365 Day Project

Okay a NEW project. I have a friend who takes and posts 1 picture a day. I think I can do this and it should help me improve..right?

I think I only have 1 rule-- NO PHOTOSHOP.

I really want to improve my photography no photoshopraphy. I am a little nervous setting this rule, but here it goes to 365 days.

Frame Dynamics

For my birthday my MOm gave me a photography book. I read the first couple pages and decided to practice the concepts. The first chapter is about Framing the photo. This concept is a little hard for me to grasp. The following photo's were taken in my living room. I used natural light for all, but one of these pictures. These pictures are silly and will soon be erased from my computer, but I am working on specific concepts.

Above the concept of alignment to frame

diagnol tension

diagnol tension


Intersection for abstraction. This is iron square artwork on my wall.

This is "diagnol tension" I still need to practice this coneept.

This is another example of alignment. The carpet touches 2 sides of this picture, helping to create a frame.

In these couch pictures I was Trying to use the concept of Alignment. However, I think my subject, the couch, was a little to bulky and it didn't work. I also wanted to include both of these pictures to show the difference with and without a flash. The above picture I used a flash and the couch is washed out. I have been told that the flash will do the exact thing with faces and to not use a flash whenever possible. This is one of my current struggles.

Textures

I am learning about TEXTURES! The above is a picture of Keanna in Austria. I put a texture on top of the picture and then I multiplied it and messes with the hue, lightness etc. I like how Keanna's face is muted, but the blues are still present. I think one of the most difficult thing is knowing exactly what I want each picture to say, but a lot of fun!!