Portraits- Links,Rules,Lessons

Taking Portraits:

1. Fundamentals of Portrait Photography
2. Different Types of Portraits
3. Stunning Photography
4. Different Angles to Photography Portraits
5. Lighting Setups for Portraits
6. Portrait Lighting
7. Depth of Portrait
8. Candid Photography Tips
9. Improving Your Portraits
10. Effortless Portrait Photography

What I Have Learned:

1. I have learned that the eyes of the subject matter significantly in the photo. If your subject is not looking directly at the camera, you must either show what they are staring at or capture the reflection in their eyes. Also, it is important that you do not hide the object. However, when taking candid shots this is the key of your photo. Thus, the stare the subject has can either make your portrait or ruin it.
2. Over exposing is very common and can actually give a portrait a clean and simple look.
3. Contrasting the colors of your subjects clothing and the colors of the background can significantly make your portrait amazing. If your subject is wearing bright colors, place your subject against a darkened background and vice versa when having a bright colored background and neutral clothing.

Yosemite and Ansel Adam

Pop Laval, a central photographer, started photographing Yosemite nearly 100 years ago. How did he make money ? Did Yosemite pay him ?

1. Pop Laval made money by photographing anything and anywhere his employer asked him. Also he got paid for taking pictures of Yosemite.


Who makes the most interesting photographs of Yosemite now? How are the images created? Are photographers paid to photograph Yosemite? If you were photographing Yosemite, what would you do? What would you want to do?


2. Ken and Brady captures amazing photographs of Yosemite weddings. Ken and Brady are photographs who uniquely pays attention to detail. He successfully captures the essence of the subjects and background in the photo. If I were to photograph Yosemite I would focus on the scenery. Also, I would pay close attention to the angles I would be able to work with. I would want to capture the amazing views of the park.

Old Style Family Portraits

Cropping for Better Composition

Before

After 

The types of composition I used in the cropping of this photo are rule of thirds and lines. Now after the crop the viewer can now focus on something that wouldn't have been relevant before giving a different perspective on the photograph.

Rules of Composition: Space

Cannon Rebel T3i Review

Canon EOS Rebel T3i has amazing video capabilities, images and video quality. This camera can be very frustration at times. It is hard to shoot fast things such as an impatient child when they're messing around or sports. It's good to take videos, but not as much pictures because it is hard to keep up. The T3 is about $450 but if you have more money to spend you should buy the T3i because of it's video capabilities. It has significantly better performance and photo quality than the T3, and you can get higher resolution, excellent video capture, and an articulated LCD. The Canon Rebel T3i takes the consumer level dSLR a couple steps closer to the mid-level Canon 60D with the addition of the rotating rear LCD screen, remote flash firing, and in-camera processing features. The T3i is heavier than the T2i because it has the rotating rear.

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/eos_slr_camera_systems/eos_digital_slr_cameras/eos_rebel_t3i_18_55mm_is_ii_kit#Overview
http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/29/head-to-head-review-canon-t3i-vs-nikon-d5100/
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2393108,00.asp

Assignment 1: Viewing Light

While I was viewing how light affects different aspects of people, I noticed the contrasting shadows on their faces. I saw how light can completely change the definition of a photo. It can also change how you would like to project your artwork.

Assignment 2: Photo Cropping

Before cropping:

After cropping:

Selfies

(Color Pencil) I used this effect because I like the way it looks , it makes everything darker like someone sketch it hence the effect name Color Pencil. 

(Pop Art) I used this effect because it makes the photo look like a painting, it's appealing to the eye .

(Mirror) I used this effect because it takes a normal picture & makes it unique, also it's fun to play around with .

(Sepia) I used this effect because it gives everything an older look .

(Glow) I used this effect because it makes the skin look cool, & you can change the amount of glow .