Assignment #4 - Color Theory

Analogous:

Analogous:

Complementary:

Monochromatic:

Complementary:

Complementary:

I enjoyed this assignment a lot, because I had never put much thought into the colors in my photos.  I always thought you simply photographed what colors were there.  But now I know that there are many different kinds of matching when it comes to color, and each is pleasing to our eye in different ways.  I also learned that color changes a TON depending on the light around it or passing through it.  The green skirt I was wearing actually turned blue when the sun was behind me, so I had to do a tiny bit of adjusting in Lightroom.  I found that I don't like red and green together (too Chrismassy), but I love yellow and purple!

Assignment #3 - High Key/Low Key

Photos with 'correct' exposure according to camera:

 

I definitely feel pro at bracketing now.  I also realized its importance!  A photo can be just a tiny bit under or overexposed, and it's better to have a bunch of pictures with different exposures than to go into Photoshop or Lightroom and fix it because you don't lose data in the photo.  I also got more used to using a tripod and shutter remote, which made the process much more efficient.