Oy...I've never really liked flash that much...

But since I got my new camera, and since I finally finished that backdrop, I figured..."What they hey! Might as well ;p "

So yeah.

Here is one of the many outcomes of flash and my annoying puppy dog eyes.. -_-

Enjoy.

Model&Photographer: Me.

This is my 7 year old sister laying on the carpet. Here she is shown with great detail, while the back of the classroom is blurry.

Sisters Kassandra and Kesia Smith during practice for the Troy womens rodeo team.

Rule of Composition:

The focus on the first few pegs creates depth in the photo which creates an interesting dimension of the string of pegs being very long.

Why it's a good photo:

The many complimentary colours of the subject create visual interest in the photo and draws the viewer's attention.

How it could be improved:

The photo could have been taken in an angle where there is a less distracting background.

An early depth-of-field study.

So I had to walk in, wearing my first weaving project (a plaid alpaca scarf), to where the yarn was bought - it's a pilgrimage of sorts. Plus I had to be reminded what year they'd moved into this location (1971) because that was the year Mom brough me in to buy that yarn...

SS 1/320

F2.8

Rules of composition

-The subject of the picture can be seen in the front, middle and the back of the picture, creating depth.

Why is it a picture?

-The subject can clearly be seen and it complies to the rules

How can it be improved?

-Taking the picture closer the the subject eliminating the distracting background

Taken during the depth-of-field safari.

Monterey Transit Station Water Fountain

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

- Technical: F2.8 - ISO 320 - SS 1/80

- Composition: Shallow Depth of Field

- Content: Positioned the camera at the same level as the funko. The light coming from the front.

Just a random dof exercise.

The flowers crispness was truly captured in this photo because of the depth. Shutter speed 1/125

Lights

I chose this as my movement picture I was on a bridge over the freeway at night.

Aperture: f/ 3.5

Shutter speed: .017 sec(1/60)

Just experimenting with depth.

I went for a creepy feel for this picture. I did this by adjusting the color balances and also darkening the end of the hallway.

Exposure 0.125 sec (1/8)

Aperture f/3.7

Focal Length 6.4 mm

ISO Speed 161

With my point and shoot it's quite difficult to isolate which settings will capture what I want each time, at least concerning depth of field. So I tried my best to learn my camera better and experiment with what I have available to me. This photo is taken using the macro mode, which I discovered is what I should use to focus on a close or front object and blur the back...I took this photo about 6 times until it focused correctly. I think the detail is incredible.

This was an interesting effect of panning. I was taking the picture of my friend Casey who was sitting to my left, I tried to use a longer shutter speed and create motion to it. It ended up taking the image of Casey and posting it over where I stopped with the camera.

Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. Contact me at K.Golpayegani@gmail.com

Depth of Field shot of my running shirt.

f/32 100 ISO @ 1 sec. Added this image as my camera allows me to go up to f/32 - I really like the clarity of this image.