Darja’s Digital Photography Blog ˘͈ᵕ˘͈

 Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! 📸✨ This week, I got a little bit more familiar with the topic of white balance and experienced with it in different settings. However, I hadn’t paid great attention to some of my camera settings and I didn’t notice that my ISO was in automatic mode, therefore, a lot of my images have got quite a bit of noise and graininess.  Although most of these photographs have got a bit of graininess to them and there’s lots of room for improvement, I’m fairly happy with their outcome. Additionally, I’ve been feeling like I’m developing a bit of a style when it comes to taking my photographs, which makes me really excited to improve it and develop further!

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! This week, I watched two videos which expanded my knowledge on photography styles and photo editing strategies. The first video that I have watched is called ‘‘Defining a Style for your Photography’’. In this video, photographer Sean Tucker spoke about different styles of photography as well as the journey that he’s going through in order to discover his own. I feel like this video really reassured me in a sense that a style may only develop years after beginning your journey, it all takes practice, patience and dedication. Therefore, your own photography style is not something you should rush to discover. Additionally, I liked how Tucker normalised not being able to take photographs on a specific day, be it an atmosphere that you don’t feel comfortable in, or a lack of motivation. The second video that I have watched is called ‘‘How to Edit Colour and Create your own Style’’. I found this video very moving in a way that Tucker speaks about p...

 Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog!  This week, I’ve researched a vast number of photographers in order to grow inspiration for my photo essay project that I will begin working on very shortly. Immediately, photographer Cindy Sherman caught my eye. After reading through her biography and observing some of her photographs, I have chosen this one to be my absolute favourite: This photograph remains untitled, as Sherman tried to avoid the use of text and description, and ‘‘has resisted making theoretical pronouncements about her work’’. I found this to be quite fascinating, as it gives the viewer an opportunity to perceive her photography in their own way. I think that there is a unique use of light in this photograph, it has the right amount of brightness but also the right amount of darkness. Additionally, I think that the model’s expression really elevates the entire look and feel of the photograph. I definitely see myself looking into more of Sherman’s photography an...

 Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! ༄ This week, I practiced capturing compositional photos with various design elements, composition templates and tricks. I'm fairly happy with the outcome of this photo, as it captures the design element of leading lines and shapes. I think that all of the colours blend nicely amongst each other too. For this photograph, I tried to capture the composition of negative space. I’m pretty happy with the outcome as there is a nice contrast between the building, the tree and the sky! This is another example of negative space. I found myself really enjoying capturing these photos and their outcomes, as I really like simplicity in photographs, which negative space manages to portray. This photograph captures another design element of leading lines. I’m quite proud of the outcome, although I wish that the sky would’ve been a lot more colourful that morning, as all the colours would pop altogether. This is probably my favourite image that I ha...

 Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! This week, I completed a creative lab exercise using the camera skills that I've learnt to date. Exercise 1 For this image, my aim was to stand in the same place and take many pictures. Out of the 24 images that I've taken, I decided to choose this one as I like the way my shoes stand out from the background. However, I found that most of my photos could be a little lighter. Exercise 2 While I was taking various images this week, I decided to include my hand in some of the frames, and I ended up really liking the outcome. They were a little tricky to take, as I was holding the camera with one hand so I had to take multiple shots so that my photographs aren't too blurry, but it was really fun! Exercise 3 For the capture of this image, I had to choose one subject and place it somewhere, then continue with taking multiple shots of it from different angles. However, I couldn't help myself but focus on this leaf that I found in th...

 Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog!   ♥ This week, I did some research on photo essays and came across one that instantly caught my eye:  https://www.dezeen.com/2018/09/02/spiralling-staircases-budapest-balint-alovits-interiors/ I chose this specific photo essay for a couple of reasons.. I think that looking at all of the shapes that the staircases create is aesthetically pleasing and satisfying to look at. They barely even look like staircases as they’re camouflaged by the chosen angle that the photographer had taken the pictures from. Additionally, the lighting helps the colours contrast from one another as it gives them more tone and definition. I’m very excited to gain inspiration from more photo essays and begin creating one of my own!