A little Country

When I took this photo I took I first took it with the sun behind me. It was a nice picture, but this one has light coming form the side bringing a whole new element to the photo (I love it). Light is the key to photography. It is a photographers paintbrush and easel, and light is a tool that needs to be understood and mastered.   

Isolated Color

In this photo I was experimenting with isolated color. Sometimes isolated color is much more effective than taking a picture with a ton of  color. I heard a interesting quote in my photo class it goes, "a thimble of red is much more than a bucketful." I don't know who said it but the concept is very true. 

Just a reminder magenta and the green are complementary colors. Check out the color wheel post if you don't remember what the other complementary colors are. :)

Light

This photo was taken near Porter Park in Rexburg Idaho. I lined up the sun so that it would be in the middle of the street lamp, giving the lamp the appearance that it was on, in the middle of the day. 

In this picture I was trying to demonstrate the use of a small light source. The sun is a prime example of a small light source. Small light sources are when the light comes from a concentrated point. Small light sources also can create a sort of harsh light; making dark shadows and bright highlights.  This is why if a photographer has to take pictures in the middle of the day they will have a flash, so they can lighten up those dark shadows.

A good example of a large light source is a cloudy day. On a cloudy day the whole sky is your light source and you don't really get any shadows or a lot of highlights. Cloudy days are my favorite days to go and shoot in the middle of the day.

There are also medium light sources and a good example of that is when you are taking a picture in doors, your source of light is a window, and outside is cloudy. This will create faint shadows and highlights. But, if it is sunny outside that window can become a small light source.

Cingular

The shorts in this photo are mine, I ripped them when I crashed on my longboard. I had my cellphone in my pocket at the time, so where my cellphone was was where they ripped. I still own these shorts and still remain as my favorite shorts. I want say special thanks to Geri Howe. Without her this picture would not have been possible. As you can see she is a fantastic model and you will see more of her in other photos. Thanks Geri

In this particular photo I was trying to demonstrate having a shallow depth of field. You probably noticed that most of the picture is out of focus, well shallow depth of field is when your trying to focus on only a small part of the photo, i.e. the ripped part of the pocket. The best why to create a small depth of field is to use a large aperture. Aperture is the hole on your camera that controls how much light comes in, much like the iris in your eye controls how much light comes in.

Color Wheel

I took this photo to demonstrate the color wheel used in photography. It is a little different than the regular color wheel which includes red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. The color wheel used in photography is red, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and magenta. Colors that are opposite on the color wheel are complimentary i.e., red and cyan, yellow and blue, and green and magenta.

Favorite Shoes

This is my self portrait, I took this photo in July of 2008. I chose these shoes as my subject because, something I believe in is that you can tell a lot about a person just by looking at their shoes.

 One of the reasons why I think this photo came out nicely is because it follows the rule of thirds, this can help make the photo more ascetically pleasing. The basic principle behind the rule of thirds is to imagine two sets of parallel lines (one set horizontal and the other vertical) cutting the photo into thirds, and making 9 boxes. Where these lines intersect are points of interest (the four corners of the center box).  In this photo my high-heel hits two, almost three of these focal points, therefore it catches your eye.

If you want to learn more about the rule of thirds you can visit this web sight, http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds