Digital Portfolio Part 3 (3 photographs)

The third part of the digital portfolio assignment for my advanced digital photography class.

Light falling on a bonsai trunk

Another backlit leaf that really accentuates the color and lines.

A line of orchid blooms.

Tilt Shift Time Lapse

I mentioned this very cool video showing tilt shift and time lapse photos. Not sure if it was done in Photoshop or in camera. Also not sure what the song is all about either. Ivette asked me to post it here.

Enjoy!

Theoretical Presentation

Presentation on Gertrude Käsebier and Yousuf Karsh:

Click here for the presentation.

Click here for the handout.

Click here for the presentation with notes about the photographs.

Digital Portfolio Part 2 (5 photographs)

The second set of five images in building my digital portfolio for the Advanced Digital Photography class at Pittsburgh Filmmakers. These were captured at the Cleveland Botanical Garden in Ohio.

Orchid Abstract 1

Orchids Prebloom

Orchid Abstract 2

Orchid Abstract Stripes

Orchid with Water Beads

Assignment #2

This first image is made up of 4 separate photos. The background is a lava flow in Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. I used a Gaussian Blur to simulate depth of field. The figure was made from 3 photos and layered together before being placed over the background.

Ryan As Kanzeon

This is the simplest of the 3 which includes 2 photographs.

Arguing With Herself

This final image is made up of four photographs that I staged while using my wireless remote and a 2-second delayed shot.

Start To Finish Meal - A Self Portrait

Digital Portfolio Part 1 (5 photographs)

My digital portfolio will be a study of macro photography with an emphasis on flowers, plants and trees and depth of field. To this end, I will go to Pittsburgh’s Phipps Conservatory, the Cleveland Botanical Garden as well as several hiking tours around the Pittsburgh area as the weather improves and green things start growing again. My intention is to use my Canon 50D with the EF100mm f/2.8 Macro lens and available light with an added reflector as necessary.

A sparkling orchid looks like someone sprinkled glitter on the tepals (the outer petals).

The colors and lines on this leaf really drew my eye.

The light through the bonsai's leaves and branches plays across its roots.

The spotlight behind this leaf really accentuates the color and lines.

The light and color on the petal of this orchid was amazing.

Copy Cat Assignment

The first image is of the large door leading into the Tech Center Bunker on 4th Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh. I found it on the Flickr Pittsburgh group.

@ Original credit Rick Szymanski

@ My Edit

@ My Original

The next photo is the statue outside of the Frick Fine Art Center in Oakland and is from one of my Flickr contacts.

Triplets Original credit Dan Weeks

Triplets My Edit

Triplets My Original