Rules of Photography Part 2

Theme: Cats


1. Rule of Thirds

2. Balancing Elements

3. Leading Lines

4. Symmetry and Patterns 

5. Viewpoint

Self Portraits and Portraits Part 1

1. Move your subject out of comfort zone
2. Introduce a prop
3. Experiment with subject expressions


Environmental Portraits:

I really liked these 2 photos because in both of the photos it captures the action that is happening as well as some of the background. 


Photography Self Portraits:

 I really liked this photo because it looks very different than another ordinary photo. The way the photographer made this photo come together looks amazing! I chose this photo because of the uniqueness.

I liked this photo because of the creativity of the subject. When I first glanced at the photo I didn't realize  the girl was holding another picture to cover her face. I chose this photo because of the creativity captured.

Casual Portraits:

I liked this photo because of the emotion in this photo. You can tell the bond between the mother and son is strong. I chose this photo because its a cute picture to look at.

I liked this photo because of the emotion as well. The bride is over joyed and the photo captured her happiness. I chose this photo because of the happiness.


For my portrait assignment I will shoot my boyfriend or best friends for the portrait part of the project and for the self-portrait part I will obviously shoot myself. I will shoot either at my house or theirs either outside or inside, depending on how I want the photos to look. I will have my subject use props and capture some sort of emotion to make my photos stand out. My friends and I are really comfortable with each other so I shouldn't have a problem with this project.

ISO, DSLR

ISO:

ISO 200

ISO 3200

1. What are the advantages of shoot at a higher ISO at a sporting event like basketball or a night football game?
If you shoot an image on high ISO inside it can make the image freeze also when there is not enough light to capture the image then it is good to put it on high ISO.  When you shoot a sporting event it is best to use high ISO.

2. What suggestions did the author make about using a low ISO?
When there is plenty of light then it is good to use low ISO.

3. What suggestions did the author make about using a high ISO?
When there is not a lot of light then it is best to increase the ISO.

Aperture Settings: 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11,16, 22
Shutter Speed: sec, 1/60 sec, 1/4000 sec
ISO Settings: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600

Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO

1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture?
The pupil of the eye

2. The smaller the Aperture the larger f-stop, the higher the Aperture the smaller f-stop

3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field?
The  larger the aperture is, then the smaller the area will be in focus, depth in field.

Photo of F2.8 aperture.

Photo at F16 aperture.

High Shutter Speed

Slow Shutter Speed

Caption Rules

 Tippy thinks he can hide behind the lamp in my room and I can't see him...silly cat. When I came home from a long day of work I went to my room and found this dumb cat hiding. Tippy has a little mind of his own.

My 3 babies, Mimi, Timmy, and Joey, usually ALL like to pose for photos but I just don't know what Joey was thinking. I told them all to stay still before I took the picture but Joey wanted to be different in this photo. This just shows how different he is from the rest of the clan.

Everyone likes a party right ? My grandma decided to throw a party with her friends last night. Let's just say it got pretty wild...