Photo#2

Ryley Himmelspach

 

Title of photo: Rubik’s cube

 

Photo #2

 

Objective 2: Creative Exposure

The camera mode (P, Tv, Av, M) and why I chose it: I chose Av because I am able to control more directly my aperture.

f stop used and why: F4.5.I used a low f # to get a shallow depth of field, so the main focus of the picture is sharp, and the rest of the photo is distorted.

shutter speed used and why:

ISO used and why: ISO:400. The place my photo was taken had lots of lighting so I used a low ISO. The lower the ISO, the less sensitive the sensor is to light.

Exposure compensation and why it was used: Did not use it.

Focal length and why: 36.0mm, because I wanted to get less of a warped image.

 

Objective 3: Elements and Principles of Design

Emphasis: I made the cube the focal point of the image, and made the background distorted by using a low f#.

Tone: The black and white of the subject’s hands and shirt created a three dimensional feel to the Rubix’s cube.

Contrast: The lights and darks of photo draws the attention the main focal point.

 

Objective 5: Post Production (ex. dust/spot removal, resize, contrast, white balance, sharpening, borders, etc.)

First, I changed the picture to black and white, and then used the level tool to level the black and white. To make sure what parts of the photo I wanted to make pure black or pure white. After that, I duplicated the original layer, with that layer went to high pass under “Filter”, to give the subjects hand more detail. After I was done with the Filter, I overlaid the copied layer with the original. Finally, I finished by punching through the black and white layer by using the brush tool, to bring out the colour of the Rubik’s cube. Then contrasted the photo with the curves tool.

 

Objective 6: Critique

I could have used the rule of thirds better. I could have also incorporated more elements and principals into the photo.

 

 

Done