Playing with Panorama

Helpful hints; 
1) keep your camera at the same level
2) Overlap Frequently 
3) be careful with the super wide angle lens
4) check the scene for the movement
5) Look down, look up, look around

how to shoot with my device; 
1) Camera App is available
2) Tap the shutter button
3) swipe twice to get pano mode
4) tap the button or get a feel of the iphone to get good picture
5) tap shutter button again to end pano mode. 

This Pano mode is the cloning that i had some of my classmates particpate in and basically started the photo with them fighting each other and then had them run around me to capture them again to see the same fighting picture. I think this is cool because of my friends wanted to help me.

This is my focal point of jackson Just being lazy in class really trying to capture the view of the room and get the focal point done i think this is cool because gets the whole class.

This is my vertical view and really can tell the width of the picture of me and really cool to capture a picture of myself. Makes me look shorter than i am;(

landscape & Cityscape photography

What is the difference between Landscape and Cityscape photography? 
Cityscapes vs. Landscapes A landscape is visible features of an area of countryside or land (trees, grass, water, nature) with a lack of buildings and man-made structures. A cityscape is the visual appearance of a city or urban area. 

What is panorama/panoramic photography?
specialized equipment or software, that captures images with horizontally elongated fields of view. Both the aspect ratio and coverage of field are important factors in defining a true panoramic image.

What is the Golden Hour? 
 period shortly after sunrise or before sunset during which daylight is redder and softer than when the Sun is higher in the sky.
 
What is the Blue Hour?
which is the period just before sunrise or just after sunset when light is diffused and even.

Landscape Photography
1) Maximize your Depth of Field
2) use a tripod
3) look for a focal point 
4) Think foregrounds
5) Consider the sky 

I picked this picture because it is very beautiful and colorful although its not during the golden hour. it is during the blue hour but i think this picture was taking on another high point view mountain with lens that are wide and able to capture this view that is very unlikely to see every night .

1) Right After Sunset is a Fantastic Time for Cityscape Shots. 

2) Capture the Whole Skyline with a Wide Angle Lens 

3) Use Your Camera’s Self-timer and a Tripod for Crisp Results

4) Look for Those Leading Lines

5)Just like Rivers are Great in Landscapes, Fountains are Great in Cityscapes

  I picked this photo simply because its beautiful and just an outstanding view and its during the golden hour but also can see the shade of the blue hour which is the opposite of golden hour but the photographer was definitely on top of another building taking this picture with an wide lens camera.

Where are you going to go? Siesta Key, Florida 
What will be your focal point? The waves of the beautiful blue ocean aside the sun being in the back ground.
What time of day?  Late when the sun is about to set.
From what angle?  An angle you can see the ocean and sand and sun.
What would be your choice of weather? Nice with sun.
Are you going to use panoramic mode?  Why or why not? i might but no technicality just want to take a nice photo of the ocean with everything else around it. 
Where/How could you utilize leading lines/rule of thirds/blue hour/golden hour/etc?   during the golden hour in siesta i will be able to capture the view.

Where are you going to go?  Siesta key, Florida
What will be your focal point? the nice city of the key west that is beautiful 
What time of day?  day time with hot weather and sun.
From what angle?  angle looking down.
What would be your choice of weather? hot and sunny.
Are you going to use panoramic mode?  Why or why not? i might depending on the value of the picture meaning if i get a good camera view.
Where/How could you utilize leading lines/rule of thirds/blue hour/golden hour/etc?  i will be using the rule thirds when i take this photo.

Where did you go to capture this photo?  I was located in Siesta key, Sarasota on the side of a bridge pass way
What was your focal point? The sun below the clouds and its ready to rest beneath our beautiful united States.
What time of day?  This was at 7:47 p.m. 
From what angle?  My phone was titled so was my body because of the great picture i got.
What was the weather? 68 no breeze  
Did you use panoramic mode?  Why or why not? No because of the perfect angle i had when i turned my phone.
Where/How did you utilize leading lines/rule of thirds/blue hour/golden hour/etc?  
leading lines is the bridge and the Palm Trees really centering the sun set. this is also taking during the golden hour. 

Where did you go to capture this photo?  I was in Sarasota, Florida
What was your focal point? The focal point is the beautiful city in the back ground of the beach.
What time of day?  This is at 3:21 which is a beautiful picture!

From what angle?  The angle of this picture was with my phone flipped around to capture the citing of my city
What was the weather? 84 and lovely.
Did you use panoramic mode?  Why or why not? No i did not the phone was able to catch everything.
Where/How did you utilize leading lines/rule of thirds/blue hour/golden hour/etc? 
i was bridge side catching this picture

   

So Far....

So far...this is my favorite photo because... It includes the rules of thirds concept and what we learned in class has taught me to use things such as that. but this picture really describing me praying to have a successful life and god telling me that people just pray on my downfall -_-_-
  So far...this is my least favorite photo because...  It really doesn't describe the leading line category i was supposed to do but you know pictures can also have a strong meaning but this doesn't because there's a wall to end leading lines. 

  So far...this was my most challenging photo because... The first photo i have in my blog this current blog is that it was challenging because i had to make sure the picture and i were a perfect fit for the rule of thirds! and also had to get the perfect angel. 

Photograpghy alphabet

What if....

1.  What if... i take a picture of an early morning drive to school and capture a picture of the sun coming up.
This was the most challenging photo to shoot because... i was on my way driving to school and i had to slow down to take this picture.

2.  What if... i take a picture of my friend with a flashing light

3.  What if... i take a picture of Jackson's eye up close

4. What if... i take a picture of my puppy sleeping

5. What if...  i take a picture of Mitchell playing basketball 
This was my favorite What if...? photo because.... I got Mitchell in action in the middle of a basketball game, i was hurt during this game and my coach allowed me to take these pictures of the team.

6. What if... i change my setting in  my camera in dream mode

7. What if... i take a burst of pictures on my camera of me moving
This was the most fun photo to shoot because... its a picture of me being funny and laughing enjoying life.

8. What if... i take a picture of me nephew supporting our very own williamston coach Bauer.

9. What if... i take a picture of Maddie in a kodak camera taking another picture of her.

10. What if... take a picture of Mrs. Kubu laughing at my jokes without her knowing.
This was my least favorite What if...? photo because... Mrs. Kubu wasn't laughing at my joke hard enough :(

This was my favorite What if...? photo because....
This was my least favorite What if...? photo because...
This was the most fun photo to shoot because...
This was the most challenging photo to shoot because...

Abstract Photography

Ola Kolehmainen

 This photo is abstract because i have no clue what the image is, appears to be a faded bride from a window with the sun in the background, however i'm not able to tell exactly what the object of the photo is.

I think ola captured this image by using some sort of reflecting lenses to shine light onto the bridge and window.

i choose this photo because it catches my eye and amazed me with how it was captured.

Abstract tips

1) Strong Shapes, pleasing dynamic shapes.

2) stay close, and get an unusual object and try to capture.

3)use color to grab attention, first thing that viewers see.

4) seek out texture

5) repeating patterns

I captured this photo simply because this picture up close to the food coloring and the milk really looks cool and the way the colors are switched up are because the way the soap and coloring interacted with each other and the lines and the coloring are really entertaining. Hard to capture good quality pictures like this.

Action Photography

Does the action photo show faces/emotion?  Yes and it proves many things more like success they have when they are dancing.
Does it show the ball/equipment being used? well in this case it would be figure skating so the the skates are the equipment.
Does it show people moving or do they just look like they are standing around? it shows them moving and the girl balancing on the ice while the gentlemen is holding her in the air but close to the ground
Does it have good lighting? yes the ice makes it brighter as well
Is it cropped to help focus on the subject in motion? yes its focused on the figure skater close the ground and you can see the guys skates
Is it focused or is it very blurry?  (For this project, some blur can be ok! Especially the if it's the object in motion!) focused in on the girl while the background of the ice is a little blurry
Was the panning technique used?  Yes.

https://improvephotography.com/736/10-tips-for-capturing-action-packed-moments/

1) Plan ahead
2) Pre-foucs
3) Shoot in short bursts
4) give the subject space to move
5) Get a fast memory card

My Attempt; 
1) I want to catch a nice picture of Mitchell Cook in action at a basketball game dribble down the court while catching players behind him making look like no one can guard him.
2) I want to catch my puppies in motion running away from each other to really show the distance they have in them by using a treat to get there action.
3) I want to use the library by the throwing a book across Mrs. Hayse Face catch that action with camera and see the book in motion and then in the back ground slightly blurry Mrs. Hayse face in shock
4) i would use the a basketball and i would be at an angle to catch the ball in the air but also the rim so the ball would be in motion so it would slowly go in.
5) go to a water fountain and use a water bottle and be at an angle to catch the water going in the bottle so it would look sweet.

One of the strengths in my action photo was.... Being able to catch Mitchell mid air while jelling and it actually isn't bad quality.  
One of the challenges for my action photo was... trying to capture Mitchell mid air we had to try this couple times,
In the future, I would overcome the above challenge by ... Trying to get better quality or maybe taking a video but then pause the video to where i can screenshot.

I chose these 3 subjects because... They are all different objects, and really meaningful to me. I actually do have a passion for photography in my near future.
I was challenged by ... Really just being able to get the picture i really liked and really focused as well. 
But, I overcame it by .... Simply just having the dedication to take the picture and being able to manage time to focus on school work.
My strength when taking these photos was .. 
In order to get the best composition, I... used my Phone to really capture every photo. in picture number i really used it because i had to cut out so of the photo to really use this nice picture i've had.
One of the ACTION PHOTO techniques we've learned in class that I used to accomplish this assignment was... the time management. also being able to capture the action photo is really cool if you get what you want.
If I could give advice to another student about this assignment, I'd tell them... Really take your time into this assignment because it actually is really entertaining. also used alot of rule of thirds in these pictures to capture what i wanted.
Side Note; is for the last picture i put the camera down by my desk and set a timer on the phone to walk past it and it captured me walking by has an example of action.