White Balance

In this assignment we were asked to change the white balance of our photos. if the photo had an orange tint, i used the tungsten effect to take out the orangish tint. if the photo was blue i used a fluorescent effect to take out the blueish tint so the whites in the photos were whiter. i realized that in my house the lighting casts an orangish color on the whites so a majority of my pictures used a tungsten effect. Since my theme is psychological inquest i took photos of objects that reflected a certain idea of humanity. For example i used a dream catcher to represent dreaming and day dreaming. That photo has a black and white effect on it. another one of my photos i took a picture of an eye to represent seeing and how important sight is in life. that photo has a blue photo filter to take out the orangish tones. and a third picture has light bulbs in it to represent ideas. like when you have an idea the lightbulb turns on. this photo has contrast and high saturation to make the photo look cleaner and clearer. i enjoyed this assignment and now i know how to make my photos look better and have the whites be whiter.
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A Day in the Life

For this assignment we had to follow a subject all the way throughout it's day to expirience what it expirienced and to see what it saw. We also had to take two pictures for each thing it saw, but change the ISO so it would have a low and a high ISO to tell the difference since low ISO's are for day light and hight ISO's are for darker lighting. For my progect, i took photos from my necklace's perspective. Since this object is always with me, its a day in the life of Mallory as well. For my day i did many things. first i woke up and my necklace is laying on the counter of my sink. So it stares up at my light fixture. then i put it on and i get ready for school and walk outside so it sees the trees and the pavement. Then i am at school so it sees the hallways. After school i drive home and it sees my steering wheel which i took a picture of. When i get home practice piano, do homework, get a snack and stretch since i had dance already that day. Then i text my friends and watch television and wait for dinner. As I'm waiting i go on the computer to do some of my mass media assignment and then eat. when dinner is over i see my mom cleaning up the kitchen while i read my textbooks after that i go on facebook then get ready to go to bed. This assignment documented all of this. SO EXCITING!!! To view these awesome pictures click here.

Artist Statement

I create art because it is a great way to express thoughts and feelings without words. Art is more than just taking pictures, it is taking pictures of meaningful things that convey who you are. Many things are inspirational to me. Mostly my grandpa because he is an artist and i strive to be like him and share my accomplishments with him. My inspirations are expressed in my work because i take pictures of my family and of subjects that my grandpa does. For example, he takes photorgraphs of dogs and flowers, so i also take pictures of them. The types of work i have made so far have been in photography one. But i also take pictures on my own amaturely. But this year i would like to take cool looking eye or sky pictures or something that looks artsy and cool.