Exam Project

Silhouette

This is an example of a silhouette. I took this photo on our way to Ann Arbor early in the morning. The silhouette is the exit sign, the sun is directly behind it blocking the sun from allowing us to read the sign. The sky in this photo acts as a happy and colorful  background to the very dark bottom half. If I were to take this picture again, I would zoom in more in order to fill the frame.

Emotion

This picture of Erin, shows emotion. I think her face shows, excitement, wonder, and awe. We were out on ice overlooking Lake Michigan and the view was gorgeous. We were both so happy and I think this photo captures that thrill that we both had. We also had a sense of accomplishment because it was a long icy walk out there and we were both terrified that it would break and we would fall through. Her face shows how much fun we had that afternoon and shows a lot of emotion. If I could take this picture again, I would probably just take it from another angle so that I you could see the view better, in order to demonstrate her emotions more clearly. 

Shadows

This photo shows shadows. I took this in my kitchen, of a metal candle holder that we have. All of the leaves on it, gave the shadow kind of a wild look. The angle in which I took the photo made it look like the shadow on the wall was doubled, and I thought that it looked really cool. If I were to take this picture again, I would try and make it so that the shadow of the candle holder was more defined out on the yellow wall, and you could actually make out the shape and design better.

Posed/Body Language

This is an example of a posed and body language shot. As my little brother and I were skiing/snowboarding down the slope, I told him to stop so that I could take a picture of him with the beautiful setting sun, just over the horizon. The way he is posing and his facial expressions/body language I believe, give off the feeling how cold he was and how anxious he was to just get to the bottom. He is kinda rigid and not relaxed but sorta frozen there waiting for me to tell him he could continue down the hill. Next time, I could try and make him do something more then just stand there and try to smile, to make the picture more interesting.

Student Choice

This is my student choice picture. I took this photo while I was in the car, with my Coke from Arby's. I really liked how the little droplets of pop were sticking to the sides of the straw and decided to take a photo of it. I took it from up above so you were able to look down the straw and could see all of the droplets all the way down. If I had a better camera, I probably would have tried getting down closer to the straw to make the droplets appear larger then what they are but I was limited with what I had on me.

Building/Architecture

This is my example of a building/architecture photo. I took this while walking on the sidewalk in downtown Ann Arbor. In this photo I used worms eye view in order to make this house appear tall. The tree at the top of the picture I feel also, shows the height of this house. By using worms eye view and the angle at which I took this photo, I transformed this small, compacted house, into looking like a tall, somewhat large house. Next time I try taking a photo like this one, I will try and get lower to the ground and show more of the sky up above the object.

Candid

This photo is my example of a Candid shot. As my friend Erin turned around to talk to me I snapped the shot without her knowing. We were out in my aunts backyard, walking on the ice which led out to Lake Michigan. I enjoy this photo because when I look at it, it looks to me like she is standing on ice in the middle of no where. She was taking by surprise when I took this photo.  For a better Candid shot I could have taken the photo when her back was turned to me and she was just walking towards the lake.

Close-Up

Introducing my kitty-cat Olivia! This picture of her is an example of a close up. I was trying to capture her beautiful, large, golden eyes, but she wouldn't hold still long enough for me to capture the photo straight on. This angle of her face does capture her long whiskers and her gorgeous fur. If I were to try and take this photo again, I would try and make her look more at the camera, but cats tend to have a mind of there own. I have learned that cats don't like cameras in their face and run away.

Action/Blur

This is an example of action/blur. As you can see, Erin is staying still and is clear in the picture, but the snow that she threw up into the air is blurry. This was a hard shot to take because I was trying to take the picture right as she threw the snow into the air, in order for it to be an action shot. This photo captures the amount of fun that we had that weekend together and demonstrates how youthful we still can be.

Skulls

Mrs. Butterfly

Mr. Snail :)

Baby Oliver<3 

Reflection

This is my example of a reflection. I took this photo at eye level, when the light was reflecting off the window. I cropped the other half of this star, because the lighting was too intense on that side so the refection in the window did not turn out as well as it did on the right side. These L.E.D. lights that are shown through little stars give off a very patriotic feel. This picture helped me learn that reflections are everywhere you look.

Framing

This is a picture of my aunts house. I was trying to show framing in this photo by aligning the center wall of windows in between the two trees that are shown in front.  I used the mid-day sunlight in order to take this photo. Taking this shot with the backdrop of trees and and the grassy frontier illustrates the isolated position of the house, making it seem very quaint.

Mystery Photo

This is my example of a mystery photo. I took this inside of my car, when the sun was beating through but the windshield was still covered in ice. Although it made it horrible driving conditions, this made a beautiful photo of the sun rising up over the horizon. This photo is a mystery photo because its hard to make out the sun, as it is just a bright blob in the center. I probably could have waited until the sun was more visible before I took the shot, but we were driving and it was the best I could do under the conditions.