F22-F36 - Weekly Assignment

outside mr b's room with a dirty lens

the senior parking lot by the gym

benches by the pavilion

the lens ruins this shot

school bus for swim

coach moore's shed

shipping crate by baseball field

baseball field with cool clouds

track with unwilling PE students

softball field with houses in the background

Light Graffiti - Weekly Assignment

Two squares

Triangle

Star with bald partner

Flower

A really ugly plane

Stick figure

zoomed in on stick figure's face

our best attempt at a moon

deformed butterfly

Spiky bush

lightstalking.com - Weekly Assignment

There are some photographs every photographer, regardless of level, should know how to take. These are some of the most popular methods of taking photos.

1. THE BACKGROUND BLUR SHOT- known as "shallow depth of field". This shows you understand the relationship between sharpness and blur, how it works in a photograph, and creating it. You create this photo by placing your subject of interest inside the area of sharpness, while placing your background behind.
2. THE EVERYTHING-SHARP PHOTO- You should aim to get all your photos sharp without the use of the flash, because that is a great achievement. Using a wide depth of field will make everything sharp at infinity, meaning you create a photograph  where everything looks sharp because the depth of field is so wide there is no room for blur. Moving subjects are an exception which create a blur. Hyper-focal Distance is important subject to tackle when creating photographs using wide depth.
3. MOTION BLUR- A common favorite is capturing subjects in motion to the point that they blur in the scene, which can be achieved by using a slow shutter speed. You can capture objects such as light trails, light painting, and turning the sea into a milk-like silky form. To learn this you must learn slow shutter techniques, and knowledge in the fundamental details of focusing and depth of field since sharpness is still very important. Even outdoors at 12:00, an experienced photographer can create an effect with the right tools, setting, and knowledge.
4. FREEZE MOTION- The idea of a photo finish uses the technique called stop motion/ freeze motion. This is when you freeze a action shot. This technique can be used with the aide of flash or studio strobes or it can be done using natural light at the right time of day.
5. THE GRAINY SHOT- Grain was basically dependent on the ASA (ISO) of the film used. Digital wasn't able to effectively replicate this effect as it couldn't handle dark tomes very well when you chose a high ISO. If you zoom in close enough to see the pixels, you will notice a little bit of pixel merging happening which can be mistaken as being slightly blurry even if your photo is actually sharp. The secret is in the ability of a photographer to make judgement calls as to when is the best time to use a specific ISO setting based on luminance.

Love - Weekly Assignment

                                                             Giraffe & giraffe baby at zoo

at zoo w/ guy dressed up as a panda

Parents in front of a big Christmas tree in San Francisco

at a friend's house

Last year at Valentine's 

Giving my sister flowers for her bday 

another zoo pic

outside english class

i dont remember when this was taken

at homecoming

The Grammys - Written Assignment

This picture of the grammys pokes fun at Rihanna and her song "umbrella", and her unnecessarily large and poofy dress. Some critics said her dress looked like a quincenera dress, and is making fun of her large dress and her song "umbrella". Although Rihanna usually dresses fancy for the grammys, this time she chose an over the top dress, maybe to impress the cameras. 

Sam Lopez Shutter Bug - Written Assignment

Samuel Lopez-Licea, a very talented photographer student from Otay Ranch High School recommended by the photography/Japanese teacher Minako Oskay. He is a skilled photographer and is seeking a career in photography. His pictures are amazing and he removes colors on many of his pictures and uses different methods, such as long and short exposure. I like how the focuses on the blur along with the movement of the train. It's amazing how he adjusts the color of the background of the city. He is a very skilled photographer and should be given a chance to have a career for photojournalism or other different professions which need good photography skills. I enjoy his pictures a lot and he has professional work with his uncle that helped make him such a great photographer. Otay Ranch is lucky to have Samuel as a student, as he is a very skilled photographer.

Patterns - Weekly Assignment

                                                              Mr. Bryant's hat as a pass

 somehow green area of campus

inside the gym area looking towards the hills

tree pattern 

the seldom used blue zone

fence in the baseball field

water pump with brand new cover

softball fields with similar looking houses in the background

 pothole cover from india

roof of the 300 building

Superbowl Commercials - Written Assignment

Superbowl Commercials: Favorite 3

Doritos:

I liked the Doritos commercial because how it attracted to emotions by reuniting the puppy and its dad, but was also funny because the directors of the commercial were expecting more from them while they enjoyed a bag of Doritos. The named the father dog Doritos and the puppy Nacho to go with the flavor chips the people in the commercial were currently eating.

Esurance:

I enjoyed this commercial because when a women goes to pick up her prescription she meets a famous person that is pretending to be a pharmacist. When talking to him he says how he is sorta Greg because they have many similar experience. He then gives her a random bottle of medication and makes her take them. It was a smart concept to bring the point that Esurance will make sure you only pay for what is for you.

Snickers: 

The snickers commercials are known for being very funny and creative. This one is no exception. When they used a scene from the Brady Bunch movie and use Danny Trejo as the daughter who had her nose broken, he wants to be violent and get payback on the brother. The mother gives him a snickers and the daughters returns to be all sweet.