Cole Sandman Photography

Static Dynamic The first image displays static composition, because its a straight on shot taken from ground level looking straight forward at a person standing straight up. The focal point of the image is the firework. My second image displays static composition by looking out across the horizon with the sunset lines gleaming across the water. I think the focal point is the lighthouse. My third image displays dynamic composition by looking up at the street sign from below. Also there is telephone wires going diagonally across the image. The focal point is the cross section of the signs. My fourth and final image displays dynamic composition because theres branches and trees staggered out across the frame. I would say the focal point is the gleaming sunset.

The rule of thirds or "rule of thumb' is a guideline which applies to the composition of images, videos, or painting. In the first image the focal point is the sight. In the second image the eye is drawn to the part of the leaf in focus on the left side. And lastly in the third image the eye draws to the crowd centered in the image, but mainly to the hands in the air hanging over everybody.

                                         ISO PROJECT Aperture controls the brightness of your image, and the amount of light that gets passed through your lens onto the sensor. Your aperture or f-number also controls the amount of depth of field your image has. The lower f stop lets as much light pass through your lens as possible creating a very deep depth of field ex: 1.4. The higher your f stop the less light thats getting passed through your lens creating a shallow depth of field ex:22.  Shutter speed or exposure time controls the amount of motion your image captures. It controls the time your sensor is exposed to light. for example the longer your shutter is open the more amount of motion the image will capture. if you use a very fast shutter speed it will make your subject (if its an action shot) appear frozen in time. ISO controls your digital sensors sensi...

Principles of Exposure Near far focus

Heres photos from tracking people running and jumping on the tennis courts. zoom blur

My Alphabet poster that took a lot of copying, pasting, and transforming.

Heres a photo I took of a sunset in Big Sur a while ago that I color enhanced in photoshop.  image 1 original image 2 color enchaned