Photo2Q4.1: Finding Vivian Maier

Initially, I thought that her work was amazing. I enjoy street photography. I haven't done much in a while, but I enjoyed the candid intimacy and genuineness of capturing a moment that isn't necessarily posed. There's such a human aspect to it that you can't get if people are aware of being captured in a photo. I began to notice a lot of what critics were saying of her work too. Her use of a Rolleiflex camera was incredibly beneficial, because people weren't looking into the camera. They were...

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Photo2Q3.6: Senior Homeroom Portrait

Prior to this shoot, I've never done group portraits, let alone arranging a formal one with people you've never worked with before. Generally, I wanted to keep things in a specific format; one formal, one comedic. And it worked, generally. Besides that though, many of the decisions me and Nicole made were somewhat on the spot to accommodate specific circumstances presented to us on the day-of-shooting. Location/BTS Lau Pounds Takahashi All photos were shot at f/4.5, 1/640, and...

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Photo2Q3.5: Matting Photograph Prints

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Photo2Q3.4: External Flash

Coming into this project, I've never comfortably used flash accessories. I've seen using photographers use external flashes often, but I've never found use for them as I've utilized natural light a majority of the time. Still, they seemed "professional" so having this project definitely is an opportunity to expand my knowledge. 1a Before 1a After 1b Before 1b After It seems as if that the flash needs to be within a certain distance for the built-in flash to function well. The shadows...

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Photo2Q3.3: Group Portrait Practice

I've never been the type of photographer to take group photos. Since I've stuck with using a f/1.8 50mm for a large majority of my photographic career, I didn't feel the need to expand beyond that. When practicing in class, I was working independently and to be honest, it was interesting, but skewed. I worked with all of these people in some way or know them somehow, so it was pretty easy to "talk" to all of them. We all have a shared passion for photography, so we all understood what was going...

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