Inspired by a master photographer - Eugene Smith

Eugene smith, born on December 30 1918 was a photojournalist who was best known for his WWII photos. His photos are also known for being well known yet not following professional standards. Since his pictures during WWII from 1939-1945 were so serious he also had some light enjoyable pictures. These pictures often included people with odd facial expressions. I chose Eugene smith because I believe that his photography is much different than other photographers because he plays outside the box and uses his creativity to create his photos. This photographer inspired me to relax and have fun while taking photos. Not everything has to be exactly precise for the photo to be amazing. This changed my view on photography a lot while working on this project, I really learned what photography means and how artistic it can be. 

http://artblart.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/mgb11_p_smith_08_albert_schweitzer-web.jpg

http://www.fotoeloadasok.hu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/w-eugene-smith-a-frenchman-weeps-as-german-soldiers-march-into-paris-june-14-1940.jpg

Camera Raw Edits 

Exposure: +0.03

Highlights: +27

Shadow: -5

Blacks: +15

Contrast: +6

Vibrance: -90

Second Portrait

This photo is my second portrait. It was taken while standing on a desk using a bird eye view. 

Composition Review - 3 Rules

New Edited Photo:

Original Photo:

The three photocompostion rules I have created are: 

depth of field

Leaving space

lines

Exposure : +1
Contrast: -7
Gradulated Filter: 5 times]

http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/how-to-use-lines-in-photography-compositions/
http://www.lightstalking.com/using-the-rule-of-space-in-your-composition
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/managing-depth-of-field-in-photographic-compositio.html


For our warm up I thought photo number 7 from Unhealed Wounds used all three of the composition rules that were included in my photo.

First Portrait

This Photo of Anish B. was taken outside in front of a Mural at our school located in the E wing. I changed the contrast +2, highlights,+1 shadows+3, whites and blacks to create a bigger shadow on his face.

Self Portrait Project

This is my selfie within a selfie.

depth of field - shallow

 

The second represents shallow depth of field. 

The edits i made on camera raw were saturation +1

 

The focus of this photo os on a few of the petals everything else is blurred. The photo compositions i used in this photo include: eliminate and simplify and  avoiding the middle. 

Third Photo Assignment - My Third Rule

Filling the Frame

This photo was taken in front of our school mural. The colors are so vibrant and the light shines perfectly on her face while not over shining her.

Photo composition rules:

1.Eliminate and Simplify

2.Rule of Thirds

3.Fill the Frame.

Second Photo Assignment, My Second Rule

 

This picture was taken on a cloudy Monday morning.  This picture applies to the rule of thirds because the focus of the main picture falls along the left lines instead of the middle. 

First Photo Assignment, My First Rule

Eliminate and Simplify

 

This picture was taken inside a classroom using a shadow box and a reflector. on a cloudy . Its rule of composition is "eliminate and simplify"