Kylea Custer Digital Photojournalism

Glamour shots These are my top five from today's shoot in studio C. They are all glamour shots except for the one of Jessica. She has a slight rembrandt on her left cheek.

From my previous experience I prefer shooting tight. There is so much that can be told in a tight shot. Shooting wide does have its advantages for stories that need it like sports but when it comes to features I like the closeup images. With shooting tight I am often forced to get in closer to my subject which sometimes can begin to editorialize the situation. The subject can become uncomfortable or actually notice were are photographing them. Intimate objects are the safest to do closeup.  In the two photos directly below I am photographing mine and my families visit with my great-grandmother who is currently in the last stretch of her life. This was very difficult. As I got close I could hear their conversation and it evoked a lot of emotion. I took this first picture while my grandma was reading some cards other family members had written to her. You can see the wrinkles in her hands that have been formed over time. Below: My mom talks with her grandma and shares some f...

I found this a bit more difficult to shoot. I could shoot anything at a wide angle but it was hard to find something that told any kind of story. All were shot at 18mm.

The Axioms we discussed in class are great depth-of-field, shallow depth-of-field, slow shutter speed, and fast shutter speed. In the following photos I will demonstrate those axioms. Shallow Depth-of-Field Aperture was at F-stop 3.5. Shutter speed was 1/30. ISO 400. Focuses on what is right in front of the camera, things farther away are blurry. Great Depth-of-Field  Aperture F-stop 22. Shutter 1/1.3 More of the photo is clear and crisp. Fast Shutter Speed Shutter speed 1/1600. F-stop 7.1. ISO 400 (Frozen motion) Slow Shutter Speed Shutter speed 1/40. F 22. ISO 400. (The ball and his catching hand a blurred.) I noticed that it was a lot harder to use a slow shutter speed when there is a lot of light outside which is a given. I had to make my aperture much smaller so that less light would come in.