Black and White Channels

Winter

I really like the composition of this photo. I adjusted the color to make the photo feel even more like winter.

The depth of field in this photo is really cool. I like how the top is blurry and the fence gets more in focus as it goes down and then it gets blurry again.

I like the color and the feel of this photo. I also like that he is just playing the snow and acting natural, it's not posed.

3 Techniques

The technique for this photo was to use multiple different light sources and reflectors. I followed a diagram that had 3 different light sources, 3 reflectors, and a mirror. Each was placed at an angle that added some sort of light to the photo. I really like the variation of lights in this photo and you can see how the colors overlap. Also the reflectors created highlights in the flowers that otherwise would not have been seen.

My second technique was to set up 3 different light sources and take a picture with a long exposure, while turning certain lights off after so many seconds. The first light is turned off after 2 seconds, the second light is turned off after 6 seconds, and the last light is left on for the full exposure of the photo. I really like how you can tell which parts of the photo had the light shining on them the longest and which parts don't have much light because it was turned off in the beginning.

The technique for this photo was to use light to reflect or repeat your image in the photo. Most people use water to reflect their image, but shadows also have a very similar affect. I really like how the lamp was reflected on the wall with the same pattern along with the bird and the leaves at the bottom. I really like the colors and the angle too.

Myth: Persephone

This photo represents how Persephone had to stay in the underworld for a season each year. I blurred the whole picture and then erased the back of her, her arm, the rope and the door nob so that they would be the only things in focus. I desaturated the door to represent how dead the underworld is and gave her a lot of saturation along with the light coming from the door because she will always be a part of the earth where she belongs. The light shining through the door shows the vibrant colors of the earth. It is trying to poor out and seep through the door while she is reaching to open it but the rope is keeping her from it. The shadows represent Hades and how he captured her. They are encompassing her and they are reaching for the door as if to keep it shut and not allow her to go back to earth. The red dress she is wearing simbolizes the pomegranate and how by her eating the seeds, it affected the rest of her life and is always there as a reminder to her.

Greek Myth: Persephone

This picture shows how Persephone was "tied" to the underworld for a season each year and how she could see the light coming from the earth, where she wants to go back to. She is trying to pull away from the underworld and reach for the earth, but she cannot go back yet. The red dress shows the color of the pomegranate and how it affected the rest of her life and she will always be reminded by it.

Series of 4

My theme for this series was to show how different people view me as a person. This first picture shows how when someone first meets me they see me as a really quiet and shy person. If I don't know you I am more quiet and to myself so you don't really get the see the more fun, energetic and crazy side of me. I really like the highlights and shadows in this picture and I like the fact that it is simple but still shows how she is misinterpreted as a shy person in the dark.

My second picture captures the image of me that only my friends and family or the people that know me get to see. This photo is a representation of my happy, bubbly personality. A lot of people tell me that I'm always happy and smiling so I wanted to show that. The people that really know me get to see this outgoing, say anything, laugh a lot person. I really like the colors in the dress and I think they show a happy person. Also I had her spin, and then stop because I wanted to get the feel of someone that's not afraid to be crazy and have fun.


The third picture in my series represents how I see myself. When I thought about how I see myself the thing that came to mind was that I am a strong person. There are a lot of things that go on in my life and at school and home that are stressful and overwhelming, which is shown by the blurry and confusing background, but somehow I am able to handle all of these things and know that it is going to be okay. I made her stand out by adding more contrast to her and dulling the background. I really like how she is right in front of everything and her looking up represents my abilty to stay strong in tuff situations.

This last picture is my series is what I want to see about myself, but don't. It is kind of an opposite of the first picture because I want to be able to have that fun and outgoing personality when I first meet someone so that they can see that there is more to me than just a quiet and shy person. I wanted the first photo and then the last one to both me in black and white, but they are very different because in the first photo she is almost hiding herself and in this last photo she wants people to see her outgoing personality.

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