A Semester Of Photo 1 Through My Eyes

All pictures by Adrien Bolton
 

 Throughout this semester I can see that my photos have gotten a lot better and have a lot more depth. At first I didn't take this class seriously I thought that all I had to do was point the camera and shoot, but with each class and each photo assignment I learned more about the actual art behind the pictures I take. Derek has taught me so much about my own unique perspective on how I see things. In this class I have had some assignments that came easy for me to learn and some, panning, that I can do but still don't like. I guess what I'm trying to say is that this class has kept me on my toes and hopefully photo 2 does the same

My Panning Redemption

By Adrien
 

Okay I know I said before that I didn't like panning, but today we tried it again, I got better at it using a f-stop of 1/50 and using auto iso I got better pictures today. I still don't like panning but I can now say that if I had to use it for a shoot I could.

Panning: "A True Challenge"

By:Adrien

By:Adrien

Today in photo class we did  technique called "panning" which is shooting a subject while its in motion. It required that follow the subject while shooting continuously, also while keeping the subject clear and the background blurry.  For me personally it was a challenge. I think panning is a awesome technique even though I need to work on it.  My timing was off, and timing is a critical part of the panning technique. I know with practice I will get better but today my ego deflated a little but I know I'll eventually get better.

Indoor Formal Portraits

by: Adrien with Misty 

by: Adrien with Rachel

 

Today in class we did indoor formal portraits. We learned how to set up the lighting and learned how to use the flash to enhance the picture. We had the ISO at 3200 because we were indoors and we had to experiment with the exposure to get just the right amount of lighting. I realized I liked taking indoor portraits because I can improvise more and get my subject to relax and get more comfortable around me.

Random Portrait

Taken By Derek

Derek took this portrait of me to use an example on how to take a formal  portrait and I really liked.

Formal Portraits Through My Eyes

Adrien B.

 

Today in class we had to take formal portraits. I took a picture of my classmate, Rachel, I had to try multiple angles before  got to this one . I didn't really have to over expose this picture because Rachel's skin tone and her clothes weren't as dark so I could really get a spectacular shot.  It was kind of difficult using monochrome and trying to remember to make it a portrait. Derek gave me a few pointer on how to take photos of females, but the one that stuck out the most was don't take a straight shot of a female because they will swear they look too "fat" lol. It turned out to be very true, it was the reason I had to take multiple shots of Rachel before we got to this one. I found out that I really like taking portraits and I'm looking forward to taking more portrait pictures.

In Focus

Adrien B.

Adrien B.

Today in class we learned how to operate a camera in manual mode. Both pictures are in monochrome with a ISO of 400. The first picture was taken in front of the firehouse when all cars began to go through a stop light, to capture all the cars in movement I had to position myself to capture the movement, alter the focus, F-stop, and shutter speed to obtain the picture I wanted. It took three tries but on the third try I obtained the movement I wanted. The second picture was taken in the back if the firehouse, I noticed the "antique" feeling the light gave off so I took multiple shots of the light. I used multiple shutter speeds and F-stops. On the fourth try I realized I wanted to change the position I was shooting from and ended up shooting the side of the light.
Shooting in manual mode is so much more hands on than using the automatic mode on my camera. I have more control of the focus, shutter speed, ISO, F-stop, and so much more. I thought at first it would be difficult, I mean I'm only a beginner in photography but after a few fails and a lot of laughter I realize that shooting in manual mode can be and most likely will be second nature

Today In Class

by Adrien Bolton

This my Rules of Third photo taken for  my photography class.


by Adrien Bolton

This is my Symmetrical photo taken for my photography class

Blurred Vision

How I see the world is blurred and in focus at the same time. To see through my eyes is like looking at this picture of me. Its blurred and in focus a controlled chaos so to speak.  So lets take this journey of viewing the world through my eyes

First Sight

This is the first picture I took, I love it because its a simple picture of nature at its finest, at least that's how I see it