My portrait

I think this is a good picture because the tree adds a little to the portrait but doesn't take away. i need to make his face lighter so that you are more attrcted to the face.

National Geographic Photographers movie questions

1.) 5 ideas that I noticed that would make me a better photographer.
            1.take pictures while in movement
            2.stop motion
            3.framing with different things
            4.leading lines with light
            5.interesting angles

2.)Favorite photographer and why.
my favorite photographer was Stanfield. I liked his approach because he uses many different points of view. his portraits of people are very intresting and he uses them and thier surroundings to tell about them.

3.) Favorite photograph and why.
my favorite picture was the lion with the sunset behind him. i liked it because he was the main focus and there was nothing distracting around it. I also like how you could tell the wind was blowing by the way his mane was shifted to one side and looked caught in the wind. I also like that the lion seems to be looking at you.

4.)photographs that helped reinforce ideas discussed in class. describe 2
      One of the pictures used rule of thirds by having a cougar slinking next to a log. the cougar was off to the side and that is using rule of thirds. Another idea is portraying a message which a lot of the portraits show by the people and their surroundings.

10 portraits

i like this portrait because it is very simple and there are no distractions in the background.

I like this portrait because it is really cute ande even though they arn't looking at the camera it still looks really good.

 I like this portrait because it uses rule of thirds and the wall leads you to her so you are drawn straight to her.

 I like this portrait because there are no distracting things in the back and its cute with them looking at each other.


 This portrait is good because its just the face but it has a lot of texture that makes it more interesting.

 i like this portait because it uses framing, the headware is framing her face and drawing the eyes to her face.

 i like this portrait because of the dark background and lighting that doesn't draw away from the kids.












 i like this portrait because it uses the rule of thirds and the shadow on his face looks cool.

 this portrait looks good because the background is dark and the face has a lot of texture.

This portrait looks good because of the lighting and the lines make the picture loook good.

What makes a great portrait?

I think many things play into a good portrait. First there should be an interesting background and a good angle. Also I think that even if the person isnt looking at you it can still look good with a good background and good lighting it would just be different and possibly more interesting. Also dont have the person right in the middle of the picture use rule of thirds to make it more interesting.

my framing

i like this picture because of how the leaves and prat of the tree frame the rooster. i need to get the leaves more focused so that it is a more clear framed picture.

5 photos using framing

 i like this picture because the framing is natural. The two trees frame the lake and the trees in the background making you look at that part.

 i like this picture because the framing part is an interesting shape. it frames the house and what is around it.

 i like this picture because of how it is framed. it looks good because the stairs frame her instead of looking through something like a window they used the stairs.

 This picture is cool because the rocks and the trees frame the person jumping.
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 This picture frames the moon mainly. The rock is framing it as well as some other rocks. I like how the moon is framed with the rock.

my hands and feet

i like this picture because of the little and big hand and the texture of both. I also like how the light shines behind them. I can work on having less distractions in the background.

5 photos of hands and feet

 i like this picture because you see hands and feet and you can see the texture of the smooth baby feet and the texture of the hands.

 i like this picture because there is the hands and the feet and then the flower which helps draw towards where the hands and feet meet.

 i like this picture becasuse you can see all the texture in the persons hands. Also there is good lighting that draws you eyes to the hands with no distractions.

 I like this picture because it is simple and the feet are the only focus. Also you can see the lines on the bottom of the feet adding texture.

 i like this picture because the eye is drawn to the hands and feet right away because they are light on a dark background. Only seeing the hands and feet makes it interesting.

my rule of thirds

i like my rule of thirds because she is off to the side, not in the middle.Also her eyes are up above the middle making it more interesting.

5 photos using rule of thirds

 This photo is a good rule of thirds because the puppy is off to the side not right in the center making it a more intresting picture.

 This picture uses rule of thirds in a different way. It has a different object in each part of the picture and it looks better than just the rocks or water. I like how you can seee the rocks, water, mountains, and sky.

 i like this picture of rule of thirds because the eyes draw your attention because the arnt right in the middle and are dark. This picture uses rule of thirds twice by having the lamb off to the side and the eyes up on the focal point between middle and top.

 This picture uses rule of thirds by having the two horses to the side and not right in the middle. This makes it look cool and like the horses walked into the picture not a pose in the middle.
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 this photo is simple but having the flower between middle side and bottom makes the pictur more intresting using rule of thirds.

My conveying a message

I like this picture i took for conveying a message and it does show happiness. I need to work on making it more focused on his face so the eye goes there and i need to work on the lighting.

5 photos that convey a message

I think this photo portrays a feeling of peace. It looks like the baby is sleeping peacfully his eyes are closed and he has a smile.Also the soft look of the thing he is laying on helps give it the peaceful nice look.
I like this picture becasue of how the dog peers around the corner.The picture paints a message of intrest the dog looks intrested. With the dog looking from behind something and the way his eyes are adds to the picture.

 I like this picture becasue it looked cool. I think it shows a sense of danger. You see down the road and there are dark big clouds in the sky, and it makes it look like a darker photo.


I like this picture becasue of the fog rising against the stones . i think this shows an errie feeling. The fog with the dark rocks make it look this way.

 This picture shows dominance. The one dog that is standing over the one on the ground is showing dominance because the other one is submiting to him.

Jim Brandenburg movie Questions

1.)What was your Favorite picture and why?
My favorite picture was the one of the buffaloes at the very beginning. It looked neat because all the buffalo were all dark and sillhoueted against a sunset. he used rule of thirds by having the buffaloes down at the bottom of the picture not right in the middle and then the sunset spreading out behind them.
2.)Why did he take only one picture a day for 90 days?
He did this because he felt he needed to reconnect with nature, he thought that taking one picture a day would allow him to study nature and find beauty in it for his one picture that day.

4 Jim brandenburg Pictures

my lines

I think that my lines photos were pretty good. I need to work on how to make them look more intresting and how to make my leading lines lead the eye more, I think my leading lines were not as strong.

5 photos using lines.

http://www.thephotoargus.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/ln1.jpg
i like this picture becasue with the sun glinting off of the railroad tracks it brings your eye even more towards the lines that lead you into the distance.

http://www.arkitectrue.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/0216_5.jpg
i like this picture because the walls act as leading lines to lead you down to the end of the hall

http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumb_196/11926288259556G4.jpg
 i like this picture becasue i like how the rays of light look. This is an example of real lines.

http://www.drudru.co.uk/oca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/23-04.jpg
i liked this picture because of the way the lights looked. These lights in a row create an implied line.

i liked this picture becasue of the look and I like the texture the lines in the sand added.

My short and long depth of field

i think that my long depth of field pictures could be better. my pictures still come out some what blurred for the long depth and i need to work on focusing it more when im taking the picture. I think my short depth of field pictures are ok but there I could also work on getting the main object more focused.

3 long depths of field

http://pics.livejournal.com/braddumm/pic/00188gg4/s320x240

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/images/Bryce_Canyon_-_Tootsie_Roll.JPG

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/453485423_8f310ed91b.jpg?v=0

 These three pictures used long depth of field because you can see farhter away from you but it is still in focus not hust whats up close. these used small aperture values like f/1.8 and f/2.8

Shallow depth of field 3

http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00R/00Rnwi-97853584.jpg
This used a shallow depth of field because the only thing in focus is the cats head which is up close to you the rest is all blurred. This used a larger aperture.

shallow depth of field 2

http://www.photographytips.com.au/images/shallow-depth-of-field1.jpg
This used a shallow depth of field because the horses are in focus near you but the background farther away is all blurred. This would have used a larger aperture.

shallow depth of field 1

http://s3.amazonaws.com/readers/2009/02/18/shallow-depth-of-field_1.jpg
This photo would have used a larger aperture to get the shallow depth of field. probably around f/8