MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
These two pictures fulfill the letter of the assignment. I started taking
pictures at about 3:00 on a Tuesday afternoon. When I arrived at the
building, only one side was fully lit by the sun. The side that I thought
was the most uniform (not a lot of architectural extras). The side that
had the most variance was already fully in shadow. Hence, I took the
'full length' picture of the point of the building (it's triangular shaped).
For the detail, I focused on one window alcove, because I liked the
curve of the shadow.
pictures at about 3:00 on a Tuesday afternoon. When I arrived at the
building, only one side was fully lit by the sun. The side that I thought
was the most uniform (not a lot of architectural extras). The side that
had the most variance was already fully in shadow. Hence, I took the
'full length' picture of the point of the building (it's triangular shaped).
For the detail, I focused on one window alcove, because I liked the
curve of the shadow.
Another detail that I really liked of the building was the three layers of the ceiling spreading out from the corner. I
tried to get it from different angles to experiment with the reaction of the light behind the building.
tried to get it from different angles to experiment with the reaction of the light behind the building.
EXTRA CREDIT: I took some pictures of the dark side of the building because I liked it, and focused on
composition of picture. The vertical one on the bottom is my favorite from the whole shoot.
composition of picture. The vertical one on the bottom is my favorite from the whole shoot.
What I learned:
I thought it a couple of things were interesting with
this assignment for a couple of reasons. The first
was taking pictures I liked with subject matter I didn't
(i.e. The lighted side of the building being the one
that I didn't like so much). I also liked focusing on
taking pictures with vertical composition. This is
something that I haven't really done so much (I'm
almost always horizontally oriented) and I liked the
change of mindset.
Future Questions:
I also had a photo shoot the same day with a
colleague and her fiancé. Even from taking some
pictures of the building, the pictures were different,
and I think better, than they would have been
otherwise. I did have some questions about lighting,
however, that I would like to discuss. The most
important one is fill flash. The picture on the left is
without fill flash. The one on the right with it, but I
don't like either picture and would like to know what I
can do to improve them lighting-wise. The actual
captures aren't that hot either, but since the lighting
stinks, captures doesn't matter... :) Some better
pictures can be found here.
I thought it a couple of things were interesting with
this assignment for a couple of reasons. The first
was taking pictures I liked with subject matter I didn't
(i.e. The lighted side of the building being the one
that I didn't like so much). I also liked focusing on
taking pictures with vertical composition. This is
something that I haven't really done so much (I'm
almost always horizontally oriented) and I liked the
change of mindset.
Future Questions:
I also had a photo shoot the same day with a
colleague and her fiancé. Even from taking some
pictures of the building, the pictures were different,
and I think better, than they would have been
otherwise. I did have some questions about lighting,
however, that I would like to discuss. The most
important one is fill flash. The picture on the left is
without fill flash. The one on the right with it, but I
don't like either picture and would like to know what I
can do to improve them lighting-wise. The actual
captures aren't that hot either, but since the lighting
stinks, captures doesn't matter... :) Some better
pictures can be found here.
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My first assignment was to photograph the Museum of the American Indian. I was to look for shadow and harsh sun,
composition of the photograph, and the difference in taking the picture with a vertical or horizontal angle. I needed to
photograph the of an entire side of the building, and then detail on that side. Here's what I came up with:
composition of the photograph, and the difference in taking the picture with a vertical or horizontal angle. I needed to
photograph the of an entire side of the building, and then detail on that side. Here's what I came up with: