Wow have the weeks gone quickly. And first thoughts, this was fun. It was my first official MOOC and I completed it! Here are the course goals I had set for myself: 1. Learn how to use my mobile devices (iPhone, iPad) to take better pictures and edit those pictures through the device. 2. Learn more about good photographic techniques (when to use black/white, how to shoot in the dark) . 3. Learn some new tips and tricks when taking pictures (portraits, landscapes, etc.) Yes, I have enjoyed taking more pictures with my iPhone and using Instagram and Snapseed to edit them. I know I have just touched the surface in learning how to use these editing tools and others apps that are available. I think what I realize now is how much you can do with a tool like Snapseed that I was not aware of. I still find it challenging to look at such a small screen when trying to do some of these edits and wondering what it will look like when I view them enlarged. I think that is something that I will just have to experiment more with. The lessons on color and lighting really helped me with my second goal. Just going outside and taking the same picture using frontal light, side light, back light or soft light helped me see the different effects that can be achieved. When it comes to black/white I just have to try converting more pictures and see which situations I like better when done in black/white. I do think it is great to be able to change them so easily using one of the filters within the tools. Finally, yes I learned some new tricks. I really try hard to remember the Rule of Thirds when taking pictures and the focal areas on the image as well as the other composition techniques demonstrated. I have a family event this weekend where I hope to experiment a little further capturing some very special memories. Since I really enjoy taking pictures and have a nice digital camera, I do plan on visiting the DSLR optional lectures. Thank you for making them available. I feel they too will help a lot to improving any pictures I take with that camera. Thanks - this was a fun class and it was nice to view what other people in the class were taking photos of too. I do wish I had a little more time to view more images taken by members in the class and commenting more. Having the #udphoneography tag in Instagram will let me do more of that still. I hope to post a few more myself this weekend as I continue to take more photos. | |
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Part 1 My favorite photo this week was the reflection off the solar panels. I found as I walked around the panels that I really only got the reflection I wanted from a certain angle. The sun was on the side. Within a few minutes of taking this shot, the sun was behind the clouds and I could not get the bright color blue in the sky or as sharp a reflection. I included these pictures of a watering can that I experimented learning about lighting. The first image the sun was at my back (frontal) almost completely eliminating the reflection of the water can. When I moved to the side, I could get the reflection of the water can. The third picture (back lighting) gave the silhouette effect and close to symmetry with the reflection. The last picture is in soft lighting (shade). The sun had passed over the house. What I found interesting in several similar tests that I tried is that my preference is usually soft lighting. It seems you get a truer color of the object - more realistic. Part 2 I really like the effect of this picture, primarily how you captured the mist. It seems like the early sunrise colors just permeate the mist giving it almost a glow especially against the trees which have that silhouette effect because of the back lighting. Great place to take a picture during different times of day and seasons. You must have some great shots. Thanks for sharing.
http://ozzalina.weebly.com/blog/part-1-lighting Traci, I really like the picture you chose. Nice work setting this up. Was this all candlelight or did you use other light too? The soft colors, ambiance, reflections all come together nicely. So is this on a glass table top? It is easy to see why people like to use glass or mirrors in their decorating - this really looks great. http://tracidecker.weebly.com/blog Part 1 I chose this photo as my most successful image because the technique of Negative Space was new to me and I wanted to try it. I also tried to make sure the moth was placed in one of the target zones for the Rule of Thirds. The image has grown on me. At first I was disappointed that I also caught my reflection taking the picture, but as someone pointed out, it makes the picture a little more interesting and it helps to understand the size of the moth. I found a couple of things challenging. First, just thinking what I might photograph with this technique stumped me. I came across this moth on my son's truck and right away I realized this was it. I did have lots of problems with reflection. On my iPhone I could not make out what I was seeing at first. I just took several different shots trying to remember techniques like the Rule of Thirds. In the future, I would like to try and eliminate the reflection. Perhaps not use a background that is so shiny. I had tried taking a couple of other shots with this technique and I ran across the reflection problem again. It is something I think I have to train my mind to watch out for. I love learning something new! Part 2 Ameen,
I really liked all the photos you posted under composition. I would have had a hard time just picking a favorite. I really liked the stairwell perspective. Looking down the spiral - it seems to just go on, and the shine on the woodwork. Quite nice. I also really liked the others - great symmetry on the church, the fish - the color of yellow against the green - really made them stand out. The sailboat and city landscape was a good use of the rule of thirds. I liked how the sailboat felt in the forefront, but right at the intersection of one of the target zones. Nice work. http://ameensaadi.weebly.com/blog/dozen-photo-challenge#comments Nesreen, I like how you put the picture of the two children in the lower right. Great rule of thirds. My eyes are drawn to them, away from the rest of the background, although it is a nice natural background. I experimented a little with perspective on trees too. My favorites ended up being when I got all the way under the tree and shot up the trunk. You might want to try something like that. Thanks for sharing. http://nastrinkashkai.weebly.com/blog/photo-dozen-challenge |
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