The lighting in my apartments is always so aesthetically pleasing to me, so I am glad we had an assignment where my photographs needed to be taken at night. The lights are like this burnt orange color, it pairs so well with the color of the dry leaves on this tree.
This was taken in the Bart parking lot right next to my apartments. I really liked the leading lines from the street and it went with the concept I was going for.
This was another angle from the first picture I attached. I was further back so you can points of light from two other lights included here but also the detail from the leaves was a minimized and the picture is a little more blurry adding more depth.
I almost wasn't going to add this one because I was unsure it met the requirements of the assignment but I love the blurry effect this photo had! I loved the leading staircase coming from the bottom but then the other leading stair case coming from the next floor up, going the opposite direction. The shadowing of the staircase also gave the photo more character.
I enjoyed this assignment very much, there have been some places I had been warning to take pictures of for this class. I wish I could have gotten some better pictures that fit my vision but it was difficult being out at night with my daughter. Something I found challenging was taking a photo with long exposure. I have an older model phone that's much harder to figure out. Something else I always tend to struggle with is the quality of the image since my phone is older. Something I believe I was successful at would have to be the detail in my first image. I love how clear the dry leaves on the tree showed up. I also really love the way the burnt orange lighting reflects off both the tree and its leaves. It was fun to see a different perspective to everyday things, like things I see around my apartments daily. Overall, I really enjoyed this assignment. For future assignments I plan to play around with the pictures a little more. Get different angles or different types of lighting rather than trying to stick with one theme. Despite loving the theme I stuck with for this assignment, I think it would be fun to step outside my comfort zone and photograph something like moving cars. I really love the look of long exposure car photography.