Assignment 2 [Revised!]: Exposure - Light, Colour, Texture, Patterns

here are some shots that i promised in the previous post. a revised edition :)

after tutorial class, i was feeling depressed about my lack of skills in taking photos, especially since now that i have a DSLR of my own i have much higher expectations of myself. it used to be a snapshot method of taking photos, and i've always envied people who can take really nice photos. (do look through the sites i've linked at the sidebar!) now that i've a chance to learn and produce these photos i should have done it better. so feeling very very determined, i lugged my D40, tripod and walked down the street of private houses.

before that, i tried out metering, AF focus, aperture, shutter speed and focal length by randomly snapping things around me :) it was extremely satisfying to see that your photos do have focus, trust me, the feeling of not knowing to knowing is really electrifying (haha weird usage of word).

i was elated when i shot this photo :) actually, it is my first attempt after applying the class feedback, and it turned out nice i was motivated! the texture of the skin of the onion and the net is what i like best :) let me gush a little more alright, it's a happy feel haha. so yes, i like the way the colours are played around in the photo - the yellow net, the lighter shade of brown of the table, and the textured brown of the onion skin. the nice colour combination would not be as apparant and pleasing to the eyes if not for the focus and the blurring of the background, thus focus is very very utmost important in photography, at least for still life photography i believe. do correct me if i've said it wrong :)



this cat photo is a little overexposed, but i like the play of sunlight on her expression. more importantly, at least to me, is the capture of her emotion in the shot. she was snarling and the right shutter speed got the expression frozen into a shot :)




i like the first shot :) i remember hearing from class (i think!) that the best time to take good photos are in the morning (morning sun rays) and before the sun sets. the shot was taken at ard 620pm, thus effectively the soft rays of the sun would fall gently on the flowers to give a peaceful glow. i experienced around with different angles of natural lighting and metering (i.e. focus in this case).


the last photo here is an experiment to capture colours, texture and patterns. i was attempting to get textures of the cracks on the wall, the exposed roots and the bright colour contrast of the fresh green plant against the blue wall. the intended effect came off well in the shot :)

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overexposed, but somehow i still like this. it gives a feel that the branch is going to gradually disappearing into thin air, leaving only bright white light. just posting this cos i like the feel it gives, no link to the assignment :)


digression aside, my favourites are chew yue's and paul's photos. take a look at the previous post on Assignment 2(the first attempt), i've commented on and linked them :)

using chew yue's work as a perfect 10 grade, i would give myself a 8.4/10.

for my initial self-assessment grade, i used the wrong grading method of not comparing with my first choice photo :) i believe for making the effort to venture out for round 2 and 3 attempts, so to familiarize with the feedback info i got from class and the improvement (it is really much improved right i hope! haha), i would like to give a higher grade as a reward :P i really did learn from this tutorial session alot, and i'm really grateful to the class for their help :):)