Thursday, May 1, 2014

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Portrait Lighting

 Bonding Time
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/320
Lighting: Natural Sunlight
Description: My brother and my niece enjoying some bonding time in the sun.

 Catching Up
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Lighting: Natural Sunlight & Florencent
Description: Two of my cousins catching up.

 Feel the Sunshine
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/250
Lighting: Natural Sunlight
Description: My niece swinging.

Shelby
Aperture: f/11
Shutter Speed: 1/125
Lighting: fill, key, & a hair light on the right
Description: Shelby giving attitude

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Sense of Place

Cat tail

Frozen Lake

Eureka Lake

Geese

 Thinking of the Past

Sense of Place Project

Sense of Place Project

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Photography as Fine Art

 "Cyclone"

 "Light Current"

"Light Swirl"

 "Discovery"

"Pasta Flambé"

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Project 3 Photography as Fine Art

Abstract
Abstraction
Aperture: 29.0
Shutter Speed: 1/100
ISO: 800
Texture
Texture
Aperture: 13.0
Shutter Speed: 1/100
ISO: 800

Contrast
Contrast
Aperture: 13.0
Shutter Speed: 1/100
ISO: 800
Juxtaposition
Juxtaposition
Aperture: 6.3
Shutter Speed:
1/100
ISO: 800
Pattern
Pattern
Aperture: 32.0
Shutter Speed: 1/100
ISO: 800

Light and Shadow
Light and Shadow
Aperture: 32.0
Shutter Speed: 1/100
ISO: 800

Reflection
Reflection
Aperture: 20.0
Shutter Speed: 1/100
ISO: 800


Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Camera Controls

"Light Tornado"

Exposure Mode: S

Shutter Speed: 30.0

Aperture: 13.0

Composition Technique: Interesting Angle

Element or Principle of Design: Light Drawing

Description: swirly design on a light bulb

"Sneak Attack"

Exposure Mode: A

Shutter Speed: .3

Aperture: 5.6

Composition Technique: Interesting Angle

Element or Principle of Design: Small Depth of Field

Description: cat ready to attack from under a chair

"Testing the Waters"

Exposure Mode: S

Shutter Speed: 1/200

Aperture: 4.5

Composition Technique: Rule of Thirds

Element or Principle of Design: Freezing the Subject

Description: playing with water in the sink

"Tiny Kitty"

Exposure Mode: S

Shutter Speed: 1/50

Aperture: 3.5

Composition Technique: Rule of Thirds

Element or Principle of Design: Forced Perspective

Description: kitty behind a scratching post
"Tunnel Cat"

Exposure Mode: S

Shutter Speed: .6

Aperture: 3.5

Composition Technique: Rule of Thirds

Element or Principle of Design: Motion Blur

Description: kitty playing in a tunnel toy

"Tunnel Vision"

Exposure Mode: A

Shutter Speed: 1/4

Aperture: 5

Composition Technique: Rule of Thirds

Element or Principle of Design: Large Depth of Field

Description: kitty on the other end of a tunnel toy

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Project 1 Compositions

 "Comfort"
Exposure Mode: Auto
Shutter Speed: 1/10
Aperture: f/5.6
Composition Technique: Close-up
Element or Principle of Design: Texture/Field of Depth
Description: A bed in a hotel room in Rapid City, SD.

 "Contrast"
Exposure Mode: Auto
Shutter Speed: 1/25
Aperture: f/5.6
Composition Technique: Leading Lines
Element or Principle of Design: Contrast
Description: Corner of a wall in Rapid City, SD

  "Curtains"
Exposure Mode: Auto
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Aperture: f/3.5
Composition Technique: Worms Eye
Element or Principle of Design: Field of Depth
Description: Shower curtains in Rapid City, SD

"Light Overhead"
Exposure Mode: Auto
Shutter Speed: 1/100
Aperture: f/5.6
Composition Technique: Close-up/Worms Eye
Element or Principle of Design: Contrast
Description: Lamp in a hotel in Rapid City, SD