Winter by the Sea

"Summer Skeleton"

Summer months have come and gone

Their light and colors dancing by

Leaving carefree fun withdrawn.

The weight of snow and darkened days

Creeps across the endless shore,

Smothering the last flicker of summer haze.

Lay idle do the remnants of brighter times

In peaceful slumber, dormant.

Waiting for once again, the summer chimes.

Light Painting

"Globe"

"Ferris Wheel"

 "Candle"

 "Dream"

 "Scribbles"

Three Things I Learned From Completing This Assignment:

1. Photographing with a slow shutter speed may result in a lighter background than is seen from the photographer through the viewfinder.
2. It is often a good strategy to experiment and entertain a variety of ideas in order to reach successes.
3. My grandmother has a very short attention span, especially when dinner is involved.

Goals

I would like to learn more about the effects and tools involved with digital photography. More specifically, I'd like to become better at using the manual settings, like shutter speed and f-stop on a digital camera. I would also like to become more skilled at film photography. I noticed that most of my photographs that were taken on a film camera and developed in the dark room came out kind of blurry. I like film photographs to have a bit of an antiquated look, but blurriness that I did not intend to create is difficult to overcome in the dark room.

Two subject matters that I am interested in are movement and people. From my experience, I think that portraits can convey an enormous depth of emotion. I would really like to be able to create portraits that show the uniquenesses of each person I capture. Also, I have had difficulty in the past with photographing movement. So, I aim to develop my skills in the manipulation of camera settings in order to display movement in a way that preserves its purity as well as its energy.