Journal 17

The other night my sister was studying and doing her homework in our room. She was sitting in her bed and was surrounded by binders, books, and papers. She was using a lamp to help light the room. She also had her headphones in so she didn't notice me walk in the room. I think that this would have been an interesting picture because I thought it was funny how much stuff she was surrounded with. Also the lamp gave interesting light, because the room was kind of dark. I wouldn't use a really fast shutter speed, because the light was kind of low. I would keep this picture in color, so you could see the different colors of the papers and binders.

Journal 16

A couple nights ago there was a thunder and lighting storm. I was standing in my doorway just watching the lighting strike, and listening to the thunder. I wish I had gotten my camera out and took pictures of the lightning. I would have used bulb mode, and would have held down the shutter release until I saw lightning strike. In my backyard there are 2 big trees, and I would have framed it so that one of the trees was in full frame, and the other was half out of frame and the lighting was kind of in the middle. The lighting had been striking in the same general spot. I would have used this picture in color, because I think that the color of the lighting would be cool, and the sky would probably look cool too. The next time we have a lightning storm I am definitely going to experiment shooting with it.

Journal 15

Yesterday I was supposed to have a softball game, but it was raining and thundering so we had to go into our shed that we have. My whole team was sitting around in a circle, and we were playing different games together. I would have loved to have taken this picture, and used it for an "in the style of" for my photographer, Walter Iooss. Iooss takes pictures of athletes in action, but also focuses on the down time of athletes, and the connections between teammates. I would have taken this picture from the back of the shed, so that way I could get all of my teammates, but also would show the rainy and gloomy sky. I would have maybe tried doing a black and white with color, and just kept the purples because all of us had our purple uniforms on. I would have used a fast shutter speed to freeze the emotion on peoples faces, but I might not be able to use a fast shutter speed because it was dark, so I'm not sure if there would be enough light. I really wish I got this picture, but hopefully I'll be able to get similar pictures some other time.

Journal 14

Yesterday I had a softball game in Keene. In the second inning it started pouring. It was our turn to go out into the field, so we all ran out. Our second baseman decided it would be fun to jump in the puddle that had gathered on home plate. She was jumping up and down and the water was splashing up, but not very high since the puddle wasn't that big. Her face was priceless because she was laughing and she thought she was so funny. I was standing at shortstop just watching and laughing at her. If I had a camera I would have shot this vertically so the picture would only focus on her. I would have used a fast shutter, to freeze the water up in the air and also to freeze the expression on her face. I think that this picture would have looked the best in black and white, since there weren't very many colors. I would have needed to use a low aperture, because there wasn't any sun so I would need to let in as much light as possible.

Journal 13

After my practice on Monday, a bunch of my teammates and I went to go get some ice cream. We were eating our ice cream outside and one of my teammates was licking there ice cream and the ice cream fell off the cone. The expression on her face was priceless. She was standing up, so I would have wanted to take the picture vertically. If I knew this was going to happen, I would have put my picture on burst mode, and taken multiple pictures as the ice cream was falling to the ground. I would have used a fast shutter speed to freeze the ice cream in the air and freeze the expression on her face. I could do a cool photoshop effect, and put all of the pictures side by side so you could see the sequence of the ice cream falling. Another vantage point I would want to try to get is my teammate standing with her ice cream falling, and then get all of my other teammates dying laughing in the background. I think this picture would look good in black and white or color, and I might be able to recreate this, but it would be difficult because it would be hard to recreate the emotion on her face.

Journal 12

Over the weekend I had a basketball tournament in Derry, New Hampshire. On Sunday it was a beautiful day out, so before the championship game we were all outside of the gym laying around in the sun. All of the girls and parents were laying around, talking, laughing, and soaking up the sun. I thought that it would be a really nice picture if I was able to take a picture of my team, with the beautiful sky in the picture. I would try taking this picture two different ways. I would use a fast shutter speed to try to catch someone in the act of laughing, or throwing grass at someone. I would also try to use a high aperture to keep my team in focus, but also the background with the mountains and the sky in focus. I might use this picture in black and white, because I like the way black and white looks with people, but I would also want to use color to show the beautiful colors of the sky and background. I will most likely be able to take a picture similar to this one next weekend, since we have a tournament.

Journal 11

Over the break I went to a Keene state softball game. It was a beautiful day out. The bleachers were located behind the backstop, and I got to sit in the center, so the umpire, catcher, and pitcher were all in a line. I was sitting up sort of high, so I had a good angle. I didn't have a camera, because I left my phone in the car. In my head all I could think about was when I would take the picture and how awesome it would be. I used my friends iPhone for a couple pictures, and they came out pretty cool. But they got deleted. I would have used shutter priority and used a fast shutter speed to freeze the action of the pitcher finishing her motion, and the batter starting her swing. I think the pictures would have been awesome in film or using a digital SLR camera. I bet I will be able to go to another game sometime, and I will definitely bring my camera next time I go!

Journal 10

Yesterday I had a softball game in Hartford, Vermont. It was really cold and it was starting to get darker and darker every inning. In the 4th inning all of a sudden it started to snow. It wasn't snowing very hard, but you cold see it falling. When one of my teammates was up to bat, I was thinking about how cool it would be to take a picture of her in the act of swinging, but also make it so you will be able to see some of the snow falling. I would have shot the picture horizontally, so you would get all the way from the top of her helmet to her toes, and only focus on her. I would use a fast shutter speed to freeze her in the action of swinging. I might have to take this picture more than once, because she might not swing the first time, or might swing and miss. And i would want her hitting the ball in picture. I would use shutter priority, so the aperture would be whatever it needed to be. I'm not really sure if you would be able to see the snow in the picture, but it would be cool if you could.

Journal 9

The other day after my softball practice my coach had all of us girls sit around so she could talk to us. We all sat around her, and she stood up and talked. She was giving an emotional and inspirational talk, and all of our attention was focused on her. I looked around at my teammates and saw the emotion on everyones faces, and everyone looked like they were thinking only about what our coach was saying. We were near windows, so the lighting would have been good.  I would have used a high aperture so that everyone would be in focus. I might use this in black and white, because you would be able to see the contrast of the light hitting different parts of people. I will probably be able to take a similar picture like this when we have another talk, except it might be weird if I take a picture while she is talking.
I wouldn't need a tripod for this picture.

Journal 8

Over the weekend my AAU basketball team had a bake sale at the outlet center. A lot of people were coming in and out and I had asked a few different people if I could take pictures of them. An old man had came in, and he had a lot of wrinkles on his face. I asked him if I could take a picture of him for my photography class, but he said no because he was in a hurry. If I was able to take his picture I would have positioned him in front of the white wall, so the background wasn't distracting. I would have used a low aperture so that the focus would be on the man only. I would have taken it of his face only so that you could really focus on his face. There was unatural light coming from the ceiling. I was using a film camera so I wasn't able to adjust the settings based on where I was. Luckily I got a lot of other good pictures of interesting people.

Journal 7

Over the weekend I had a basketball tournament in Arlington, Vermont. My games were early so I was on the road at 6:30 in the morning. As we were driving I looked out the window and noticed this beautiful view. There were some trees in the foreground and then there were many mountains in the background. The sun was giving a reddish tint to the trees, and the sky was red and orange. I tried to take the picture with my iPod, but the quality was really bad and it didn't come out good. If I was able to take this picture I would use aperture priority and use a high aperture so that everything would be in focus. I would make it in color so you could see the different colors and shadows. I also would have tried to take it as a panorama, so I could show all the details of the shot.

Journal 5

This morning when I was driving to school and as we were driving I noticed that the road we were driving through was really pretty. The trees had snow stuck to them, and were bending over. The road wasn't very pretty though, because it was all slushy. I would have wanted to take this photo in black and white because you would be able to see the contrast of the darks and lights. I would have used aperture priority and used a high aperature so that everything would be in detail. I might be able to take this photo again if I visited the scene right after or while it was snowing.

Journal 4

Over vacation, I went out to shoot with a digital camera for the elements assignment. I went out into the woods in the back of my Grandpa's house. As I was walking into the woods I noticed a really big bird sitting on a tree branch. I brought my camera up to my eye, but as I did that the bird flew away. I tried to get a picture of it flying away, but it came out really blurry. The sun wasn't out, and it was raining. If I was able to take this picture again and get the bird flying I would want to use a fast shutter speed so I could capture the motion of the bird. I don't know if I would be able to take the picture again of that specific bird, but I would probably be able to get a picture of another bird. I would want to shoot the picture in color so you would be able to see the colors of the bird.

Journal 3

Over the weekend I was in my backyard playing in the snow with my little brother. He was just sitting in the snow and he kept picking up the snow and throwing it up in the air. This would have been a really good picture if I was able to capture the moment when the snow was in the air, and he had a huge smile on his face. It was starting to get dark, but the sun had a really nice effect on the snow and the sky. I could probably recreate this picture if my brother was up to it. The different times of day would have effected the picture, because the light would reflect off of the snow differently. Black and white would look cool for this picture, because you would be able to see the white snow and all the different shadows, but then you would miss the colors of the sky and my brothers rosy red cheeks. I would need to use a fast shutter speed in order to capture the snow in the air.

Journal 2

The other day, after I got out of practice at 9:30 at night and walked out of the gym I looked up at the sky and noticed that it was a really cool looking scene. It was kind of foggy and the sky was sort of blueish, and not totally dark. The moon was just barely there, but you could still see it. The lights in the parking lot also gave a cool effect to the sky. I don't know if I would be able to take this photo again, but there might be a time when there are similar weather and lighting conditions. Under different conditions it wouldn't be the same picture, because if it was in the afternoon the moon probably wouldn't be out, and the sky wouldn't have the same color to it. Shooting in color would make this photo stronger than black and white, so you could see all of the different shades in the sky.

Journal 1

                           The scene I would have liked to photograph was my cat continuously jumping up and trying to attack a bug on the outside of the window in my house. My cat was stretching out, and was creating a cool shape with his body as he was in the air.  I wasn't able to take the photo, because at the time I didn't have a camera. This scene could possibly be revisited, because I could probably make my cat jump again by attracting his attention with something. It was in the morning, and the light seemed soft but bright. It would probably look the same even if it wasn't as bright or really dark. The different weather conditions could affect the mood of the photo, I think. Shooting it in color would have made it a stronger photograph, because my cat has a lot of different colors, and you would also have been able to see the colors of my backyard in the background.

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