Final Project: Landscape

Final Project: Landscape

The most significant point for this project is to discover the relationship between color photograph and black and white photograph. I made two pairs of landscape photos to compare, one pair is colorful and another is black and white. A good landscape photo requires a good combination of light, composition, color, etc. When I finished […]

Project 5: Portraiture

Project 5: Portraiture

            Making a portrait is the most difficult project I did for this semester. There so many factors need to be considered while I was doing the portrait. I need to think about the right timing, the right position and the right exposure. Making a portrait for a stranger could […]

Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon

Napalm victim, Saigon, South Vietnam, April 29, 1971   Marian Anderson, singer, in the role of Ulrica in “Un Ballo in Maschera,” New York City, June 30, 1955

Project 4: Living Alone – Breakfast

Project 4: Living Alone - Breakfast

Living alone could be quiet, restful and peaceful. I can control everything. Nobody disturbs me. Living alone also means I could be lonely, I could lack communications with people. It’s a tradeoff. Whatever, I prefer this lifestyle. For this project, I took five photos in the morning. Four of them are about breakfast. The last […]

Project 3 – Color Blindness

Project 3 - Color Blindness

Color blindness is a deficiency in the way people see color. People who suffer color blindness have trouble distinguishing color, such as red and green, or they just see black, grey and white. Color blindness is an inherited condition. Male has a higher possibility to have it. Cones, which are in our retina, can help us perceive color. Color blindness is usually […]

Summary: Ansel Adams & Robert Adams

Summary: Ansel Adams & Robert Adams

Making a presentation about the two photographers was interesting. They have a lot commons and differences. Before they became full-time photographers, they have different jobs or interests. They both experienced illness in childhood. They both love nature photography. But their focus is different. For Ansel, he showed us the majestic view of nature. Ansel is […]

Project 2 – Part 1

Project 2 - Part 1

Underexposure   f/5.6   ISO200   1/320  127mm   Overexposure   f/5   ISO320   1/50sec      73mm Normal exposure   f/5   ISO320   1/50sec   73mm Low Iso   f/4.5   ISO100   1/30sec   55mm High ISO   f/22   ISO25600   1/250sec   55mm Normal WB   f/5.6   ISO250   1/160sec   57mm Tungsten   f/5.6   ISO250   1/160sec   57mm Cloudy   f/5.6   ISO250   1/160sec   57mm Deep Depth of Field   f/13   ISO100   1/60sec   49mm Shallow […]

Project 1

Project 1

      Basically, the first four photos were taken in similar light condition. The morning was cloudy so there is no so much light can be captured. Around 11:03am, this is the first time the sun came out. And in this picture above we can see the sunshine on the lawn.     These two pictures […]

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