Caroline as Charlotte Bronte

ISO:100

Aperture:f 8.0

Shutter Speed:1/250

Lens:17-50mm

Flash at 1/8

ISO:100

Aperture:f 8.0

Shutter Speed:1/250

Lens:17-50mm

Flash at 1/4

ISO:100

Aperture:f 8.0

Shutter Speed:1/250

Lens:17-50mm

Flash at 1/4 +1/3

ISO:1/250

Aperture:f 9.0

Shutter Speed:1/250

Lens:17-50mm

To do my second book cover I made a silhouette of Caroline. To do this I had to expose for the white background by making my ISO 100 to get rid of al my ambient light, making my shutter speed as fast as possible (1/250) and changing my aperture to balance it out, in this case it was 9.0. My flash, which was set on 1/4 +1/3, was placed behind Caroline so I was lighting the white background and not Caroline.  

A Night of Firsts

ISO: 1250

Aperture: f 2.8

Shutter Speed: 1/200

Last Friday was my first time to shoot an away game, my first time to use the Bigma! and the first time that Woods shot and I taught her what to do. The drive was a lot of fun and we spent most of the trip talking about photography. The Bigma was a big challenge. It was crazy heavy so I didn't move from one spot very often. It was also a harder to get pictures in focus, but the pictures I did get were alot better than my previous games. My favorite part though was when Woods decided to shoot 3rd quarter. She had no idea what she was doing so I had to pass on the knowledge that Smith has given me and that I myself have learned from experience. Overall even though I didn't shoot any ATPI worthy sports/action pictures this was probably one of my favorite games.

Assassin!!!

ISO:100

Aperture:f 10.0

Shutter Speed:1/250

Lens:17mm-50mm

I was assigned to shoot a picture for the online newspaper of a kid who wants to be an assassin. I wanted to do some creepy lighting so Ruth and I found a picture we liked and we copied the lighting. I had a flash behind him on 1/2 power and a flash on the right side on full power. The lighting was fairly easy but working with this guy, not so much. He was very reluctant and it took a lot of persuasion from Ruth to get him to take it.   

Lighting Wooh!

ISO:200

Aperture:f 8.0

Shutter Speed:1/250

Lens:50mm(Macro)

This was my first time to use flash. It was quite difficult, in fact it took me about an hour and a half to get my exposure right. But this is my first book cover and I'm posting it as the lighting, not my six weeks project. What I did was I had a flash in a soft box umbrella on 1/4 power on the left side and then I held a reflector on the right side of her face to lighten up the right side but still have the shadows. It didn't think it was going to turn out as good as it did, especially since it was my first time with flash, but I am really pleased with how it turned out.

You Learn Something New Everyday

BAD!!!!!

ISO:800

Aperture: f 4.0

Shutter Speed:1/1250

Lens:70-200mm

BETTER

ISO:800

Aperture: f 4.0

Shutter Speed:1/1250

Lens:70-200mm

The top picture is super under exposed  and cropped very badly. I was completely unaware until Ruth showed me why it was crap. After her and Smith explained to me using the histogram why it was underexposed and why the crop was not flattering for the picture I now understand why I edited it horribly wrong and I went back and fixed all the other ones I needed to make better as well.

I Like Swim

ISO:100

Aperture:f 1.8

Shutter Speed:1/500

Lens:50mm

ISO:160

Aperture:f 1.8

Shutter Speed:1/500

Lens:50mm

This was the first time I got to shoot swim. At first I was a little bummed out because I had to shoot with a 50 instead of a 70-200, but after a while I realized that even though there are some limitations with shooting with a 50, the advantages far out weigh them. Because I shot with a 50 I could make my aperture 1.8, which is awesome when shooting water, and I didn't have to worry about zooming in or out while they were moving. I just focused on one spot and started shooting when the got near it. When I was editing my swim pictures I also learned how to use the brush tool, which I have to say is amazing!