Midterm Portfolio

Rule of Thirds:

I think this is a good representation of rule of thirds because the cup is off to the side and the background is kind of blurred so the first point of focus is the cup.

Filling the Frame:

This picture represents filling the frame best because the leaves are the only thing in the photo. To make the image stronger, maybe I'd darken it a little because it looks a little white.

Lines:

This is a good representation of lines because the bar leads the eye down the fence. I don't think I would change anything about it.

Angles:

This is a good picture showing the angle at which the photo was taken because you can see there is a little height. It looks like the photo was taken a little above the truck, and if it wasn't there, it would be harder to see the angle. I would darken the image a little more to make it stonger.

Patterns:

This is a good example of a pattern because the bricks on the wall are all the same except for the black stripe. To make it stronger, I might crop off the brown door at the end of the wall.

Framing:

This photo represents framing well because the ticket window at the theater is on the outside of the picture and frames the inside of the room. I would zoom in a little more so the glass doesn't show to make it stronger.

ABC's:

This is a good example of ABC's because the ticket booth window is tilted sideways so that it looks like a C against a dark background. I would tilt it a little more so it doesn't look lopsided.

Shutter Speed:

This is a good example of shutter speed because the propeller is totally stopped. I would zoom in a little to make it stronger.

Panning:

This is a good example of panning because the background is blurry and the car is sharp. To make it stronger I might zoom in more.

Depth of Field:

This is a good example of DOF because the background is really blurry and the leaves are in focus and really sharp. To make it stronger, I would back away a little so the background is even more blurry.

Wildcard:

This is one of my favorite pictures. To me this is the best picture because I took it with my best friend in the class before she moved away. To make it stronger, I might lower the ISO so the background doesn't look so overexposed.

My biggest challenge was finding things to take pictures of because there are a lot of the same things around campus. I was able to overcome that because I started zooming in more and taking photos from different angles.

My biggest success was learning about shutter speed and ISO because I learned how to make my pictures not so over or underexposed. This stands out to me because all my pictures used to have these problems. It will help me in the second semester because now I won't have to fix these things.

I am interested in learning about how to take good portraits of people and landscapes, because I've already learned about zooming in a lot, and now I want to zoom out.

One thing Mr. Pedersen can do to improve my experience in the class is allow a little more time for the blog posts because then I could edit more photos in photoshop and still have enough time left to post on the blog.

One thing I could do to improve my experience is to not be afraid to try new things out because I'll never learn if I don't try.