Second Portrait Assignment

Due: October 28th
Portrait of Sharon Hsu, my pair for this assignment.

Edits:

• Temperature +9 and Tint +60 to highlight the light and dark  of the photograph.
• Exposure +1 and Contrast +40 in order to 
• Clarity -15, Vibrance +30, and Saturation +15 to make the colors stand out boldly.

Composition Review Assignment

Due: October 21st
Before:

After:

(I transferred into class the day the third rule was due, so I don't have the 3 Rules Assignments.)

Three Rules: 

• Golden Ratio
  (http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/3372/18-composition-rules-for-photos-that-shine/)
• Viewpoint
  (http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/10-top-photography-composition-rules)
• Texture
  (http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/3372/18-composition-rules-for-photos-that-shine/)

This photo uses my three rules the most. The texture of the grass and the ratio of the photograph comply with the rules of Texture and Golden Ratio. 

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/21/revisiting-unhealed-wounds-in-chechnya/#slideshow/100000003187209/100000003187228

Portrait Assignment

Due October 17th
This is a portrait of my group member Vina, in the two-story P-wing Building.

Edits:

• I adjusted Temperature to +10 and Tint to +40, to give the window of light a warmer feeling to imitate natural light. 
• Contrast +10, Highlights +30, and Shadows -50 to emphasize the difference between the dark hallway and the brightness of the balcony.
• Clarity was set to -30 to give the light a bit more blur.
• Vibrance was changed to -40 and saturation to +20 to infuse more color and liveliness into the photograph.

"What would you say if there was one thing you could tell to a large group of people?"
Vina: "Enjoy life to the greatest extent."

"Have you been taking your own advice?"

Vina: "No, because I'm stuck at Mission."

Self-Portrait

Due October 10th
Edits:

• Changed Tint to +11, Highlights to +27, out of personal preference.
• Adjusted Whites to +60, and Blacks to -40. This highlights the dark parts of the picture while simultaneously adding more light to the misty background.
• Vibrance +30 and Saturation +16 to emphasize the colors.

Shallow Depth of Field

Due October 10th
Edits: 

• Adjusted temperature to -27 and tint to +15, out of personal preference. I like the foreground and background's contrasting colors.
• Decreased clarity to -20 to make the photo less stark.
• Changed both vibrance and saturation to +5, in order to slightly amplify the colors.
• Set Highlight as -100 to make the background more visible.

Transferring

To explain the lack of posts prior to the Shallow Depth of Field Assignment, I transferred into class the day the Third Rule of Photography was due. That's why I don't have any of the assignments before October 10th.