Transcript of Final portfolio project o
- 1.
- I took this photo the evening after one of the first big snow
storms we had. It was before the wind could blow away the snow or
the sun could melt it away. I love the way the contrast of white
snow and night time lighting complement each other. I also really
like the upward perspective of the photo. It kind of looks like a
snowflake in and of itself, yet it is two huge trees.
2.
- When I saw that the shoot sheet required an image of something
man made interacting with nature, I knew exactly where to go. My
family and I always love to watch this nest. The osprey pair come
back every spring and as time goes by, chicks hatch, grow and fly
away. It is right on the way to school, so we see it daily. I find
it interesting that they chose this spot for their nest, but they
aren't the only ones. There are numerous osprey nests on top of
power lines throughout the state.
3.
- This is an historical building in my town. I really loved the
contrast of yellow of the building and the dark blue of the sky.
Again, this is right after another snow storm so even the snow bank
is still clean. I have always loved this building. Yellow is my
favorite color, so this is naturally one of my favorite buildings.
It was one of the first built in Alna in 1789. It is probably one
of the most photographed buildings in our town.
4.
- I just love this picture. It was taken on a very cold afternoon
on my way home from picking the kids up from school. I felt so sad
for these seagulls. I imagined that they were dreaming of warmer
days to come. These two seemed to have their own little piece of
bridge. Although it was cold, the sun was shining on them and with
their eyes closed, maybe they felt the warmth of the sun. I also
like that I captured the boat in ice and snow behind the focal
point of the birds.
5.
- This image was taken at the same time as the summer dreamer
picture, obviously. When I was looking at the photos after
uploading them to my computer I saw the flying gull. I had not
known that I had captured it previously. I was going for the long
row of gulls on the bridge, but was pleasantly surprised to see
that the flying gull came out so clear and really became the focal
point of the photo. I think he is looking for a parking spot in a
very busy lot.
6.
- This image was taken to express texture. I liked the way the
rocks were smooth individually, but gave a look of a bumpy texture
as a whole. Additionally, the sprouts coming up give a feeling of
spring, which I was hoping for this day. I like the lighting in
this image also. This plant is right in the window, so the sun
makes for a bright, happy photo.
7.
- I had once seen a painting of four apples like this and I loved
it. I couldn't afford it, so when I saw the still life assignment,
I was excited to try this. These are pears, obviously, but I still
like the effect. I preferred the pears on their side to upright. I
like the shading better. I took this in the morning when the sun
was coming in the window. I also like the dark behind contrasting
the bright sunlight.
8.
- I did not intentionally make this basket to look like a happy
face. I didn't realize that it had come out like this until editing
the images I had taken. Mango, pear, orange and banana make for a
very happy basket. I was also going for a cool-looking shadow here.
I like the way this basket gave off the woven shadow. I was happily
surprised with this image.
9.
- This is my nephew on his 5 thbirthday. He loves the outdoors
and for his party he wanted a sliding/snowmobile theme. Here he is
roasting his hot dog (which his mother insisted he eat before the
marshmallows). It was a great day of fun for all. I was surprised
at how the fire came out in the photograph. I will experiment more
with this in the future.
10.
- Again, at my nephew's birthday party. This was the week that we
were working on capturing movement. This is my husband sledding
while the dogs chase him. I was pleasantly surprised that is came
out so clear, yet the dog's movement is shown in the photograph. It
almost looks like the dogs are pushing him down the hill. It is a
funny and fun image.