Photo 1 Final Portfolio by Addison Taylor

Famous Photography Project

tayla55 — 2023-12-18 15:52:17 UTC

Sally Mann would photograph pictures of her family, and the pictures were just basic. I always thought photography was used for big events or to show opinions towards a controversial topic. So, I learned that photography can be basic photos with ordinary people in one’s life and still convey a message.. Therefore, I learned that Sally Mann is a simplistic person with her basic black and white pictures of her family. Finally, I learned it takes a lot of hard work to make it big in the photography business considering Sally attended many schools for a good education on photography.

Every 20 Steps

tayla55 — 2023-12-18 16:49:16 UTC

I learned that photography can be taken anywhere and with anything around you. All it takes is a good perspective or angle on the picture. So, I learned how to take different photos with different perspectives.

Leading Lines

tayla55 — 2023-12-18 16:50:26 UTC

I learned that while taking photos, creating a good angle with leading lines is hard. It was difficult to find many examples of leading lines without background distractions. So, I had to find really good angles and places for leading lines. I also learned editing can be really basic but still change the photo a lot.

3D Forms

tayla55 — 2023-12-18 16:52:42 UTC

I found this project to be a little bit difficult, but I ended up finding different ways to make the pictures look 3D. I had to get a bunch of different angles. I found the more basic the photo is the better the photo looks.

Texture in Man Made Objects

tayla55 — 2023-12-18 16:54:18 UTC

This project was fun because I could take pictures of basically anything. I liked the curves because it was easier to make a smaller change rather than in the past when it was large changes. This is my favorite photo because I like how the ribbon is a little blurry, but some of the pieces are still in focus. The lighting is also really good in this photo because it shines on the gold ribbon in certain spots.

Best Nature Texture

tayla55 — 2023-12-18 16:55:51 UTC

This project was fun because the weather was super nice when we went outside. I was able to take pictures of anything and therefore I got to explore different angles more. This was my favorite photo because the berries almost look fake. I also like how vibrant the colors are in the picture.

Best Color in Photography

tayla55 — 2023-12-18 16:57:14 UTC

This project was fun, but my pictures aren’t the greatest because I only had one day. I thought finding all the different colors was hard but fun because I had to look more in the nature. My favorite picture is this one because the lighting on the brown is very good. I also like that the focal point of the picture is the leaf and the rest is blurred.

Bird's Eye Perspective Portraits

tayla55 — 2023-12-18 16:58:43 UTC

I thought this project was fun. I liked being able to just take pictures of everyone, and I was glad we didn’t have to go outside. This picture is my favorite because the Ava and Vanessa look so pretty. Also, the lighting is so good, and it is such a cute photo.

Pop Art

tayla55 — 2023-12-18 16:59:54 UTC

This project was fun. I liked being able to use whatever colors I wanted. I also liked how we only took pictures one day. I found the editing process to be pretty easy. The hardest part was making sure the pictures fit and were even in the final photo. My favorite photo is one of my edited ones. This is my favorite photo because I like how she is showing emotion. I also think my editing is good in this photo.

Hockney Joiner

tayla55 — 2023-12-19 15:14:28 UTC

I learned David Hockney viewed the world in an interesting way considering his work was not the normal way pictures were viewed. I do not like his style of work because I find it strange and it looks cluttered. The difficulty I had with this project was figuring out what to use from each photo once I was to my final pictures. This project should be taught to future students, so the students learn about different photography styles. Overall, this project was fun because it didn’t totally matter what you did with the pictures. This is because the pictures were meant to work together to make a strange looking collage of photos.

Fantasy World

tayla55 — 2023-12-19 15:15:24 UTC

I found this project to be fun considering I got to be very creative. The difficult part was choosing pictures that would fit into the picture well. I had a few different pictures picked out, but they didn’t fit into the picture correctly. I liked being able to choose whatever I wanted in the picture. So, it was a good project.

DIY Photoshop

tayla55 — 2023-12-19 15:16:42 UTC

This week I learned about different tools and new ways to photoshop pictures. My favorite skill was the typography because it was fun to do an easy to follow. The easiest skill was the typography because there weren’t a lot of complex steps. The hardest skill was the double exposure because it was hard to make the landscape blend in with the person. I would like more DIY weeks because I like the freedom.

Reflection

tayla55 — 2023-12-19 15:27:33 UTC

Photo 1 was a fun and easy class. I liked going outside when it was nice out. I'm glad I took it, and my favorite project was fantasy world. This was my favorite project because I had a lot of freedom and got to use my imagination. I learned different ways to edit and take photos throughout the first semester.