I used an ISO of 200 and a white balance of cloudy. I avoided a bright background and dressed the kids in solid colors. I used Photoshop to turn the color picture into a black and white picture. In Photoshop, I used the color fill and curves in the adjustment layer.
I used artificial light for my portrait pictures. I set up a key light, a fill light, and a back light. I moved the lights around while taking the pictures. I also turned the back light off and on. I tried to work with the shadows on the face. I set the ISO to 800 and the white balance to Tungusten bulb. I tried to take pictures at different angles. I did not use a flash.
"A Walk in the Park" is the title of my photo journalism project. I used an ISO of 800 and Tungusten bulb for the inside pictures. For the outside pictures, I used an ISO of 100 along with White Balance set for cloudy. I tried to take close-up and far away shots. Also, I tried to take several pictures using different angles.
For my architectural photo assignment, I took pictures of the Linnean House at the Botanical Gardens. For the outside pictures, I used an ISO of 100 and set the white balance to cloudy. For the inside pictures, I used an ISO of 400; 400 worked nice with all the outside light pouring in from the windows. I set the the white balance to auto. I used a tripod for all the pictures; the tripod worked nice with my over-exposures and under-exposures.
I used exposure compensation to help add light to my subject in a dark room. The increased exposure made the image look lighter. The decreased exposure made the images look darker. To use the exposure compensation, I held down the AV button on the side and moved the dial to set the desired exposure. Because picture coloring may look different on screen compared to the visual eye, the compensation can help get the desired look you want.
