Depth of Field

So, this week, keeping the Rule of Thirds in mind, I had to take pictures with different types of depth. And, for some reason, I found this assignment more challenging than the others. I couldn't seem to find much inspiration in nature this week, and whenever I did see something that caught my eye, it didn't really have to do with Depth of Field. So I did the best that I could, but still wish I could've done better. Maybe if I find more of an inspiration, everything would look better and I'd be happier. Then I can come back to Depth of Field and try it again.

~Ali

Rule of Thirds

This week I was to practice the Rule of Thirds. I had always seen other photographs take picture to the side or something and thought it was good; and whenever my sister used her iPhone I would see the grid lines and think they were helpful, but I never knew there was a rule. So before I went out and took pictures, I had to Google it, like I do everything. It's actually pretty simple, and you probably all know it, but I'm gonna tell you anyway. It's where you should take a picture with the subject in the squares and the focus of the subject in the intersection of the squares. If the subject is just in the middle, there is no visual interest for the audience, whereas, if it's on a side, it gives the audience something more to look at and more visual interest. So, here are some of my pieces of work, focusing on the Rule of Thirds.

~Ali

Shutter Speed and Aperture

This was my first time using a professional camera and trying to take the pictures expertly, so I was kind of nervous to start out my first assignment about shutter speed and aperture. I usually just take pictures of friends and family, so this was a big change for me. Therefore, I started out by reading the instructions for the camera. I actually had to Google them because I borrowed the camera and they didn't really come with them. Anyway, I shamefully admit that I didn't finish reading them, but I did read the parts about the basic functions, shutter speed, and aperture. After, to get out of the mind-frame of simple pictures, I decided to go outside to my backyard woods. I took a few pictures and tried to get used to the buttons, but none of them came out really good. So I waited a few days to start over and then, actually felt pretty comfortable with the camera. I ended up taking a few good pictures. They're of course not as professionally done as they could be, but over time as I get better they will, too. 

I hope you like them! Here they are:

~Ali