2/5/2018 1 Comment Photo 3 ~ Animals I chose to capture animals this week. From the beginning, this particular photoshoot seemed doomed: I'd planned to photograph outdoors, yet the weather had other ideas. Being in the midst of home renovations, finding a clean background was once again a chore. To top everything off, I was working with an unfamiliar camera. I was also, however, determined to make the situation work. My most successful shots can be seen below. Aperture: f 1.4 ISO: 400 Shutter Speed: 1/200 Following this assignment, I've come to several conclusions:
1) Animals are harder to photograph than people. Capturing my dog's personality was more difficult than capturing my family's. For one, she can only do so much to begin with -- gaze, jump, lay, sit, and play with her toy. Photo options were limited from the start. Additionally, getting her to actually do those things -- at the proper times, in the proper places -- was an entirely different story. She didn't take kindly to sitting still, and kept trying to run towards me as I was focusing/snapping a shot. In the end, the toy photos were our most successful endeavor. Her bone was a win-win situation: it momentarily distracted her, and it added a nice pop of color for me. 2) Fancier cameras can actually be easier to learn with. Since I forgot to check out a point-and-shoot over the weekend, I ended up using my dad's professional camera. It clearly depicts -- unlike our class cameras -- aperture's effect on depth of field. I was able to better understand that relationship when I could actually see the differences between shots. For the same reason, I also found experimenting with various f-stops more enjoyable. Changing the aperture felt more like a creative choice this time around, rather than just a technical necessity.
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Emily
2/5/2018 05:50:14 am
I really like your pictures! I love how you did it and set it up. I really can't think of anything but maybe add some more exposure to the dog some more so it doesn't blend in as much with the background.
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