Asainmento 1

 Our first assignment was to shoot photos that capture motion and depth of field. We had to hand in two for depth of field, two for motion, and one that we just liked.

(Note, there is a white border around the photos from when I went to print them and wanted matte.)

  This photo captures depth of field and was taken during the magic hour, in the minutes just after the sunset. I love this photo because it focuses so closely on something so mundane, and because of the bokeh (the blurred lights) in the background which I always like to incorporate into my photos. This was taken with a very wide aperture (f/1.8).

 

 This was also chosen for depth of field, and fell into the "still life" category in our list of things to photograph. This is of a sculpture on a street corner, the red dot is a traffic light. This was taken with a wide aperture (approximately f/2.2).

 This photo was chosen as my "favorite," to include just because I liked it. It also shows depth of field. I really enjoy portrait photography, and am lucky to have a friend narcissistic enough to let me photograph him all the time.

  This photo was taken at Cobalt of a drag queen who appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2. Her performance name is Tatianna. This photo was used to show blurred motion. I chose this photo because I love the bright colors, the composition, and, well, that one lone dollar bill on the floor.

 This is probably my least favorite photograph of the series, but was used to show a moving subject in focus with a blurry background. This is called panning, when you follow a subject with your camera. I was sitting inside of a café and started taking photographs - stalker style. I do enjoy the colors of this, but the blur of the lights glaring on the window from behind me ruins the photo.