Self Portrait
In school:
In school:
The picture I have chosen to assess is the picture in the second row in the middle, of myself. To get this lighting shown on my face, the light was to the left of me pointing at eye level. The light seems to be splitting a little more than half of my face in this shot. This shot is focused on mostly the upper half of myself, showing a little of my torso and my face. In this picture, I am sitting with my back to the light a little bit, but my head it turned towards the light source. This horizontal picture is taken from a head on point of view, not too far away from the camera. With my facial expression as well as the lighting, it shows happiness but darkness because of the shadows on the other half of my face. In comparison to this photo, the second picture in the first row has a different feel to it. With the background being brighter as well as even light everywhere, there are no shadows being given.
Outside school:
To capture these photos, I had an assistant help me. These photos were all taken at Colt State Park in Bristol, MA during the middle of the day. In these photos, there are examples of leading lines, texture, as well as pattern and shape. In the third photo the dock in the background gives the illusion of the lines coming to a point. There are example of texture in the snow, the wood poles and the my hair. To get these photos, the white balance on the camera used was set to cloudy. All the photos that were taken were all similar, These pictures all show one emotion, happiness. With the beautiful landscape behind me, how could I not smile? The most successful part of theses images was the head-on angle the pictures were being shot at, as well as the completely white background. These pictures are self portraits opposed to the typical "selfie" because of the compositionally enriched elements shown in all. By having these elements displayed in each picture, it is known as an "artsy" photo.