I think I did well with this project. Most of my images were, in my opinion, beautiful. This sounds vane but in reality most of the credit goes to God for creating such a beautiful world. I will give my self credit for capturing with a camera, editing, and choosing just the right photos for this collection. I think as whole my project looked nice together which I think shows a sense of style and purpose. I did a lot of creative and unique editing as well which is a newer strength I've developed. I believe this project to represent elements of my soul blended with the soul of Portland. That was my goal as an artist and I think I accomplished.
I could've done better on this assignment. Not that I have any regrets. But perfection is impossible (like a wise Joseph once said) and I think it's healthy and logical to accept that flaws were made in the past and improvements should be made in the future. My images were exposed pretty well but I feel like I did a lot of "Sprit led" turning of nobs when it came to adjusting aperture and shutter speed. I got what I desired as far as depth of field but I feel like I have a ways to go in mastering and controlling it.
There were A LOT of people I saw downtown that I wanted to take a photo of but I only had the courage to shoot the couple in photo 13. This is fear I should overcome because I think I could be pretty good at street photography. I also wish I could've explored Portland more than my two photo shoots. But I got enough material.
This project was a great experience. I had never really shot downtown besides with the class last fall. I think urban and street photography are things I want to explore in the future and I'm glad I got a bit of experience with them.
I think I grew a lot in editing with this project. My editing for the first project was a little harsh as far as contrast and now I think it's improved a lot. I also experimented a lot with black & white, saturation, and colour removal / singling out one or two colours. I even used the brush tool on 7, 10, and 12 and I think it really paid off.
I grew as a photographer and artist. I learned about myself, photography, and Portland. I got some great pictures. And feel really good about it all.
