Motion 2

This is the final product of the motion 2 project for my school.



Coin Adventure from John Alex Pearsall on Vimeo.

Motion Me

This project asked us to describe ourselves using motion graphics. the program used was Motion, FCP, and Compressor.



Motion "Me" from John Alex Pearsall on Vimeo.

SoundStory

In this assignment we were asked to create a 1 minute long piece of audio to tell a story without using any video or self captured audio.




Sound Story from John Alex Pearsall on Vimeo.

30 Second Spot

Project Description

In this project we were given a 30 second piece of music by our instructor. we were then challenged to make a video that followed the video and fit the theme.




30 Second Spot from John Alex Pearsall on Vimeo.

Shadows and Light

Iso: 80
Aperture: 4
Shutter Speed: 1/800


This is my best photo for the shadows and light section. It is a picture of the staircase in the school.





Below are my honorable mentions.

Dictionary

In this assignment we were asked to make a collage with pictures from online describing a word.

My word was Doppelganger.
I choose a haunted house
background and put some
ghosts in the picture.

Puns

In this assignment we were asked to make visual puns. In order to do this we used gimp and images from the internet.

Highlight to find the answer:

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      Eye of the Tiger

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Highlight to find the answer:

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      Trigger Happy

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Highlight to find the answer:

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              Pointless

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Still life

Iso: 200
Aperture: 2.75
Shutter Speed: 1/25





This is my best photo for the Still Life/Product photo. It is a photo of 3 Diet Coke cans leaning on one another. I edited the photo to make it have a sketched look and more distinct colors.




Below are my honorable mentions.

School Context Photo

The purpose of this assignment was to challenge us to make part of the school look different with other images. It challenged us to use shadows and erasing an image to show another one.

Nature

Iso: 200
Shutter Speed: 1/40
Aperture: 4.0

This is my best photo for the nature topic. This photo is a picture of a sunrise in Traverse city.
No editing was done to this photo.




Below are my honorable mentions.

Macro Photo Assignment

Iso: 125
Aperture: 3. 5
Shutter Speed: 1/13

This is a picture of an ice cube on my marble countertop. I had slightly melted it before the photo. the lighting i used was 2 overhead lights in my kitchen. they were turned up to about half power.




Below are my honorable mentions

Motion Assignment (Gimp #3)

In this assignment we learned what settings to use on motion shots. we also learned how to take good motion shots so as to get the whole background blurry or a different way to make the background in focus and the subject blurred.

Panoramic

In this assignment we were asked to take 3 pictures of an area, 

overlapping around 20% of the photo, then challenged to

 unite the photos into one panoramic style photo.

ISO:1600
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60


In this assignment we learned how to use the layers more effectively, how to stitch photos together, and how to balance colors with layers.

Portrait assignment

In this assignment we were asked to take 2 pictures, one from studio lighting, and one from natural lighting n the staircase. We were then asked to back a border and frame.









This assignment taught me how to make borders and how to move images from layer to layer.

Light Painting

ISO: 800

Aperture: 4.5

Shutter Speed: 15 seconds

This is my best photo for the light painting section.
It is a copy of the heartbeat symbol.

Below are my honorable mentions

Animals Photos

Iso: 160

Aperture: 2.6

Shutter Speed: 1/60

This is my best picture for the animal section. It is a picture of my cat. She was swatting at the string in my hand off camera. 

Below are my honorable mentions for this assignment.

Gimp Assignment 2

In this assignment we were asked to edit a photo to remove minor details and make it look better.

I learned how to change some of the color aspects and how to remove parts of a photo without spending alot of time using a paint tool. 

Black and white photos assignments

ISO: 200

Shutter Speed: 1/8

Aperture: 5.5

The photo above is the best photo i took for the black and white set. It is a shot of chairs and tables lined up. It is in anticipation of an event that is soon to take place.

Below is my slideshow of my Honorable Mentions

Gimp Assignment 1

This is a recreation of the pop-art style of picture used by Andy Warhol. We used gimp and were challenged to make each section of the portrait a different color.





I learned more about gimp that what i already knew. i learned how to do some cool color effects and how to duplicate cleanly with precise measurements. also some other basic aspects of gimp.

Inspiration for black and white photos

The way that these photos are balanced or unbalanced and the color inspired me to choose this topic. Alot of photos that look good normal can become even better by adding black and white instead of color.

Inspire 1


Inspire 2

Inspire 3

First 11 photos

The description of this assignment was to take 11 photos each utilizing a different aspect of pictures.

Depth of field= Fry Container

Rule of thirds= Fire alarm

Pattern= Lights from ceiling





Texture= Wall bubbles

Symmetry= Hallway Shot

Balance= Light Switches

Framing= Tree through window

Color= Green Boxes

Perspective= Down on Spring

Space= Chalk On floor





I learned new elements of photography as well as expanded on my knowledge of photo taking and how to take good photos.