Adobe Spark Collage

Advertising Photography

Just Felt I should leave these here first.

I like how monochromatic the shot is with the title as well. I would've liked to tie up the drop shadow with the cups shadow to make them look the same if i did it again. I used layer masks and camera raw filters to edit the photo and text and drop shadow with the text.

Still Life Personality Story Thingy

Here's the story. I was hungry right. So I decided to eat an apple because I wanted to be original and not post a picture of an egg. It was hard to take a bite, then take a picture, repeat. The main element of art I chose was Texture. When editing the photos, I tried to make the texture of the apple flesh show a lot more. The principle of design I mainly focused was Balance. I tried to make the pictures really symmetrical, which was hard due to an apple not being perfectly round and bits are a whole other story. 

Still Life

I like the sharp contrasts even though it's black and White. I would've put more effort in the setup for it next time. My keyboard is visible in the background, but that might just make it look a bit more normal.

I really like how the color came out in this picture. For a yoyo in front of my bed, this had the perfect exposure in my opinion. I edited the color to pop a little bit more. It was that or black and white, since I already did a black and white shot, this was more variety. The metallic paint on the is so vivid and I really like the turnout.

Ansel Adams Thing

I like how this picture can display light and the sense of color without actually being in color. It looks so modern for the time and It's just pleasing to look at. It reminds me of somebodies desktop background.

Landscape

Grand Landscape

  

Macro

1) Using a macro lens is fun because you can get really really close to the subject and make it look good

2) My favorite shot was the first one because of the colors I was able to pull out and the general detail of the shot

3) The second shot uses the rule of thirds the best 

4) Balance, variety and unity were used best in the first shot.

Fish Bulb Thing

1) The most difficult part of the tutorial was probably getting the fish in the right spot

2) I like the vibrance and color in the image the most

3) "Fish Bulb Thing"

Photographing Water

 1) It was pretty hard to get a good shot because we had to time everything up right

2) I liked the colors that came from the drops hitting the surface of the water.

1)It was very easy to get a good shot because we had all the time in the world and many trial and errors 

2) The creative adjustments I made was turning the red and blue into a more neon look and having these ghost-like silhouettes behind the colors

3) I liked the ease and the less stress compared to the other stations that involved a lot more timing. 

 1) It was fairly hard to get this shot because of the lighting and the timing, but otherwise fun

2) I liked the final result of the darker color tone and the deep shadows

1) It was hard, but easy to get the shot. All we had to do was time it up

2) I liked the ease of shooting with a lot more light, but I didn't like the fact that there wasn't as much color.

Rate My Group

My group was always on task and we all contributed equally. I think our ideas were creative as well as being executed productively. 10/10 :)

Cinemagraph Gabe + Andrew

1. What was your team’s overall concept and did you succeed in crafting the cinemagraph the way you intended?

The concept was to have a cool slow motion video of dice falling out of someone's hand. I think we succeeded in creating the cinemagraph, but there is room for improvement when it comes to camera movement. I should've used the phone attachment for the tripod to make it better.
2. Were you more involved in the creative, photographic, or technical portion of the process, what did you do?

I was involved in the photographic and the technical portion of it. I shot the video on my phone and was the main editor.​3. What would you have done differently when creating your cinemagraph?

Used a tripod. The original normal speed videos on the camera were fine, but i got lazy and didn't use it for the high speed on the phone. It would've made the production a lot better.4. What would have made this project easier to understand or create?

Nothing really. It was fun to create and simple to understand. I wouldn't mind doing it again.5. How was the team dynamic - great, good, fair, poor, and did everyone share the work?

It was perfect. Everyone did their share and contributed. We worked together well. There was a little conflict with CJ and Joey because they made me edit it but I handled that by telling them to make their own if they weren't going to contribute. Gabe and I however, worked well with each other and got it done.

Cinemagraph title

Bringing Action to Life

1) My favorite part of the image is the progression of his jump and you can see all the steps a he went through.

2)The most difficult part was undoubtedly merging the layers together when joey overlapped himself.

3) The easiest part of the process was shooting the pictures. All we had to do is go out and have a little fun.

Shorebreak Film Questions

1) Clarke worked at a garden and surfed before photography

2) I like the color palette of the photos he takes, the cool blues and greens.

3) If i did that work, I wouldn't like being beaten down on by the waves over and over again.

4) Nikon, he puts it in a little case that's waterproof and can change settings through.

5) Yes and no. I would like trying taking pictures like that, but I wouldn't enjoy the constant pounding of the waves.

Big and Small Motion

TV/(1/125)/f.8/400

TV/(1/100)/f.8/400

AV/(1/80)/f.5.6/1600

TV/(1/80)/f.8/1600

TV/(1/80)/f.8/1600

TV/(1/125)/f.8/400

TV/(1/100)/f.5.6/400

TV/(1/80)/f.8/1600

1) My favorite image is the one of CJ running while looking at the camera. There's a lot of camera blur and he has a funny face. :)

2) Half and Half. CJ's center mass is in focus, but is blurry around the edges. That was the desired effect so I'm not complaining.

3) Not really, The color is necessary for these photos in my opinion. Especially for the dice throws with the colors being vivid intentionally. 

High Speed motion trail effect

Action Photographer

Website: https://www.michaelclarkphoto.com/

Type: Surfing, and Climbing/Adventure

Equipment:
-Fujifilm GFX100
-FUJIFILM GF 23mm f/4 R LM WR
-FUJIFILM GF 100-200mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR
-Elinchrom ELB 400 Hi-Sync To Go Kit

Here's an image from Michael. I like it because of the warm color palette and the angle it's taken from. It has a good variety of colors and shapes. There is also great emphasis on where the kayaker is going.

Andrew Stanton thing

1) Story telling, according to Stanton, is a necessity to life and uses life to portray characters and emotions.

2) As a story teller, your job is to connect the Audience to the story. It's to draw them in and make them care.

3) Giving your character "spine" is the best way to make them a solid character. The audience has a better way to connect to a character with spine or purpose.