Motion Blur! :)

My blur project turned out surprisingly well for how difficult it sounded!  I did two types of blur, Panning, where you follow the person and take a picture while the camera and the subject are in motion.  The other type of motion shot was still, when I took they picture holding the camera still and the subject moving.  One of my favorites is the one of my brother running because his legs an the background are blurred while his body is clear, making him look like he is running really fast.

These are two of my test strips.  For the contact sheet test strip, I did the full 30 seconds, and for the running one, I did 21 seconds.

Multiple Exposure

The contact sheet for the multiple exposure turned out well because all of the pictures developed. They were taken outside during the pouring rain, but there was plenty of light.

This picture of my brother was taken over a picture of a fence.  I thought that the texture of the fence would look nice against the background.  It is kind of an eerie photo because his hood is up, but I like it!

This was made by sandwiching negatives together, and it has a very depressing look.  I didn't mean to make it this way, but I thought the two pictures would go well together.

 

As it was pouring rain, like Oregon normally does,  I got a picture of me standing out in the rain and a stop sign.  I thought it would be like sending the weather a message to stop the rain!

I like this picture becasue it looks like my rother is coming out from the bushes because his face has the texture of the tree now.  I like how the texture has made the picture more interesting.

Infrared Landscapes

Each of these pictures were taken from a digital camera, put into photoshop and made into infrareds by inverting them and then playing around with changing the various colors.  On some of them I put a magenta layer over them to make it even more pink.  The blues and the reds were flipped and the green was taken out.  I really like how the top one turned out because the infrared is also shown in the reflection on the pond, where it would have been green.

Film Landscape!

This was taken of a stream, and I like how it turned out because of the shadows.  It is not a simple picture though because there is a lot of detail and that makes it a little busy.

It would have been better if the trees were more similar in height so that it could have a solid horizon line, but it turned out alright.  I think my camera was a little tilted so it made the picture turn out slightly slanted.

This is a close up of the grass that I took by laying on the ground.  I thought that by doing this I would be able to capture the texture of the grass better, as well as make it seem larger than life.

Here are some test strips I did of the landscape pictures.  Using increments of three seconds, I chose the frame that had the right tones of grays and blacks to make the picture turn out.

Scanned Face!

Self Portraits

Taking pictures while holding the camera was difficult, but I think this picture turned out pretty well focused compared to some.  It was taken inside so the aperture was wider because there was not as much light.

 I really liked the background for this picture, I gives the picture depth and makes you think.  My face is  blank making it hard to read what I am thinking.  The background is slightly out of focus which makes it look even better!

In this picture I look sad and distraught,  which makes it more interesting than if I was happy.  My eyes are darker so it is hard to read my emotions.

When I took this picture I thought you would be able to see my eye, but the shadow from my hand covered it.  I like the ring on my finger showing because it gives it texture.

Having my hand on my head looks like I am stressed out and worried about the future.  The coloring in this photo gives a mystic feel to the entire mood.

I thought that writing "HELP" across my forehead would be a powerful picture.  It could be portrayed as any different scenario, depending on what the viewer reads into it.

Self Portrait Contact Sheet

My contact sheet turned out well, but quite a few pictures turned out blurry or hard to see because the self portraits were very hard to capture.  My camera didn't have a timer and so it was difficult getting a good variety of pictures.  I think I will be able to find some good ones to print though.

Little Bro

This picture, though silly, was super cute of my little brother. I thought that it captured his personality pretty well.  He can be very serious at times, but is always making jokes.  This picture turned out a little lighter than I hoped, but overall, not bad.

Mom

This picture was taken outside in the sunlight, and my mom is squinting in the sun.  I liked that because I thought it made it harder to read her expression and more open to the imagination.

Looking Through the Glass

I thought that this picture would have a really cool effect with the mirror.  I took it because I felt like it would have a deeper meaning, and it might seem profound.  I really like how you just see the back of his head, but in the mirror you see his face.

Portrait Contact Sheet

My portraits were a mix of inside and outside and I had trouble determining where to have my subjects stand, based on where the sun was. As you can see some of the pictures too light when the sun was bright. Next time, I will be able to better determine how to incorporate the sun into the pictures.

Tilt Shifts

These Tilt Shifts were done by the Willamette and also from an elevator observatory in Oregon City. By blurring the background and foreground of the pictures, and then adjusting the brightness, my goal was to make the pictures look toy-like.  My favorite was the one with a couple floating houses and the brush surrounding it.  I loved this because it looked almost like a fairy tale picture with little houses in the distance peeking out. 

Flowers

These flowers were a gorgeous purple color, and although it is black and white, you can see the pretty texture of them.  I wanted to get close up so that I could see the lines on the inside of the petals well.

My brother

This picture was slightly impromptu, but I caught my brother talking to me on the stairs, and liked the empty space around him, as well as the panes of light above coming from the chandelier.

Cow!

This was one of the many cows in the field.  He was mainly uninterested in the camera, but I got him to look at me here.  He was far away from me but the bottom and top were cropped to make him look closer.    

Storm and I

This picture was from my first film role and it was taken outside in the daylight of myself and my bunny, Storm.  It was bright out so the aperture was smaller.  

First Contact Sheet

My first Contact Sheet from my first roll of film! It came out much better than I expected, and every picture was visible except for one accidental shot.  The majority of the pictures are of animals (cows mostly) and flowers, with a few humans in the mix.  The cows were a lot of fun to take pictures of because after awhile they came right up to me!

ABC word: Princess

This word is made up of objects I found around my house and at Jurgens Park.  To find all of these pictures, I learned that you have to have LOTS of patience and look places that you wouldn't think of normally.  I chose the word princess because, well, I kinda want that to be my future career. :)

Pinhole Image

This picture was taken outside at the sky.  It only had a second exposure time.  I liked the negative because it turned purple somehow!

Pinhole Self Portrait

These are my negative and positive pinhole self portraits.  They took a 2 min 36 second exposure time, so it tested my patience to sit still for that long! They turned out different than I was expecting but not bad!

Pinhole Images of Commons

These are the negative and positive image of the signs posted around the commons.  I thought capturing the signs would make the picture very interesting.  The exposure time was about 1  minute 30 seconds.