Kushagra T's Digital Photo Blog

An ant looking at food  A bird looking at the ground A three year old looking up Loneliness A photo at 9AM A photo at 4PM A building A part of a building A doorknob Something shiny A person with a plain background

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F/5 F/6.3  F/8 F/9 F/10 F/13 F/16 F/20 F/22 F/32 Questions: 1. Which was your most successful image and why? A: The one at f/5 with the shallower depth of field came out super sharp and contrast-y. 2. Which was your least successful image and why? A: I'd have to say the f/32. Its softer and that ugly lens flare is very pronounced.

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Elements using filters: Camera Raw: Line (Glowing Edges): Shape (cutout): Color (dry brush): Value ( Graphic pen with blending): Form (bas relief with blending): Texture (Stained Glass): Space (Torn Edges):

1. Emphasis, Texture, Crop. Picture of a flower on school campus, cropped to size. 2. Variety, Space, Layer mask Picture I took on vacation, added a stock photo of a boat via layer mask. 3. Pattern, Color, Layer mask Layer masked some bugs into a picture of flowers in the school campus. 4. Unity, Texture, Crop Some wet leaves, cropped. Questions: 1. What is your favorite composition and why? A: Gotta be the flower. Great lighting and texture. 2. What is your least favorite composition and why? A: The wet leaves. The emphasis and texture are great but the out of focus elements look super harsh and distracting. 3. What is one thing you wish you did better? A: I wish I'd known how to adjust exposure, contrast etc. for individual layers. Some of these would've come out better then. 4. What is one thing you wish you knew how to do, but don't yet, that could've helped your composition? A:  I wish I knew...

What type of photography does Pete Souza practice as the president's photographer? A: Documentary photography for history. Who was the first president to have a photographer? A: Lyndon Johnson was the first president to have a photographer. What did Nixon do to his photographer? A: Nixon restricted his photographer from taking too many pictures. The President's photographer's office used to be the what? A: It used to be the white house barber shop. Where are most of the photographer's photographs displayed? A: Most of the photos are displayed in the west wing. How long is the photographer's typical day? A: The photographer's typical day is 13 hours long Can Pete delete photos if he does not like them? Why/why not? A: No, they are all saved in the national archive. Would you want to be the President's Photographer? Why/why not? A: No, I would not like to be the President's photographer. Although it has its merits, it is a job with...

Balance: Distribution of visual weight of objects. Emphasis: Part of the design that catches the viewer's eye. Movement: The path the viewer's eye takes through the work of art (I swear I took this one on vacation last weekend) Pattern: The repetition of an object or symbol all over a work of art. Repetition: Pattern which makes a work of art seem active. Proportion: Feeling of unity created when all sizes relate well with each other. Rhythm: Repetition which creates a feeling of organized movement. Variety: Use of several different elements of art to hold a viewer's attention. Unity: The feeling of harmony between parts of a work of art.

All the subjects in the upper row look down, and the lower row look up.