Project 3

Strong Contrast in Scale

Strong Contrast in Color

Contrast of Texture

For my contrasts of texture, color, and size, I tried to utilize perspectives and dynamics. For the scale one I knew that using a lego and using a shallow depth of field on him would make him seem important in the picture. By using a deep depth of field and not focusing on Matthew, it would make him seem somewhat larger and out of the picture. This added to the scale feeling. Obviously pianos are great for polar opposite color contrasts, but I turned down every color's saturation because black technically isn't a color (it doesn't reflect any colors so it appears black), and the white became whiter when I completely took away what was left of its color. This added to the color contrast greatly. Lastly, for the contrast of texture, I loved how one tree had a smooth interior but had a barky and rough exterior. I decided to crop the photo so that the viewer would entirely notice the texture contrast. 

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

For my kaleidoscopes I made sure to only use pictures that had lines and interesting shapes in them because I think that's what makes a Kaleidoscope cool. On top of that, I rotated and flipped the pictures around a lot to get the perfect scene. Finally I changed the view for all three pictures so that it would have an oval or circle around it to make it feel like a real kaleidoscope.

Triptych

Triptych

Diptych

Diptych

For my first triptych I decided to take pictures of three different sized and different sport balls. It's nothing special, but it symbolizes what I like to do. For second my triptych I used the idea of flashing a light around to create symbols. I turned my camera onto low light mode and put the blur strength at medium, and turned the shutter speed far down. For my first diptych I decided to create a sad and lonely feeling. I took pictures of two chairs, in the first they were flipped over, and in the second they were empty, which creates the lonely feeling (and the B&W). For my second diptych i decided to use my motion like my second triptych. I rolled a tennis ball around on a ledge while holding my phone connected to my tripod. I turned the shutter speed to 1/4 and the blur strength to medium to create this look. I like it because it looks like a painting in the sense that you can kind of tell what's going on, but it's also up to your interpretation. 

Project 3 Prework

Symmetrical - Unknown

Radial - Argento Spiralis

Texture Contrast - Unknown

Strong Contrast in Scale - Unknown

Strong Contrast in Color - Diego Cervo

Color and Grids

This project was all about utilizing grids and taking advantage of colors to make cool photographs. I really enjoyed this project because I actually learned a lot of technical skills in Adobe Lightroom.

For this photo, I saw how the bamboo in the original picture lined perfectly straight up. I knew that if I rotated the a copy of the photo, it would look pretty cool. I also edited the temperature and used my own preset to create a cool colors feel. (Cool colors)

When I was editing this picture I knew I wanted to make a mirror this time, unlike the last picture. On the last one, I rotated the picture, but on this I flipped it vertically to make it mirror itself. I knew that if I combined different types of green, such as the grass green and they lighter green on the tennis ball, I could create a variety of colors, yet continue with the monochrome theme.(Monochrome)

For my warm colors photo I knew that I could combine different buildings that have orange/yellow colors to them. I threw in the stop sign because I wanted it to also have a variety in colors. I tried to separate similar photos but also put some near each other so there would be some contrast. (Warm colors)

After going to the rose gardens I knew that I could make a good looking color scheme of red/orange and green. I tried to make large amounts of contrast so that the two colors would be more noticeable. (Complementary)

For this photo I mirrored my pictures so that it would have an abstract feel. After that I put the brick lining down the middle because I felt that it matched the valves. I also turned the temperature down to give it a cool colors feeling.

Originally I thought this would work for warm colors, but then I realized that I could make a good monochrome if I made squares out of the bridge. I think the way that it's really just gray and blue makes the colors stand out.

For this photo I decided to turn the clarity down, crop it, and turn the shadows up to make an older feeling. I wanted it to feel like it was from the 1920s or something so I came up with this. I think that it has a strong mood to it.