grand landscape showing layers

I took this picture at mission dolores park in mission district at sunset. I took this photo by taking individual parts of the park and putting it together on photoshop. I then changed the value of each layer therby enabling the eye to see each individual layer. I took it of this park to show grand landscape. This photo shows color because of the green, white, and blue. It also shows space because the green is positive and in focus while the white and blue is negative and blurred.

Stella

I took this picture of a dog named "Stella." I took it by the Mercy pool at around 7:30. I took it by getting very close to stella and not using a flash because I did not want to scare Stella. We were assigned to take a picture of a pet, but since I did not own a pet, I took it of a dog whose owner works for Mercy. This picture has emphasis because Stella is in the middle. It also has line by the way that Stella's eyes lead to the beginning of the pool.

vertical landscape photography

I took this picture of a tree located at the back of the mercy wing at around 7:30am. I took it by dividing the tree into three parts. The first part was the bottom of the tree, the second was the middle, and the third was the top. I used the color vivid mode so that it would retain the colors of the tree to the hightest value. I took a picture of this tree because it is full of life and color. This picture has color becuase the tree is pink. This photo also has vertical line because the bottom of the tree leads the eye to the top.

Water

I took this picture of a fountain at the SF Zoo at noon time. I took this by using a slow shutter so that it was blurred. I also put the priority mode on "cloudy day." I took this picture because I liked this fountain a lot. It was very pretty. Once taking it, I realized it was nicer than my other water photos. The fountain is emphasized by its large size and the fact that it is placed in the middle. Balance is also in this image by the way that the trees cover the top and the water covers the bottom.

Drive home

I took this photo of the street on my way home from Mercy. This photo was taken around 3:30. At this point in my drive home, I was at skyline. I took this picture by keeping my hand steady and trying to capture an interesting moment in my ride home. My reason behind doing this was not only because my assignment was to take pictures on my ride home, but also because I wanted to try to improve taking pictures from a car because it's harder than it looks so it doesnt always turn out nice. This photo displays assymetry because the silver car lies on a third line making it the focus of the image. The vertical lines of the road and trees lead the eye to the car.

Detail photo

I took these photos of lightbulbs that were for sale. I took this picture in the afternoon around 2:00. The photo was taken at a store in downtown SF. For the first image I used the macro setting on my camera in order to place emphasis on it. For the second image I used the regular setting but tilted my camera so that I would get the picture from a different viewpoint. I took this photo because we were assigned to take detailed photos. I wanted to get a detail picture of something unusal and cool at the same time. I went downtown with a few friends and ended up seeing these bulbs. It fit the exact description I was going for, so I took a picture of it! The first image shows emphasis because it is the biggest thing in the photo and is also place in the center. The second image shows line by the way that the poles all went vertically down thus leading the eye to the lightbulb.

Cathedral

I took this picture of a chandelier in the cathedral. This was taken at about 7:30 in the morning. I took this picture to show the details in the cathedral that would normally be overlooked. When we first walked into the cathedral, it was farely dark. Most of the lights were off, except for a few. I really liked how only some of them were one, so I decided to take a picture using one that is on and one that is off. In photoshop, I made the background slighly darker, and the chandelier slightly lighter by using the burn and dodge tools. Assymetry can be seen in the photo because the chandelier lies on a third line making it the focus of the photo. Space can also be seen in this photo because the chandelier is in front, colored, and in focus, making it positive space; while the background is in the back, dark, and blurred.