This photograph is a landscape by a body of water. There are many buildings along the shore. The buildings appear to be old and in poor condition. Some of the buildings are falling apart. There are boats in the water. It is a clear day, and the sky is blue. The photograph has been taken from above the scene. The saturation is high and the colors are very vibrant. This photograph was taken by Senol Zorlu.

"Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will

  To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield..."

 -Lord Alfred Tennyson

This is an excerpt is from the poem Ulysses. From my perspective, these lines are saying that despite age, one should never lose their will to live life and have new experiences. People should always be looking for ways to improve themselves and to learn new things.

Hand Scan

This is a scan of a hand. In Photoshop i edited the picture by cropping it down, turning up the contrast, desaturating the image and manipulating the levels. 

Experimental Pinhole Photography

Pinhole photography is a form of analog photography. Pinhole photography is a great outlet to use to learn and understand the basic principles of photography, such as that light travels in straight paths, etc. Pinhole photography also has lots of things that can be manipulated. Therefore, pinhole photography is a great opportunity to get creative and try some experimental techniques.

For example, experimental photography can mean you experiment and manipulate hoe the final image will look by manipulating the picture-taking process. In this photo, for instance, using a double exposure technique, you can make it appear as if you have overlapped two images.

Experimental photography can also mean experimenting with what you use as the camera itself. In this instance, using a pumpkin. Once you understand how pinhole photography works, the possibilities are almost endless.

Brassaï

Brassaï was a Hungarian-born photographer that became known in Paris in the 19th century.

Brassaï explored photography at night. He experimented with using the lighting that was available at night. He published a book of his collection, which was called Paris De Nuit (Paris At Night). The subjects of his work was often prostitutes, pimps, etc. Since some of his photos were shot in bars and clubs, he sometimes used a flash bulb to get a better shot.

Summer

I was visiting my aunt & uncle in Missouri. It was a rainy day. After the rain subsided, we noticed there was a rainbow. We had never seen both ends of a rainbow before so we all raced outside to take pictures. 

My family drove to St. Louis to spend the weekend there. We arrived at the hotel that afternoon and spent the rest of the day exploring the hotel. 

Because of my enthusiasm for animals, I insisted that we visit the zoo. The next day we visited the St. Louis zoo. 

On our last day in St. Louis, on our way back, we stopped at a science center. They had camels in the front that people could ride and pet. Inside there were a lot of interactive displays.

 A few weeks later, my family took a trip to Dallas. Since my aunt is a big fan of the show Dallas, while we were in Dallas, we visited Southfork Ranch, the location where the show is filmed.

Photo 1 Images

This was one of my first successful pinhole prints. When I made this, i was learning how pinhole cameras worked. I was learning the importance of the aperture and shutter speed. This was also the first time I was in a darkroom and around darkroom chemicals. I learned the process necessary for getting a clear print. 

While learning some of the more basic functions of Photoshop, I learned how to create one panoramic image from several individual shots. This is one of the images i created. I learned how to gauge the amount of photos necessary for making a quality panoramic image. 

When learning about how to create a panoramic image, I also took the opportunity to explore Photoshop on my own. I learned about different simple elements that you can easily alter using Photoshop, such as the saturation.

This particular image is a still life that I shot using studio lights. This was my first experience with using studio lighting to create an image. I also became more accustomed to using a DSLR camera during this process. While editing this photo, I continued to explore the tools in Photoshop; in this case the dodging and burning tool. 

This is one of the final images I created in Photo 1. I became more familiar with using a DSLR camera and shooting from different angles. I learned how to shoot up-close images. During the editing process, I familiarized myself further with the levels & curves feature in Photoshop, along with the tools I had previously explored such as saturation and vibrancy.