Sunday, 15 June 2014

Independent Photo Project: Summer

Contact Sheet


Final Photo #1
"Lazy River"

Final Photo #2 (Manipulated)
"Possunt Quia Posse Dientur"

Reflection

1. Did your final product end up the way that you have envisioned it?

  • I believe that it's very difficult to have an image turn out exactly the way you imagined it when exploring unknown trails, however my final product was similar to what I planned for my final product. My photo manipulation was exactly how I imagined it would turn out.

2. Describe the process of taking this / these photograph(s); the location(s); lighting arrangements, planning, etc.

  • In the summer, I like to explore forests: on and off of the trails, exploring so deep that the only thing I'm surrounded by is trees.
  • After the independent photo project was assigned, I started going on walks in the early evening on trails that I had never explored before. I would take 200 pictures throughout my walks, but I wasn't completely satisfied with how my pictures were turning out.
  • In my proposal, I said that I wanted to take my pictures in forests and trails around Oakville. I also wanted to shoot some portrait and candid shots.
  • The location that I used for my final product is Sixteen Mile Creek.
  • I wanted to use my friend Michelle as my model for my project, and I used her in my final product.
  • Since I went at in the late afternoon/early evening, the lighting was perfect for my shots. I also used fill flash in some of my portraits.

3. What ideas, techniques or styles have you used in this project that was learned in this course?

  • In my image that was not manipulated, I used formalism: colour, leading lines, shape, texture. I also use fast shutter to get a still of the moving water.
  • In my manipulated image, I used my photoshop skills: reflecting an image, border, text, and hue and saturation to colour the image 2 different colours on each side.

4. Fully assess the success or lack off of this/these photographs.


  • I feel like all of my photographs were successful.
  • I used several different techniques in my photographs, including formalism, and rule of thirds.
  • All of my photos are in focus and backgrounds were blurred when necessary.
  • Used several photoshop skills in my manipulated image to make it more complicated.

Friday, 6 June 2014

Digital Portfolio


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Brianna Benton

AWQ 4M1

February 2014 - June 2014


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"Eye for an Eye"
"Father and Son"

"Big Red"


"Prince Michael Sunset"


"What's over there?"

"Street Way"
"Toronto Tower"

"Clock Tower"

"Bogie Boy"



"Climbing Wall"





Tuesday, 3 June 2014

Controlling the DSLR

Fast Shutter

"OJ Splash"

Exposure Setting: 0EV
Shutter Speed: 1/250
F-Stop Setting: f/5.6
White Balance: AWB
ISO Speed: 400
Focal Length: 36mm
Slow Shutter

"What's over there?"

Exposure Setting: 0EV
Shutter Speed: 1/3
F-Stop Setting: f/5.6
White Balance: AWB
ISO Speed: 400
Focal Length: 42mm

Shallow Depth of Field

"Untitled"

Exposure Setting: 0EV
Shutter Speed: 1/100
F-Stop Setting: f/5.6
White Balance: AWB
ISO Speed: 400
Focal Length: 40mm

Deep Depth of Field

"Trailblazers"

Exposure Setting: 0EV
Shutter Speed: 1/100
F-Stop Setting: f/16
White Balance: AWB
ISO Speed: 100
Focal Length: 40mm
Panning with Motion

"Eighth Line"

Exposure Setting: 0EV
Shutter Speed: 1/100
F-Stop Setting: f/5.6
White Balance: AWB
ISO Speed: 100
Focal Length: 40mm

Tuesday, 20 May 2014

Portraits


Self Portraits

Contact Sheet


Final Photo

"Spring"

Exposure Setting: 0EV

Shutter Speed: 1/80
F-Stop Setting: f/4.5
White Balance: AWB
ISO Speed: 200
Focal Length: 30mm
Prized Possession

Contact Sheet


Final Photo



"Bogie Boy"

Exposure Setting: 0EV
Shutter Speed: 1/125
F-Stop Setting: f/5.6
White Balance: AWB
ISO Speed: 400
Focal Length: 28mm

Young Person & Adult with Indication of Hobby or Job
I lost my SD card, containing my portraits of  a young person and an adult with an indication of their hobby or job. I spoke to you about this and you said it was okay to not have them uploaded and that you would mark the portraits that I do have. Thanks again! 




Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Formalism: The World


Contact Sheets
by Brianna Benton

by Emma Neukom


Final Photos
"Street Way" by Brianna Benton

Exposure Setting: 0EV
Shutter Speed: 1/400
F-Stop Setting: f/11
White Balance: AWB
ISO Speed: 400
Focal Length: 40mm
"Mechanism" by Emma Neukom

Exposure Setting: 0EV
Shutter Speed: 1/100
F-Stop Setting: f/5
White Balance: AWB
ISO Speed: 400
Focal Length: 26mm

Tuesday, 1 April 2014

March Theme: Red

Contact Sheet

Final Photo

"Big Red"

Exposure Setting: 0EV
Shutter Speed: 1/8
F-Stop Setting: f/3.2
White Balance: AWB
ISO Speed: 800
Focal Length: 40mm

Thursday, 27 March 2014

B&W Formalism

 by Brianna Benton & Emma Neukom


Element: Line
David Hurn
"Street Scene"
1964

Element: Shape
Antoine D'Agata
"Neuvo Laredo"
1991

Element: Value
Jean Guamy
"Village of Burano"
1977

Element: Form
Henri Cartier-Bresson
"Martine's Legs"
1967

Element: Texture
Peter Keetman
"Screw Pump"
1960

Element: Space
Alex Majoli
"Riga"
2004

Element: Balance
Christopher Anderson
"Street Dancers in La Vega, a poor slum of Caracas"
2006
Element: Contrast
Burt Glinn
"Twiggy at a Photo Shoot"
1996
Element: Emphasis
Jim Goldberg
"Tank, Room 17, Rivera Hotel"
1987


Element: Movement
Christina Garcia Rodero
"Saut d'Eau"
1949

Element: Pattern
Richard Kalvar
"Bois de Vincennes Zoo"
1993

Element: Unity
Eve Arnold
"Fisherman and Family"
1954

Sunday, 23 March 2014

February Theme: Hands & Eyes

Contact Sheet

Final Photo

"Eye For An Eye"

Exposure: 0EV
Shutter Speed: 1/60
F-Stop Setting: f/5.6
White Balance: Auto
ISO Speed: 2800
Focal Length: 50mm