I chose to create these photos simply out of passion and curiosity. My first word as a baby was "car," and I've continued to stick with that word to this day. I wanted to try my hand at photographing vintage cars and trucks once more, in an attempt to get some quality work from the given set of photos I took. Doing this project was relatively easy, and something I'd love to do again. The main bit that made these photos so accessible is the fact that the truck shown in the photos is ours; a 1956 Ford F-600. The other highly beneficial factor was that the front end was facing west, which is where the sun always sets, so you end up with a nice warm brightness on the front end during Golden Hour. I learned a fair amount of tips from the project as well. Three of the key factors I have learned about automotive and truck photography are: 1. Never take photos at normal standing height. This makes the cars seem dull and boring. 2. Aim for photo sessions at sunrise or sunset; this casts nice light, reflections, and shadows on the car. 3. Keep the backgrounds simple. You want the car to be the center piece of your photos, so don't let the background distract very much. Would I do this project again? Absolutely. Stretching my legs with stylized automotive photography again felt like a treat; and having good subject matter sitting in our driveway really helped me out with this project. All in all, a good skill to pick up (Especially when you attend car meets). |
For this project, I mostly wanted to play with angles and lighting in my photography. I had already attempted this before (See Pre-Assessment below), but I wanted to try to get better results the second time through. I chose specifically to photograph at sunset, or around that time (Golden Hour), as the sun shines directly on the front end of our truck, which was the subject matter for these photos. I really played around with angles, and took photos of the interesting details that I hadn't noticed before. I chose two of my favorite photos to display here as my final work. In the first, I went for a low slung, worm-eye view of the front fender. The lighting with the grass in the foreground, and the trees in the background, really make it seem like this was taken somewhere that wasn't my driveway. The real kicker for me though is the fender itself; 50's cars, and even dump trucks like this one, were still meant to be flashy and good looking; the squareness of this fender pulls it off quite well. The second photo I noticed as I was wrapping up my first out of my two photo shoots. The sunlight catching the reflector made for an excellent photo, and the translucent plastic really made the reflector look like it was on, or active (despite the truck not running for years). The photos you see all in this section have not been touched by any editing; rather, I just wanted to let the photos be admired for what they are, not what they could be. |
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Pre-Assessment Photos
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Mid-Assessment Photos
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Final Product Above
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Project OverviewOur Doodle for Google project theme was "How do we show kindness?" I couldn't think of a single thing to make of the Google letters until the final day, when I realized that I don't have to show just ONE form of kindness. So, from left to right is supporting others, being a courteous citizen, being a helpful leader, and finally sportsmanship.
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Final Image Shown Above
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Reflection I really enjoyed the Teacher Creature Project. It was a good chance to test my current photoshop skills, and see what crazy ideas I could come up with.
This project was a weird idea. I started with something simple in my head, but then it grew. My thoughts became more wacky and weird, which was the whole point of the project. My photoshop skills have improved greatly since the start of the year. At first, I didn't even know how to draw a line. Now, I am able to use tools like blend, blur, liquefy, the eraser, pencil, magic select, and even more. |