During photography 12, I learned many ways of using a camera and different varieties of techniques that I learned. At the start of photography I had no experience with a camera, and I did not know the right settings. I knew that I would make a lot of mistakes with the settings. There were two different types of camera’s, one was the Nikon and the more advanced one was cannon. While enhancing my skills with the Nikon I started to use the cannon camera as it was much better and the photos came out much clearer and less blurry. I have also learned many different types of art and elements of design in photography such as balance, a-symmetrical balance, symmetrical balance, emphasis, and proportion, etc…. Art has many meanings, its a form of communication. It means whatever the artist intends it to mean, and this meaning is shaped by the materials, techniques, and forms it makes use of, as well as the ideas and feelings it creates in its viewers. Art is an act of expressing feelings, thoughts, and observations.

 

Photoshop Fun project 

Balance 

Balance

Flash Photography 

Flash Photography 

Copycat Photography 

Photoshop Fun 

HDR (high dynamic range)

Panorama 

Macro Triptych 

 

I found that I was very successful using the principles of balance. In my copycat photo project I tried to copy another photographers photo by taking a photo of the correct angles and poses so that the photo could replicate the artists photo. I really liked how that photo turned out it came out to be a pretty close replica of the original photo that I tried to copy in the beginning. I also really liked how this photo turned out because I used many of the elements and principles of design, and the main one I used was balance. Something that I found unsuccessful was my perspective. Throughout all my projects I could not properly use perspective in my photos because I had no idea what angles I had to take and it was also hard for me to use some creative compositions. If I had the chance to redo one of my projects, I would probably redo my macro triptych, because I would probably do it again in spring because during the season there are many different flowers with various colors so that my photos will have more unity and more variety of colors. I will also have more options of what I can take photos of. In conclusion, I really enjoyed photography 12 and I learned many different skills and variety’s of techniques. I also enhanced my skills with a camera.