Idiom and other pictures!

For this weeks blog post I decided to try and go above and beyond my past ideas because I feel really upset with myself for not only letting down my parents with everything bad I'd been doing, but letting down my favorite teacher by blowing off one of the only things he ever asks us to do.


The first part of my post is mostly just random pictures that I took of random things.

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For all these pictures I was really just having some fun with my camera and experimenting with photoshop. I decided that I would try out some black and white because black and white photos make me really mad... so they are over dramatic a little bit, but that's honestly the only way I can really stand them.



For the second half I did the idiom part of the photography project.

www.idiomsite.com


This website was the only inspiration I had besides Twitchell himself,

And... I honestly took them all really literally.




Idiom: Pig Out :
To eat alot and eat it quickly.


Idiom: Spitting Image:
The exact likeness or kind.



Idiom: Curiosity Killed The Cat:
Being Inquisitive can lead you into a dangerous situation.



During this week of taking pictures I learned a lot about my photography and where I want to go. Although, lately because of how emotional I am... taking pictures is really hard for me, but I think I can focus that energy into the pictures that I take in the next few weeks to come. I bet you guys are going to be seeing a lot of depressing photos, it'll be fun to watch my mood through my work.

-Sadii Link.

Portraits, of variation.

First off: This project is being turned in on a Saturday night... and I figure you can dock me points for that if you would like. HOWEVER. I was sick two days this week, and I was actually sick... in bed. So, you should give me a break, it's in.


I decided that I would take some portrait pictures because that is one of the items you wanted us to focus on in the new few weeks.


Part One:

To start out with I did a little more with the people of Silverwood Theme Park.


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The first project, Haleigh and I were walking around the park, and we decided to talk to Mrah (Mariah), she was not very enthushed that I wanted to take her picture... especially after Haleigh had already snapped a few shots of her in the previous weeks.

With photoshop, I did some level work, trying to avoid using any type of sharpening tool. I did not want to "over-sharpen" an image once again.

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This is a picture of our rides supervisor doing some work... rare.

I only lightened up and added a little bit of contrast to this photo.

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This is a picture of a ride operator hanging out in the office.

All of the cool kids get the chairs.

I enjoyed this picture because it showed a real side of Sean.

I tried to make the picture have a cool effect... which I think I established.

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Zack, one of the funniest people in the rides team. He's a trainer, the brother of the other trainer that I already posted a picture of. He's awesome.

I cropped in on the picture because I figured without rules of 3rd going for him to be looking at something, all the space behind him was wasted. I also didn't want him to look like "his future had cut off or something."



Part two:

I totally decided to go a little Richard Avedon on you this time!

http://www.richardavedon.com/#s=0&a=0&mi=1&pt=0&pi=3&p=-1&at=-1

You showed us last year and the year before that he tries to show real emotion, that's what I did with two different pictures and two different emotions using Taylor Jensen. I just let her sit in front of a back drop in my room, using window light and manual mode, and I snapped some pictures while she was talking to Haleigh, Taylor Hall, and me.


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Thus far I am most proud of this project because I've been constantly trying to push myself in order to get a better effect and learn more about the areas of photography that make me the most angry. I'm probably going to end up doing a black and white sort of project sometime in the near future... because I absolutely hate the concept of what black and white photography has turned into.

Anyways, now that I've told you I'm proud of myself... you can tell me that my pictures are overly edited, and I can linger in it all week.

At least until next weeks comment.


-Mursadii Link