Typography

Part A:

 

Part B:

 

My theme for these photos was based on the ghost of the young girl that haunts Bannack.  I took pictures that would showcase her loneliness.  To express the idea of a child’s perspective, I took most of the photographs from low angles.  I also made sure that no people made it into the pictures so the viewer could feel her total sense of abandonment.

 

In post-production, I worked to make each picture show something unique about her situation.  Because most of the pictures are already drastically different, I went against my initial instinct to create a consistent look by way of filter, lighting, etc.  But I think it turned out well.  She might be dead, but her world still holds color.

Title: Serif, Monotype Corsiva Regular

Body: Sans-serif, Gill Sans Semibold

Bannack Best: Creative Images

Stars on the Wall – Out of the Box

The Hanged Man – Levitation

Thumbnails of images used:

The World Within – Conceptual

 

These were really fun to take.  For my “out of the box” image, I found a little room that had a really low window covered up with some leftover roofing.  I turned my shutter speed down to pull in the light through the holes.  Then in Photoshop, I added a Filter to give it more sepia tones, and another to blur the edges.  For my levitation photo, I placed my subject on a bench and took several pictures using a tripod, then took another picture of the same spot with the subject and bench removed.  Then I layered them in Photoshop and masked out the bench.  For my conceptual image, I took a picture of the landscape with half of it covered in a thin layer of ice.  The exposed landscape was too blurry for my taste, so I added another layer with a sharper image of the landscape, then masked it accordingly.  Then I adjusted the landscape layer, pulling out some of the vibrance and saturation, while doing the exact opposite to the image seen in the ice.  This gives the impression that there is another world hidden within the ice, one full of color and warmth.

Bannack Best: Fine Art

 

 

Bracketed Photo

Three images used to create the one above:

 

Wooden Press – Black & White

 

Boots

 

Barrels

 

As Above, So Below

 

These were all really fun to take.  The HDR bracketing assignment was a little difficult, as far as figuring out what layer to expose where in order to make a great image.  I tried to play around with different angles while taking these, and I’m really pleased with how they turned out.  The last one involved me lying down in the icy riverbank and shooting with my lens both above and below the thin sheet of ice.  It was difficult to try to think creatively all the time, but I think I did alright.

Bannack Best: Portraits

Ghost

I used a tripod and long exposure to capture these shots.  The image is made up of two separate images I then layered to create the illusion of Ben’s spirit leaving his body.

Teacher

For this photo, I used an Einstein strobe to brighten up her features.  I also set my shutter speed near middle so I wouldn’t gather too much light.  Then in Photoshop I increased the vibrancy to really bring the color of her dress out.

Squaw

I used auxiliary lighting here as well.  I used a combination of LED lighting and reflectors to create a soft glow on the lefthand side.  Because of the natural lighting from various windows, I decreased my exposure a bit, then used dodge and burn to create more contrast while still keeping her features soft.

Mountain Man

This was taken outside using natural lighting.

Barber

This photo also utilized natural lighting, with my shutter speed set lower and my aperture set right about mid-range.

Project 7: Portraits

 

Photography

Group Environmental

Group Posed

Group Activity

Individual – Full Body

Individual – Head & Shoulders

Individual – Side Composition

 

 

Editing

 

Portrait Enhancements

 

Before & Match Source:

Color Matching

 

Original:

Color Replace

 

For the portrait enhancements, I first sharpened her eyes and lashes.  Then I tinkered with the exposure until the lighting levels were more appropriate.  I then increased the vibrancy a bit, then duplicated the layer, and added surface blur, then turned the opacity down to 30 percent to give her skin a soft glow.

 

Tutorial: Preparing for a Photoshoot

This is my tutorial on preparing for a photoshoot. It covers specific steps to take to ensure a successful shoot. These things include: choosing proper equipment, cleaning and prepping equipment for extended use, understanding your subject and location, etc. My inspiration came from this site.

Tutorial PDF

 

Project 6: Creativity

Ice

 

 

Cup

 

 

Avocado

 

 

Leaves

 

 

My bridge camera couldn’t handle the kind of macro I needed, so I checked out some equipment from the production office.  I used several lens filters to get in close to my subjects.  Once I was close enough to get the kind of texture and detail needed, I spent a fair amount of time playing with my focus, changing things minutely until my subject was sharply in focus.  Once the images were taken, I imported them to Photoshop and cleaned each of them up.

 

Project 5: Perspective of 12

I got in close for many of these shots.  Because I was shooting indoors with poor lighting, I was forced to turn my ISO up a little.  Another thing I did was give many of the shots a longer exposure time to gather more light.  I tried to get creative and take shots from different or opposing angles, and even got down on the ground for a few.  I did a simple blend for the textured image: I placed the texture over the image then changed the opacity to 40%.

Textures used: