Wow!! I can’t believe junior year is over. This year has definitely gone by the fastest out of my high-school career. Being in photo five has been a great learning experience for me. I love feeling as if I am the big bad photo expert in a class of underdogs. So, I decided to do my project on hats. I think that hats can do a lot to someone’s appearance. Wether it’s a good thing or bad. Hats can spice up anyone’s life and make a great project theme. I chose to do portraits for my final series because I feel it’s my strongest field. I got my inspiration from this site: ( http://www.portrait-photos.org/keywords/hat) The first photo is my favorite picture of all time. I tried to do my own version of it but it didn’t turn out like I hoped so I decided to scratch that idea. I enjoy the way that my pictures turned out and I’m excited to read your feedback. Thanks for the great year Mr. Twitchell! See ya next year!
Rule of Thirds:
I think that this picture is a great example of rule of thirds. I think that the facial expression she has adds to the image and the way I edited it. I also like the way her hair is blowing in the wind because it also adds to the image.
Leading Lines:
I like the way this picture turned out. I love how their facial expressions are really cute and how they are all looking at the camera. Even though one of their faces is in focus, it makes it a true leading lines photo.
Natural Framing:
I chose this picture for natural framing because she is framed by the trees. I like the colors in the photo and how the whole picture is green.
Large Depth of Field:
This photo is one of my favorites throughout the series. I think it’s very genuine and classy. I love the contrast of the colors to the plain wall. With the whole photo in focus I think that it’s a great example of large depth of field.
Limited Depth of Field:
I really enjoy how this picture turned out. I love her facial expression and the way she is looking off to the side. I used an antique-ish colored preset for editing this picture. I think that the way I edited it adds to the overall image.
Balance:
This is also one of my favorites of the series. I think that it’s a great example of balance because of the equal sides of the photo. I love the colors of it and the sharpness.
Creative Viewpoint:
I think that this picture has a very simple feel to it. I took the picture from the top of a set of bleachers to give it the creative viewpoint that was needed. It turned out just how I wanted it to and I think that its a very classic portrait.
Simplicity:
I chose to do just a picture of a hat to make things simple. I also used a vintage editing preset to give it some creative colors. I like how sharp it is and also the shadow that is cast onto the rock.
My Choice:
I used this photo as one of “my choice” because I really liked it and it didn’t fit into any of the required categories. I love the color filter that I choice to use and I think that it really adds to the image. I think its very genuine and is a great portrait.
My Choice:
I saved this one for last because it’s very different compared to the others. It’s my favorite out of the series and it’s pretty sweet. I added some purple to the sky to make it even sweeter.
Business Portrait:
For this portrait, I used a back light to highlight her hair. I also used a soft lighting on the side so it wasn’t too harsh. I would definitely use this picture on a business card.
