16 days until CHRISTMAS

ISO 3200

75mm

f/4.0

1/250 sec

I took this picture for a yearbook assignment Alex couldn't do last minute. This is Morgan Harrison. She is a student teacher at her dace studio. In this picture they are sitting and talking about The Nutcracker Ballet. I like this picture because it fits the "look at it this way" yearbook theme AND shallow depth of field.  

ISO 250

28 mm

f/10

0.8 sec

I took this picture in the dark room with some other students from my class. We were working on the painting with light portion of our semester prject. I wish Alex was wearing a solid colored shirt. I may retake it...I like it because I haven't seen one like this before. (not that there isn't one, I'm sure there is)

Remember Riding the Bus?

ISO 400

25 mm

f/8.0

1/15 sec

This picture was inspired by one I saw on Flickr. I planned this picture, then I asked Mr. Smith to help me break into one of the busses behind the photography building.  I like this picture because, unlike my others, I feel like it is actually pretty cool to look at. I stood at the very front of the bus, squatted down, took a deep breath, and snapped the shot.

ISO 400

70 mm

f/2.8

1/800 sec

This picture was also inspired by Flickr. However, it turned out nothing like the one I saw. I like this picture because I was trying to get a shallow depth of field, and I got what I wanted. It wasn't an accident like my flower picture. (even though I love happy accidents) I took Hannah Patterson with me too take this picture because I didn't want to do it wrong and not know why. I think I'm making progress..

ISO 400

32 mm

f/2.8

1/8000 sec

Hannah Patterson actually came up with the idea for this picture. She didn't have it previously planned before we went outside. I like this picture because it isn't centered, which adds to the physical attraction to the picture. I get so caught up in everything when trying to take pictures, I often forget the rule of thirds. This time I did not. Great! 

ISO 100

75 mm

f/16

1/125 sec

I took this picture because I saw one like it FOREVER ago on myspace. Originally I was in the right hand corner of this picture. I cropped myself out because I felt like it took away from the picture as a whole. I stood in front of the big mirror thing in front of the bus and shot up. I like this picture because it is simple, anyone in the class could have done it easily, but they didn't. It is different.

ISO 250 

75 mm

f/2.8

1/60 sec 

With out Hannah Patterson I would die! She has been so helpful through my photography struggle. This picture was kinda planned I guess. I have this weird bus interest this week, and so I knew when I came in today, I knew I would be taking a picture that has something to do with a bus. The point I was trying to make in this, is that Hannah had to sit alone on the bus. I like this picture because I actually had  fun taking it.. 

Catch up

 ISO 160

75 mm

f/ 5.0

1/200 sec

I took this picture in Ms. Nicholas's art class. Instead of sitting around when I don't have an assignment, I'm going to shoot something..anything.. So it is kind of planned, I guess.  Nothing was staged in this picture. I like it because, well I don't know exactly why I like it. 

ISO 400 

50 mm

f/2.8

1/320 sec

Kate helped me with this picture. It was planned, and inspired by a picture on Flicker. I took it outside the photography building on a concrete bench. I love this picture because it was the first picture I have ever taken that turned out exactly how I imaged it in my brain. 

ISO 1600

33 mm

f/11

1.0 sec

I took this picture at my neighbor's house. Every year they set up a haunted house for halloween and this on next to the entrance. This exact picture was not planned. I needed more ATPI pictures. To be honest, I was just taking pictures to take pictures. I took several pictures of this sign and I gradually saw the potential of an interesting shot. I think this is one of my favorite pictures because it is unique. 

ISO 800

50 mm

f/2.0

1/40 sec

This picture was sorta planned. I saw a picture of M&Ms lined up. (I'm a skittles type of girl) I don't know why I lined them up how I did, the M&ms weren't like this, but it worked. I took this picture in my living room. I like this picture because it is colorful! When I finished taking this picture, I ate the subject :)

:)

ISO 100

55 mm

f/4.0

1/250

     Okay, so this whole ATPI thing really stressed me out. I needed 9 images. The deadline was Friday. It was Wednesday, and I had 2 pictures. To say I was freaking out, was an understatement. After talking to my battle buddy, Heather Ellis, I decided to take a trip to Ellis Pottery. I saw the flowers in front, and started snapping, hoping to capture something worth entering in the contest. I took around a trillion pictures before I saw ants crawling on the group of orange flowers. I then took a million more pictures of the ants,and this picture, I feel, was the best outcome. So was this picture planned? Yes and No, Take your pick. I am very excited about this picture  because I used my rule of thirds, depth of field, and focus points. ( I got very lucky with the natural lighting.)

Crap.

ISO 1000

81mm

f/4.0

1/250 sec shutter speed

This picture cannot be used; not in the yearbook, newspaper, or contest, and that frustrates me.  It is out of focus and very graining up close. Why? Because I forgot to turn on the super speed whatever whatever button my flash. By not pressing that one little button, my shutter speed was automatically knocked down to 1/250 second. That one little button changed everything that Friday night. All my pictures that I was sooo excited about, turned out to be crap. It was my first football game so now I know how to fix it next week, and don't you fret, it WILL be fixed. AHH It would have been so awesome if this picture along with a few others could be used. This is a learning experience, right?

Third Blog!

ISO 400

f/2.8

Shutter 30s 

17-50mm lens

     Yes, this picture was planned. My class was upstairs in the dark room to experiment with painting with light. One of my classmates found a silver sparkly star and mentioned how cool it would be to use it in a picture. I decided to try it. I played around with the star, and it took many different ideas and many tries before I created this picture. I asked John Dukes (12) to help me surround Taylor Coleman (11) with the glitter. First I painted Taylor, then John moved the star as I painted it, creating this picture. It is my favorite picture I took this week because it was my first day to ever paint with light and I was able to create, what I think, is a good picture. Painting with light may be my favorite thing I've learned so far..