For this ancestry project I took photos of my mom as my grandparents live in Korea. For the full body shots I placed her on the white bench in front of her bed. I liked the interior design of her room in which she designed and feels the most comfortable in, and thus was able to portray her confident self. For the closer shots of her face I placed her in front of the window for some natural lighting. The last photo is in black and white as I wanted to portray a more dramatic effect. The slideshow portrays photos taken throughout my day to portray the assignment "Where I Live". I started off my day in Squamish and took photos there and continued to take photos until I arrived at my house. From Squamish (Alice Lake), across the Lions Gate bridge, on my way to my house, my garden, and to the pets and family members, and also the food I eat, the series of photos (from broad to the uniqueness of the location of where I live) depict the environment in which I live here in Vancouver, BC. The sunshine assignment was very enjoyable as I was able to play around with both natural and artificial lighting. Silhouette: This photo was a challenge to take as the sun was not directly behind the subject and thus, we had to move around a lot to find a location where the sun would hit the model the most in order to get the silhouette effect. Because it would have been better if more of the body could be seen and the sun was not hitting it, to create a more interesting and clear image, I told my friend to raise her hand and create a peace sign so that at least the hand was hitting the sun. I did the best I could in the short amount of time I had before the sun went down. Sun flare: This photo came out the way I wanted it to, with the sun flaring broadly and the subject angled towards the sun in a way where you can see the sun hitting the side of her hair. At first when I took the sun flare photo, it was just a photo of the sun and I felt as though it was too unoriginal and plain, so I decided to place my friend in the photo in order to create a mood in the photo. Self Portrait: This assignment was a challenge as I kept changing the placement of the light. I am satisfied with the final shot as I was able to focus the light primarily on my face and the rest of the room was a bit darker. To create and emphasize a more vignette effect I edited the photo to make the sides of the room darker. The small human big world project was a very enjoyable assignment. I tried to portray the vastness of our Earth by shooting in nature and by showing how small humans are in comparison. The first photo was taken in Stanley park and while I was strolling the location I came across the old couple looking out at the ocean. This scenery reminded me of this project and I took this photo as soon as I saw the seagull approach near the couple and I believe it added more detail and significance to the photo. The second photo was also taken in Stanley park and because the tree was big, I told my brother to stand in front of the tree. This was a difficult process as my brother hates being a model and kept running around, trying to ruin my photo, but it took even more time and several tries of placing my brother in different places in order to find the right location to create a better photo. I decided to make this photo black and white as it made the photo appear more dramatic. The third photo was taken in our school field and Elle and I tried moving the camera and tripod in different locations to find the best location. Because it was pretty dark outside, the photo turned out grainy. Using Lightroom, I turned down the noise, which reduced the grain and brightened Elle's body so that she pops out. These weekend I had the opportunity to attend a International Public Speaking competition in Toronto with the Collingwood team. During our free time, we had the privilege to go to the Ripley's aquarium, and there I tried to take shots based on the concept "avoid the cliche" that we explored during this term. I tried to explore out of the box and take shots that are more than the typical snapshots that all the other students were taking. It was a hard task as usually at a visit like this, most people simply stand in front of the glass aquarium and take a quick shot. The panning assignment was a challenge as I tried to take the shot with a iphone camera. As the phone does not allow a change in the shutter speed it was hard to portray the effect of a panning shot. However, I tried my best to focus on the subject while moving the phone in the direction it was moving to include the blurry effect of the background. Overall the shot is satisfactory, but if I could do it again, I would try to make the subject appear clearer.
The first challenge: Reflection in a puddle had to be moddified into a reflection in a lake as I could not find a puddle the day I went out to shoot. However, the overall process was very enjoyable as I love shooting with water. I stood on the dock while taking this photo and then rotated it so that the tree is facing the right way. The second challenge: Water Droplets was also very enjoyable as I love to take shots of raindrops all the time. This shot was taken inside of a restaurant. I saw the light outside of the window and the raindrops looked more vibrant, thus I took the photo and was satisfied with the result. When I think of fall, I automatically see leaves falling, the different colors of trees, and of course: sweater weather. Therefore, for this challenge I took photo of fallen leaves, and the feel of fall. During the shoot I tried to focus on one subject and use the rule of thirds/ asymmetry to take a interesting shot. The photo on the left is a cliche as it is more of a snapshot that everyone shoots while taking a photograph of a building. The photo on the right however, avoids the cliche as it shows a broader perspective and a different angle from what a typical snapshot looks like.
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Kate ChoAssignments and Blog posts throughout the course of Photography 11 |