Selfie

My friend and I sat down in two opposite booths in our school cafeteria. I was trying to be creative using my phone to make it look like the wood piece almost divides the picture in half. I believe this is an excellent selfie because it looks interesting and is creative. 

Portrait Techniques

One portrait technique that I find interesting and would like to use in my work is where you Alter Your Perspective. Changing the angle that I take pictures with can make a huge difference, it can make the image look more interesting. Another technique is Break the Rules of Composition, this involves putting your subject in the center or on different sides of the shot. A third technique would be Play With Backgrounds, this allows the subject in the image to stand out more by using a background that could be either minimalistic, or one that is colorful or has a design that makes the subject stand out more. The last technique I found interesting was Hold Your Camera on an Angle. This makes photographs very interesting and involves having some fun and being creative while taking pictures. 

Famous Portraits

 Richard Avedon 

"Harper's Bazaar"

The photographers style is catching the strange part of people, some of the photographs look like he caught some people off guard, others look staged in order to look a certain way. And his photographs are in black and white. I choose this portrait because I thought it was visually interesting. The way the women has arched her back and how the men are posed. 

Arnold Newman

 Leonard Bernstein Philharmonic Hall New York

The photographer's style seems to show people in their element. Meaning it shows people in their work places, or in places that they just may like to be in. Almost all of the photographs have two parts to them, showing a person's emotions, and also showing a place where they are posed. I like this photograph because its really amazing, I love the stage and chairs in the back, it is a really interesting photograph. 

Annie Leibovitz

Leonardo DiCaprio With a Swan

The photographer's style mostly focuses on strange yet interesting pictures of celebrities. I choose this photograph because I like Leonardo DiCaprio, I also liked the swan draped around his neck. 

History of Photography

One thing I learned when completing and presenting this poster was how long photography has been going on for. I had no idea that photography has been around for this long. Another thing I learned was that there were so many different types of photography that could be done. Each way is very different and can make photographs look very interesting. The last thing I learned was that some great inventors spent a ton of their time trying to perfect a new and different system of photography and some found new ways by accident.

Shadow

When creating this image I heard the soft rain drops fall off the roof outside. I smelt a fire from nearby houses burning. I saw some dying flowers in the corner of the room that were beautiful. I felt the warmth from a heater I was standing next to. When creating this image I felt comfortable 

City Of Lights

Purpose:

• To strengthen your creative problem-solving skills so that you are looking at things in a different way;
• To find letters of the alphabet in everyday objects to create a word;
• To become familiar with basic photoshop tools.

I learned while doing this project that the way I position my camera to take a picture is very important. When taking a photograph, placement is key for a great shot, otherwise you may not be able to capture what you intended to. I also learned that it takes certain lighting to make a great shot happen. If there is no decent lighting then the picture may not be exciting. Lastly I learned to be really creative in photographing certain things. Before doing this project I didn't think that I could make everyday items and shapes look really interesting. It was sometimes hard trying to find interesting shapes to spell out words with, but once I took the time to find decent lighting, a perfect place to hold my camera, and everyday common things, putting them together made some nice photos.