Thursday Thoughts- April 17

This week was good. I finished my project which is very exciting! I'm very proud of it and had fun doing it. I'm really excited to see the other student's projects!! I was Tali was here so I could see her photos.
I think I've grown a lot as a photographer and especially an editor during this project. I think the portrait assignment will expand my photography even more.
We continued to discuss portraits as well shooting in general and life.

Architecture and Urban Photography Assignment- Second Submission

This is my Architecture and Urban Photography Assignment in it's full glory. It includes the ten photos of the last submission as well as ten new photos that were due later.

 Cityscape 01

3 March 2012

The Rose Quarter

ISO 400

1/400 sec

f/5.6

I love grey and I think that really shows through in this photo and project. I really didn't like this photo before I brought it into Lightroom.

Cityscape 02

14 April 2013

Eastbank Esplanade

ISO 400

1/125 sec

f/22

I think this represents how Portland's Urban beauty and natural beauty live in such harmony. (Not to mention the clouds are incredible.) I love the composition and I couldn't have asked for a better city to capture this concept.

Cityscape 03

14 April 2013

Eastbank Esplanade

ISO 400

1/800 sec

f/13

I think the greens and reflections of this scene are really refreshing. This photo makes me feel free. I also think it's refreshing how this isn't the usually skyline shot of Portland.

 Urban 04

3 March 2013

SW Naito Pkwy and SW Salmon St

ISO 400

1/250 sec

f/4.5

I love the symmetry of the streets and the fountain. I practiced my editing skills to only keep the red car saturated which I think adds an interesting effect.

 Urban 05

3 March 2013

SW Naito Pkwy and SW Morrison St

ISO 400

1/250 sec

f/5.0

I love the composition of this photo. I think the framing is strong as well as the minimal saturation.

 Urban 06

(Close Up)

14 April 2013

SW Taylor Street and SW 3rd Ave

ISO 400

1/125 sec

f/3.5

I thought this was an intriguing fire hydrant for some reason. I liked the orange and red so i kept them but I didn't think the other colours were needed. I think that's something artist should remember in their work. Use what you need. Simplicity is beautiful. More than enough is often is too much.

Urban 07

(Close Up)

3 Macrh 2013

Waterfront Bike Trail

ISO 400

1/20 sec

f/14 

This is one of the photos I'm most proud of! I love the gloomy and dry feeling. Like it's so crisp you can hear the leaves crunching.

 Reflective 08

3 March 2013

Waterfront Bike Trail

ISO 400

1/30 sec

f/14

I love how the water and the pole would be boring and colourless but the sky and the bridge make it very vibrant and alive.

Juxtaposition 09

3 March 2013

Waterfront Bike Trail

ISO 400

1/50 sec

f/14

I think the juxtaposition of these two is so epic. They look like they're old friends. Very different in nature but both standing still, keeping watch over the city, side by side.

 Street 10

3 March 2013

Waterfront Bike Trail

ISO 400

1/25 sec

f/20

I thought this older couple was kinda cute so took a picture. I did a lot of brushing to get only the people saturated as well as brushing on the sky.

 Street 11

3 March 2013

Waterfront Bike Trail

ISO 400

1/8

f/25

I really liked how blurry this photo is for some reason. I think it really captures the speed and rush of the city.

Street 12

3 March 2013

SW Taylor St

ISO 400

1/5 sec

f/9.0

This a portrait of my Mom, Jennifer. I liked the area we were in so I told her to stand there. I loved the colours in her glasses so I decided to bring them out by stripping all the color out of the photo except the sunglasses. It was difficult to only get the lenses saturated. I used the brush tools again which I think will be a useful skill in the future.

Street 13

14 April 2013

SW 5th Ave and SW Pine St

ISO 400

1/250 sec

f/3.5

I was dreading having to ask a stranger for their portrait. It's not that I didn't want too. There was a dozen people that I would've shot that day if I had the courage too. This couple appeared and it was clear they were the ones. I think they're visitors to Portland because of their confused gazes at their map. I asked if they need hop finding something but they said they were fine. I don't think Tim was really excited about me taking his picture but Sheryl was nice and said sure. This is how they posed and I thought it was perfect. One shot. One picture. Two tourists. Two smiles. Some more certain than others.

Choice 14

14 April 2013

Eastbank Esplanade

ISO 400

1/25

f/18

I thought this was a deep, heartbreaking, and almost disturbingly personal thing to write on a wall. I like when graffiti is heartfelt. I wouldn't write something so bitter but having one's dreams crushed is something we can all empathazie.

Dreams and Rage.

People understand.

Architecture 15

3 March 2013

SW Naito Pkwy

ISO 400

1/100 sec

f/4.5

I thought this building's colours and lines were really elegant and classy yet simple which is cool.

 Architecture 16

3 March 2013

SW Taylor St and SW 4th Ave

ISO 400

1/25 sec

f/10

I love how the streetlight and the skycraper juxtapose and compliment each other. I also used perspective to make the lamp post appear as tall as the building.

Architecture 17

14 April 2013

Eastbank Esplanade

ISO 400

1/1600

f/3.5

This the bridge section of the Eastbank Esplanade bike path. I really loved the symmetry of the bridge with the pillars. I really wanted to capture the stark and dramatic style of the scene and I think I succeeded.

Architecture 18

14 April 2013

US Bancorp Tower, SW 6th Ave

ISO 400

1/4000

f/3.5

I really liked how the rose colour goes with the grey. I took a lot of the saturation to exaggerate this colour juxtaposition. I also love the lines and think my viewpoint is interesting.

Architecture 19

14 April 2013

Portland Union Station

ISO 400

1/100

f/3.5

 This room was kind of dark so it was hard to keep the shutter speed up and many of my photos were blurry. I liked this one because of the somewhat vintage Restroom sign as well as the depth of the vaulted ceiling. I think this photo has a very classy feel.

Architecture 20

14 April 2013

The Nines hotel

ISO 400

1/250

f/3.5

I love the style of The Nines so when going downtown for pictures, I naturally wondered through these halls. I think this purple is so great and I like the general mood of the room. I also thought the slanted rotation made it even more intriguing.

Thursday Thoughts- April 11

     This week we're finishing up our Urban and Cityscape projects. I'm very happy with my results. I fell like I created a strong collection. I hope to continue this streak with the next submission. Shooting strangers is something I'm concerned about but It'll be good.
     I'm starting to get excited about the portrait project. I think I'm good at photography because I can think abstractly about everyday things and find beauty in ordinary things. However I think I also have an understanding of people that may also be advantageous in my photography. I haven't done a lot of portraits in the past and I think it could be really awesome.
    In class we took turns with a camera in little groups. I got some great pictures of Kaitlynn and I think we all learned a bit about posing people and practiced using the reflectors.