Portrait Shooting Assignment

I thought taking these pictures for this assignment was okay, It wasn't my favorite thing to do because I tended to get stuck with bad weather or it was extremely windy but other than that I actually loved shooting the photos, I think once they get edited and I chose the final 7 then it will turn out awesome and I'm excited. I loved using Abby was my model because she could make serious but happy and goofy faces and it turned out pretty well. 

Senior Portrait Article

After reading this senior portrait article I've realized that while taking these shots they should really represent who the model is and their interests, they should be able to feel comfortable with their own movements and not have to feel forced. The shots ending results should be creative and not ordinary to be able to describe who the model is or wants to be. Being creative with this project is a lot about making it your own, this article made me realize that in this day and age with this generation that kids are very "Media Savvy" and should not follow just from what others do, make it your own and to have fun with it. Thinking back to what Elaine Gates said; Everyone is beautiful but you just have to get the right angle and figure out what works best for them most and this article is reminding me of what its focusing on. Getting the right lighting can make the perfect shot, along with facial expression "smiling with your eyes" along with all the rest of your facial features. My goal is to make these shots out of the ordinary and edit them to make them look even better and more professional, not just a filter and little tweeks, but to really focus on what i'm editing.

Senior Portrait Examples

Senior Portrait Examples - All Shots are Jen Baltgalvis Photography

I like this photo because the pose looks comfortable for the model but the background brings out more attention for the model being in an interesting background that draws attention.

I personally love taking pictures outside and I love this placement for where the model is and the lighting comes in at all the right places making the background pop but still focusing on the model.

I love this portrait shot because its a closer angled shot focused on the models face and upper body, her skin tones are all lightened to the same color.

This portrait shot is one of my favorite because I love how the model looks so lighted her blonde hair and blue dress against the red door really makes her stand out and tell what the main focus is. 

Personally this photo stands out to me because its somewhat unusual to see someone sitting in a chair in the middle of the road but its simple and cute, the models skin tone goes great with the photo along with her smile.

I would ideally take a photo in an area like this because I like the way the models outfit is so simple but she stands out from the background of the flowers and green her placement in the way she's standing looks natural. 

This is another one of my favorite portraits because she looks so comfortable with herself, her pose and smile look beautiful and her red hair with the teal earrings and top make her pop along with the flowers. 

I like the placement in this photo because the way that the model is posing with the greens in the grass makes the photo come together.

I love the setting of this photo the grey stones behind the model makes her eyes pop and show the color of them also her placement of her hand looks natural and comfortable.

This is another place I would take pictures for a portrait because the setting for this photo is a pretty place to go to; the models skin tones compared to the sun/lighting looks good too nothing shiny or uneven.

Elaine Gates Recap

Getting to experience to see what Elaine Gates does for her business and daily life and brought a lot of things to my attention and I learned a lot from her and I'm glad we got to have a chance to meet her. I like how she explained how all of her subjects can be different and she always finds a way around it to make them look at their best, and showing them physically instead of having them just wing it. She gave us a lot of good information about her lens and what types she prefers to use. I like how she told us that she would rather be shooting in the sunset lighting because of the perfect light at that time of day. Overall I loved her presentation and how she gave us some tips for our own shooting in our future projects.

High Dynamic Range Photography

HDR Final Shots 

ISO 200 f/22 Shutter Speeds 1/8 1/30 1/125

This Photo I consider as my leading lines because the bench is showing vertical lines from left to right and there is very vibrant colors and I loved the way that this turned out after I edited it because there is many different things that catch my eye when I first look at it, I took this picture in my backyard and I chose to take it there because theres a lot of landscaping throughout my yard and I loved the way there was so much near the bench that catches your eye. When I was little I always used to go sit on that bench with my dad on summer nights and we would look at stars and it was a good memory to think about.

ISO 400 f/5.6 Shutter Speeds 1/6 1/30 1/250

This photo was also taken in my backyard and I think of this as the Framing photo because I took the picture through my deck looking into part of my backyard and the outcome of it I really liked, even though theres sun shining through I liked my Shed in the background because I think that its eye catching. 

ISO 400 f/36 1/30 1/60 /1300

I took this photo near White Rock Acres in Dillsburg because it shows Asymmetrical Balance. I chose this spot to take the picture because it isnt a usual spot where a lot of people notice how pretty a picture of it would look, the winding roads with trees over top show how unusual the photo turns out because of the winds in it. The left obviously has more trees on the left that stick out more than the right and the speed limit sign on the right isn't on the left as well as the winding on the left rather than the right. 

ISO 200 f/5.6 1/8 1/30 /125

Leading lines in this photo is being represented because the railroad is kind of like never ending and is getting smaller and smaller as it goes on, leading the eye to the other points in the image or out of, I took this picture because i/m obsessed with taking pictures of railroads I think every railroad looks different compared to one another and they all turn out unique. 

ISO 100 f/22 1/5.6 1/8 1/40

The flowers turned out beautiful I love the color of them and the vibrant green flower stems. I think of this photo was repetition because of the flowers and stem/leaves are all the same and there's more than just one. I loved the turn out of this photo because I love flowers. 

ISO 400 f/16 1/4 1/22 1/36

This photo I consider as Symmetrical Balance. The reflection of the water is sending back exactly what the trees look like along with the branches and the sunlight shining through making everything symmetrical. I used this photo because my cousins and I used to go tubing in creeks like these all the time when we were little and it was a fun throwback memory, and this creek is absolutely beautiful, especially at this time of the year. 

I really liked doing HDR Photography and I loved the way that all of my pictures turned out, I think the reason why is because there is a lot of detail that comes out from after everything is edited that you may have never seen with editing it regularly. I would definitely prefer HDR Photography over regular Photography.