GIMP assignment #3

For our third GIMP assignment we had to create a panoramic picture. We took three photos, overlapping about 10 to 20 percent on each photo so that we would have some room to work when we put our final picture together. Since my original three photos did not turn out correctly I used C.J. Slotten's photos instead. This GIMP assignment was definitely much harder that the car retouch one we did the previous week, but I think that I learned a lot from doing this assignment. From this assignment I learned to use the scale tool and the shear tool. Here is my finished product, its not perfect but I think it is pretty decent for the first time ever doing something like it.

Animals

For this week's photo assignment I chose to take animal pictures. I went to a park and took pictures of swans and geese and at home I took pictures of my dog, Molly. For my best photo I chose a picture with two swans in it. I had fun taking pictures for this photo assignment because I love all types of animals so taking pictures of them was really enjoyable for me! So far this is my favorite photo assignment topic I have chosen.


Technical information for my best photo:
ISO:400
Aperture: f3.5
Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec

Inspiration Assignment #2

For this week's photo assignment I decided that I want to take animal pictures. To get inspiration I went on Flickr to find pictures that other people had taken of animals. This is what I found.

The first photo I found was by "Wildimages"

The next photo I found was by "Groovyhalo"

Another really cool photo I found was of an interesting looking bird taken by "topendsteve"

I am really excited to take animal pictures after looking at these great ones. I am planning on taking pictures at the park and taking picture at my house of my dog.

Car assingment

This week we learned how to edit a photo in Gimp. We used a picture of a car taken by Noelle Jacobs, then we made the background black and got rid of a person who was in the background. We learned how to use the clone tool, the burn tool, and we used the select tool. Here is what my finished product looks like...

Patterns, shapes, and textures

For my 3rd photo assignment I chose to do pattern, shapes, and textures. I took pictures for all 3 categories of this assignment. My favorite pattern picture that I took was of a container filled with regular candy corn with one Indian corn ,candy corn, to show a "broken pattern." My favorite texture picture was a picture of my wall that has a very unique paint pattern that makes it have the look of texture different textures. My favorite shape picture was of a irregular shaped, wooden, bowl that is very unique. For my best photo I chose one of my candy corn pictures. I really liked how it showed a little bit of the container but mostly just the actual candy.

Technical information for my best photo:
Iso:400

Gimp Assignment 1

For our first Gimp assignment we had to use gimp to create the "Andy Whorhol effect." First we had to take a portrait picture to put into gimp then we had to edit the photo to prepare it to add the colors to each section of the picture. I really liked this assignment because it really helped me get a better understanding of how to navigate through the steps in gimp. Here is my picture representing the Andy Whorhol effect...

Nature Assignment

For this week's photo assingment I chose to take pictures that represent nature. I took pictures of various landscapes within my own yard. I took pictures of the Japanese Maple tree with different types of plant and bushes surrounding it that is in the front of my house. I took pictures of and island with a variety of types of plants and grasses. And for a final scene I took a picture of some stones with some flowers planted around them. For this photo assignment I really enjoyed experimenting with the use of different colors and textures in my pictures. Out of the two photo assignments that I have done so far I have to say that I really enjoyed taking pictures for nature the most. There are so many great nature scenes just around my own yard that it was extremely easy to find different subjects to take pictures of for this assignment. For my best photo I chose one of the pictures I took of the island of plants that is in my front yard. I really liked the contrast of colors of the redish woodchips against the green plants and nuetral colored grasses.

Technical Information for my best photo:

ISO: 400

Aperture: 3.2

Exposure: 1/60 second

Still Life Assignment

For my first photo assignment I chose to take still life pictures. After looking around my house for an interesting subject to shoot I decided on my hot pink cross country spikes. I took pictures from a variety of different angles and used different backgrounds. I took pictures from the side of my shoe, below my shoe, and above my shoe looking down on it. For different backgrounds I took pictures on the stairs, my black piano bench, and the wood floor in my kitchen. I really enjoyed doing this assignment because it caused me to open my eyes to everyday objects that can be taken in ways that are really unique and intriguing. My best photo was a close up that was taken on my kitchen floor.

Technical information for my best photo:

ISO: 200

F: 3.5

Inspiration Assignment #1

For this week's photography assignment I am going to take still life photos. For inspiration I looked at examples of still life photos on Flickr and this is what I found...

The first one is a picture by Ben Heine


The next picture example I found is by
"super capacity"

Another picture I found for inspiration is by Seung Kye Lee


The last picture I found that really inspired me is by Juan Antonio Garza



For my first shooting assignment I hope to take still life pictures of things to make them look more interesting then they do in real life. I hope to take pictures of just everyday things that I have around my house but take them in a way that makes the viewer want to keep looking at it so that they can get the full affect of the picture.