Lesson 5

[Laura Marie ODonnell]

I tried this shot for demonstrating Analogous colors Blue and green. for lesson 5
I played with the tint and shade also for a few photos.
[attachment=2:1eomqknb]DSC_0947.jpg[/attachment:1eomqknb]
[attachment=1:1eomqknb]DSC_0952.jpg[/attachment:1eomqknb]
I also was trying to play with the Negative space from Lesson 6. I learned negative space can also be textured surface with various degrees of details so i thought the water reflection was an interesting detail to try.
[attachment=0:1eomqknb]DSC_0916.jpg[/attachment:1eomqknb]
Thanks for your critiques! 😀

[Duncan Rawlinson]

If you could reshoot this lesson (given my previous critiques) that would be great!

Thank you!!

[Laura Marie ODonnell]

Here is my color simplification for lesson 5
[attachment=1:b4f1kkv4]DSC_2033.jpg[/attachment:b4f1kkv4]
[attachment=0:b4f1kkv4]DSC_1957.jpg[/attachment:b4f1kkv4]

[Duncan Rawlinson]

Here is the EXIF data for these images.

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Digital Zoom Ration: 1
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 105mm
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Date Time: 2013:02:05 10:37:06
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[attachment=0:393jkmtg]DSC_1957 EXIF.png[/attachment:393jkmtg]
Date Time Original: 2013:02:04 10:50:50
Exposure Time: 1/50
F Number: f / 2.80
Exposure Program: Not defined
ISO Speed Ratings: 100
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, auto mode
Focal Length: 70mm
White Balance: Auto white balance
Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D7000
LensInfo: 240/10 700/10 28/10 28/10
LensModel: 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Lens: 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Exif Version:
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File Source: DSC
Scene Type: Directly photographed
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Custom Rendered: Normal process
Digital Zoom Ration: 1
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 105mm
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Gain Control: None
Contrast: Normal
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Subject Distance Range: Unknown
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X Resolution: 240
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Date Time: 2013:02:05 10:34:42
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.1 (Macintosh)
DateCreated: 2013-02-04T10:50:50.80

The goal of this assignment is to limit the number of colors which make it into your photograph in order to simplify your photograph. And you have done just that with both of your images.

Now both of your submitted images are quite easy because they are not moving and static simple photos. I’m happy with what you have done here but I want you to practice this more broadly with your photos. It’s one thing to just shoot something for the sole purpose of selecting for color. The next level for you should be picking out color and choosing colors so that they work with your photographs overall. The simplest way to do this is to put color right up there with composition, exposure, etc when you are shooting.

Ask yourself about color in the photograph. Does it work? What kind of color is it? Do the colors work? etc etc

Nice job here.

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