photography

For a photography assignment we took portraits. I think these are three of my best and the last one isn't exactly a portrait, but that I especially like. The first portrait is of my friend's little sister. I like that she is backlit by the sun and there is a slight ray of sun visible above her. The second picture is a change in perspective. I took that standing over my sister who was hanging onto a stone wall in our backyard. The third is also a picture of my sister. I like the sunset as a feature.

When you think of portraits, you might normally think of someone sitting in a chair, facing the camera. However, after I saw a documentary on Annie Leibovitz yesterday, as well as reading several articles about portraits, it seems to be outdated. For example, Annie Leibovitz was known for her unique ideas during photo shoots, and Antonin Kratochvil was known for his unique perspectives and angles. It has become clear that the best portraits are made from creativity. I like portraits in which the subject is not always looking at the camera.

Something that I have been interested in learning more about has been art. I remember my middle school teacher talking about the different forms of art, but within middle school I was a very naive kid; I didn’t really enjoy learning about art. Lately, the issue has caught my eye again. I know that many people are not familiar with the different forms of art and artist. From what I have heard, art is very complicated because it consist of a mixture of different color, creativity, and it must be attractive to the eye. For example, I heard that an artist Chester Higgins, Jr.

This is a quick review of the online photo editor, Pixlr. When editing photos I pay attention to the logistical things such as brightness, saturation, and contrast, but I also like to play around with the fun funky effects that photo editors offer. In the past I've used Piknic (when it was still on Facebook), Picmonkey, and a tiny bit of Photoshop. I noticed that Picmonkey is much more self explanatory. However, Pixlr offers different levels of editing. By this I am referring to the three different "programs", if that's the correct term.

In our new generation, social media websites and apps are a must for an up- to- date teenager. One of these apps is Instagram. Instagram is an social media app where people can share photos, comment on and "like" other people's pictures, and tag photos based on the content. This may seem boring, you may ask yourself "What is the point? This isn't like Facebook where you can post statuses, or Twitter where you can make your own tweets, why bother?" Well for many people thesis a modem for them to spread their photography skills and gain a following.

In this semester of photography class I learned things such as techniques, lighting, photoshop, editing, setting up a photo, and more. I really enjoyed this class and it gave me more of an opportunity to take photos. Here are seven photos of what I have taken this year. Most of are people, because that is what I enjoy taking photographs of the most.