Week #5 Homework

We worked with using natural light indoors for this week's assignment.  I worked with two of my favorite things for the still life shots...tulips and teapots/teacups.  The tulip shot was taken with a macro lens and a white foam board with snow reflected from the window.  The silhouette shots are still a challenge for me but I keep trying! This is also the last week of class and it has been a great experience.  Thank you Brooke!  I've enjoyed seeing everyone's work and wish you all the best in your photographic journey!

   

                                          f/3.5    1/320    ISO 400     Still Life #1

                                          f/2.8    1/200   ISO 200   Still Life #2                                  
                                      

                                          f/5.6  1/250  ISO 200    Portrait #1
        (Our cat "Misty"...her ears were clipped in the shot but I liked the light for her eyes.)

                                          f/4.5  1/4  ISO 200  Portrait #2

                                          f/4.5  1/8  ISO 200  Portrait #3

                                          f/2.8  1/200  ISO 200  Still Life Silhouette 
                              (I cut off the tip of the teapot lid but it was my best silhouette shot!)

Week #4 Homework

We worked with natural light this week! My daughter posed for most of the pictures and she is an artist so we used her paintbrushes in a few shots.  I have to admit that I am "Photoshop Phobic" so my pictures are not cropped at their best!  Emily had fun trying to "catch some air" for one of the shots.  The challenge there was finding the right spot! The toughest picture type to capture this week for me was the back lit silhouette.  I did have trouble with the camera not wanting to focus, lens flare and my subject at times was not dark enough. Brooke's videos this week were great and it was fun to "join her" on an actual photo shoot! 

                                          Side Lit Image   
                                          f 5.6     1/30 sec.     ISO 200

                                          Back Lit Image
                                          f 5.6     1/30 sec.     ISO 200

                                                       Front Lit Image #1
                                                       f 5.6   1/1250 sec.  ISO 200

                                                       Front Lit Image #2
                                                       (No air on this one but I liked how
                                                       her hands and feet framed the picture!)
                                                       f 5   1/1250 sec.  ISO 200

                                                       Use of a natural reflector in the
                                                       environment...stone wall/steps #1
                                                       f4   1/200   ISO 200

                                          Use of a natural reflector in the
                                          environment....stone wall #2
                                          f 4   1/250 sec.  ISO 200

                                          Back Lit Silhouette Image #1
                                          f/25   1/100 sec.   ISO 200

                                          Back Lit Silhouette Image #2
                                          f/18   1/160 sec.   ISO 200
                                        

Just for fun!  I was excited to find some color in my backyard and posed Emily in front of the propane tanks!   f/5.6    1/100 sec.   ISO 200      
              
                                         
                                                      

                             

Week #3 Homework

This week's assignment was to work with composition.  We are still waiting for the sun to come out and the gray of winter to disappear so I went in search of some color.  I tried a version of Brooke's apple idea and used a brightly colored orange...no willing subjects though so the orange took center stage!  The purple railing/fence was a challenge with the lines but it was fun to photograph! 

                                                            f/4     1/6 sec.     ISO 200

                                                            f/6.3     1/320 sec.   ISO 400

                                                              f/6.3     1/200 sec.   ISO 200

                                                          f/5.6     1/320 sec.   ISO 200

Week #2 Homework

This week's homework assignment was to work with motion.  My husband was a patient subject.  It gave him a good excuse to practice his golf swing! :)

                                                                 Implied Motion
                                                        f/22     1/80 sec.     ISO 400

                                                                    Frozen Action
                                                         f/7.1     1/1000     ISO 400



                                                                        Panning

                                                             f/9     1/60     ISO 200

Week #1 Homework

I've been dreaming of pink daisies as the snow slowly melts here in New England. The edge of my raised garden bed is finally in sight under the mounds of white.  There is hope!  Now if only the sun were as visible....

My first set of pictures was taken for the "storytelling" assignment taken of a white barn in our small town.
Image #1:  f /5   1/2000
Image #2:  f/11  1/400
Image #3:  f/16  1/200

My second set of pictures was taken for the "who cares" assignment taken of a weathered barn on historic Waters Farm in town.
Image #1:  f/5    1/40
Image #2:  f/8    1/40
Image #3:  f/16  1/13

My third set of pictures was taken for the "singular theme" assignment of some flowers in my home.
Image #1:  f/2.8  1/2
Image #2:  f/8     4 sec.
Image #3:  f/16  15 sec. (!)