Khloe's Blog

The purpose of this project was to give some background on our families through old photos or meaningful items passed down from generations that represent our heritage.

Grandparent’s Wedding

This is a photo of when my grandparents got married in 1960. This photo means a lot to my family, especially since they are still married today. I went to my grandparent’s house and they have this photo on one of their shelves in their livingroom, so I thought it would be perfect for this project.

Parent’s Wedding

This is a photo of when my parents got married in 1999. On the left of my mom are her parents, who are from the first image, and on the right are my dad’s parents. I thought this picture was perfect to use because it shows how the two families came together on my parent’s wedding day. My family is very important to me, and this photo represents how it all started.

French Sign

This sign hangs above the bathroom in my house, and it actually used to be in my mom’s home when she was little. My mom’s side of the family is French, and the sign means “bathroom” in French. I thought this would represent our French culture, from my mom’s side of the family, which is why I used this image.

Bob Marley

This is a poster of Bob Marley that I got for my dad for his birthday a year ago, and it represents our Jamaican culture. Both of my dad’s parents were born in Jamaica, and we really love the culture and music. My dad loves Bob Marley, and this was a very meaningful gift for him that he loved, since he is very in touch with his culture.

Mother Mary

This is a photo of Mary that my grandpa actually gave to me, and it represents our Catholic faith. I have grown up Catholic my whole life and our faith is really important to me and my family. We also attend the same church that my mom grew up in as a child. This is also very meaningful to me since it was gifted to me by my grandpa and it is something I can keep forever.

Glorifying Everyday

This is a lamp in my living room that we always turn on, so I thought it would be fitting for my glorifying everyday image. Before I came to this photo, I took a few photos without the macro lens, but I didn’t like them as much. Then, I decided to take it as a macro image because the close-up of the flowers on the lamp looked really nice. As I was editing this image, I wanted to boost a little bit of the lighting so that you could tell the lamp was turned on.

Ugly Beautiful

I was outside after it just finished raining and I saw an old rake sitting on the side of the house, so I got it and put it in front of the tree for the ugly beautiful picture, and I was happy with the way that it came out. When I edited this photo, I wanted to bring out some of the green in the trees to make it look prettier than the object.

I thought Zadrian Blache’s ugly beautiful image was very successful. I also found it really cool how the ugly subject was directly in the space between the bars. I liked how he decided to change the photo to black and white, and I definitely think it made the photo more interesting.

Throughout this blind photography photoshoot, there were many challenges. While taking pictures, I had to rely on my other senses to guide me, like following any sounds or smells. Touch and sound were the main senses that I used. It was difficult to trust my other senses, especially when I had to walk around because I had to rely on touch to know what I was close to. I was really surprised at how some of my photos came out, like the basketball goal, because I wasn’t sure if the angle I took the photo from would look good. Also, I took the photo of the basketball goal with the kaleidoscope lens, which made the photo look really cool. Overall, this was a really cool project that made us realize how much we rely on our sight since we couldn’t see while taking pictures.

In the Chad Keyes video, he shows different techniques to take great shots with smart phone quality while also giving us tips when using a phone to take pictures. It was very interesting to see the different techniques they used when trying to get different shots and how they didn’t underestimate the capability of the phone camera to take good pictures. From the video, I learned how to use my phone’s camera in new ways and to experiment with different effects when editing photos to see what I like best. Also, I would say that their experience of creating images in that space was really cool, and they took great photos by trying different angles and lighting areas of the building to figure out how to capture the best shot. Out of the images shown, my favorite is the image with the woman under the rock because of how it looks as though she is holding the rock with her hands, and it was a really unique shot.

In my first semester of photography, it was very fun and I learned so many new things about photography and using Photoshop. I liked taking pictures and working on different projects. Some skills were challenging, but I am glad I have the opportunity to learn new things and work with my skills to get better. I enjoyed many of the cool projects that we had and new Photoshop tools that have been introduced throughout the year. I hope to continue learning more about photography and Photoshop skills during this school year.

I hope that 2022 will be a great year that brings peace and happiness. I would like to continue to work hard in school and maintain my grades. I hope that I learn many new things this year and grow as a person. I turn 16 in April, so it would be really cool to get a car for my birthday. I would like to spend more time with my family and friends this year. Also, I want to focus on school and take more time to study for my classes. Hopefully, this year will go really well, and I am looking forward to new things that may come.

 

 

 

I really enjoyed working on the many different projects we had this year, so I chose five of my favorite ones.

This was from our removing backgrounds project, and I liked how we were able to place the little box person into another image however we wanted to. I enjoyed being able to choose the background and learning how to cut out the box image to put it into a different picture.

The fish in iced tea was a really cool project that I enjoyed a lot, and I thought it was cool how we were able to make it look like the fish was actually in the drink. Also, i learned a lot about the filters and how to be able to make the fish blend in with the drink.

This was from our blended project. This was really cool to work on because we were able to give the illusion that the woman in the water was fading into the road. This was a project that took more time to actually blend the water into the road, but it was really fun to work on.

This was from our text portrait project, and I thought it was cool how we were able to make the words have the picture as the background. Also, I am glad that I learned this skill so that I can now do this with any picture and quote.

This was from our blemishes project. I found this project really cool because of how easy it was to remove blemishes from her face. I didn’t expect this skill to be as easy as it was, so it’s cool that I know how to use it now.

I have always looked forward to Christmas time. I love watching Christmas movies and spending time with my family. Christmas is always filled with joy and I think that I will have a wonderful Christmas this year!

 

Christmas Song Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj0zKkQdPes

 

This photo really stood out to me because of the vibrant colors of the leaves. I also really like the image because I enjoy nature and the pretty colors that you often see. The photo has a very aesthetically pleasing color harmony because of how well the colors go together.  There are two primary colors in the image, which are yellow and red. The tertiary colors, yellow and green, match very well together on the leaves. Not many colors were incorporated into the image, but the combination of green, yellow, and red blended in very nice. The color green often means growth and freshness, which relates to the image very well. Yellow often symbolizes happiness and positivity. The color red has a meaning that includes life and health. Also, I really like that the different colors on the leaves make the image pop. This photo gives me a sense of calmness because of the warm colors that were incorporated.

These are ten composition tips for taking better photos: 

1.Include a focal point– By including a focal point this allows the photo to grab the viewer’s attention and give meaning to the photo. 

2.Follow the rule of thirds– Following the rule of thirds can make your photo look aesthetically pleasing by making the main elements in the photo stand out. 

3.Balance the image diagonally– This helps balance multiple images in a photo so that all the subjects are not all in one place at the top or bottom of the photo. 

4.Shoot from a low angle– Shooting from a low angle can give a unique view of the image and it can also take away distractions that would have been in the photo in a different angle. 

5.Include foreground interest– This gives your photo more depth and interest and all the objects can be included in the foreground by taking the photo at a low angle. 

6.Use leading lines- Leading lines can attract the viewer to the image and it gives the image character in the different ways leading lines can be shown which is usually horizontal or vertical. 

7.Fill the frame- Filling the frame gets rid of unnecessary background subjects and brings attention to the close detail of the image. 

8.Leave space for movement- Leaving space for movement can allow the viewer to see the image in different ways, space can be shown In front of an object or behind the object. 

9.Frame your subject– Framing your subject can make the image look interesting with objects in the image framing around something else in the photo to draw our attention to the photograph. 

10.Break the rules– Breaking the rules allows you to be creative with your photos and try out different techniques to see if they work out or not. 

File Formats

JPEG
-JPEG files are a very common and well-known image file format. They are used for images like albums or pictures on social media and not really intended for larger prints.

TIFF
-TIFF files are uncompressed files, so they are larger and take up more space unlike JPEGS.

RAW
-RAW files provide better quality from the camera and many professional photographers choose to use this type of file.

DNG
-DNG files are a good long-term option and the can be a RAW file format, but this can lead cause you to not be able to access the image in the future.

PNG
-PNG files allow transparency on photos and they aren’t used for large file formats because the quality is not the best that way.

GIF
-GIFS are ideally used for the internet and they allow total transparency but only contain 256 colors at the most.

BMP
-BMP files were invented by Microsoft and can print high quality images and they are also larger images but that means that it will require a lot of storage.

PSD
-PSD files allow manipulation on photos such as retouching the image and changing other things, but when an image is flattened nothing else can be changed.