Reflection Journal

I have improved alot in taking pictures more often, finding inspiration in more things, and taking clean, quality photos. I achieved better results by keeping an open mind and testing lots of angles until I found the right one, and using auto focus alot. The part of last years instruction that has been the most help to me are just the simple setting changes you can do on a point and shoot camera, such as white balance. It makes a huge difference in the mood of your photo and how you want the pictures to come across if there are multiple photos in a shoot. I like to take very simplistic photos, usually of nature with little to no editing, or of people but only when they do not know i'm taking pictures of them. I like everything to be very natural and clean. I liked the portrait project the most (especially the natural lighting portion) because it was fun to experiment with different subjects, poses, faces, backgrounds, and lighting.

Summer Photos '13

The Dump
Taken in the Dominican Republic, shows contrast between wealth/poverty, and nature/destruction that humans do to the planet. Taken on an iphone, no effects added, shows contrast and depth in the background. 

Chinatown

Waiting to cross the street in Chinatown, DC. Taken on a disposable camera, no effects. Some framing, emphasis on the gate/bridge. 

Soil to the Sun

Taken on my iphone when i got lost walking to cross country. No filters/effects added, but picture was resized and given a white frame. Shows a repeating pattern, birds eye view, and contrast.

Rehoboth

Around 5pm at an inlet people surf at in Rehoboth Beach. Taken on a disposable camera, shows rule of thirds and a monochromatic color scheme. 

Camp

Taken in New Hampshire at my sleepaway camp on the stage. Taken on a regular point and shoot camera, no effects added. Shows contrast and rule of thirds.

Lake Ossipee

Taken at my sleepaway camp in New Hampshire on the lake. Taken on a point and shoot camera, shows rule of thirds.

Madrid

Taken in an alley in Madrid on a point and shoot camera. No added effects, shows leading lines.

Read

Taken in an antique store in Pennsylvania on an iphone. Instagram filter added, shows vertical and horizontal lines, and repeating pattern.

Afternoon

Taken in Sarah's old room on an iphone. Lights are out in her room, only using natural light. Instagram filter added to enhance contrast between light and dark. Shows contrast, rule of thirds, and framing.

Rudy 

I like that this picture is out of focus and that Sarah's cat was posing?? Taken on an iphone with flash, no filter or effects added. Shows emphasis and simplicity. 

Lights

Taken on a point and shoot camera on a trampoline, the camera and subjects in the photo are moving, which causes the light patterns. No effects added, shows rule of thirds, curved lines, movement, and vertical lines.

Typical beach pic

Taken on a DSLR camera at the beach a little after sunset. No effects added, focus is on the foreground. Shows leading lines and movement.

Firefly

Taken on a Fujifilm instax polaroid mini at a music festival in Delaware. Really crappy scan of the picture. No effects added, shows contrast, emphasis on the foreground with the plain background, movement and vertical lines.

Huckins

Taken on a DSLR camera at sleepaway camp, a friend's clipboard of bracelets. No effects added. Shows vertical lines and balance.

Bateyes

Taken in an extremely impoverished area of the Dominican Republic on an iphone. No effects added. Shows vertical lines , simple background.



 

Robeeeeen

This is one of the children at the feeding program in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic taken on an iphone. No effects added. Shows close up and movement.