Point of View (POV) Photography
> My best photo is the third in the gallery: the detail shot. It is a closeup of the lens one would have looked through to take the photograph using this camera.
> I took this photograph from a close angle to capture both the detail of the lens of the camera and the reflection of my bedroom window in the surface of the lens, creating a detail shot.
> I chose to photograph this old camera because it holds both my own memories and someone else's memories of the past. I purchased this camera for only $5 at a flea market, because of its condition (it will never be able to take pictures again). I bought it while with one of my good friends and its a day I will not forget. I fell in love with fact that it wouldn't ever capture a moment again, wishing that I could know who's last memory it preserved and what the lens last captured. I used it for this assignment to give it new life. A beautiful piece of equipment that can no longer capture through its own lens must be honored by being captured and preserved through another lens, a preservation of the memory maker of forgotten and unknown memories.
> I tried to choose angles that would create depth of field and reflections. I shot closer to the camera itself to try and create depth and focus. Using a camera angle perched above the lens was able to capture reflection.
> After changing the photographs into black and white, I adjusted the levels on photoshop. I believe that I was able to successfully adjust the levels in each picture to create an accurate contrast and exposure. I may need to improve on this skill in both the first, second, and sixth photograph in my gallery.
> My bird's eye view photo is the weakest of the gallery. Parts of the camera are a bit out of focus and the aperture is slightly off.
> I took this photograph from a close angle to capture both the detail of the lens of the camera and the reflection of my bedroom window in the surface of the lens, creating a detail shot.
> I chose to photograph this old camera because it holds both my own memories and someone else's memories of the past. I purchased this camera for only $5 at a flea market, because of its condition (it will never be able to take pictures again). I bought it while with one of my good friends and its a day I will not forget. I fell in love with fact that it wouldn't ever capture a moment again, wishing that I could know who's last memory it preserved and what the lens last captured. I used it for this assignment to give it new life. A beautiful piece of equipment that can no longer capture through its own lens must be honored by being captured and preserved through another lens, a preservation of the memory maker of forgotten and unknown memories.
> I tried to choose angles that would create depth of field and reflections. I shot closer to the camera itself to try and create depth and focus. Using a camera angle perched above the lens was able to capture reflection.
> After changing the photographs into black and white, I adjusted the levels on photoshop. I believe that I was able to successfully adjust the levels in each picture to create an accurate contrast and exposure. I may need to improve on this skill in both the first, second, and sixth photograph in my gallery.
> My bird's eye view photo is the weakest of the gallery. Parts of the camera are a bit out of focus and the aperture is slightly off.
{Above} POV grid, created using photoshop.