Motion Pictures

This is a picture of my best total motion photo.To acquire this photo I had my friend play the piano, and then I set my shutter speed to about 5 seconds. I created motion by moving the camera diagonally.  This is my best photo because the camera shake is meaningful.It makes it seem as if the piano and it's surroundings are disappearing.  I like that people can tell that her hands were moving.

This photo illustrates freeze action. To capture this, I made my shutter speed really fast.  Then I had my younger sister throw the soccer ball into a tub of water.  This was the first photo I took and I was really lucky to get it just as it hit the water. I think it's my best picture because it demonstrates freeze action really well because the water was moving very fast.  I also think it's a very unique shot.

Another motion technique is panning.  To achieve this panning shot, I set my shutter speed to about 1/60.  Then I had my sister and dog run across the forest in my back yard.  I believe it is my best photo because it shows the rule of thirds and landscape quite well.  I think it's interesting because it has two subjects moving across the frame.

This picture was done with a really slow shutter speed.  In order to get this photo, I put my camera on a tripod and then used the self timer.  Then I held a flashlight and made circles around myself.  Then I also moved to make myself look ghostly.  I like picture because it demonstrates how people can play with light in a dark room and long shutter speeds to make very interesting and unique images.

Diptych/Tripdych

These images relate because they have the same subject.  But in each photo the subject is in a different position.  Both images have relatively the same effects done to them with a slight vignette.  I like this picture because I saw a story to this diptych.  On the left someone set out strawberries and then decided to take a bite out of one.  I love how the colors pop out of the white snow.  To create this image I turned up the saturation a little bit in the red of both strawberries and then turned up the brightness.  

These three images show different seasons of the same place.  They all have a slight vignette and are tinted blue.  They relate because it's the same place shot from different angles.  I like this picture because it seems simple at first, but when looked at again there's a lot going on.  I cropped three different pictures of the same place to make this triptych.  I also love this picture because it reflects the weather in Portland because all of these shots were done in the course of a few days.

Best Shape Photos

I like this picture because it's very seasonal.  It uses asymmetry that gives it a slightly off balance feel, which I believe actually enhances it's over all balance.  I also like the contrast of the organic shape of the stems with the spherical/geometric shape of the berries.  

This picture has radial balance.  There is the a nice contrast between the black and white space.  It uses organic shapes and has an interesting texture with the lines.  I think this picture is beautiful in its simplicity.

This picture uses radial symmetrical to create a balanced photo.  It's centered around a geometric circle shape.  I like this photo because the green light draws someone in and it's mysterious because people question what it is.

6 best images

Best Grid

I chose this grid because I think the lines of the rope image and the hose image go together well.  I think it's cohesive because each image has a different shade of blue.  I also think the hose image brings the whole image together by creating a star with the texture of the rope in the middle.  It's the most different image and I used it as a filling image as the center of the star.  I chose the blue hose and rope picture to be on the outside of the grid because they both have the line element, but encompass a different texture.

A picture from Frank Gilbreth

Frank Gilbreth first started light painting photography.  I think he's really cool because he wasn't trying to make art, he was trying to find a way to simplify the work process.  In doing so, he found a way to make an art that is unique and interesting.

Three Favorite Framing Pictures

I think this is one of my best photos because it has a really good color contrast with the clouds.  The clouds are a much more defined brighter color, and the buildings more dull.  I also like the element of how big the building looks because you can also see the people in comparison.

     This picture demonstrates the leading lines angle.  I think it's interesting because it shows the ladder from a different angle than people would normally expect.  I also like how it could be used as a frame within a frame picture.  This picture uses the left side of the ladder to differentiate between the clouds and the geometric shapes of the building.

This is my favorite picture because it gets the focus on the waterdroplets and leaf in the front.  I used the zoom and a little bit of background elements angle in this shot.  There's also a contradicting element in this photo because the thorns are blurred which makes them look softer instead of sharp as they usually are percieved.