Photojournalism Project

The Pecan Festival

In this photo it shows the Pecan Street Festival being shown downtown at 6th street, with lots of people shopping and socializing with each other

In this photo it shows one of the many buildings downtown with lots of people visiting the Pecan Festival

In this photo it shows one of the many vendors selling skull artwork to the people visiting the Pecan Festival

In this photo it shows the city and people shopping around at the Pecan Festival

In this photo it shows one of the many places to go and socialize and people shopping around the Pecan Festival

In this photo it shows one of the many places to go and socialize while being at the Pecan Street Festival

Photojournalism Project: Unedited Photos

Focus Stacking

Photojournalism Preview

They first had to get permission from the people the photographer was photographing, the photographer would have to do research about the problem that was happening.




The photographer would have to do research on the festival make sure the timing is right on the photo




The photographer would have to take precautions on who he is photographing and the situation the photographer is in

Shooting like a Photojournalist

What does the writer suggest doing to capture emotional images?

The writer suggests people to do some preliminary research and to interact with the crowd

What does the writer suggest doing to help you "pick a face out of the crowd?"

The writer suggests that when picking a face to try and frame it and get an interesting background

Photo Essay Tips 

What is a Photo Essay?

A photo essay is a collection of images that are in a specific order to tell the progression of events, emotions, and concepts

Summarize the 5 tips the writer provides

-Find a topic thats interesting and will make the reader want more

-Research your topic, make sure you have your facts right

-Find the "real story", give more detail about the subject

-Put emotions into the story

-Plan your shots and how you're going to take them

Planning Ahead

What event will you photograph?

The Pecan Festival

Landscape Photography

-ISO 200

-Lens 21mm

-F11

-1/250

-ISO 200

-Lens 18mm

-F11

-1/250

-ISO 200

-Lens 20mm

-F11

-1/250

-ISO 200

-Lens 21mm

-F11

1/250

-ISO 320

-Lens 18mm

-F11

-1/250

-ISO 250

-Lens 18mm

-F11

-1/250

-ISO 200

-Lens 44mm

-F11

-1/250

-ISO 250

-Lens 29mm

-F11

-1/250

Pet Photography

Lightroom Adjustment Experiments

Adjustment Brush

I used the adjustment brush to emphasize the dog and make him stand out more in the picture

Graduated Filter

I used the graduated filter to make the top of the picture brighter

HDR Essential Skills and Major Assignment

Original Images

Balanced Exposure

Under Exposure

Over Exposure

HDR Photo

HDR Preview

What does HDR stand for?
High Dynamic Range, is a way of processing photos that allows for a wider and deeper range of colors

In your own words, explain what makes an HDR photo an HDR photo?
An HDR photo has more vibrant colors and emphasizes them more

What is bracketing?
When you take several shots all at once with different settings

What software can you use to produce an HDR image?
You can use photoshop to produce an HDR photo

When selecting layers, what do you have to be careful about when creating your HDR photo?
To not combine too many photos together and expose too many pixels

Sample Poses

Pose for a single man

Pose for a single female

Pose for friends

Pose for couples (romantic)

Landscape/Cityscape Preview

Three tips that are important for Landscape/Cityscape photography

-Capturing movement can add drama and give interest into the photo

-Working with the weather can change the mood of the photo dramatically 

-Working during the day isn't always the best choice for lighting. The lighting may be too harsh so its better to shoot around dawn or dusk

Japan Flower Park by crazy-frankenstein.com

Apocalypse Now by Miles Morgan

Black Forest by Andy Linden

Equipment

-Camera

-Flashlight

-Lenses

-Tripod

Location

-Hamilton's Pool

-Downtown Austin

Hamilton's Pool

Downtown Austin

I can go downtown by 6th street to take these photos and take photos nearby that area