Free Write

Warning: This is a very bad story that had a lot of potential but something happened and now it kind of stinks. Sorry about that.

"Well, I dare you to do a backflip into the pool..."
As one of the boys in the massive group challenged him to a dare, Chris couldn't say no. They'd call him a wuss. A coward. He couldn't do that to himself and his reputation to say no.
Chris hesitantly approached the large expanse of the dark blue water, his chilled body rattling with fear. He tried to disguise his angst in a crooked smile, only resulting in laughter from the group. His mind was racing and his heart was pounding.
"It's only one flip," Chris thought to himself. "You can do this and then it will be over... No more teasing if you do this."
Chris started to flip. The world spun in a whirlwind of colors.
"I'm going to make it!!"
Suddenly, Chris stopped moving.
An immense pain shot through his head and the boys erupted in a series of screams. Slowly, water enveloped Chris' limp body as he was losing all consciousness, sinking further down in the dark mass of the pool...
beep.. beep...beep.
Chris' eyes fluttered open in an unfamiliar room with white chairs lining the charcoal walls. He attempted to turn his head, only resulting in bursts of pain. Chris then noticed the tag on his wrist:
Chris Lanzon: 5/08/16: Diagnosis - Concussion/Head Injury
"Wha-What? I got a concussion? When? How? Wait, am I in the hospital??"
Confusion overtook Chris' mind. It was then that he noticed a girl sat slumped in one of the chars across the room from him. Her eyes were lightly closed, a chaos of loose curls framing her face.
"Who-?" Chris started to speak, and her eyes suddenly opened. Registering who just spoke, her eyes grew wide with excitement and she bounded over to his bed.
"Chris! Oh my god, you're okay!"
Chris held a confused expression.
"Wha-? Who are you??"
The girl's excitement quickly faded and her eyes saddened.
"Chris, it's me, Eleanor. I'm your sister..."

Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO

APERTURE:

Aperture F2.8

Aperture F16+

1. We closely relate aperture on a camera with our eyes (pupil).

2. The smaller the aperture the higher the number, and the higher the aperture the lower the number.

3. The aperture makes the depth field more or less focused with the main subject. The smaller the aperture, the more focused the background is. When the aperture is larger, the background is more blurry and the foreground is sharper.

SHUTTER SPEED:

High Shutter speed

Low Shutter speed

when the sun was still up:

a. low shutter speed

b. low shutter speed

c. high shutter speed

d. high shutter speed

e. low shutter speed

f. high shutter speed

when the sun is down:

a. low shutter speed

b. low shutter speed

c. high shutter speed

d. high shutter speed

e. high shutter speed

f. high shutter speed

2. 3 settings: the first is an auto setting, where the shutter speed (& aperture) are adjusted by the camera. The second is a manual setting called "Shutter Priority" mode, where you can choose the shutter speed, but the aperture is still adjusted by the camera. The third is a manual setting called "Manual" mode, where the photographer adjusts both the shutter speed and aperture.

ISO:

ISO 200

ISO 3200

1. An advantage of using a higher ISO in a nighttime setting is that more light can be taken in without creating a blur. Another advantage is that the photographer is able to capture "ultra-fast shots".

2. When choosing ISO, try to use the lowest ISO possible to get the highest quality. Also, they recommend using a tripod if you want to create the "ghost effect".

3. When shooting with high ISO, they recommend shooting in low light or indoors to capture the image without creating a blur.

Photoshoot Manipulations

"Happy"

"Bowie"

"Metal"

"Square"

Photoshoot Pictures

This is Happy and the rule of photography is Rule of Thirds.

This is another Happy and the rule of photography is Rule of Thirds.

This is Square and the rule of photography is Viewpoint.

This is metal and the rule of photography is lines.

This is Bowie and the rule of photography is leading lines and repetition.

Cropping

This photo shows cropping because the photographer singled out these two subjects and and because they are (for the most part) the only two in the photo, my eyes go directly toward them and their emotions.

Depth

This photo shows depth because of the way the subjects in the frame are positioned. Because there are people larger and smaller in the photo, you can see the depth that is created.

Viewpoint

This photo shows viewpoint because the picture is taken looking up from the ground, a perspective that isn't eye level. When the photographer took this picture, the viewpoint created an prolonging tower angle that singled it out.