assignment #6: what can photoshop do for me?

before

after

sketchbook #3: folded laundry

assignment #5: polar opposites

I chose the theme new and old for this polar opposites assignment. Showing the differences in cars from now and cars from 20-30 years ago. I decided to approach this project by taking a picture of the back of an old Volkswagen and the back of a new Volkswagen. The difference shown in these two cars is significant. First off, you have the red car, which is a 1960’s Karmann Ghia Volkswagen. It captures what cars were like back then and how people today still use them as a memoir or just because they love old cars. On the other hand, you have the black car, which is a black 2017 Tiguan 2.0T. I love using this car in this project because it shows how cars have evolved over the past 57 years. This car is obviously a newer model throughout all the Volkswagen cars, but probably is easier and less complicated to drive. What drew me to these cars were the immediate wonder of whose cars they were and the wanting to know more about the two cars. My favorite part about these two pictures is the fact that cars everywhere are still changing from the inside and out, and that no matter how old cars almost sixty years old may be, people still drive them. I think I executed the difference in these two models because I showed how much cars have changed and that the new and old objects are not at all similar. The only thing I wish that I did differently was taking the two photographs on the same day because the lighting between the two is too different. The physical differences between the two are that the old car is red, much smaller, and wider, and the new car is black, bigger, and taller.

assignment #4: favorite texture picture (part 2)

This is my favorite texture picture and it was photographed by Elizabeth Allums. I love this picture because it shows how old the bricks are and how they are worn out but still colorful. I love how the bricks are zigzag and how there are gaps in-between them to show their originality when the photo was taken. My favorite part about this picture is how different each brick is.

assignment #4: texture (part 1)

ISO: 450

f-stop: 4-5.6G

1/125

manual

ISO: 200

f-stop: 4-5.6G

1/200

manual

assignment #3: ISO

sketchbook #2: glass of water

assignment #2: composition

ISO= 200

f-stop= 4-5.6G

camera mode= manual

shutter speed= 1/500 sec

I think this photo has a good composition because when you look at it, you automatically notice the color and start to wonder what the photo is actually of. This photo demonstrates the rules of diagonal lines, contrast, and texture. The diagonal lines show through the outlines of each part of the picture, and the contrast and texture shows through the entire picture.

ISO= 800

f-stop= 4-5.6G

camera mode= automatic

shutter speed= 1/80 sec

ISO= 800

f-stop= 4-5.6G

camera mode= manual

shutter speed= 1/160 sec

ISO= 110

f-stop= 4-5.6G

camera mode= manual

shutter speed= 1/1000 sec

I like this photograph because when you look at it, your eye is immediately drawn to the background colors, but when you look at it for a while, you notice the window it is taken through and wonder what the background would look like not blurred. The rules in this photo are diagonal lines, clear subject of interest, and contrast. The lines come from the window, the subject of interest is the sunrise in the background, and the contrast comes through between the color and the black.

ISO= 250

f-stop= 4-5.6G

camera mode= automatic

shutter speed= 1/500 sec

I think this photo has a great composition because your eye is drawn to the squiggly shadow in the side of the photo and makes you wonder what that shadow is of. This photo shows the rule of thirds and contrast. The contrast in this is between the shadows and the tan steps, and the rule of thirds shows because the squiggly line is on the side of the photo.