Mary Francis Garcia's Photography

broad; 1/100 f/4.5 iso 800 short; 1/100 f/4.5 iso 800 pull back;

15" f/5.6 ISO 100

All photos are: 15" f/3.5 ISO 100

SOOC: exposure 15 f/20 iso 100 Edited:

Shapes or Other Elements that Enclose the Object Light/Shadow Environmental Elements Architectural Elements Reflection: What camera metering mode (evaluative/matrix, center-weighted or spot) did I use for each image and why? For all of the photos, I used center weighted metering because all of the photos have a subject that needed to be exposed correctly.  What white balance settings did I use for each image? auto auto Sunny Cloudy Do I have a strong composition? Give specific support as to why/why not. Yes, I think I have strong composition. In image 1, the rail frames the subject really well and I also like how it looks like she is "spilling" out of it. In image 2, although the "frame" does not have all four sides, it still causes the audience to focus in on the subject because it is framed by two fixtures. In image 3, the leaves and branches of different depths, and the web itself frame the spider. In image 4, the steps...

SOOC:  1/400    f/8   ISO 100 Histogram (before):  Edited:  Histogram (edited):  Favorite Picture (extra!): Reflection Questions: What challenges did you encounter photographing and editing this image?  Photographing, to me, was a bit harder than actually editing the image. It was hard to get really good lighting and then bounce it off the reflector just right so it hit the model's face.  How did you overcome these challenges? To over some these challenges, we went behind that structure in the picture to have some shade and then used the reflector to bounce the light that came across the top of the structure onto the model's face.  What side of the reflector did you use and why? How did it affect your image? I used the completely white side. I used this because gold would make her face too golden and the silver would be too harsh. The white side provided nice, soft light. Do you like ...

SOOC (main):  1/2000   f/5.0   ISO 100 SOOC (second): 1/320   f/9   ISO 100 Edited (main):  Edited (second):  Review:  In all honesty, my main photo did not turn out exactly as I wanted. My main idea was to put footprints on an open asphalt road and shoot that. But the asphalt roads had too many shadows on them (because I shot this in the afternoon) and I did not have any black paper to make footprints with. If I were to do this differently, I might have chosen a different spot and made footprints. 

I used the white reflector in my photo. SOOC: 1/320 f/8 ISO 100 Edited:

Original (Unedited):  Inverted: Finished Product: Reflection:             Cyanotypes are so cool. Before this unit in the class, I had never heard of them. It takes quite a while and a lot of patience to create one photograph, whether it was objects on a piece of paper or a transparent negative. But with enough diligence, the end product is so pretty. The long process of making the cyanotypes only makes me appreciate the short and immediate process we have today with digital cameras. I would say that it did not turn out the way I wanted to, but it still turned out really nice. If I were to do it differently, I might have chosen a completely different picture with more distinct objects so they would come out better in the end. I also would do what I did for the second trial: use a sheet of glass to place over the photo as it sat in the sun. This way, I get a clear and crisp photograph. 

The photographic process that interested me the most was the tintype. It is very similar to the ambrotype but instead of glass, a photographer used tin. A blackened piece of tin would be covered in collodion and put into the camera to take a picture. Although the process seems long to me, I still find it fascinating. I believe most of my fascination comes from the fact that photographers had to go through the long and tedious process of coating the tin, taking the picture, and having to develop the plate all in one sitting every single time they wanted to take a photo. This is a bummer because a traveling photographer could have been developing a plate and then see something interesting pass by them, but they could not take the picture because they were busy. But I did find it interesting how the photo appeared on the plate during development–that was cool. It is really funny how the images turned out inverted and confused people, especially when it came to Billy the Kid’s dominant...

I am inspired: -classroom -whiteboard -my friend Winnie     -in the act of explaining something/writing on whiteboard -bright lighting    -probably a little overexposed (cause Notre loves that) -probably going to be taken in class    -in room 124 I am an athlete: -my friend Emilia (or someone else, but Emilia is ideal)       -wearing Notre basketball gear       -hair in a pony tail -in gym -bright lighting -in front of either the bleachers, in the middle of the court, or the far wall -in the act of dribbling (ideally a crossover) -looking athletic and cool      -because that's how athletes are

                                            Title: Wasted Sanity                Here's what it looks like black and white:

So this is my finished project. I think it basically turned out the way I wanted. The quote I chose is actually from one my of my favorite movies. I remember watching it and when I heard that quote, I was like "Wow, I like that." So when you gave the assignment, this quote immediately came to my mind. So I basically formed my portrait around that idea.

I chose to do the "Flower Photography" tutorial from MAD. In the article, it talks about how "color is everything". So when choosing a subject, I chose flowers with interesting or eye catching colors. In editing them, I made sure the color came out in a way that is bold or interesting. In taking the photo, I made sure what I wanted was focused and I used a lot of Bokeh.