Photography Final: Forced Perspective

    The forced perspective project required:

• images that demonstrate forced perspective and/ or superimposing.
• adjust your aperture/f-stop/depth of field so that both the foreground and background are completely in focus.
• Be Creative! Woo
• Images are properly exposed, not too dark or bright.

      In this assignment, I had my friends (Kristin Farren and Kylie Criswell) pose in various poses. I had them take the pictures in good lighting and the school served as the backdrop for the pictures. Some poses that they did are: Kylie picking Kristin by the head, Kylie holding Kristin on her palm, Kristin flicking Kylie, and Kristin stepping on Kylie.
     In this assignment, I learned the importance of lighting and posing. The stance that the subjects are holding are key in capturing a powerful picture. For an example, if the subject is slouching than the subject looks awkward and lazy. While if the subject is standing with their hands in the pocket, slouching on a wall the subject looks relaxed and carefree. The pose expresses the subjects emotions and personality.

     I enjoyed taking the pictures because I had the ability to manipulate the poses that the subjects had to pose. The pictures came out fun and my friends and I had a lot of fun taking the pictures.
    My biggest challenge about this project was figuring out the poses that the subjects had to do. This project required a lot of creativity.

After! 

Dragan Effect

Tilt Shift

Invisible Camera

Take my good side!

      I believe in the theory that there is a "good side"of the face. This theory is correct because the human face is not perfectly proportional. The bone structure may be different, or the location of the eyes may be placed elsewhere. Looking at the pictures, you can tell the differences between the volunteers expression. Even myself, I have noticed that my right side of my face is the "better side" compared to the left. 

Post-Process

Cross-Process

Best of Advance Portrait Study

Portrait Study

Visual Cultural Anthropology

Surreal Projecto: Starry Night

Pic Stitch

Personal Style

I like taking pictures that are capturing the "in-the-moment" feel. Simply put, I enjoy taking candid pictures.
I also enjoy editing pictures, and adding a more vintage effect allowing a more "memorable" touch to the pictures.

Girl With The Pearl Earring

Photography Resource Website: National Geographic

     This website is National Geographic's Portal dedicated to photography. In this resource, you can profiles on photographers of National Geographic, tips, and various galleries. They also dedicate this page to the "best of..." pictures.

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/

Current Event

     When J.F.K. was assassinated,  America and the world was devastated. One of the most historical deaths in history is often associated with J.F.K's son saluting to his coffin. On March 4, the photographer who captured this touching, intimate moment, Stan Stearns, passed away.  Stearns began his love for photography when he received a brownie camera for his bar mitzvah. At 16, he dropped out of  high school to pursue his career as a photographer for a small newspaper. Stearns was assigned to cover John F. Kennedy's funeral on Nov. 25, 1963. He knew right away when he captured this photograph, that he had the picture of the funeral. While other photographers focused on Jackie Kennedy, he was able to catch this small notion of respect and love for his father. Stearns recalls, "Seconds, that's all it was. And I knew I had the picture of the funeral." 

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passing-20120304,0,5185400.story

Rain, rain, go away...!

Cinematography

Face Enhancement

I changed the color of eyes to a deep, violet. I also smoothed out her skin and applied some blush around her cheeks. I also put some eyelashes to enhance her eyes. 

Extra Credit Assignment: Above and Beyond