4 - Assignment # 6: White Balance + Creative White Balance

AWB, Sunny, Cloudy

AWB, Tungsten, Fluorescent

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Indoors: Sunny, Cloudy
Outside: Tungsten, Fluorescent

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For this assignment we had to take picture on various camera modes. The modes had to match the corresponding areas; sunny + cloudy mode for outside, and tungsten + fluorescent mode for inside. The first image in both pictures is on auto white balance mode, for comparative purposes. I chose a cup because D'alice kept denying my soymilk and random items that weren't very white, but it's a cute cup with teddy bears on it so it's okay.

I have noticed that the sunny mode somewhat tones the image down and changes the overall hue, probably because the sunlight would make it far too bright. The cloudy mode most likely brightens up the image, for a reason opposite what was stated above. Cloudy mode adds a fall-like colour and it's kind of warm-ish, and it is my favourite out of the three images. Though I like the third, the most natural white colour of the cup comes from the sunny mode.

The tungsten mode, a mode for candlelight/lamplight, tones the lighter colours of the image down. It makes the white seem more realistic, compared to the yellow-ish tone of the AWB mode. The last image of the three is in the fluorescent mode; this mode is very unappealing for me because of the over-saturation of the blue. It totally kills the real look of the scene and it makes me feel like the mode is trying too hard to look cool. My opinion might have been skewed by the fact that I was indoors and I used natural light, but in this scene I feel like it is hideous and out of place.

Creative White Balance:
The last image is for the Creative White Balance assignment. In the first two images, I used the sunny and cloudy mode indoors, and for the last two, I used tungsten and fluorescent outside. For the first two, the added hue is much more noticeable; these colours stand out far too much, but they add a warm/ highly tinted colour to the white and destroys the natural colours. The next two images are much more natural looking, at least compared to the first two. The tungsten mode actually looks like the true white, and the fluorescent mode looks like a cloudy/dark day.

3 - Assignment #5: Exposure Composition Assignment

I took a picture of a whiteboard cleaning thingy on a keyboard (black on black). I've noticed that at EV 2- and EV 1- the black colours mix together, creating a rather unappealing look. The darker images are more clear at around EV 0 or EV +1, but EV +2 is far too light and it washes out the darker colours. For a dark on dark picture, I'd personally use EV 0 because it keeps the dark colours vibrant and the different objects are completely distinguishable.

In this picture I put my favourite soymilk against a white cupboard drawer (white on white). For the light on light comparison, I realized that EV +2 is blinding, and it washes out the colours yet again. (like the dark colours) But even with the "washed out" look it looks quite "holy", as if the soymilk is descending from the heavens. Although EV +1 looks pretty cool, I really like the "dark" look of EV 1-. (EV 2- is way too dark)

I believe that there's no actual set EV value for dark or light pictures; It seems that it's a matter of preference and it is based on the scene you are taking.(EV 2+ for  bright/glowing effects and contrast, EV 2- for scary/hidden things or EV 1- dark/light contrast if there is something light among darkness)

2 - Assignment #3: Discovering "my" type of photography

I tend to gravitate towards photographs of nature or food. No matter what it is, if it looks cute, I will love it.

An example of something I like:

 http://browse.deviantart.com/art/Get-off-my-back-i-m-not-your-mama-299244176
By aoao2 on Deviantart.com


“My” type of photography would probably be related to nature. When I see flowers on the way home, I always stop to look. Animals make me stop as well. When I see birds hopping around or squirrels jumping around or even my rabbit walking around the house, I always want to have a camera at hand (a phone camera quality is horrible so that doesn’t count) Animal pictures, without a doubt, always make me smile and go "aww".


All the photos that I like have creatures with "innocence". They have a look in their eye that makes you understand that they're pure. All animals as a whole have this purity; it gives me a feeling of happiness. Something that gives off this feeling has to be photographed, for sure.
 

1 - Start

Obligatory first post -- was forced to make this by gunpoint.

I'm liking the design feature; it reminds me of the one on Tumblr. And thanks to the simplicity of it, I can make it all pink. It’s too bad all the default backgrounds are horrible quality, though. You can’t expect me to use JPEGs.

Edited the hell out of my blog; I’m satisfied. I’m hoping to do custom buttons later. (maybe) Edit: Too lazy to do anything extra.

Since my blog is made, I can’t wait to start taking pictures. I’m hoping I’ll be able to doodle faces onto every picture I take in order make them cute.. but it’d probably land me an F.

I'm also definitely not the type to blog, but it’s quite easy to navigate around and I am somewhat tech-savvy. And merely customizing the blog is incredibly fun, but I’m praying that the fun doesn’t die when I actually start blogging.

-Sara