Depth of Field and Motion

Depth Of Field

For this photo I was playing around with DOF trying to have Handsome(chihuahua) as the subject in focus, while having Ivy(yorkie) out of focus in a blur with her movement. I really enjoy bringing out the red in the photos giving them a warmer feeling to them especially with the fall leaves on the ground.

This was my absolute favorite out of the pictures I had captured. It has a lot of emotion to it, and being able to capture Handsome in his mid-stalking was really cool. I tried to get everything in front of the fence to be in focus while the trees past the fence are out of focus bringing your attention to the dogs. The editing with this photo came out exactly like I wanted it to, it's very warm, the colors are all very vibrant and you can really see all the spots the sun is hitting.

I was really happy with the end product of this photo. His colors stand out really well from the dull colors in the back, I did up the saturation for greens and yellows to make them pop some more and that was about it for the editing I did on this photo.

With this photo I had the shutter speed set pretty fast to capture Ivy moving around. For the editing I played a lot with the saturation and was really happy with how the bottom portion of the photo came out, but the top portion was just too bright and just doesn't fit it with the rest of the photo.

Motion

This was a fun photo I took at about midnight during the heavy rain, I had to play a lot with the settings to figure out what would work and what wouldn't. It came out looking like it was taken with a film camera which I think was very cool. I did turn the contrast up for this photo and did some burning on the trashcan because in the original it was just too bright for the picture.

So I did not do a ton of edits to this photo and upped the saturation on it. I am not sure why the quality is so low on the blog (I swear it looks better on my laptop). I think the photo is okay, but I didn't quite capture the movement as clearly as I would have liked.

This was a great photo of Ivy mid bark, she was captured perfectly still. I think this was one of the best motion pictures I had captured of the dogs moving around. The editing for this I just played around with the levels and curves and darkened the photo, and then brought out the red in her beard.

This was another good motion picture; their feet did come out a little blurry but overall, I was happy with the final outcome with the edits I had made. I brightened up the grass and turned up the saturation to make the red pop out in her fur. Again, I kept the editing really simple with this photo.

 

DOF and Motion Checkin

 

For this photo I was playing around with DOF trying to have Handsome(chihuahua) as the subject in focus, while having Ivy(yorkie) out of focus in a blur with her movement. I really enjoy bringing out the red in the photos giving them a warmer feeling to them especially with the fall leaves on the ground.

This was a motion photo that I was really happy with the outcome, they do have a bit of blur, but I found capturing movement was more difficult so being able to capture them with some sort of focus was a win. I did some editing again with trying to warm up the photo, but I wasn't happy with the outcome. I feel like it needs something else and I haven't quite figured that out yet.

This was my absolute favorite out of the pictures I had captured. It has a lot of emotion to it, and being able to capture Handsome in his mid-stalking was really cool. I tried to get everything in front of the fence to be in focus while the trees past the fence are out of focus bringing your attention to the dogs. The editing with this photo came out exactly like I wanted it to, it's very warm, the colors are all very vibrant and you can really see all the spots the sun is hitting.

This was a fun photo I took at about midnight during the heavy rain, I had to play a lot with the settings to figure out what would work and what wouldn't. It came out looking like it was taken with a film camera which I think was very cool. I did turn the contrast up for this photo and did some burning on the trashcan because in the original it was just too bright for the picture.

Black and White Study

 

     For my first assignment I chose this photo of the gutter drain as the water drips out. I was really happy with how the original picture came out but through the 4 different edits I did, I was able to create an ominous feeling through the photos with. With my last edit I did try and go for a lighter feeling.

Original Photo

Black and White

I really enjoy the curves tool and used it on each edit. I burned the ground to give it a darker contrast, though I did feel like the brick was a little too late after I finished editing.

Black and White 2

For this edit I did try and go for a lighter feel to it still using the curves.

Cool Tones

I feel like this one didn't have the right mood for what I was trying to go for, but I do really enjoy the contrast from all the highlights and shadows on the ground.

Cool Tones 2

I had a ton of fun with this edit. I wanted it to make someone feel like there is something about to crawl out of the drain. Having the extremely dark ground in contrast to the very light brick wall really draws attention to the drain which is exactly what I was going for.

Sepia

This last edit was my favorite. I really wanted to go for an older looking photo which I think I was able to accomplish with this edit.

    

My Passions

 Two things I am very passionate about are my sport and my dog. I am a competitive clay target athlete and have been competing since I was about 12 years old. I have won many different competitions and have even competed in the National Junior Olympics. Being in this sport I have also had the opportunity to meet many of the USA Olympians for this sport.

My second passion? My dog. His name is Handsome, and he is a blue merle chihuahua. Handsome is about 5 years old and is one of the most well behaved chihuahuas people will ever meet. He knows how to sit, lay down, spin, sit pretty, and to stay. Handsome means the world to me and I think college would be a lot more boring without him here with me.

Instagram: rylee.joyjoy

A Little About Me

 So, a little about me, I am a 20-year-old sophomore and will be graduating in May with my associates here at Bethel. After that, I will go back home to Alaska to finish my bachelors online in Special Education. I have a boyfriend that I have been with for almost 2 years, and he graduated last fall. I am a huge animal person and have 5 dogs, 3 budgies, 3 guinea pigs, and a rabbit back at home. I am a competitive shotgun athlete and have competed in the National Junior Olympics.

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