Kushagra T's Digital Photo Blog

* This image was taken in July at Yosemite National Park How it uses the Rule of Thirds: When I took the photo, I did not intend to use the rule of thirds. Looking at it later, though, I noticed that the rocks on the left cover approximately one third of the frame. The sky in the left half of the frame also covers about a third before it is interrupted by the mountain on the right. About the focus: I tried to have the entire frame in focus by using a small aperture (f/11). Despite this, the fact that this landscape goes from very close to very far means that some parts of the shot are blurry. The lens I used is also not very sharp in the corners, and this shows in the image. Why it has good exposure; In this shot, everything looks natural as if seen by the human eye. The shadows of the rocks have the darkest blacks and the snow on the mountains in the background has the brightest whites. Principle of design: I think this shot uses variety because we see a lake, rocks, m...

Part 1: - Did you use the rule of thirds? What did you emphasize, land or sky? - Yes, I tried to emphasize the sky. - What principles of design did you use and how? - Emphasis: Emphasized the clouds.   Repetition: The parked cars repeat   Variety: The cars, truck, houses, poles, and fence create variety. - What time of day was your image taken? Was it a good time to shoot or not? - This image was taken at 9:30 AM. It was a good time to shoot because of the pretty sky. - How did you use the foreground - background relationship? - The cars in the foreground work nicely with the houses and sky in the background. - Did you use the rule of thirds? What did you emphasize, land or sky? - Yes, I tried to emphasize the land. - What principles of design did you use and how? - Emphasis: I emphasized the tree.   Balance: The tree is roughly symmetrical.    - What time of day was your image taken? Was it a good time...

  • How was using the macro lens? - Using the macro lens was very interesting and it was fun getting really close to things.     • Which is your favorite shot and why? - The first photo is my favorite because it is pin-sharp and extremely detailed     • Which shot shows the best use of the rule of thirds? - The first shot     • What principles of design are used in your favorite image? - Emphasis, variety and repetition.

What was the most difficult part of this tutorial? A: Removing the green spill on Pratham. What do you like about your image? A: It's very vibrant What is the title of your image? A: The title of my image is "Don't Worry, Pratham Isn't Drowning Because He's a Merman!"

Station 1 (Water droplet without flash) (f/5.6, 1/200 ISO 800) 1. Was it easy to get a shot? A: Yes, it was relatively easy to get a shot. The tripod made focusing the camera once and then taking multiple shots easy. Timing the shots was the only difficulty, but we got a few good ones after several tries. 2. What did you like/liken't about shooting with the flash: A: I liked shooting with the flash because it created a lot of highlights and shadows on the water. It also allowed us to use a fast shutter at a relatively low ISO. Station 2 (Colored without flash with paper) (f/5.6, 1/200 ISO 1600) 1. Was it easy to get a shot? A: No, it wasn't. The lack of light made for high ISOs and dim looking images. 2. What did you like/liken't about shooting without the flash: A: I didn't like it as much. There wasn't enough light so a flash would have been good, but the color would not have been as rich without the flash. Station 3 ...

Reflection 1. What was your team’s overall concept and did you succeed in crafting the cinemagraph the way you intended? A: Our overall concept was to portray Pratham as lonely while in the background. lots of people are having fun playing football in the background. 2. Were you more involved in the creative, photographic, or technical portion of the process, what did you do? A: I was more involved in the photographic portion. I filmed the video. ​3. What would you have done differently when creating your cinemagraph? A: I would've taken more time. By shooting the same idea from different locations and angles, we could have ended up with a better shot. 4. What would have made this project easier to understand or create? A: Prior experience with photoshop. We had trouble saving the file as a GIF and this could be avoided if we had more experience. 5. How was the team dynamic - great, good, fair, poor, and did everyone share the work? A: Gr...

What is your favorite part of this image?  My favorite part of this image is the highlights and shadows that are created by the lighting. What was the most difficult part of this process? Editing the different parts of the image together. What was the easiest part of this process? Shooting the actual pictures.