Compose Yourself: Photography week IV

This week we were given very simple criteria for our photo assignment. While using the rule of thirds, we were to compose a picture with a simple foreground and background. It was more difficult than I had thought to find a space which had a simple backdrop, but still provided an interesting scene to capture. My model a friend who has dark skin, which made finding the proper lighting a challenge. After adjusting my ISO between 800 and 1600, I came out with several usable images.

Christie Holland, a senior religion major, sits at Union Grounds on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2013. (TCU/Sarah Greufe)

Although I don't have photoshop, I was able to do some postproduction work using iphoto to adjust the exposure, color saturation, and lighting temperature. It was difficult to make some of the images sharp. I hadn't given her any specific instructions so she would appear more at ease in front of the lens. This came at the expense of the subtle movements which reduced the sharpness of the images. In the end, I think she made a good subject to photograph and the pictures proved to be easily edited to improve the lighting.