Assignment 8

This photograph of a room shows long depth of field because everything is focused in the picture.  The photograph also shows a great amount of lines and  shadows.  The photographer used a small aperture because the whole picture is focused and it makes your eyes look far into the picture.

Assignment 8

This photograph of a railroad was taken with a small aperture because it shows a long depth of field.  The photographer could have been up close or laying down on the tracks to get the effect of forever ending lines.

Assignment 8

This photograph shows a short depth of field. The fence is close up and focused, and the barn is not focused in the background.  The photographer used a large aperture since the barn is unfocused in the background.  The photographer was up close to the fence, making the rest of the fence and the barn not focused.

Assignment 8

This picture of a jockey's saddle shows a short depth of field.  The saddle is very focused, and the people in the background are not very focused and blurry.  The photographer was close up to the saddle, and used a large aperture, allowing the saddle to be the main focus.

Assignment 8

This photograph of a horse's nose shows a short depth of field.  When an audience looks at this picture, the first thing noticed is the nose.  The background is very shallow.  A large aperture was used in the process of taking this photo.

Assignment 8

I love this photo that shows a long depth of field.  The photographer is far away, which makes a long depth of field.  A small aperture was used while taking this photo.

Assignment 7-motion blur

I love Dakota's ears flopping all over the place while he is running! The ears are my favorite part, and looking at them makes me laugh. I like that his front leg is extended out in front of him.  I would like to see more focus on him, instead of the whole picture being blurry. Getting a little closer to the subject would be nice also.

Assignment 7-stop action

I personally love this stop action picture of my dog, Dakota, barking.  Dakota is blind, and I love that he is looking up above me. I like that his one ear is moving away from his head.  e thing that is not my favorite part of this photo is his mouth. I wish that his mouth was open a little more, so that it is more obvious that he is barking. I like the close up shot!

Assignment 6

Stop action water shots need a fast shutter speed. Water can move at a fast rate, therefore a fast shutter speed is needed to freeze the water in the photograph without it being blurry.

Assignment 6

This stop action photo of a deer used a fast shutter speed. The deer is focused in the picture, and not blurry.The background is pretty clear also.

Assignment 6

This photo of Popeye K is an example of stop action. The photographer used a fast shutter speed to freeze the horse while he was going over the jump.  The picture is very sharp, meaning a very fast shutter speed.  The horse may be going fast, and that needs a faster shutter speed also.

Assignment 6

The dog is focused in this photo, and the background of the field is blurry which means a slow shutter speed was used.  I would guess the shutter speed was around 1/30th of a second because the picture shows motion and blur but the dog is still very focused.

Assignment 6

For this photo, the photographer used a slow shutter speed.  The horse is focused, and the background is blurry. I would guess the shutter speed would be around 1/30th of a second.  The picture is blurry, but not so blurry that the audience has trouble determining what the subject is.

Assignment 6

This photo also was taken with a slow shutter speed. The horse and it's background are very blurry but the horse stands out before the background does. I would guess that the shutter speed would be around 1/8th of a second because the whole picture is very blurry.

Think like an artist...

Learning to think like an artist means:

Looking at things more closely than most people do

Finding beauty in everyday things and situations

Making new connections between different things and ideas

Going beyond ordinary ways of thinking and doing things

Looking at objects in different ways in order to generate new perspectives

Taking risks and exposing yourself to possible failure

Arranging items in new and imaginative ways

Working hard and at the edge of your potential

Persisting where others may give up

Concentrating your effort and attention for long periods of time

Dreaming and fantasizing

Using old ideas to create new ones

Doing something simply because it’s interesting and personally challenging to do

Enlarger and Camera-assignment 1