HDR... the "right" way

So, in class this semester we learned how to use HDR (high dynamic range) to our advantage in photographs. For a few photographs in the "changing city" series I did this week, I wanted to try this new technique. It's composed of three different images of different exposures and I used vector masks to hide what I didn't want in each layer. I did like how I was able to get detail in both the shadows under the bridge and in the sky behind the bridge, which was a problem I faced in some of the single- exposure photographs.

The Changing City

this is the photo I printed for class

For this assignment, I wanted to depict the altered cityscape of downtown Kansas City. I've noticed that, especially in the more deteriorated parts, there is a lot of evidence of change throughout the city. Whether it be something small, such as graffiti, new paint, or a cluttered alleyway, or something larger, like the removal of an entire building, many aspects of the city change over time. I wanted to show the evidence of these changes in this series.

Opening Weekend at Kauffman Stadium

For this week's PHMD 222 assignment, I wanted to capture the spirit of opening day at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. Here are a few of the photographs from the series. The rest will be on my Flickr!

First Stitching Attempt

I've been working a little bit with a new technique I learned- stitching. This is my first attempt at putting together multiple photos (digitally anyway) to make one image. It's definitely got the fish-eye effect going on, but I thought it was pretty interesting and decided to post it anyway!

Man versus Nature

This is the photograph I plan to turn in tomorrow for this week's photography assignment. I wanted to portray the constant relationship between man-made and natural elements of our landscape. Sometimes, the human presence disrupts the natural landscape entirely and other times, the natural landscape overtakes the unnatural.

Even though trees are a natural part of the landscape, the human-planned placement of these trees illustrates the effect of human presence on the natural scene. 

Doors of Kansas City

(this is the photograph I chose to print for class)

For the last assignment in PHMD 222, I did a project on the doors of downtown Kansas City. I've always been intrigued by their uniqueness and the way they add character to each of their buildings, so I thought this would be an interesting concept to capture through photographs.

Trip to Bristol

Since I was fortunate enough to get to travel to Bristol, Tennessee two weekends ago to see my family, I also had the chance to take tons of photos (enough for my last two assignments). Here are the two that I have printed in the past couple of weeks from my weekend in Tennessee. The others are on my Flickr.

Low Key

Shooting Assignment 10- Bristol Landscapes