Portraits

1. Seek to convey an idea about a person by combining portraiture with a sense of place.
2. The first order of business is to engage your subject. 
3. Tip #3: Use Both Auto and Manual Focus

Self#1- I like how he used nature to create a scene of destruction, but he by remaking it out of paper and toys, makes it seem more comical and childish than destructive.

Self#2- I like how this person used a reflection to take a shot of himself, he also edited the photo to make it so you could see him taking the picture and holding up a glass ball.

Casual#1- I like how in this photo, the girl is having an average day, just casually swinging, but it shows you that you'll be happy if you let yourself have fun sometimes. That is why I chose it.

I picked this because the guy on the left looks like Mr. Doerr, but he is certain that it is not him. It is also a nice casual photo of 2 guys right next to their car feeling great

Environmental#1- I like this photo because I am a musician, and this shows a musician in their natural state, performing!

Environmental#2- I chose this because I like sports and an athlete's environment is the sport they love. I also like it because it froze the subjects motoin

Formal#1- I chose this because he is in a tuxedo that looks like the one I wear for band, it shows that formal photos are for things ranging from band photos to prom.

Formal#2- I like this photo because my brother wants to be in the military when he gets older and I personally like the navy. 

For my next portrait project, I will take a picture of my friend Amanda, playing her trumpet, in the band hall. I will stay after school and take an environmental shot of her playing her trumpet, with other people playing instruments in the background.

Rules of Photography 2

Balance

Cropping 

Depth

Framing 

Patterns

Lines

Rule of thirds

Background/Simplicity

Viewpoint

Merger

Understanding exposure

F4- 1/125 sec The background is a bit less blurry, but still is not recognizable subject is clear
F5.6 - 1/60 sec The background is very blurry, but barely recognizable subject is clear
F8 - 1/60 sec The background is still blurry, but recognizable subject is clear
F11 - 1/30 sec The background is much less blurry, very recognizable subject is clear
F16 - 1/30 sec The background is easily recognizable, but a little fuzzy subject is clear
F22 - 1/8 sec The background is clear, subject is clear, but a little fuzzy
The slow shutter speed is causing the subjects to be blurred a bit
About 1/10 is the slowest hand holding shutter speed
I did great on the tests, got 100 on both