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elements and principles of photography

leading lines

leading lines are lines that go to the main subject.

the tracks lead to the end of the track. it relates to me because i live near the railroad.

vertical lines

lines going up and down

the skis are vertical and i like to ski.
horizontal lines
lines that go from side to side or east to west.

the waves are horizontal and i love the beach.
diagonal lines
lines that go from a corner to the opposite corner

the line that divides the road is going diagonal and i am excited to start driving.
curved lines
lines that have bends in them

this wood is not straight nor diagonal it is curved. I like to fish at the beach
symmetrical balance
the picture is identical if you fold it in half

the taj mahal was made symmetrical. i want to visit india
asymmetrical balance
a picture that cant be folded in half

paper money doesn't look the same as coins
unity
a picture with different things but has one meaning

there is a group or unit of plums
variety
more than one kind of something

there is more than one type of donut
movement
a photo that has action and looks three dimensional

this skater has an action shot of riding his skateboard
emphasis
pointing out something in a picture

this subaru is drifting a corner
proportion
comparing different sizes of objects

this birdie is larger than actual size
repetition
something that shows over and over again

the bottles repeat themselves
birds eye view
a view from high up

 this shot was taken from a helicopter
worms eye view
a shot from a low perspective

shit was taken on the ground
horizon line
a line that splits the picture

the horizon line is the ocean
rule of thirds
a picture off to the side

the light house is on the right side
framing
something that encloses the object

the frame is emphasizing the wilderness
simplicity
a picture with only one object

this is only a tree
texture
makes you think you can feel the picture

reminds me of the feeling of a leaf

camera quiz

blur
f/20.0
0.8
iso 800

grain
f/25.0
1/5
iso 6400

large depth
f/5.6
1/40
iso 800

selfie
f/5.6
1/125
iso 6400
how did i achieve these shots? for large depth of field i set a high aperture and zeroed out my shutter speed.
for blur i had a slow shutter speed so it captured the stairways to get this shot you use a slow shutter speed.
i achieved grain by using a super high iso so that the quality would not be as good as a normal picture and get that grain texture.
for my selfie all i did was use a tripod and set a timer then posed. 

understanding composition

     1.What is composition?

     2. What is it important to understand & utilize composition in photography?

3.Describe aspects of a “snapshot”.

4.Describe aspects of a “photograph”.

5. “Photography is the art of ________________________”

1. composition is the arrangement of visual elements within the frame of a photo.

2. texture shape lines motion of light and perspective

3. casual record of some event or an object or a person 

4. is an artistic representation of a person event or an object used to tell the viewer about something

5. photography is the art of discovery, photography lets me express my feelings and my thought into pictures.

understanding focal length

18mm

24mm

35mm

55mm

i learned that the different focal lengths you use determines how close you can get to your subject and how the distance from your object can make a picture really good or not very interesting.

understanding exposure modes

p

f/5.6

1/20

iso 800

 av

f/5.0

1/100

iso 800

 tv

f/7.1

1/20

iso 800

a-dep
f/5.6
1/60
iso 800
p or program is when the camera selects the aperture and the shutter speed
tv or shutter priority exposure is when you have to select the aperture
av or aperture priority exposure is when you select aperture
a-dep or auto depth of field is when the camera assesses the distance between the lens and major objects 

understanding white balance

 auto

cloudy

custom

 daylight

flash

shade

tungsten

1. there are 6 white balances custom fluorescent tungsten cloudy daylight and auto

2. white balance helps you get colors in an image as accurate as your eyes see them

3. so your picture is showcasing the right colors

understanding iso

iso 6400

f/5.0

1/20

iso 100

f/5.0

5.0

1. iso is the international standards organization and controls grain

2. it will either be clear or shows grain

3. if you did not have iso you cant control the quality of the picture

understanding shutter speed

iso-1600

1/10

f/16.0

iso-1600

1/200

f/4.0

1. shutter speed is the amount of light let into the lens

2. you can either have a fast shutter speed and a clear picture or a slow shutter speed and a blurry picture

3. if you did not have shutter speed all of your pictures would either be blurry or clear you could not choose

understanding aperture

IS0-1600

F/36.0

"O.5"

ISO-1600

F/5.6

1/30

1. aperture is the size of the opening in the lens that permits light to hit the digital sensor.

2. aperture controls the amount of light let into the camera and the blur of the photo

3. when you change the aperture you have to change the shutter speed and sometimes the iso

themed photo

I liked this assignment because we where really free to do whatever we want and take pictures of whatever we want.
My project resulted in a combination of color and a lot of unique pictures.
my favorite picture is in the top right corner and it is my favorite because it is the most interesting action shot i have ever taken.
this represents me because almost all of these pictures were taken in Princeton new jersey and i am almost in Princeton every weekend.

peer portrait

portrait session with lexi

Dear future husband

           

            My name is Lexi short for Alexis Marie McCoy I am taking photography because

I want to be more creative and learn to use Photoshop I wish I had longer legs and I love being in the barn. I spend a lot of time on my phone looking at social media and texting. When I grow up I hope that someday I will become a pharmacist or a physical therapist and that racism disappears. I am afraid of my family and I don’t like my cheeks. If I was a super hero I would have the power to read minds because I want to know what other people are thinking.