Thanks for submitting your assignment. You have done an outstanding job with your submission. Often students are lazy and they just copy what others have written or just submit something short and not very well thought out.
I appreciate that you are finding inspiration form Elena Shumilova
More of here images are available for viewing here:
http://500px.com/ElenaShumilova
Here are the settings she used in camera (excluding her photoshop/edits in post processing) to create these images:
EXIF DATA for image of boy with Rabbit
Date Time Original: 2013:06:02 19:17:27
Exposure Time: 1/320
F Number: f / 2.80
Exposure Program: Manual
ISO Speed Ratings: 125
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length: 135mm
White Balance: Auto white balance
Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
LensInfo: 135/1 135/1 0/0 0/0
Lens: EF135mm f/2L USM
EXIF DATA for image with boy dog and sled
Date Time Original: 2012:11:29 17:39:18
Exposure Time: 1/40
F Number: f / 1.20
Exposure Program: Normal program
ISO Speed Ratings: 500
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length: 50mm
White Balance: Auto white balance
Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
LensInfo: 50/1 50/1 0/0 0/0
Lens: EF50mm f/1.2L USM
Don’t worry if all of that doesn’t make sense just yet.
Just know that she is no different than you, she just learned how to control her camera and take advantage of her environment and light.
One thing you can immediately take away from her work is notice the time of day she shoots her photographs. Invariably it’s the more interesting times of day either magic hour or when there is some “bad weather”.
Her images certainly capture a certain emotion and feeling. One thing she is very smart about is her use of childrean. Children are so natural and emotive in their own right if you just pay attention their innocence and joy can be captured on camera. It just helps to be in the right place, at the right time, with the right light…
She uses a nice combination of shallow depth of field and very sharp lenses.
You can certainly learn a great deal from her.You could probably even reach out and contact her to learn more.
Keep in mind her images are heavily post processed/photoshopped.
Thank you for taking the time to submit a really good assignment.
I have edited your post so that your text shows up above and not just as a pdf.
Thanks.