Music For The Eyes

A Rayogram is a photo created in the darkroom by placing objects on a piece of photo paper and exposing the paper. This creates a unique effect and allowed me to play with different textures to see what effect they would have on the photo. In the end I came up with the theme of "Music For the Eyes". I used various items such as pipe cleaners, lined paper, earbuds, and cotton. I tried a few times to get my final product and am happy with the outcome. The picture is a clear representation of the theme and I really like it! What I find the most interesting is the effect the lined paper had. It created a really cool effect with my music notes which make them seem almost "ghostly". This was a very fun process to experiment with!

Fun With The Sun

Original photo

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Cyanotype

I took this picture while on a trip in Boston. The angle of which I took this photo is unique and almost like an optical illusion. The cyanotype process was very unique and nothing like I have ever done. It is similar to developing a photo in a dark room but uses the sun! After the process is complete the photo is blue and white and kind of textured. It almost gives off a feel of an older photograph with a grain-like texture. I think this process creates a very unique and pretty photo. I really enjoyed it!

Being Told To Break The Rules

I found this project quite interesting to do. It's harder than I thought it would be to not follow the rules of photography, which now come naturally to me. For all of these photos I used my Canon Rebel XS. 

 Shutter Speed: 1/15

Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 800

I captured this photo of my sister in a cafe without her noticing. There are quite a few things wrong with this photo, the most obvious being that she (the subject) is not in focus, but the table behind is. There is also a plant behind her head which is acting as an obvious merger. The whole setup of this photo is off, and it barely follows the rule of thirds. Although it has all of these negative aspects, I think it's still an interesting photo!

  Shutter Speed: 1/250

Aperture: 5.9
ISO: 100

I took this photo while I was away on March Break in Florida. The flowers at the bottom of the photo are out of focus, and act as a merger blocking the lake. The whole photo just isn't very symmetrical, and feels off balance. Again, these broken rules create an interesting photo to look at. 

 Shutter Speed: 1/200

Aperture: 10
ISO: 200

This photo breaks the rules of photography because it doe not follow the rule of thirds. My subject is almost directly in the center of the photo, and my horizon line as well. This makes the photo really awkward to look at because it just feels "off". Also, the trees in the background act as a merger coming out of my subjects head. This photo breaks many different rules!