Photos Inspired By August Sanders

August Sanders was a German portrait photographer. He was born in November 17, 1876. He was born in Herdorf, Germany. He was in the military service from 1897-1899 which is 2 years. Sanders learned about photography by assisting a photographer who was working for a mining company. He had a son named erich. Sanders died in April 20, 1964. He died in Colonge, Germany. He was 88 years old.

August Sanders motivated us to take black and white photos. The photos he took was Germans in sad faces. But some people have happy faces. The reason why they are in sad faces because of the world wars. So we took photos to show how the people felt during the time. Which was a depression time for most of the Germans.

  

10 Clean Links About Taking Portraits

1. 10 Tips to Take Stunning Portraits

2. 10 More Tips for Stunning Portrait Photography

3. Give Your Subject Space to Look Into

4. 4 Quick Tips for Portraits

5. Photographing Children – Composition

6. How to Photograph People When Traveling

7. Asking Permission to Photograph People

8. How to Take Environmental Portraits

9. What the Mona Lisa Can Teach You about Portraits

10. A Fresh Look at Depth of Field

3 Things I Learned

1. I learned that side lighting in portraits can create mood.

2. I leaned that fast shutter speed is helpful for taking pictures of children.

3. I learned that backlighting creates a powerful image.

Artistic Review

Rule Of Composition My Photo

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I choose Balance because I like seeing different kinds of colors all over  the picture.

New Rule Of Composition Cropped

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New Photo

I choose framing because I like to see more of the subject and less of the background in the picture. 

Rule Of Composition Cropped

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New Photo

I choose rule of thirds because I like  to see the subject of the photo and the background of  the photo at the same time. 

Rule Of Thirds

Rules Of Composition

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Camera Review Canon T3I

Camera Review

     The camera takes a good clear picture when you take one. It is easy to focus it to get a clear picture. It is light not a heavy camera like most cameras. It is easy to hold. This camera could take nice clear photos. These reviews in the links also talks about the camera.

1.http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/eos_slr_camera_systems/eos_digital_slr_cameras/eos_rebel_t3i_18_55mm_is_ii_lens_kit

2.http://www.adorama.com/ICAT3IK.html

3.http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos600d

Old Style Family Portraits

The Original Version

The New version

My Five Pictures

This is the normal effect. I chose this effect because I wanted to see what I really look like.

This is the squeeze effect. I chose this effect because I wanted to see what my face looks like zoomed in.

This is the dent effect. I chose this effect because I wanted to see what my head looks like when it is small.

This is the fish eye effect. I chose this effect because I wanted to see what I look like when my  head is big.

This is the stretch effect. I chose this effect because I wanted to see what I look like when my face is stretched out.

Third Assignment Cropped photos

Second Assignment Composers and Compositions

Composers And Compositions

1. http://photofocus.com/2009/03/20/five-photo-composition-tips-twipphotocom/

2. http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/jp-composition-intro.shtml

3. http://lifehacker.com/5814174/basics-of-photography-composition-and-technique

These are the links that gives you advice for photo composition.

First Assignment Observing Light

Observing Light

  When I went outside I saw light. When I looked up I saw a nice and quiet blue sky. It was a clear blue sky. When I saw the sun shining the ground, it was bright. It felt quiet the whole time when I went outside. That is what it was like outside in the light.