A#4 High Contrast

Did I get my high contrasts at both pictures?

Yes,I got it.

Why?

At the first picture I got the contrast because the sun was shining. So because of that there was a high contrast between the tree and the sky.

At my second picture I already used a black scissor laying on something white. So there was the contrast.

But at both of my pictures the enlarger,which was on contrast 5 helped a lot to get the black really dark and the white really light.

Do I like how my pictures turned out?

Actually, yes I like them. FirstI thought they won't be that good, but they look nice!

Dodge & Burn

What did I think about doging and burning?
It's nice to manipulate the pictures to make them look more interesting.

Did I enjoy the progress?
Yes, definitely. It was fun, a little bit stressful, but still, it was fun to make changes on it.

Will I ever use it again?
Yes, I guess. It makes it look better, so why not?

My favorite picture:

I dodged the sunlight for about 4 to 5 seconds, so now it looks more smooth. I also burned the left side for about 2 seconds, that I'll have one area which is a little bit darker then the others. It makes it more interesting. And my F-stop was three clicks closed.

A#3 Depth of Field Photos



 

 

The aperture was at f22 and my shutter speed was at 1/250. With the small aperture the foreground is focused and the background is blurry, which gives me a long depth of field. So if you look at the picture you concentrate on what's going on in the front. So I wanted my focus on the little house for the birds and not on the background that's why I chose this aperture.



Actually now we should have chosen a picture with a larger aperture like f2.8, but because some of my pictures didn't came out that well, I  chose another picture, where I used the same settings. So f22 and shutter speed 1/250. Because I wanted to get my focus on the typical American mailboxes.

Photos from project one and two

It shows one of the stairwells at AHS. There you can see lots of different types of lines, which makes the picture just interesting.

This is a tree, which is growing in the breezeway. It shows texture and the leafs in the front are more focused then the leafs in the background because I wanted the focus in the middle of the picture, where you can see the texture of the picture.

This still life Shows three different kinds of boxes or vases. In combination with the window at the Background I wanted to create a natural, but interesting picture

 

At this picture I wanted to Show what most of the People are doing during the colf fall and/ or winter time: cooking. So the leafs at the Background should give you the idea of fall.

Troubleshooting

1. What have I found to be easier the second time around?
For me it was to develop our negatives. It felt like everything is going fasster and the first time i did this, I was so unsure. But the second time I knew what to do and it made lots of fun.

2.What trouble am I still having?
I have still Trouble with roling the film. If that doesn't work, the negatives could look so bad. The second time around I did some mistakes there, so not all my negatives were shown.

3.How is lightning in my images? Did I pay close Attention to my light meter every time?
I must say, no I didn't pay attention to this every time, sometimes I just forgot. But next time I'll work on that.

4. How crisp and clear are my images? Did I  adjust my shutter speed and aperture accordingly?
Some of my pictures are very clear and some don't. I think it is, because I changed my focus a lot or/ and used the wrong shutter speed. But I always checked both of them ( shutter speed and aperture) maybe I have just picked up the wrong ones?

First post

What has been the most exciting part of Photography this year?

Right now it was taking pictures because that's what photography is, in my opinion.

What has been the most hardest part in photography this year?
For me it was to develop the film because at the first time we did that everything was new and kind of confusing. How long did the Fixer take or what ever. There were so many steps!
And I was worried to make some faults and I cannot see anything of my pictures.