and exposure and my guesses at what would create good exposure got better, but there were still a lot of images that didn't shoot right. So hard work but I think a good assignment at all and I was pleasantly surprised by a couple photos.

Assignment 1: Scavenger Hunt

photography

the world around me
shows the world inside me
so imperfectly

Truly Horrible Photo Editing

My First Export

Goals for this Class

My goal for this class breaks down in to two things.

First, I hope to expand my knowledge of composition, color, and other principles that relate to all areas of art. I think that knowledge in one area can always translate to other areas so that even though I think of myself as a designer, not a photographer, learning to take great photographs can help me in this.

But more importantly, I'm hoping to increase my ability to express emotion through photography. i think my greatest weakness is knowing how and when to express these things through art because I often assume anything I could create that would be emotional for me would be cliche or trite to other people and so I am not as bold as I wish I was. I tend to be much more systematic and outwardly oriented when I design at this time and I hope that photography will give me a medium to explore this most important part of art.

What I Will Not Photograph in This Class