Week 8 Light and Color

This is a picture of my daughters basketball team after they won the State Championships.  I used the select tool and decreased the hue behind the team and increased the light on the team itself.

This is a picture at the VSO concert. I especially liked the cloud formation. I wish I had understood the rule of thirds at the time but still like formation.

I inverted the color on this one. I am not sure I like the outcome though it was a dramatic change and really highlighted the cloud swirl.

Using the same photo I changed the color.  It really defines the cloud formation that drew me to taking the photo.

Week 7 Crop/ Move/Select

This was both an interesting, fun  and frustrating process. I enjoyed working with the program but found that in my inexperience I didn't always end up with the result I had intended.  There is so much that can be done, I am not sure where to start!  Such potential!

Week 6 Landscapes

I was trying to capture the contrasting colors and tone.

With this landscape I was working on framing while trying to catch the light tones in the water.

These sail boats are tucked away in a cove. I wanted to capture the essences of how they were enclosed by natural boarders.  I saw this and it was like a moment where I saw what I wanted to share and how to frame it before I even had my camera out.

I had seen pictures similar to this, and I just had to try it.  It was interesting and I was working on creating depth while catching the shadows.

I was trying to capture the color of the setting sun while creating the silhouette.

Just because, my intention was for my own enjoyment. I love the docks and thus one will be removed soon as the season ends.

I was trying to capture the swirl of the clouds as the sun was trying to break through at dusk. It was so angry in the clouds, the peace of the water and the crowd of people flowed.

This was taken in New York City as we were going over to Ellis Island. My intention was just to capture the skyline with the contrast between the blue sky and dark, cold water.

Framing

Week 5- Composition & aesthetics

My daughter went on a photo shot this week for her senior portraits and I found it interesting watching and talking to the photographer about the composition and overall aesthetics of the photos.  He spent some time talking with her about the things she liked to do, what she thought would look good and how she wanted to be portrayed. He took shots both observing the rule of thirds as well as those centered.  I asked him how he would define aesthetics and he paused and said he had not thought about it as anyone thing.  It was defined as what is naturally pleasing to the eye of the viewer.  I asked how he knew and said he just knows, he feels it, what works in what he sees and what he wants to convey in a manor that an audience can understand. Part of that is understanding his subject and the intented viewer. The hardest part is to see beyond what your eye and your mind think it sees.  To stop thinking about what you think is there to accepting what is, once the shutter closes and the image and energy  is captured. 

Color Schemes

This photo demonstrates a complementary color scheme. White hands with the black background, these colors are opposites on the color wheel making it appealing to eye even though they are opposites.

This is an example of an analogous color scheme. It has multiple hues of colors that are along the color scheme.  The different tones of green and the yellow-green shades.

My final example is of an monochromatic color scheme. It has one base color which is primary in the photo.