different angle.

This was an assignment that forced us to take photos from interesting angles that people wouldnt normally take pictures from. In this image, I had Janay sit on one of the corners of the ramp leading to the Grand Theatre. I stood on the upper level of the Grad Theaters outer garden. At this angle, I had sort of a birds eye view of my model. After I took the photo, I had to photoshop the lighting alot. I made sure that I used a lighting effect so that I could focus in on my model. The lighting I chose made her look like she is in command esspecially with the wind blowing in her hair.

landscaping written assignment.

I really love this photo because it has a really dark and erie feeling to it. In this image you see a huge body of water, which is most likely a lake, along with a group of trees. There is no color, so everything is in black and white. The lack of color definately adds to the overall feeling that I get when I look at this picture. The trees are the focal point, and it makes me wonder what they really represent. But what I like more than the actual trees in this photo, is the reflection of the trees in the water.

3 landscaping photos.

These are 3 photos that I took over the course of a week. The first photo is a picture of a bouquet of flowers in my home. I took it with a digital camera, then I photoshopped more light into the photo. The second is a wheat plant that is outside of my house. When I photoshopped it, I made sure that I fixed the lighting, then I turned the image black &white. The third picture is of these purple plants that are located at my school. It was really hard to get a shot with some sun because these flowers grow in a bush. Each one of these shots, I tried so hard to make a good image. I like the fact that the purple flowers are really sharp and clear. I zoomed in so much just so you could see the very texture of everything. With the wheat photo, I was really surprised that I captured an image like that from such a small plant that I hardly notice when I am at home. With the first flower image, it just came natural to me. I just snapped the camera, and I was happy with the work that I did.

timeline project !

So i have made a project about the time of sports photography, along with basic photographic history. This has been a journey. It was kinda difficult for me to find information that was significant enough to put in the timeline. We have 8 different events in total. The actual process of making the timeline was a definite hassle. Because my group members and I have the slightest idea of what to do !

arts diversity.

in this image you can 3 people doing 3 different things. You see a boy to the far right with a canvas and a paintbrush. In the center of the image you see a young girl holding a old fashioned camera. Lastly, to the far left you see a young woman sitting in the grass with a viola. This photo was taken outside in a very grassy area. With huge trees as the backdrop. We didnt use natural lighting in this photo. We used a strobe so that we can highlight every model's features. This photo was to showcase the different arts of the school. Meaning that this image is very literal. The boy represents visual art, the young girl represents photography, and the young woman represents music. I wish that I could have done better with this image because the angle, along with the positioning of the models could be done in a way that will make the point of the shoot, more apparent.

Portrait ? Natural Lighting !

In this photo is a young girl who is gazing outside of the door. As you can see, there is sunlight that is coming in through the door. This photo shows how natural can also be used in the photograph. This photograph is very literal. I planned just to show the models natural beauty with the use of the lighting. I think that i was very successful in my attempts. I had her look directly outside of the door so that the sun would be shining directly on her face. The angle is awesome because of the fact that you dont see her whole face.

Everything in this photo is in focus because, i wanted to highlight the suns effect on everything. Especially because of the fact that she is the main point, and she is a huge part of the image. So I didnt need to zoom in on her at all.

Manjari Sharma - Master Portrait photographer.

She was born in Bombay, India. She viewed photography as a hobby as she took snapshots of her family. When she was headed into college at S.N.B.P. Women's University, with a major of Food and Nutrition. After a lecture from a professor, she quickly switched her major to photography. After college, she then began to take photos for the local Newspaper in Bombay. 

She then came to America to get her BFA in photography at Columbus College of Art and Design. After recieving her second degree, she worked at a publishing House in Ohio. After years of working at this job, she realized that she wanted to focus on people and portraits. 

Manjari moved to New York and started to shoot on her own.  It was hard for her at first. Her only models were women and gay men. As she was doing a shoot with models in the shower, she noticed that the models were becoming more comfortable when the water was running. Alot more intimate moments were shared in front of the camera. This idea soon became the main idea of this photo project. As this project wrapped, everyone began to take notice of her project.  Soon companies such as AOL, and Penguin Books were knocking at her door asking her to shoot for them. 

Soon she recieved the "HONORABLE MENTION" at the IPA Lucie Awards, and even won third place in the Viewer's choice Awards in the Eye of the Strand Photo Contest. She is truly an up and coming photography. And establishing herself through her Shower Project was the perfect way to get the world of photography's attention. 

I like her works because of the lighting that she uses. She effortlessly conveys sensuality with her models. The shower idea is so good because its something that is commonly done in the photography world. I like that fact that she used an idea that was so unique and exposed it to the world.