First Varsity B-ball game of the year!!!

ISO: 1000 Aperture: 4.0 Shutter Speed: 1/250 Lens: 24-105mm

ISO: 1000 Aperture: 4.0 Shutter Speed: 1/320 Lens: 24-105mm

ISO: 1000 Aperture: 4.0 Shutter Speed: 1/320 Lens: 24-105mm

ISO: 1000 Aperture: 4.0 Shutter Speed: 1/320 Lens: 24-105mm

So this was my first basketball game to shoot for the season. At first the pictures were kinda dark, so I added another 580 flash. Therefore, there were a total of three 580 flashes. I was also the only one shooting the game so I got the flash the majority of the time. I wish that I had another battery pack though because then one of the flashes would have recycled faster. The mistake that I made this time was that near the end of the game I wasn't thinking too clearly and I turned my shutter speed to 1/320. This made it to where there was a black bar at the bottom of the picture, and I didn't realize that this was the reason for the problem until I got into lightroom. So... I'll have to make sure not to do that next time. Overall, I thought everything turned out pretty well for the first game since it has been a while since I last shot this. I definitely look forward to shooting it again. 

STUPID RED CAR

ISO: 250 Aperture: 4.0 Shutter Speed: 1/100 Lens: 70-200mm

So my friend Macy asked if I wanted to take some of her senior pictures and I was all like, "Sure!" Cause I needed some more experience when it comes to taking portraits. At a glance, this photo seems to be alright. However, when taking a closer look, one can see that there is a red car in the background. This would be ok, except for the fact that Macy is wearing red pants and it really does bring out the red in the car. MEHHHHHH!!!!! MAKIN ME MADDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!! This goes to show that when taking portraits you really need to pay attention to the background. Its just so irritating to not realize that it is there until you get into lightroom to process.

Selfie!!!!!!!!!

ISO: 160 Aperture: 8.0 Shutter Speed: 1/250 Lens: 17-50mm

Today during class, Carlie and I discovered that there was a bunch of headshots that needed to be taken. So, we set up in front of the grey background and went to work on the headshots. Once we finished all that we could do today, I just took the camera, held it in front of me, and took a selfie. When I looked at the camera, the thing I noticed the most was the leading lines. And I was all like WOO HOO!!!! LEADING LINES!! I thought it was a pretty humorous self portrait. So I guess when taking pictures I need to be more aware of what the surroundings are and how I can use them to make the picture better. Cause like I said earlier, I had no intention of getting leading lines. It was lucky!! haha

Bully Pic

ISO: 400 Aperture: 16 Shutter Speed: 1/80 Lens: 24-105mm Flash: 2 580

This was a picture that I took for the newspaper today durning class. The assignment was to take a photo that illustrated the terror/fear/experience of being bullied. I was really excited when I got this assignment because I feel like I have been in somewhat of a slump lately. I've been taking pictures, but they haven't really been story telling or even that enjoyable to take. However, when taking this picture I was able to tell a story and I learned quite a bit in the process. When I first started taking the picture I thought  wanted to take it in the staircase to nowhere. However, I couldn't get the lighting that I wanted (rim-light) because of the way the sun was shining into the area. So, after getting frustrated and calling Smith complaining that I couldn't get a rim light, he came down and we moved in front of the water fountains. This completely changed my idea of lighting. The light on Kenzie is a 580 that we used a snoot on in order to get a light that kinda looked like a spot light. Then for the light on Josh we used another 580 on a light stand off to the right of him. We then took a reflector and held it on the left of Josh to get more light on the inside of his arm. Taking this photo made me really realize that light comes from above (naturally) and that I needed to make a better point to be aware of that when I set up off camera flash. Overall this photo was fun to take, and I'm really glad I was given the opportunity to shoot it.

Creeper #2

ISO: 500 Aperture: 2.8 Shutter Speed: 1/8 Lens: 17-50mm Flash: Car headlights and 2 580 flashes

This was a picture that I came to help with. It is one of the series that we are going to be doing for the TOP competition (aka the creepers). When I first got there they were just trying to light the inside and the creeper, but you couldn't exactly tell that they were in a car because only the inside of the car was exposed. We didn't have another flash, so I suggested using another car's headlights as a main. INNOVATION AT ITS BEST!!!! That's how we got the light on the car, the people, and the creeper. The creeper, in this picture, wasn't exactly rim lighted enough, so it looks like just a couple of legs back there. We are not finished with this picture and the next time we will DEFINITELY be making some adjustments. For example, maybe tilting the light behind the creeper up as well as using a gel. The other change we might make would be to maybe soften the light on the inside of the car. Also, I don't exactly know why the shutter speed was at 1/8. That was obviously too slow and therefore the subjects of the photo were blurry...

YAY!!!! I CAN BLOG AGAIN!!!!

ISO: 1600 Aperture: 4.0 Shutter Speed: 1/100 Lens: 24-105mm

ISO: 1600 Aperture: 4.0 Shutter Speed: 1/100 Lens: 24-105mm

These were some pictures that I took for a Halloween party at the school. I was actually in yearbook class when this happened, and Rushing told me to go take these pictures at the last minute. I guess that is why I'm not too pleased with how they turned out. There wasn't a flash a available, and that is why I guess this was difficult for me to shoot. There is a giant window in the cafeteria and the sun was shining right through it. Due to that, it made it really hard to expose the subjects without a flash. One of the problems I had was that I had a really high ISO because the lighting is bad in the cafeteria, and then I had a low aperture cause I was trying to let in light to light the subjects, but then the giant light in the background I tried to get rid of, but if I made my shutter speed to high then the subjects weren't exposed. In other words, I needed a flash... BAD!!! These were the two pictures that I liked the most from this shoot. I like the top one because of the expression on the lady's face, and I like the second one cause I like the way they are helping each other. I feel like it tells more of a story.