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Rule Breaker #3

Underexposed

I took about 20 shots for this photo. I started with a good one with the correct settings, then messed around with the aperture, depth of field. etc.  Looking over them, I decided this one was best especially because the light post has that blueish tint.  The sky was very overcast but on the darker side.  Underexposure is important to overcome because everything appears super light, almost to the point of being transparent.

Rule Breaker #2

Out if Focus

This is a photo I took of one of my guitars.  I chose to take it out of focus because that’s probably one of the most important things a lot of people look for in a good photograph. I know for me personally, I hate looking at something like this because I feel like I’m going blind.  A photo can be great being out of focus, but usually there is at least on object in focus, a.k.a. a focal point for the viewer.

Rule Breaker #1

No Focal Point

I found that trying to intentionally break a “rule of photography” is pretty hard.  For this photo I wanted to have a lot of points of interest creating no “real” focal point. There are three major subjects in this that draw your attention equally, so it’s hard to concentrate on just one.  There’s also a lot of lines going in a bunch on different directions leading the eye everywhere.

Tattoo

This is a photo of my friend Mel’s tattoo on her ankle.  The symbols mean honey bee which is exactly what her name, Melissa, means.   People’s tattoos, well most peoples) tend to give away a lot of information about themselves or their personalities.  This tattoo is no exception.  Also the fact that there’s sand suggests that we were at the beach, which is true.

This is my favorite photo I took for the portrait assignment.  I really like how the sand and skin provide completely different textures and light and shadows.  One thing I would have done better is to have her move her other leg out of the frame.  It kind of takes away your attention.

Hugs

For this photo, I wanted to convey a feeling of friendship and the importance of it.  I know there are two people in it, but I still think it is a portrait.  I had to some cropping because there was a little bit too much face in it.  I think leaving part of the one smile only strengthens the emotion behind the photo.  One thing I had trouble with was the amount of lighting I had to deal with.  We were in a bar, so it was very dim.  Again I had to do some editing in Photoshop to correct the levels and crop it to my liking. 

 

This photo is of my two good friends (one being my roomie).  The fact that they are full out hugging, I think shows the feeling/emotion of being great friends.  I actually really like this photo, because it describes the relationship between most of my friends, and most likely a lot of people’s as well.  

No Paparazzi Please

I took this photo because I thought it is represents a full portrait, yet without completely revealing the face.  I think it is a great example of many so-called “journalism” photos most people see these days—paparazzi photos.  It kind of is representative of how a lot of people are when they might get their picture taken.  Lots of people try to avoid it.  My friend Toni, who this is of, is a perfect example of this.  She NEVER wants her picture taken.

 

I think it would have been a better photo if it had a little bit better adjustments.  It was a totally candid shot—we were just hanging out in my kitchen and I decided to take a quick shot of her randomly.  Because it was so spur of the moment, I didn’t have enough time to make everything perfect.  I did my best to adjust levels in Photoshop, though I’m still not 100% happy with it.   Overall, I think it turned alright though.

Caitlin

This is a photo I took last time I was home.  It’s my cousin’s daughter Caitlin.  She’s two and thought it was the funniest thing ever having bows on her face.