White Balance

this photo was taken using the 'cloudy' white balance setting and made black&white

this photo was taken using the 'florescent' white balance setting and edited with a vignette

technique description.
For this project, we worked on changing the white balance settings on the camera.
White balance is the process of removing unrealistic color casts. It lets white objects appear white by using an orange or blue filter.
Sometimes, a photo can develop a color cast from the color temperature, and can appear tinted. I used the different white balance settings (tungsten, daylight, florescent, shade, cloudy, flash) to create more realistic looking photos. To edit the photos, we focused on the color balance adjustment and worked with black&white. We also learned to use the clone stamp tool and how to make a vignette using the marquee and layer mask tools.


reflection.
My photos for this project came out well. I think I did a good job taking and editing the photos to make sure there wasn't a strange color cast. I also feel I did well adding a vignette and choosing which photos to make in black&white. Something I could improve on, however, is choosing the right white balance settings. Some of my photos turned out better when I did 'auto' white balance and actually gained a color cast with the filter I chose.

A Day In The Life

technique description.

This project focused on the topic 'A Day In The Life': taking photos from something/someone's perspective. I followed around my pencil for a day and got a good idea of all that it sees! We also learned about using ISO.
ISO measures how sensitive the image censor in your camera is to the amount of light present. Higher ISOs are more sensitive and can take pictures in lower-light conditions, but they tend to have more noise.
For this image, I used an ISO of 100. Then, I edited the photo using photoshop. I used the image adjustments and worked with Levels, Vibrance, and Color Balance.

reflection.

Overall, I think I did well with this assignment. I think the subject matter is interesting and gives a new point of view- what a pencil sees- on a somewhat normal scene. I used all different ISOs to change the way the light appeared in each photo. I also think that I did a pretty good job editing it to make the colors more vibrant, but still realistic. The hardest part of this assignment was trying to find fifteen different things to photograph. Something I could've done better is to create more interesting scenes; I had enough to work with but some others were not as good.