For this Gimp assignment we were working/learning how to retouch/modify things we want to change about a picture. The first picture is the original and the second one is the picture that I edited. At first it was confusing but I started to get the hang of it. Hopefully with time I will become a lot more skilled at editing photos.
Architecture was the first photo assignment I decided to tackle. On the left is my best picture, I felt this was my strongest picture because it has a unique display of the houses, which all look the same. I also liked the way the hills and horizon were shot.
Technical Data
Shutter Speed: 1/400
Aperture: F4.3
ISO: 80
I ended up taking several pictures, after sorting and editing them I was able to pick out my best 10 (below in slide show). Architecture was my main focus for this assignment. I was able to practice what we have learned in class for this assignment (ISO, shutter speed, aperture and composition). For most of these pictured I used the "Manual" setting on the camera to gain more experience and practice with it. I really liked the freedom and expression I was allowed to put into this first assignment.
For this assignment we learned how to create Pop Art with Gimp. Gimp is a free version of Photoshop. Andy Warhol was the first artist to start creating Pop Art. Personally, I found Gimp very confusing at first because it was a new program for me. As I got further into the assignment I started to get the hang of it. Hopefully as this class goes on I will become a photo editing pro (well at least a semi-pro).
For this assignment, composition, or the makeup, of a photo was the key idea. I learned several different "rules"/"techniques" for it. The assignment called for 11 different photos, each with a different rule, which are listed below. I came into this class not knowing much about photography, I wanted to take this class to learn how to shoot decent photos. Within only TWO weeks, whoa have I learned a lot! It’s amazing to me that something so simple as following a few guide lines can make your pictures amazing. For example, like most people, when I would go to take a picture, I always thought it was best to center the subject. Little did I know that following the rule of thirds, (placing the object on one of the “Tic Tac Toe” like lines would make my pictures turn out so much better.
