Reflection #4
The 18 images in the same location ended up being harder than I expected, mostly because I picked a location where all the cool things were unreachable for closeups because of the water I was near. One of the main items I was interesting in photographing was the big rock jutting out above the river, and I was halfway into the project (fully committed at this point) before I realized I could reach all the neat stuff across the water. So it wasn't quite as detailed as I wanted it to be on some of the subjects, and I couldn't get the angles I wanted. Next time I'll make sure I can walk all around the area before starting, instead of just picking a location with my eyes.
The 18 images with the same subject were my better ones, I think. I was able to demonstrate my ability to use selective focus in a couple different ways that had some cool effects. I also really enjoyed the color composition of the subject against the grass with the bullets...the green, black and gold was super fun to work with.
I learned a lot more about how important certain angles can be for composition and finding the shot that isn't the 'normal' shot. By the end of shooting the gun images, I was sprawled out flat on the ground with my arm smushed up under me at an extreme angle so I could push the button while still getting the point of view I wanted.
I improved my understanding of how to create selective focus by manipulating F-stops. I really enjoyed the gun images where I focused on points in the back, middle and front in different images.
I still feel like I need to practice my photo composition...some images were great and I was like wow, that's a neat angle and focus! But a lot of them, as I'm reviewing them again, are honestly the 'normal' shot that I just couldn't figure out how to make unique.
The 18 images with the same subject were my better ones, I think. I was able to demonstrate my ability to use selective focus in a couple different ways that had some cool effects. I also really enjoyed the color composition of the subject against the grass with the bullets...the green, black and gold was super fun to work with.
I learned a lot more about how important certain angles can be for composition and finding the shot that isn't the 'normal' shot. By the end of shooting the gun images, I was sprawled out flat on the ground with my arm smushed up under me at an extreme angle so I could push the button while still getting the point of view I wanted.
I improved my understanding of how to create selective focus by manipulating F-stops. I really enjoyed the gun images where I focused on points in the back, middle and front in different images.
I still feel like I need to practice my photo composition...some images were great and I was like wow, that's a neat angle and focus! But a lot of them, as I'm reviewing them again, are honestly the 'normal' shot that I just couldn't figure out how to make unique.