portrait

macro

hdr

pots and pans

chalkboard

single photo hdr

I had a really great time at Bannack and definitely enjoyed the sunshine. Over all I took some good pictures and some bad as I’m sure most of you all did. It was fun to shoot all the old things and good practice for a beginner photographer. I will say that I felt really frustrated with the HDR program but I ended up getting it to work so I cant really complain.

ghost: march 3, 2010; bannack, mt; f16, exp 6 seconds
portrait: march 3, 2010; bannack, mt; f7.1, exp 1/13
macro: march 3, 2010; bannack, mt; f7.1, exp 1/640
hdr:march 3, 2010; bannack, mt; f7.1, exp 1/10, 1/40, .04
pots and pans: march 3, 2010; bannack, mt; f7.1, exp .04
chalkboard: march 3, 2010; bannack, mt; f7.1, exp 1/8
single hdr: march 3, 2010; bannack, mt; ?, exp ?

I tried the colored vignette and the brushed border and they turned out pretty nice I think. Same info as the originals.

I will admit that I really have a hard time with this thing called light when it comes to darkness and night. I feel so frustrated but I continue on. I liked these photos because the first one shows a familiar intersection and the second is Christmas lights. Who doesn’t like Christmas lights? And I was lucky to find them up still. I spent a freezing night walking around with a friend to get these shots and we had a really good time.

Uno: Feb. 23, 2010; Rexburg, Id; f5.6, exp5; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS
Dos: Feb. 23, 2010; Rexburg, Id; f2.7, exp8; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS

I decided to crop the top half out of the photo, not because they didn’t line up correctly, but because I liked the interesting shaped her lags made and I wanted to focus on her walking. I didn’t really love they way it turned out, with the top half or without. Better luck next time.

I love my roommate Hysen. I love her hair and her green cord pants. I love the juxtaposition made when I throw her urban look out in the cold rural snow.

All Photos: Feb. 16, 2010,4pm-ish; my back yard, Rexburg, Id; f8, 1/10 or 1/80

day two

day three

day four

day fiive

day six

day seven

I really had a good time taking these pictures. I wanted to shoot things that stood out to me that day as beautiful. I have a lot of close ups so I wish I would have done a landscape or two but overall I really do think all of these things are beautiful.

one: feb. 4, 2010; BYU-I campus; f8, 1/100; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS
two: feb. 5, 210; taco bus; f2.7, 1/60; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS
three: feb. 6, 2010; hemming house one; f3.2, 1/20; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS
four: feb. 7, 2010; hemming house one; f5.6, 1/320; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS
five: feb. 8, 2010; hemming house one; f5.6, 1/60; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS
six: feb. 9, 2010; my computer; f8, .6; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS
seven: feb 10. 2010; special collections, BYU-I library; f2.7, 1/8; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS

I do not love perfectly posed pictures of pretty families and their dogs. I do believe that that sort of portrait has a place in tis world but it is not with me. I like fun, energetic pictures that capture a person’s personality. Thats what I tried to do with all of these portraits.

Meet You There: February 1, 2010, 4:40 pm; Hemming House One; f3.2, 1/1000; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS
Take It In: February 1, 2010, 4:45 pm; Hemming properties parking lot; f3.5, 1/320; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS
Laundry Day: February 2, 2010, 10:50 pm; D&L Laundromat; f2.7, 1/8; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS
Laura: February 2, 2010, 10:50 pm; D&L Laundromat; f3.5, 1/320; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS

Color Harmony

I wanted to make the tomato picture seem like it was outside with more light. So I used an adjustment layer to lighten the photo then used black to erase the layer on the basket. For the other picture I used the smart filter called fresco, boosted the color a bit and then masked out the bit of plant right in the front.
Afternoon Harvest: January 26, 2010, 4:30-ish pm; Benson building greenhouses, BYU-I; f4.5, 1/20; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS
Color Harmony: January 26, 2010, 4:30-ish pm; Benson building greenhouses, BYU-I; f2.7, 1/80; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS

This week I felt a little nervous about photographing plants and animals. It is, after all, the middle of winter in Rexburg. But I then remembered the wonders that the Benson building has to offer. I found all of these images there in the “stuffed” animal room and in the greenhouses. I liked the bright vivid colours and the closeness of the shots.

Mossy Knoll: January 26, 2010, 4:30-ish pm; Benson building greenhouses, BYU-I; f4.5, 1/4; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS
Violets $4: January 26, 2010, 5-is pm; Benson building greenhouses, BYU-I; f2.7, 1/80; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS
In a Zebra’s Eye: January 26, 2010, 4-is pm; Benson building animal exhibit; f8, 1/60; Cannon PowerShot S5 IS

I decided to use one of my pictures I took While in Japan this summer for one edit. The other one I actually shot for another class but I thought it was fun.