For this project, I tried to combine different images that gave a dark and cold feel to the image and blended well together. I mainly focused on using portraits and flowers to explain a story with two frames. In the first one, I used a sad portrait of Malia with a raindrop to signify a tear/rain, and a vibe of darkness. I think, the great thing about these kind of multi frame images, is the viewer can create the story they want. It lets your imagination run free. I put every one of my photos in black and white and then added the daguerreotype filter to make it seem old and scratched up. The more of the filter I added the more intense the photo would turn out. I tried to give them all a similar feeling of being secluded with very few subjects. 

To start off, I really enjoyed taking these macro photos. Obviously, I think the portfolio is my best work and I have learned a lot through taking these photos. One of the biggest things I have learned throughout my portfolio, is taking many photos of the same subject at different focuses. I also think making sure you change the lighting on the camera will give you a sense of how light or dark you want your photo to be. Another big thing, was to not shoot photos one a windy day, because it is very hard to get the photos in focus when the plant is flying all over the place from the breeze. Overall, this was my favorite project in photography.

Draft #4 Mike Moats Macro Photography

I think this last post includes some of my best work because Mr. Whiton figured out a way to get closer and capture crisper photos if I didn't use the extra lens attached to the macro lens. I was able to use this trick on Thursday, and a lot of these photos were very successful. I have been using one of Mike Moats tips, which is to take a lot of photos of the same subject at different focuses. This allows me to get many different photos of the same subject, allowing me to always get a good photo of any subject. Another thing I tried out with this draft, was putting more of my photos into black and white giving it a darker and more dramatic feel. 

Draft 3

In this draft, I didn't have enough time to get more photos because I was sick the week before. I went out and took photos the day after it rained and I got some really cool photos of water drops on leaves.   I really enjoyed taking these photos because I haven't taken anything like them yet. I can hopefully get more photos in this next draft because this time, I will be here for the classes.

Mike Moats Macro Photography

For this project, I chose Mike Moats who is a photographer from Detroit. He travels around the nation talking about his book called Tiny Landscapes. His book shows the true beauty of nature from a close-up perspective instead of how we view things every day. All of his photos focus on not just a flower or plant, but what happens to this flower or plant when you get up close and show its real beauty of patterns, light, and feeling. I think these batch of photos are one of my best so far and, I have enjoyed taking these the most. My recipe was to take these photos with a macro lens and take many photos of the same subject with different focuses.