I took these pictures Christmas day around an iced over puddle. The only regret I have is not trying to utilize my ISO at 100 or 200 because now I don't know what they would've turned out like. These were my favorites. ISO: 400 APERTURE: 5.6 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/4000 This is ice that my brother threw and it shattered. I thought is looked pretty because of the light, and it reminded me of glass. I tried to blind shoot this so that I didn't have to get a boring angle from above looking straight down on it. This helped with the light. ISO: 400 APERTURE: 5.6 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/250 I thought this was a neat picture because the leaf is frosted, but the grass around it is green. I got down on eye level to see it. You can see the detail in the frost and leaf, but all the grass is out of focus.  ISO: 400 APERTURE: 5.6 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/1000 The ice had neat indents in it, and I wanted to get neat pictures of them. I tried putting my camera as close t

So, I was using my 10D and looking at pictures online that I wanted to recreate when I thought about trying to manipulate my depth of field. Sometimes I just feel lucky, and I usually keep my f/stop down all the way anyway for a fast shutter speed, but I felt like I was cheating, so I set up a white background and white paper in my bathroom to do this picture. I found it on the internet explaining depth of field. (I didn't really read the article. I just liked the picture.)  ISO: 100 APERTURE: 8.0 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/125 This was the original picture I recreated. I used a flash. I couldn't get the picture in the dark, so I ended up turning on the lights in order to control my depth of field and focus. This is what I ended up with. ISO: 100 APERTURE: 8.0 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/125 I noticed while I was taking pictures like that, that there were shadows going to the left of the crayons and I wanted a picture of them, so I took a vertical shot. The way the flash w

1. Reflection ISO: 160 APERTURE: 8.0 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/250 I could've taken this picture a bit more extreme. Rachel (left) could've been a little more rugged or crying with makeup running down her face while Caroline (right) could've presented her bright kind of character better. 2. Stack of Books ISO: 160 APERTURE: 7.1 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/250 This was a poor editing job on my part. There's odd shadow things around the books, but I do like that you can see the detail in the books. 3. Undergarment ISO: 1250 APERTURE: 3.5 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/40 My original idea for this photo was to sit in a tree in shorts with socks on and autumn leaves on the ground so the background was nice and pretty. That way, I could shoot down to my feet, but in an obvious was so it looks like I was sitting in a tree. I've kind of procrastinated, so I didn't have enough time to play with that. This is what came up. I just really like pictures with christmas

ISO: 800 APERTURE: 2.5 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/250 I like this water drop picture, but it's not the best I ended up with. That will be in my project blog. For this, I orginally had someone hold the bag while I used a crappy lens to try to focus on the water. This didn't work at all because I couldn't focus on the top of the water. Finally smith explained that I needed to use the wood frame so it falls in the same point everytime and I can use a pin point to focus. After about the third time of shooting this assignment I was told I could use strobes to change the color of the water. I put a sequined jacket under the fish bowl and lot it from the right and got a neat looking color of water. 

ISO: 1000 APERTURE: 4.0 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/50 This picture was a last minute assignment by yearbook. I was told that I needed a picture of Miles Coleman which would be cropped into a square. The only problems I had shooting this assignment was that Robert Hoover was on his phone the whole time in the background. I realize I should've worried about my background first and told him to get off his phone. Otherwise I'm pleased with how the picture turned out. Miles is exposed properly and is smiling so it has lots of expression. I didn't have to do a lot of editing which I feel makes a good picture. Next time I have to shoot something like this I'm going to figure it out before having to get something last minute. 

ISO: 800 APERTURE: 2.8 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/80 Something simple that I didn't think about last time I shot the newspaper work night was the lighting. It's really simple, so simple I overlooked it. I've been taught that that is the first thing you think about when you enter a different room or environment. Last time I tried compensating for the lack of light with my ISO. This time I learned from my mistake and ended up with much better pictures. I made sure all the lights were on so that we weren't sitting in the dark. It was that simple. I tried a few different angles than last time and overall ended up with pictures that required a lot less editing than before.

ISO: 1600 APERTURE: 2.8 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/250 All the pictures I got from this assignment look the same because the only thing our students were doing were standing around with clipboards. There's only so many ways that you can make that interesting, but I did my best. I chose this picture because it's shows one of our students interacting with the middle school students. It also has the subjects of the pictures in it: our students judging the middle school students on their robots. It was super dark in the room so my pictures turned out like crap. I used a flash in the beginning but it ended up not helping all too much. 

ISO: 400 APERTURE: 4.0 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/5000   I shot this assignment with a 10-24. I think this picture is a neat kind of view. It still shows students but it has an emphasis on the trebuchet. The colors turned out really pretty and bright. I wish there would've been some clouds out that day.   I like that the student is posed with his trebuchet about to launch it. I chose to blog about this picture because it stood out compared to the others I took because of all these reasons. I don't like that there's another student behind the trebuchet. 

ISO: 1600 APERTURE: 6.3 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/100 I would seriously make this the wallpaper on my phone because even though its not an especially yearbook worthy photo I think its very artistic. They are of thirds to the right and the backdrop with the costumes has a very elegant look about it. It almost tells a story. It would be good for a full bleed or for lapping photos over. I got really close to the stage and used a 10-24 which helped with the wide shot.  I would've also like to have gotten a shot up and close in their business with this pose. 

ISO: 800 APERTURE: 11 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/100 I have wanted to do this picture for a while, but I feel like it's really stereotypical and hard to actually create well. Anyone can walk out and take a picture of the road. It had just rained so I had to wait on cars to pass and sit in the middle of the wet road. You can tell since all the bark is dark that it rained. I like how the trees frame the road and there's a lot of detail in the road and leaves. Smith told me to pull up the blacks and shadows and the vibrance which really made the leaves pop. I wish I would have waited a couple weeks so that the leaves would've been really pretty and fallen in the road, but I like this. 

I loved shooting this game! I'm glad this is the game I got to shoot because of all the tears. I basically stayed on bench duty and broke out a 17-50 to get the guys slumped over and upset.  ISO: 1600 APERTURE: 4.0 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/320 I like how this drill team girl is framed. There is a lot of detail in her sequins and the tiger is a nice background. I like all the colors in this picture and the exposure. There are just enough shadows to make it look good.  ISO: 2500 APERTURE: 2.8 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/500 I'm almost happy to say, even though it's mean and I like our football boys, getting pictures of them crying was fabulous. I wish Warren would've been looking just a bit more up. You can get the emotion from him. He's the only one crying and everyone in the background is just fine. He looks like he just got done playing hard, and the oranges aren't weird.  ISO: 2500 APERTURE: 2.8 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/500 I tried so hard to get a

I'm so glad Smith let me shoot with his camera at the bonfire! I LOVED his special 70-200. ISO: 2000 APERTURE: 4.0 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/100 For this I turned off my flash. I wanted to do silhouettes in front of the fire, but this is what came of it. I don't like the motion blur from the poms, but I don't know what I should've done to fix it. I also don't like how the subjects have a blue tint, but I color corrected it and this was how it was supposed to be. The girl staring at the camera urks my nerves. Don't people know not to look at the photogs?! ISO: 2000 APERTURE: 4.0 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/100 This picture stuck out to me because Bailey is throwing the torch into the pile, but you can see the smoke and ashes trailing from the torch while Bailey is still posed throwing the torch. I like how the picture is framed by the huge flames on the left and Bailey is throwing the torch on the right while the whole pile is in the center.  ISO: 2000

ISO: 1250 APERTURE: 2.8 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/125 I shoot a lot of theatre and about as many headshots. This was a combination of both. I was assigned to get an environmental portrait of Emily McDonald for theatre. I know what you're thinking. This isn't a portrait! Of course, I'm not stupid. It's a headshot, and not a great one either! I asked Sydney how she wanted the photo done and she just said a headshot would be fine since it's just going in the newspaper. This was taken in the hallway in the theatre. The ambient light is weird, so I had to run up my ISO because I didn't have a flash. I should have worried about the background first because the door is blown out, but I worked my histogram like Smith told me to. I started at the left with the dark side working on background first. Then, I worked my way over and pulled the blown out part down. As a last resort I used the brush tool to pull up the subject and make her pop as the "subject" of t

ISO: 2000 APERTURE: 2.8 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/250 I feel like Rush did when she shot this assignment last year while I was at the meeting. I didn't bring a flash either which seems to be my problem, but I have an excuse since every time I need one there is none in the gear closet. This turned out like crap. I'm not even proud of this assignment, but I can say that I at least tried to work with what I had. McAllister's is lit so awkwardly. It's like that swanky club kind of lighting. I do like that the book is in focus, but I wish the people were too. The way everyone was sitting, it was hard to shoot because at any angle you got the back of someone's head. The lights remind me of the school lights and how photographers hate them.

ISO: 400 APERTURE: 5.6 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/640 For this picture there was an uneven amount of genders. Weird. I had to have the girl in the middle sit on the crack of the two benches. Then, I put the boys in windows standing up because that's masculine. Because it's a tennis picture I had the girl put up their rackets and cross their legs since they were in skirts. The coach wanted to do something with tennis balls, so I dumped the buggy of balls on the ground. I thought that added a nice touch and was very creative. The conditions outside were perfect. It was not too sunny and the sky was pretty. I should have straightened this by the top of the building. I had to go in and lightly bring up the exposure on the darker people. Overall, I'm proud of this and feel it turned out well.

ISO: 3200 APERTURE: 4.0 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/200 Potter said that she wanted pictures of diversity being spirited and of people in focus with everyone else blurred. So, I ended up with this. I had to run up my ISO because I didn't have a flash and it was the gym. Things didn't turn out too noisy. I like this because Felicity has a lot of expression and I feel like it's different compared to other pep rally pictures. ISO: 3200 APERTURE: 4.0 SHUTTE SPEED: 1/200 This picture was good because the football players didn't have to sit in the front. They sat with their friends in the stands so they were more spirited than they normally are. This could've been better if the people in the background were blurred more, or if Justin Lewis's face wasn't cut off by someones arm.  ISO: 3200 APERTURE: 4.0 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/200 I love Mrs. Murray. These pictures were different because more teachers were there and spirited. I tried to get shots