Portraits

Environmental Portrait:

This photo was taken of Hailey McDonald, a senior at Lincoln High School. She plays basketball for the school team and I took this in the gym. I like how the two hoops in the background move in a diagonal line away from her head and how they help illustrate what she loves to do. Her shirt, as well, helps tell a story and it shows her environment.

Classic Portrait:

I took this photo of Eve, who is usually my subject. I took this in her pitch black closet and used a flashlight to illuminate her face. I like the mystery of this photo and the lines that the shadows make along her cheeks and below her eyes. The intense contrast is dramatic and gives an eerie feeling to the portrait.

Classic Portrait:

Again, this photo is of Eve. I took it at school using a black, velvet fabric for the background. I really like this photo because it's a beautiful picture of Eve and it shows her personality. In Lightroom, I increased the blacks which darkened the fabric and put the focus entirely on her. I love how this picture radiates happiness.

Classic Portrait:

This is another classic portrait of Kimmy Kavanaugh. I really like how simple and natural this photo is. Her black coat almost acts in the same way as the black fabric in Eve's photo does. The shapes and lines in her face are very interesting to me and I love the simplicity to this.

Daguerreotype:
The daguerreotype is a direct positive process which creates a detailed photo on a metal plate. This was the first commercially successful process. This photo is of the Steel Bridge in downtown Portland. I used Photoshop to layer different textures and designs onto the photo to make it look older.

Tilt Shift: 

Tilt Shift photography uses the art of camera tilt to create selective focus, which stimulates miniature scenes.

#1

I took this photo on a balcony of a high rise building. I liked the sitting area that was on the roof of a building because it was random and miniature looking. 

#2

This photo was taken on a bridge in Venice, Italy. I really liked the colors and the curve of the river. I edited this in Photoshop and used the tilt shift techniques to make the boat look like a model. 

Light, Shadow, Reflection

Silhouette:



















I took this photo down on the waterfront in downtown Portland. My friend, Emily, posed for me on a fountain. In order to get her dark, I made sure that the sun was directly behind her and then in Lightroom I increased the contrast. I like this silhouette because of the shape that Emily is making.


Back Lighting:




    This photo of Jade was also taken down on the waterfront. I took it from the same position that I was in for Emily's photo, but I changed the settings to manual and the sky turned white, making Jade pop out. I really enjoy this photo because it's fun and shows Jade's personality.

    Reflection: 

    This is a reflection of a building in a puddle downtown. I like this photo because you can't really tell what is in the puddle until you look harder. It's also somewhat hard to figure out that it is a puddle.

    Shadow:

    I took this at my house, standing in the doorway. The sun was coming through the open door and it hit my door to the downstairs. I liked the lighting and color that it made on my door, so I put my hand up. The shadow became the subject and the faded branches behind it made a texture on the door.