Sun flare, check. Silhouette, check. Self-portrait, wha….?
I set out this weekend to shoot my sun flare photo, but by the time I arrived, the sun was almost gone. I quickly took this photo with the sun between the tree roots. It was as if a giant hand came out of the soil to try to grab the sun before it came down. The second picture is a silhouette of a leaf of a Guiana chestnut tree with honeydew on the bottom. Making this picture a silhouette really brings the eyes to the droplets on the underside of the leaf. My third picture was the hardest to create. I usually shoot nature subjects and landscapes so I don’t have any experiences shooting portraiture. The picture of me conveys the stress and cluelessness I was feeling when I pondered about how I would take my self-portrait. I wanted the phone to light my face but it just wasn’t bright enough, so I had to use my other hand to hold a flashlight behind the phone. As well as being a prop, the phone also served as a remote so I could take the picture. However, the most difficult aspect of taking this photo was focusing. At 70mm f2.8, the depth of field was razor thin. It was too dark for the camera’s autofocus to find me so I had to use manual focus and move my body forwards and backwards to get my eyes into focus. Overall, I was very satisfied with the final portrait. This assignment put me out of my comfort zone and challenged me to use a variety of skills. I am looking forward to learn more about portraiture next term.
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