Friday, October 29, 2010

Gimp III: Panoramic Assignment

In this assignment I was assigned to take three pictures around Saline High School and turn them into a panoramic photograph. I used the Gimp scale, shear, prospective, and crop tools to merge the three pictures into one panoramic photograph.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Macro Assignment

For this assignment I had to take several pictures which used the macro feature to capture the small details that are barely recognized. I took pictures around my house. The assignment dictates that the pictures must follow the basic elements of composition, and be overall a high quality. Posted below is what I believe to be my best picture and a slide-show of my top 11 pictures.
Technical Data:
ISO: 200
Aperture: F/9.5
Shutter Speed: 1/90 second



Gimp Assignment II - Car Retouch

We were given a picture of a car displayed at an auto show and assigned to edit the picture and remove impurities. In the assignment I learned how to use the crop, clone, layers, levels, and burn tools to edit photos.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Nature and Landscape Assignment

For this assignment I had to take several pictures which captured the beauty of nature and landscapes within it. I took pictures on the grounds outside of Saline High School. The assignment dictates that the pictures must follow the basic elements of composition, and be overall a high quality. Posted below is what I believe to be my best picture and a slide-show of my top 10 pictures.
Technical Data:
ISO: 80
Aperture: F/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/500 second



Thursday, October 14, 2010

Motion Demo


Today I learned how to pan using the time variable setting. Panning shows motion blur of a moving object.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Shadow and Light Assignment

For this assignment I had to take several pictures which captured a contrast between light and shadow. I took pictures in Saline High School and around my house. The assignment dictates that the pictures must follow the basic elements of composition, and be overall a high quality. Posted below is what I believe to be my best picture and a slide-show of my top 11 pictures.

Technical Data:
ISO: 80
Aperture: F/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/60 second


Thursday, October 7, 2010

Gimp Assignment


In this assignment I learned how to use multiple tools offered by the Gimp program. For the assignment I cropped a self picture, unsharpened the picture, and added color. The picture was then given an "Andy Warhol" effect.