More Aperture and Shutter Speed

Action

For these photos, and all of these other dancing ones, I had to use a high shutter speed. These are my three spinning photos. They show just enough blur to express the action. And they are in focus enough to get a feel for the subject of the photo. 

Larger Aperture

These following photos used a large aperture. Therefore, more light was let in and it was also harder for the camera to focus. For instance, in this first photo, the depth of field is so small because of the aperture that you can on see her eye area in focus. 

Figuring out the camera

For this assignment, we had to work with a professional camera. Before I went out and took photos, I had to play around with it a lot. In my room, I messed around with using different depths and field, aperture, and shutter speed. With time, I figured out the basics. 

Denise McGill

As I looked at the photography of Denise McGill, I admired the element of emotion in her photos. They were all very striking and intense. So I asked her how she manages her own emotions as she takes photos of people who are overwhelmed with emotion. 

She said that she just has to stay in focus. She is doing her job and cannot loose track of taking the photos by getting to intimate with the subjects. Instead, she thinks about the hours that the lighting will be good, the amount of time she has, and keeping herself on track. She has to somewhat detach herself to take these photos. And when she is on these photography trips, she knows in her mind that it is required of her and she is not going for a vacation. 

Edited Shadow

For this photo, I just did some minor adjustments. I increased the blue a little and fixed some color intensities. I also changed some of the levels to increase the contrast. After fixing these few things, the shadow can be seen a bit more.  

My Word and Catie