Project 365 Photography

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Monday: Pink Tulip; Monday June 7th, 2010; 2:41 p.m.; f/5.1; 1/320 sec.; SONY DSC-S980

2. Tuesday: Glass Bottles; Tuesday June 1st, 2010; 9:56 p.m.; f/2.5; 1/30 sec.; SONY DSC-S980

3. Wednesday: Mac Keyboard; Wednesday June 2nd, 2010; 9:53 p.m.; f/2.8; 1/40 sec.; SONY DSC H50

4. Thursday: Books; Thursday June 3rd, 2010; 7:45 p.m.; f/2.5; 1/ 30 sec.; SONY DSC-S980

5. Friday: Rexburg Temple at Night; Friday June 4th, 2010; 8:45 p.m.; f/2.5; 1/30 sec.; SONY DSC-S980

6. Saturday: Audrey; Saturday June 5th, 2010; 7:32 p.m.; f/2.5; 1/40 sec.; SONY DSC-S980; Enhancements: Levels, Adjustments-Match Color; Gaussian Blur with a mask; Eye and lip enhancements

7. Sunday: Home Candle; Sunday June 6th, 2010: 5:41 p.m.; f/2.5; 1/40 sec.; SONY DSC-S980

This was really really hard for me to continue to be creative and find new things to be able to photograph. I have been stuck at home doing homework for the most part of the week, so I was able to try to re-look at the things that are around me so that I could try to photograph something unique and artistic. On Friday we went to the temple and as we came out the sky was beautiful, so we had to stop and take a shot! My husband and I went down to Salt Lake this weekend too on Saturday, so I was able to take a photo of our neice. She is just starting to smile and be photogenic, which I absolutely love!

Edited Portraits

 

 

 

 

1. James Original: May 21st, 2010; 10:23 a.m.; Dubois, ID; f/3.2; 1/80 sec. SONY DSC H50

2. James Edited:

For this image I was able to Replace Color for his shirt and change it from a light blue to a light greenish yellow. I did this by copying the layer that I wanted to start working on, and then went to Adjustments-Replace Color. Then, I selected his shirt and increased the fuzziness to allow for the general color to be replaced. I then changed the color, but decreased the staturation so that the color looked more natural.

3. Ryan Senior Picture; Sept. 15th, 2010; 6:45 p.m.; Rexburg, ID; f/2.8; 1/100 sec.; Cannon Powershot

4. Ryan Edited:

I was able to really use Photoshop and clear up his skin and made a few other adjustments. I was able to edit his eyes and help his teeth look a little bit more white. This really did help to just add the last touch to his senior picture. This is a skill that I will continue to use whenever I take portraits.

5. Taya Williamson; May 28th, 2010; 9:47 a.m.; Sunnyvale, CA; f/ 2.8; 1/1600 sec.; SONY DSC-H50

6. Taya Playing; May 28th, 2010; 9:20 a.m.; Sunnyvale, CA; f/ 2.7; 1.8 sec.; SONY DSC-H50

7. Taya Edited:

For this photo I used the Color Match feature of Photoshop. I went to Image-Adjustment-Color Match and used the second photo listed to see if I could get her skin to look a little darker. After I clicked on adding the second photo as the selection Photoshop worked its magic and just changed the coloring of the photo. In general I am not sure how I will use this in the future, but I want to try it with other photos that I have to see if it can help with the overall color.

Portraits

 

 

 

1. Taylor Williamson; May 28th, 2010; 9:35 p.m.; Sunnyvale, CA; f/2.8; 1/1000 sec.; SONY DSC-H50

2. Taya Tang Williamson: May 28th, 2010; 9:47 p.m.; Sunnyvale, CA; f/2.7; 1/800 sec.; SONY DSC-H50

3. Bannack Portrait: May 21st, 2010; 5:45 p.m.; Bannack, ID; f/ 3.2; 1/8 sec.; SONY DSC-H50

4. "Engagement?" May 21st, 2010; 9:55 a.m.; Dubois, ID; f/ 4.5; 1/400 sec.; SONY DSC-H50

Taking portraits is something that is way out of my comfort zone. I was able to try new things and see what I could do with children. It was a lot harder to get them to pay attention and really do what I want them to do, however, it helped me learn a lot and start to see how light can really play in their faces in order to make it either better or worse of a photo. It was also harder to work with the light at that time, but it was just the time I had to do it. I also played with the burned border effect to focus on the faces of the people that were in the photos. All in all, this made me want to be so much better at taking portrait photos. Hopefully I will be able to get better in the future!

HDR Photos

THREE SHOT HDR 

 

 

1. Sewing Machine: May 21st, 2010; 2:15 p.m.; Bannack, MT; Edited in HDR

2. Sewing Machine 1: May 21st, 2010; 2:15 p.m.; Bannack MT; f/3.2; 1/30 sec.;SONY DSC-H50; -1

3. Sewing Machine 2: May 21st, 2010; 2:15 p.m.; Bannack MT; f/ 3.2; 1/30 sec.; SONY DSC-H50; 0

4. ewing Machine 3 May 21st, 2010; 2:15 p.m.; Bannack MT; f/ 3.2; 1/30 sec.; SONY DSC-H50; +1

1. HDR Edited Bannack Salon Chair: May 21st, 2010 4:35 p.m. Bannack, MT

2. Bannack Salon Chair 1; May 21st, 2010; 4:35 p.m.; Bannack MT; f/2.7; 1/13; SONY DSC-H50; -2

3. Bannack Salon Chair 1; May 21st, 2010; 4:35 p.m.; Bannack MT; f/2.7; 1/15; SONY DSC-H50; 0

4. Bannack Salon Chair 1; May 21st, 2010; 4:35 p.m.; Bannack MT; f/2.7; 1/13; SONY DSC-H50; +2

This was harder then I thought it would be. I used a tripod and set my camera to Braketing (for the first one) which was set to take three consecutive shots with different exposures of -1, 0, and +1. Then I imported all three exposures into HDR and let the program do the rest! I was able to help enhance the photo with different settings, making the end result something I like! With the second set of photos I manually changed the exposure compensation useing -2, 0, and +2. This one has way more visible contrast between the three photos taken. I did the same as before and brought all three into HDR, watched the magic work and then used the tonal mapping features to enhance color and lighting.

ONE SHOT HDR

 

1. HDR Edited Bannack Wall

2.Bannack Wall; May 21st, 2010; 12:48 p.m.; Bannack. MT; f/2.7; 1/10; SONY DSC-H50

 

 

3. HDR Edited Old Bottles

4. Old Bottles; May 21st, 2010; 4:41 p.m.; Bannack MT; f/2.7; 1/100; SONY DSC-H50

 

 

5. HDR Edited School House Doors

6. School House Doors; May 21st, 2010; 1:02 p.m.; Bannack, MT; f/2.7; 1/125 sec.; SONY DSC-H50

 

 

7. Edited HDR Bannack Masonic Temple/ School House

8. Bannack Masonic Temple/School House; May 21st, 2010; 5:19 p.m.; f/2.8; 1/640; SONY DSC-H50

These shots are all one shot HDR photos, which means that there was only one photo taken and then opened them in HDR. I used the same editing techniques with the one photo as I did the three. It was amazing what could be done with only one image instead of three. Below I have added a few more photos that I edited in HDR just to show you what else was done in Bannack!

EXTRAS

 

 

 

1. Door Knob; May 21st, 2010; 2:15 p.m.; Bannack, MT; f/5.6; 1/20 sec.; SONY DSC-H50; HDR Edited

2. Hotel Stairs: May 21st, 2010; 2:18 p.m.; Bannack, MT; f/3.5; 1/30 sec.; SONY DSC-H50; HDR Edited

3. Old Car; May 21st, 2010; 10:09 a.m.; Bannack, MT; f/2.7; 1/1600 sec.; SONY DSC-H50; HDR Edited

4. Tree; May 21st, 2010; 10:04 a.m.; Bannack, MT; f/2.7; 1/1000sec.; SONY DSC-H50; HDR Edited

I really loved using this program and seeing what could be done with colors, lighting, and other enhancements that were features in HDR. I am excited to use it more in the future!

Macro Abstract

 

1. Macro Abstract Old Car with Webs: May 21st, 2010; Edited in Photoshop

2. Old Car: May 21st, 2010; 10:00 a.m.; Dubois, ID; f/2.7; 1/200 sec.; DSC-H50

3. Web #1; May 21st, 2010; 9:45 a.m.; Dubois, ID; f/2.7; 1/40 sec.; DCS-H50

4. Web #2; May 21st, 2010; 9:47 a.m.; Dubois, ID; f/2.7; 1/40 sec.; DSC-H50

To get this Macro Abstract effect I took one photo using macro mode to caputre one close up subject with a shallow depth of field and bokeh in the background. Then, I took two texture shots that were webs and old rope in an abandoned building. I thought that these would look nice as an overlay with something old. Then, I took the three photos and used a blending mode to have them overlap each other and blend nicely. I then used a black paint brush and mask to take away the parts of the web image that I didn't want to show through. This helped me keep the integrity of the old car that I wanted while still getting the great effect of the cob webs laying over it. This is always fun thing to do with so many different and interesting photos!

Reverse Shallow Depth

1. Foreground Pipe: May 21st, 2010; 3:00 p.m.; Bannack, MT; f/ 2.7; 1/20 sec.; Enhancements: Levels, Contrast and Brightness, Vibrance

2. Background Sharp; May 21st, 2010; 3:00 p.m.; Bannack. MT; f/2.7, 1/13 sec.; Enhancements: Levels, Contrast and Brightness, Vibrance.

I took two shots of the exact same scene with reverse focus points. The first one was with the foreground in sharp focus, and the background blurred. Then I did the exact opposite with the foreground  blurred and the background in sharp focus. In order to do this I used the Aperature Priority Setting on my camera to choose a small F-stop which is what got me that small area of focus. I pointed the camera at the center of the thing that was in focus, and then re-framed the camera to shot the same subject or composition twice. Both shots that I took have a shallow depth of field.

Action Blur and Freeze

1.Girl Ghost; May 21st, 2010; 2:00 p.m.; Bannack, MT; f/3.2; 1/4 sec.; SONY DSC-H50; Enhancements: I imported four images with three different exposures, -2, 0, 0 and +.3. These worked together to get the darker or more exposed hallway. While these were being taken Erica was also walking through the doorways giving me a great ghost photo with a normal exposure. It was a great experience with learning HDR and how when using a tripod you can do lots of different things! Here are the original images:

2. Group of Ghosts; May 21st, 2010; 2:15 p.m.; Bannack, MT; f/3.5; 5.0 sec.; SONY DSC-H50; Enhancements: Levels, Contrast and Brightness, and Vibrance adjustment layers were all used to help enhance the original photo.

These shots were really fun to take. In order to blur the action I used a tripod so that the background would be sharp and then changed the shutter speed to 5.0 seconds so that I could get in the right amount of light. I then had the subject start walking in one place and continue to walk slowly towards me or across the hall. You can see the result above: transparent people that appear to be ghosts.

1. Girls on the Circle Swing: May 21st, 2010; 1:00 p.m.;Bannack, MT;  f/8.0; 1/160 sec.; SONY DSC-H50; Enhancements: Levels, Brightness and Contrast, Vibrance

2. Moving Circle Swing: May 21st, 2010; 1:30 p.m.; Bannack, MT; f/8.0; 1/200 sec.; SONY DSC-H50; Enhancements: Levels, Brightness and Contrast, Vibrance.

Freezing Action meant that I needed to be in a bright space and use a faster shutter speed in order to stop the movement that I was shooting. My subjects were spinning on the swing  with their legs out. I was able to caputre their movement so that everything was frozen.