Macro

This was our third photo assignment, and for it I chose Macro. The following picture is one I took of a lighting fixture on the side of my garage (1/50 shutter speed, f2.8, ISO 100):

Below is a slideshow of some other pictures I took in hopes of portraying macro photography:

From this assignment I learned the importance of detail. I learned that taking a closer look at objects can make you view them in a whole new light -- and often makes them far more interesting.

Gimp Assignment 3 -- Panorama

This assignment consisted of taking three pictures, then editing them together to create a panorama. Here is my attempt, using pictures taken of the lake across from the school:

Nature

For my second photo assignment I chose nature. Here is my picture (1/500 shutter speed, f2.8, ISO 80):

I chose to not take the typical pretty trees/flowers kind of nature picture, instead opting for the destruction of nature. After taking the picture I took it into Photoshop, adjusted the levels, colors, and applied a Gaussian Blur layer that I blended with Overlay to create the definition seen in the photograph.

Here are a few more nature pictures I took (unedited):



I did not learn a lot about technical photo shooting during this assignment however I did learn some editing techniques. The Gaussian Blur Overlay layer was something that I think really made the photo 'pop' (as much as I hate that term), and made the nature seem even more real.