Photo Editing

In this assignment we were assigned to edit two photos. On the first one, we were supposed to change the color of something on the picture and then making one more altercation to the photo. In the next one, the portrait was supposed to be in color, while the background was in black and white. Also, we were supposed to do one additional change to the photo. These were my results.

PHOTO 1:

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AFTER:

In this photo I changed the color of the K on the Special K box and added brightness to the photo so it was a lot more visible.

PHOTO 2:

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AFTER:

In this photo I changed the background to black and white and then played with color modifier to make the white in his shirt pop out more. Also, I zoomed in and fixed his face a little bit.

Until next time, 

Tyler

Crazy Workout Regime Photo Story

Hello again,

For this assignment we are required to come up with an interesting photo story that we can tell through a photojournalism style. Below, I have outlined what I believe would be a successful and interesting photo story.

Working out and keeping physically fit is something that is constantly in the minds of college students. Everyone always thinks about ways that they can get ahead of the game in terms of their workout regime. However, not many people take working out as serious as some of my friends. They are constantly talking about the current workout tips that will help them achieve their personal goals and often times exceeding the thoughts of a normal gym-goer. The extent that my friends think about their workout schedule can only be described through photography. For this reason, I believe that chronicling the story of their weekly workout will make for a successful photo story. Although I don't participate to the level that my roommates enjoy working out, I plan on going behind the scenes and giving some insight into exactly what makes their regime successful. This photo story would be interesting because it will give people insight into a successful workout schedule and inform people of the amount of work it takes to work out to the level where they can see results. One specific shot that I intend on taking and using as my lead photo involves the excessive amount of protein items that my roommates used in their workout. Often times the protein shakes come in total disregard of room cleanliness. The rush to get a shake in before a work out leads to spillage on the counter and sink full of dishes. This photo would show the dedication it takes to have a crazy workout regime and the sacrifices it would take to do this under the tight schedule a college student must face.

Pay attention for updates!!!

Until next time,

Tyler 

Photo Editing

For this assignment we were required to use the knowledge that we learning in Photoshop in order to edit a photo according to certain guidelines. The first picture was the original picture that I decided to use from when we took pictures of statues around campus. 

ORIGINAL:

In the first adjusted picture we were required to take a more natural approach to editing the picture. In order to make the improvements, I used a brightness/contrast adjustment in order to brighten up the photo a little bit, along with a levels adjustment in order to re-establish where the darks and lights where in the photo. I feel like this brightens up Gandhi's face and really adds some good overall brightness to the photo.

NATURAL EDITING:

 In this next picture we were allowed to take a little bit more of a farfetched and creative take on editing out photos. For this picture I decided to use the posterize effect in order to give the statue a unique texture. Then I added a different tint using the black and white adjustment to give it an interesting color.

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Until next time,

Tyler

Kodak Composition Article

For this assignment we were required to read this article that outlined how to better our photo compositions and make them into something that was more pleasing to the eye. In order to complete this assignment, I chose to photograph my roommate (who will be remain nameless) because taking pictures of him would boost his ego and its just plain funny to see how he reacts when the camera is at his attention. The following photos are the results of the photo shoot that as you can see with his changing of outfits half-way through, he took very seriously. Also, how these pictures pertain to the reading the Kodak article.

Simplicity:

This picture properly reflects the ideas about simplicity because my roommate is clearly the center of attention in the picture and the background doesn't take away from the overall quality of the photograph. The idea that he would be laying on the couch also goes along with the concept of simplicity in that there isn't the normal clutter that you would normally associate to be in a living room, taking up the focus of the picture, but rather all of the attention is properly place on the subject of the photo.

Lines:

 This picture represents the concept of lines in a photo graph. The repetitiveness of the horizontal line in this photograph help to point the focus of the viewer to the center of the composition, where the subject is featured. Also, repetitive line usage can be used to help people focus on something that sticks out of the normal structure of the photo. In this case, this is my roommate in that his use of a dark color really pops off of the horizontal, light-colored, lines.

Framing:

This picture properly displays the concept of framing in a photograph. The subject of the photo is the center of attention while being framed by the lines of the couch. These lines are used to make the subject seem as though he adds to the overall depth of the photo, simply because it heightens the importance of subject to the overall composition.

Balancing:

This photograph displays the concept of balancing in a composition. The subject of the photograph is featured with proper proportions to the background and the shape of his shoulders provides for an interesting balance of shapes throughout the photo. Also, the contrast of the dark in the cabinets and the white of the counter tops, coupled with the contrast between the color of his skin and the clothes that he is wearing, adds for a great deal of balance when it comes to color and textures.

After awhile, the subject got a little upset with the overall quality of his photos and decided to end the photo shoot under his own conditions. However not before I was able to grab a bunch more photos for future photo projects. All in all, using the guidelines displayed in the Kodak Composition article, I was able to better understand how to improve the quality of my future photographs.

Until Later,

Tyler

Photographing Statues

Gandhi. Everyone knows Gandhi. It's one of the reasons why I chose to photograph him for my statue. However, after learning about effective ways to shoot a nice camera shot, I am afraid that I might not have given him the justice that he deserves! The angle that I shot this picture with was pretty normal. There really wasn't anything out of the ordinary with regards to the angle that I chose for this picture.  Since the angle is a simple and standard picture angle, I really didn't fill the area of the picture as well as I possibly could. Also, I didn't take into account the background of my image as the current background adds nothing to picture and shouldn't be a main part of the image. Hopefully this next time around I will do a better job at completing some of the tips we learned in class.

This was my second attempt at photographing this historical figure. My second go-around was a lot more successful because I was able to capture some of the photography tips that we talked about in class into what I feel is a really interesting photo. This photo uses the space of the photo really well and doesn't give any real emphasis to the background. Also, since it is a closer up picture of Gandhi, it is able to capture the rain on the face of the statue, which is a cool aspect to the photo.

Mediated Communications Day 1

    Hi. My name is Tyler Sekula. I am from Grantham, New Hampshire and a freshman Communications major with a journalism track and a criminal justice minor. This semester I am hoping to learn more about the programs that are essential to mediated communications in hopes of better understanding what I might encounter later on in my career. While my overall dream is to go to law school and become a sports agent working in contract law, I know that for the time being taking classes in a communication major will help teach me how to better communicate. In order to achieve my goals in life, I have to learn how to better use the resources that are given to me in a communications major.