supei's Digi-ImagingXperience

Here are the ones that I selected from the shots I retook:

Form


Line



Color


Shape


Texture


Reasons for selection:Basically the photos are choosen based on:
1) fulfill the subject element criteria
2) composition compared to other similar takes
3) more interesting portrayal of the elements

Challenges met:
1) Lighting! I have yet to learn how to manipulate the different functions of the camera. So indoor shots were pretty bad. They look dark despite the indoor lights.
2) Creativity. Have yet to master the art of capturing what the eyes don't see.

Thoughts/lessons learnt: I am going to do more retakes though (My principle: I don't hand in stuffs I don't even like myself.) They don't have the X factor I guess. Think it has something to do with the perspectives. They look like flat photography to me. Haha. Shall try more! Am sure next set will be better! But it is definitely a good experience because it helped me got use to my camera even though my knowledge of it is still limited.

Below are the retakes for assignment 1!
Location: Old Kent Ridge Hall area, University Hall and Central Library

Form Collection:





Color Collection:




Texture collection:




Shape (& Texture) collection:


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by Eugene Poh
this one is credited to my friend, he was taking it for fun =)

Yeppie! I must say that I am a very fortunate girl~ My mum bought me a Sony A200 DSLR! Yeppie! Bought it at $1,299. It is a bundle set. So it comes with 4gb memory card, 2 batteries and 2 lenses that cover from the range of 18 - 300! And as free gifts I was given a tripod and a skylight filter! (Too bad they wouldn't give me a dry box. =p)

What's good about the camera? The camera body actually has an image stabilizer itself, so even if the lens doesn't have any image stabilizer the photos wouldn't come out blur (as long as the image stabilizer is on of course)! The function I love most is the eye sensor auto focus. Once your place you eye near the viewer and adjust the lens, you don't actually have to half press the capture button to have the auto focus shot. A200 will automatically adjust itself and give you a clear view once you place your eye at the viewer! It's super cool. It's great for people like me whose reactions are slower and may miss great shots! Haha. Off to play with my camera~~

P.S: I was given a photography book and I could sign up for the Sony DSLR course! Yay~ Where did I get my camera from? It's a great place with great service call Cathay Photo Store at Peninsula Plaza! Was googling and someone recommended this place in the forum. It's a great recommendation!

Form

Class Critique:
- Leaf feels more like texture than form
- Need to take leaf from a different angle that don't look so flat
- Marker's focus is not in the middle, rather distracting
- Need to drop the colors; the key to taking form photos are the monotonic colors and emphasis on gradient
Line

Class Critique
- Interesting angle for the trees picture: diagonal lines give the impression of action and yet everyone knows that trees are stationary
- Rather flat photo of the roots

Color

Class Critique:
- Use complementary colors to bring out the idea i.e. red's complementary color is green
- Do a close up on a section of the bunch of flowers
- Present a narrower view to enhance the idea
- Construction photo reflects more of form than color

Texture

Class Critique:
- Nice photo, with the slight reveal of the background
- Able to turn bark into a form with the appropriate lighting
- Need to do a close up on the soil/logs

Shape

Class Critique;
- (Aircon Duct) Straightforward and nice photo, but
- The angle is tilted inwards
- Nice try for silhouette; can try to do a close up on one of the leaves instead or take the silhouette of the whole tree