frames

This photo was taken with the barn centered. It is an ok picture
but does not keep ones attention.

I like this shot much better. I love the texture on the barn and the red/green contrast.
This photo does follow the thirds rule with only 1/3 of the sky visable.

Week 5 Digital Photography

I looked in the thesaurus for composition and aesthetics and this is what I found.

composition (n)

Synonyms: constitution, makeup, structure, components, constituents, parts
Synonyms: work of art, creation, work, opus, masterpiece, piece
Synonyms: arrangement, configuration, conformation, structure, alignment


aesthetic (adj)

Synonyms: artistic, visual, appealing, beautiful


As I looked through my pictures and many other pictures on the internet it was obvious that the difference between a picture and a piece of art was the composition or the aesthetic appeal. When I began taking the photos or my assignments this week I paid more attention to what pleased my eye than I did to the actual subject.

The first pic of the calf is monochrome and the second is analogus. This is a pic that I took about a month ago in NY. Hope that is ok.

Below you will find the pictures of the bird bath take at three different times of the day.

These pictures were taken at 3 different times of the day. I didn't adjust anything because I thought that each picture was interesting in its own way. I didn't take a picture after dark because I can not figure out how to get an image to come out decently.

Week 3 Digital Photography

I hope this collage looks as cool online as it did in the Picaso program. I had fun taking these pictures in the macro setting. This was definately something I had never done before and I am extreemly pleased as well as surprised at the images that I took. I am still having trouble with white objects washing out. I made sure flash was off, waited for the camera to focus, tried blocking some of the light but still as you can see by the daisy, white washed out.

By the way these pictures were taken during a walk of my neighborhood and most of the subjects were found growing wild.

The second picture is the one I like the best. It just seemed more interesting, perhaps because it is a closer image and most of the background is cropped. I tried several settings on my camera and was interested to see the differences. It wasn't until after I took the pictures that I noticed my 3 yr old daughters tooth marks on the pear!