Final Project!

For my final project I took pictures of places I love. Well that is what my project started out as anyway. I had some trouble in the beginning because my pictures weren't very good. They were blah blah blah. I finally figured out a good way to carry out my project. I went rock climbing with the school and I took panos of where we were. I took pictures of where we were going to climb, like the wall and such. Those were my 4 panos. Then I took specific pictures of the rock or area around it. It turned out really cool. I really love all my final 8 pictures for this assignment. The crack one and the rope and my favorite single shots. The first pano with the snow is my favorite. The last 4 pictures that I didn't print wern't my favorite. They just were not as good images as my others.

Final Project (Part 1- Printed)

These are my Panos for my final project.

Final Project (Part 2- Printed)

These are my 4 images that I printed that are not Panos. They are simply single images.

Final Project (Part 3-Not Printed)

These are images I did not print, they are not my favorites but they are alright.

Big Pano

Every Thursday I get on a bus and go up into the Wasatch. In the Winter and early Spring we go back country skiing. Many people do not understand the reason for back country skiing. It is a lot of hard work for great snow sometimes and crappy snow other times. People often ask my why in the world I would choose to do that to my self. With this picture I am trying to show why it is I love it so much. It is not just the backcountry skiing it is also the people I am with. This picture shows our group simply having fun together. Everyone was laughing and having a grat time outside in the snow. This is what I love so much about the outdoors. I love the fun I can have while working hard and learning skills. That is why I think this picture ended up so good; it shows what I really think about this activity.
The light really coorporated with me with this image. It was covered up with clouds because a storm was hitting the valley. That really helped this image because I wasn't shooting into the sun which could have been a BIG problem. This picture also concreted my love for Panoramas. It showed me how much fun panos could be to take.

Ansel Adams Photography

These are some of Ansel Adam's photographs from Yosemite Valley. These are of great interest to me because I am trying to take intersting landscapes. I have had a hard time making them look like I want them to. The image never turns out exactly right. One of the cool things with Ansel Adams is what he does with shadow. And the moon in this first one is awesome. The tree leaning to the side is really cool too. The shadows from the branches are awesome. I love Ansel Adam's images. They really make me feel like I was there.

What makes a Good Image

What makes a good image? This is a question we are asked a lot as photographers. A good image is not simply a pictures of something cool. A good image is really pretty simple. A good image is of something you love. Something you really care about. You have to be able to show that love in the image. You also have to think about time for a good image. You can't just go out at any time and shoot and assume it will work out well. You need to think about what the time is and make it unique. You don't want your image to look like everyone else's image. That is another thing that makes a good image, a unique perspective. A good photographer can make a good image out of anything. The image itself is not what makes a good image. It is all about how the photographer shoots the image. The easiest way to do this is get close and pay careful attention to detail. Things like focus, white balance, light and distracting back grounds. We all have the ability to make a good image, we just have to add together everything that we have learned.

Final Project Proposal

guess who has a final project idea, and guess who has already started shooting... yep thats me! :)

ok so my idea it pretty simple, I want to take panoramas of places I love.  I want to get them with good light and really portray what it is that I love about them.  I know this will probably take a lot of time but I am excited about it! yay.... ok that is it for now! Prepare to be impressed!