Author Archives: nihao561

Portrait Lighting for Mood

Posted on November 13, 2013 by nihao561

The first photograph is take only one light at the right. The post and the lighting makes it a depressed and sad feeling. the second one is taken with a back light and left and right light. The light in … Continue reading →

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Lighting Direction

Posted on October 30, 2013 by nihao561

The Lighting is in the front. The light help the camera to be able to capture the sunflower in detail and sharp. At the same time the stem on the bottom is blur out (shallow depth of field) that makes … Continue reading →

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Gallery trip

Posted on October 30, 2013 by nihao561

Our first visited exhibit is the Pace Gallery of Irving Penn’s On Assignment. Penn’s work is mostly for the Vogue magazine, The New Yorker, Look and Vanity Fair. Penn is identify as the most respected photographer of the 19th and … Continue reading →

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Bklyn hist society

Posted on September 18, 2013 by nihao561

Write a post of at least 200 words comparing the daguerreotype that you handled today at the Brooklyn Historical Society and any digital photograph that you have taken this semester.  How does the format change the experience of both taking … Continue reading →

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Chair Composition

Posted on September 17, 2013 by nihao561

I chose this photo because it is a example of rule of thirds. It shows the close up of the subject on the left that make the photo looks interesting. Another reason is, it is asymmetrical and it is in … Continue reading →

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HW1

Posted on September 7, 2013 by nihao561

http://www.eugenerichards.com/ My choice is Eugene Richards’ “Stepping Through the Ashes.” It is a set of photographs that Richards took after 9/11. In that day, many people lost their love ones and they try to search for their family members by … Continue reading →

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