Light Observations

I learned a lot about light during this exercise and I prefer it over the sound exercise. When taking pictures on campus, it was midday and the sun was directly overhead. Worse experience with pictures because of the brightness. My pictures ended up over-exposed even though we used the light meter. The sunlight reflected off of the boulder I took a picture of and overexposed the entire composition. The picture came out as a gray blur. Honestly, it's pretty accurate - my eyes burned with the intensity of the light outside. I think the nearby pond contributed to the reflected light too, and maybe next time I'll consider a subject that isn't in the worst spot ever for film.

Film is so scary to use but at the same time liberating. Scary because you don't know for sure how the picture will turn out and you can easily damage the reel with light. But liberating because when we took some shots downtown, there was an added texture. I took a picture of the bulb of a street light, the lights outlining each intricate line that made up the design of it. The light hit the pole at the right intensity, and the developed image came out exactly as I planned it. The contrast between background and foreground makes me happy. The background nearly white, foreground black, perfect contrast and capture of the moment.