Week 4

The photos below are examples of the monochromatic and complementary color schemes.

 

To represent a monochromatic color scheme in a picture, I decided to photograph round bales in the barnyard. Once I got outside and started to capture the round bales, I thought it would be interesting to incorporate the sky full of clouds. Finally, after shooting from many different angles, I was able to capture the round bales against the clouds without blue sky in the photograph.

To represent a complementary color scheme in a picture, I decided to photograph a yellow caterpillar against a purple background. I spotted the caterpillar on my daughter’s slide and was inspired by his coloring. So, I went inside and grabbed one of Corynn’s purple jackets which I placed on the slide. The caterpillar was quite cooperative and wasn’t harmed in any way during the photo shoot! I love his yellow coloring against the purple polyester – truly complementary!

Week 3

Taking macro photos this week was both challenging and fun for me. I quickly learned the importance of my camera’s minimum focusing distance as I found that a lot of my photos were blurry. It was fun getting outside and trying to look for interesting subjects to photograph. With the cold weather approaching, my flowers have since passed, but it was entertaining to see how dainty wildflowers would photograph.

I first tried making my collage with Photovisi, but it proved to be a failure. Once I would download beyond 13 pictures, it would give me an error message. So, I gave in and downloaded Picasa which I found to be very user-friendly.  Overall, I had a good experience with creating the collage.

Week 2

These photos were taken in Maine this weekend. I love how in the top photo, the point-of-view provides the onlooker with the intricate detailing of the sunflower and captures the beauty of a bumble bee in action. The p-o-v of the second photo is standing slightly below the sunflower and looking up. There were some other really great sunflower shots, but I love this photo because of the bumble bee flying away. The photos, although photographing the same subject, are dramatically different because of the p-o-v. In the top photo, the p-o-v focuses solely on the bee and seeds of the sunflower while the p-o-v of the second photo allows the viewer to see the beauty of the whole sunflower in its natural environment.

Week 1

St. Albans Reservoir, October 2011

I pass the St. Albans Reservoir daily on my drive home and it is just minutes from my house. I always take a peek when I drive by because I never know what I'll see! This was such a beautiful shot beucase typically the geese float together, but on this particular day, they were spread out across the Reservoir... absolutely gorgeous!