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Notes on Classmates Work

Throughout the different works that was shown, I learned different ways to adjust the light, refocus the subject to be more interesting, and new apps that could be useful in the future. My classmates showed good examples of how to reinvent standard subjects in order to make the audience more engaged in what was being shot in the photograph. The new ways of lighting brought out new highlights in regular subjects that would be overlooked if the lighting had been different.

Lynda #5

3D Printing with Ryan Kittleson explained how he had used photoshop to make models. The way that he described the process made it much simpler than one would think when wondering about what it is he does. He made a main point of saying that as long as you understand the tools, you can create anything. He demonstrated that the new technology has become so advanced that creating anything to look realistic has now become possible.

Lynda #4

The video that I watched was Illustrative Design, presented by Von Glotschka. The lesson explained that a photographer should not overthink that is being done with the photo- follow instinct and what feels right. The video mainly focuses the shots on the man's hands as he works while he talks the audience through his process. The planning that he had described would be beneficial to me in the future when I take photos.

Lynda #3

Ben Long, an educator, photographer, and writer, teaches how to work with and understand White Balance.He begins by explaining what white balance is and how it works in photographs- it helps the lighting for the subject of the picture. This would be useful in understand how to dress the subject for certain lighting and how to adjust my camera in order to make the subject the best lit.

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Lynda #6

The person who is teaching about how to Fix A Distracting Background is Chris Orwig. He uses Photoshop to make the main subject of the photo come out to the front more so that the background is less noticeable. The way that he does this is by cutting out the subject of the picture and then adding enough blue to ensure that the subject is all that is observed by the viewer. This would be useful in my own photos because often I take photos of random things quickly without making sure that everything is perfect. Afterwords, when I look back at the pictures that I have taken, there will be something that distracts from the what I was trying to focus on. Learning how to fix this problem, there is now one less thing to have to obsess over when taking a picture "in the moment."