Framing

This photo was taken under the man-made structures at UCSD. The sun was starting to go down, so in order to get the right coloring, I had to lower to shutter speed. This allowed more light into the camera, resulting in a brighter image. I also tilted the camera in order to get a more unique angle; this made for a more interesting image.

The photo above is an example of the natural framing that trees can provide. The trees in this photo arched down around the subject but in order to make it look like they were "framing" her, I had to take the picture from a lower angle. Also, unlike the first picture, I had to use a high shutter speed in order to capture the motion and not let too much light in.

In order to capture the photo above I had to use a very high shutter speed (to capture the motion) and a low aperture (to get a blurred background). Animal photography is difficult because you can't tell them exactly what to do, but after taking many quick pictures, I was able to get the image above.



I believe that my strongest shot from above is the last one (architectural framing). The framing is easily noticeable and creates and effect that makes the cat stand out in the photo. Also, all of the colors in the photo correspond with eachother and generate a calm feeling.

The most challenging element of this assignment was finding different frames to use. I didn't want my photos to use the same frames that many other people in the class have used, so I decided to go out to the canyon, my backyard, and UCSD to find unique frames. I eventually got enough pictures to fill our requirements, overcoming the challenge.

Panning

This picture was taken right before it got dark, so I needed to let more light into the camera. To do this, I had to have an extremely low shutter speed. One challenge with taking this picture was getting the subject's face in focus. I overcame this challenge by panning the camera at the exact speed that the subject was walking at.

I took this photo while using a tripod, which was useful to keep the panning straight. The shutter speed in this photo is higher than the previous photo; I couldn't let too much light in. A challenge in taking this photo was getting the lighting right. If the subject or the camera were in direct sunlight, the photo would be very washed out. I overcame this challenge by placing both the subject and the camera in the shade, which resulted in the photo above.

Unlike the two photos above, this photo was taken with two subjects. In order to get only the subject in front in focus, I had to pan to just her speed, and not the speed of the subject in the back. Similar to the photo above, I had to make sure that the subjects as well as the camera were completely shaded. One difficulty that I had while taking pictures was getting the people to run at the perfect speed while panning at that same speed. I overcame this difficulty by taking many pictures and choosing the best of them.

This photo was taken of Mr. Pedersen riding his bike back and forth across the school parking lot. I used a tripod in order  to keep the photo straight and a high shutter speed of 1/125. A difficulty was making sure that the photo was not washed out. I could have turned up the shutter speed, but the background wouldn't have been as blurry. I solved this problem by using the "multiply" setting in Photoshop, ending up with the product above.