Gary - Blog 15

F-Stop: f/5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/80

ISO: 100

I took these photos during my photo shoot for my final project. A random dog who was super friendly came over and followed me and my family around for the whole time we were outside. We named him/her Gary and I snapped a few quick pictures. I had a low ISO of 100 because of all the snow reflecting light it was super bright outside. My aperture and shutter speed weren't too important for this shot except for creating a balanced exposure. I didn't edit any of these photos because I was super busy in the dark room and the photos were pretty decent to begin with.

A missed opportunity - Blog 14

Being stuck at home these past few days I've witnessed the crazy weather. I've had no camera to take pictures but if I had one I would have liked to do long exposures out in the snow. The white streaks created by a long exposure would be really cool, and I could also use a flash to light paint in individual flakes. A high ISO would be used so I could work with the minimum lighting. A low aperture would allow the longer exposures as well and keep the streaks up close in focus.

No tripod.... - Nighttime Landscape

F-Stop: f/14.0

Shutter Speed: 10.0

ISO: 1600

This is the landscape I managed to get when my tripod mysteriously did not have a plate. I went down to the retreat near 5:30 with my mom and balanced the camera on top of the car. The hardest part was getting the camera relatively level. I used a high ISO and a ten second long shutter speed so I could get an even exposure. I wanted to use a high aperture so I could get a star burst on the moon and the lights visible across the lake. I love the orangey-red glow that reflects across the lake and ice. There are a few stars visible and there is an interesting pattern from a cloud in the sky.

A Fellow Photographer - Portrait of a Stranger

F-Stop: f/11.0

Shutter Speed: 1/80

ISO: 1600

This is my portrait of a stranger. I did not get her name but we had a nice five minute conversation about photographer. I asked her what she was photographing and she replied "What ever catches my eye..." I told her about my project studying a photographer in depth and she seemed really interested in Cole Thompson just like me. I recommended that she look him up and she wished me luck in the rest of  my shooting that night. It was a surprisingly pleasant experience because I had expected many more rejections or mean people but she was the first person I asked and I got a great portrait of her while we talked.

I used a high ISO because it was cloudy outside and I used a shutter speed higher than 1/60 so I wouldn't have an camera shake, because I was shooting hand held. The aperture was relatively high because I thought the detail of the bridge and the mountain in the background should be included.

"I threw it on the ground!!!" - Blog 13

F-Stop: f/5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/60

ISO: 1600

I took this photo at the Community Cabaret at NEYT. During an interactive improv skit this actor was told by the audience that his shoes didn't fit, while he was supposed to be forecasting the weather. I took this shot just as he took off his over shoe and was throwing it on the ground, hence the title, which is indeed a reference to The Lonely Island. This is more of an action shot because I captured the action of him throwing his shoe.

My 1/60 shutter speed was a very interesting one because it was fast enough to capture his main body throwing the shoe but his hand and the shoe itself are a blur. I had a high ISO because I was inside and there were only a few stage lights, though they were relatively bright. I had my aperture all the way open so I could just focus on the actor and not even focus on the curtains and backstage. I was zoomed in so thats why the f-stop is 5.6.

Going HAM - Candid Portrait

F-Stop: f/5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/60

ISO: 1600

Sparkling Street - Nighttime City/Town

F-Stop: f/11.0

Shutter Speed: 20.0

ISO: 800

I am really happy with the outcome of this photo. I used a high aperture to create the star bursting effect on the line of street lamps that draw your eye back into the photo. I used a long shutter speed of 20 seconds so I could use a relatively low ISO and so I could do light painting on the snow. I really liked painting with light so I decided to incorporate it into my nighttime photographs of a town. Once I hit the trigger I used a flashlight to crate the streaks in the snow. The snow takes up a large portion, pretty much a fourth of the photo, and it looked kind of bland. Adding this pattern of light also gives shadows to bits of the snow, adding depth, in addition to the cool light pattern.

Smiles - Candid Portrait

F-Stop: f/5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/60

ISO: 1600

I took this photo at NEYT during the Community Cabaret. Johnny a Stephen were singing a folk song and I capture this shot at the very end of their performance. They were just finishing up and were turning to smile at each other while people started to clap. I loved the emotion that I captured in this photo, even though I didn't have time to get the settings perfect. I did prefocus my camera and set up the light meter while they were singing but the bright spot lights produced a lot of glare and clipping issues. I did edit the photo to turn down the highlights so both of them could be more clearly seen.