Project Description: The first project of the year was the composition assignment. Composition is the way, in which, the photograph is framed. The first thing we did was research the following compositions: rule of thirds, pattern, symmetry, depth of field, texture, and lines. My ultimate goal was to find an awesome example of each. After going to several places, I was able to open my mind and find some creative shots. With those photos, I imported them into Lightroom and edited them. For the second half of the project, I focused on a different set of compositions. These were space, balance, color, framing, and perspective. I found it cool how these angles and compositions can really enhance the photo. What I Learned:
During the composition assignment, I learned eleven different ways to frame a picture, and it makes it look way better by doing so. The eleven compositions I learned were balance, pattern, rule of thirds, lines, texture, space, color, framing, depth of field, symmetry, and perspective. Each of the compositions is very unique and gives the picture a different feel. Another very important thing I learned in this project was how to edit my photos effectively. In Lightroom, there are so many different components of the image you can adjust, I was overwhelmed. As I got the hang of it, I noticed that only little tweaking is needed to make your picture look pleasing. I found that adjusting the crop, highlight, shadow, clarity, and saturation are the main controls I tended to work with. A new thing that I tried out on this assignment was manual focus, instead of auto focus. I learned if you look carefully and hold the camera steady, then manual focus can look much more clear and detailed. As a part of this project, I took more pictures than just on the school grounds. In doing so, many important lessons of photography came my way. First of all, sometimes the picture you set out for is not the one you come back with. I went out on a nature trail to get a lines photo, with a person on the trail. Out in the field that follows the trail, I saw a deer with three babies. I was within 25 yards of the deer, and it just kept coming closer. It started to stomp its foot at me and snort, not wanting me or my Dad to come any closer. I was shooting away on my camera and my Dad had his weapon, the tripod, ready in case it charged. I may have not came back with a lines photo, but I did come back with a whole new mindset and a bunch of deer pictures!
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