Author Archives: Eliana

DOF

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Eliana

  Shallow depth of field – In order to get this photo, we got very close to the subject with the aperture at f5.6  which let more light in, making the depth of field shallow so that only one of … Continue reading →

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Depth of Field & Perspective

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Eliana

1. Shallow Depth of Field-   Depth of field controls what is clear and unclear in a photo. Shallow depth of field is when the object closest to you in the photo is in focus and the objects further back, … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 11, 2014 by Eliana

  This was one of our first shots taken after realizing that if you move the light too fast, with the wrong exposure, you don’t see much in the photo so we slowed down and set it to 10 seconds. … Continue reading →

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LL8 – Freeze Motion

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Eliana

To create the frozen motion in this picture and make the ball seem like it was floating in mid-air, we released the ball from the scarf. This made the ball fall slower than the scarf moved which is why there … Continue reading →

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Motion Blur

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Eliana

The aperture in this photo is 11 & the shutter speed is 1.0. We were able to take this photo by focusing on the background and taking it while the subject kept moving which created a lot of motion blur … Continue reading →

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Portrait/Lighting

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Eliana

Three point light is created by using a main light, a fill, and a background light. When the main light is on the model, it creates shadows on the side of the face furthest from the light so a fill … Continue reading →

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LL2_Stool

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Eliana

I think what makes this a good photo is using the rule of thirds to make it asymmetrical. Off-centering the subject makes the overall photo more interesting. I also feel that the contrast on the stool draws your eye to … Continue reading →

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Eugene Richards – Stepping through the Ashes

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Eliana

One photograph that stood out to me was from Eugene Richards’ Stepping through the Ashes collection. The image is of a missing-persons poster that was put up after the tragedy of September 11th, 2001. This photo is one of many similar … Continue reading →

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Festival Photo

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Eliana

INDIA SUFI FESTIVAL I feel that this photo is an amazing one because of the techniques used to focus on the child being carried through the holy cloth. There’s a contrast of light and dark that emphasizes the child at … Continue reading →

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