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Global Warming
Global warming is the current increase in temperature of the Earth’s surface as well as its atmosphere. According to What’s Your Impact, “Average temperatures around the world have risen by 1.4°F over the last 100 years about two thirds of the increase has occurred since 1975.” This is significant because not only is the temperature increasing rapidly, but the majority of the increase has happened with the increase of the use of cars and other vehicles. One of the main causes of global warming is the increase of greenhouse gas emissions by burning fossil fuels. According to Wired UK, “The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached the milestone of 400 parts per million for the first time in 2015 and surged again to new records in 2016.” This is significant because they are pretty much saying that the more we have developed technologically speaking, the more we have greenhouse gases we have released as well. A third and final thing that global warming has done is damage the oceans and coral reefs. This is agreed upon, once again, by Wired UK where they say, “Two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef has been damaged as a result of climate change.” This is extremely significant because one of the largest and most beautiful coral reefs is being destroyed because of coral bleaching, which shoots out algae from the coral due to high temperatures. Global Warming is important to me because I have been to Hawaii, and my first photo is from Hawaii. That photo is so beautiful, and since global warming is causing the ocean level to rise, that beautiful photo may not be possible in the near future. I for one, enjoy beautiful sights and having a nice and stable Earth, and global warming would ruin all of it. Works Cited https://whatsyourimpact.org/global-warming Plummer, Libby, and Cara McGoogan. “11 Terrifying Climate Change Facts.” WIRED, WIRED UK, 4 Sept. 2017, www.wired.co.uk/article/climate-change-facts. HANDS:
Describe: In my hands photo, I took a picture of my dad's hands making a pot. I asked him if he could start making a pot so I could take photos of him doing it, but I didn't have any control over how he was doing it. Analyze: The main elements and principles I was focusing on in this photo were LINE and MOVEMENT. I got LINE from the lines in the pot and on the wheel. The lines add to the photo by helping move your eyes around the photo, also known as MOVEMENT. Movement is important in a photo because it helps keep the viewer engaged by moving their eyes around the photo, as previously mentioned, and by helping the viewer notice little details they may not have noticed otherwise. Interpret: I put the photo in black and white because it helps to create more texture and value. You can see the wrinkles and the clay on the hands and the clay on the wheel in the upper right hand corner, which helps create a gritty feel to the photo. The hands and the shadow they create help create contrast very well in black and white, and it didn't have anywhere near as much contrast in color. Evaluate: I really liked how this photo turned out. I was struggling for a while because I couldn't quite get it to contrast the way I wanted it too, but the end result turned out just how I wanted it too. I really like how I was able to create a combination of a gritty feel with the hands and the background and a smooth feel with the pot. REFLECTION: Describe: In my mood photo I took a picture of my sister smiling. I asked her to do this and then proceeded to tell her where to stand and tried to make her smile by doing some silly stuff. I pretty much had full control of what I wanted her to do. Analyze: The main elements and principles I was focusing on in this photo were SPACE and EMPHASIS. I created SPACE by taking this photo on a deck without much in the immediate background, but a shoreline of shorts in the distant background. The space helps clearly show what the subject is while still keeping the viewer interested in the photo by looking at the details in the background. I created EMPHASIS in a similar way by making sure that my sister was not only the only thing in the foreground, and also lined up with the rule of thirds. This helps the photo because it draws your attention with her face and keeps them there looking at the minor details. Interpret: I left this photo in color because the faint green and red colors in the background, along with the better contrast it creates, help create more interest in the photo in general. If I had put this photo in black and white, those faint touches of green and red throughout the background wouldn't be visible (obviously) and the photo wouldn't have as much emphasis. In black and white, a lot of the colors look very similar and you just lose the contrast that this photo creates. Evaluate: I am very happy with how this photo turned out. The edits I made in this photo I feel really helped create a more interesting photo by sharpening the eyes and all that good stuff. I like how blurry I was able to make the background without using my Photoshop Skills™ . One thing I could've done better is bring out the green and red colors a little bit more, but overall I like how this photo turned out. SHADOW
Describe: In my Shadow Photo, there is a shadow of me and a heart that I put on the grass in my shadow. The heart was white, the grass was green, and the leaves were brown before I put them in black and white. Analyze: There are many different elements and principles in the photo, including VALUE and EMPHASIS. The photo has VALUE because there is a clear difference between the light colors of the heart compared to the dark colors in my shadow. It also shows a good range with the color of the grass being in between the light of the heart and the dark of the shadow. It also shows good EMPHASIS because there is really only one thing that stands out in the photo, and that is the heart. It pops compared to the grayish color of the grass and the black of the shadow. Interpret: I chose black and white for this photo because it helps create the value and emphasis previously mentioned. In color, the colors didn't contrast each other quite as well as they do in black and white. I feel like I could've done better than I did with this photo, but I think it turned out pretty well. Evaluate: As much as I feel I could've done better than I did on this photo, I feel like the idea of it is pretty original and different. If I had taken the photo at noon or 7 AM, it could've had a completely different outcome in terms of color and length of the shadow. Compared to a lot of my classmates photos, mine could've definitely been improved, but I really like how the results could vary at different times. REFLECTION Describe: In the Reflection Photo, I'm taking a photo of sunglasses and a tree in the reflection. You can see the tree higher up in the photo and the sidewalk lower in the photo. The sunglasses helped to add a little bit of extra color to the otherwise blank sidewalk because the lenses are slightly colored. Analyze: Once again, there are many different elements and principles in the photo, including SPACE and MOVEMENT. This photo demonstrates good SPACE because there is an obvious foreground and background with the sidewalk in the front and the tree in the back. This photo also shows good MOVEMENT because it causes your eye to move around the photo. The branches of the tree branch out to the house and the sky and that helps move your eye further around the photo. Interpret: I originally had this photo in black and white and just the tree in color, but the baby blue sky helps the green and red of the tree pop. It also shows the color of the lens in the reflection of the sidewalk, because it didn't really have any assisting colors. I think this photo is one of my best photos, and it turned out really well. Evaluate: As much as this photo turned out really well, there are some things that I could've improved on. I could've just made the lens colored and left the rest black and white, or I could've taken it at a slightly more upright angle. I feel like I did really well with focusing on the tree and having a high quality reflection and not a super blurry photo with multiple reflections on one surface. |
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