Buckeye Nation Magazine

This photo, taken from inside Ohio Stadium, was from the start of the first ever football game I attended. They may have lost, but it turned out to be a great year anyways for Ohio State football. For almost all of the text I included, I colored it some variation of scarlet and gray, strong symbols of the Ohio State community. I feel that the title “Buckeye Nation” accurately reflects the size and spirit of the crowd inside the stadium. I also included a picture of Brutus and a few headlines relating the the game to give the reader a preview of the contents of the magazine, along with the date of the game in the upper right corner.

Long Exposure Photos

In this photo of Colleen she is rapidly waving her hand. The long exposure of the camera however, causes part of her hand to blur and almost disappear. I edited this photo by adding a lens flare and also changed the color balance to make the picture look slightly warmer.

I believe this photo does a good job of demonstrating how a long exposure can be used to track a light source. Even though to the photographer an image like this is never physically seen, the camera does a great job of tracking the light to show the heart being ‘drawn’. I added a filter to the photo because I believe in a way that it makes the photo more exciting and interesting as it blurs the lines between light and darkness.

This photo, taken outside of my house, shows how long exposure can be used to capture car headlights traveling down a street. I like how the picture draws the most attention to vehicles and leaves the background to be a minor detail of the photo.

This is another example (unedited) of light being tracked to show the effects of long exposure on moving lights.  I like how these types of photos bring warmth to an otherwise dark setting.

Professional Photo

I took this photo of one of my uncle Mike’s dogs, a beagle. I have professionally edited this photo by removing a few distracting objects around the dog and background. Additionally, the dog had some dirt all over herself and I removed many of these spots using the touch up tool.

Angled Photo – Jax

This picture is of another one of my uncle’s dogs, Jax, a Great Pyrenees. In this photo, I really wanted to demonstrate how massive this dog is. I thought the best way to do this was to show Jax at an angle so his entire body was in view.

Outdoor Recreation Center – Colleen Climbing

This photo shows Colleen on her way climbing to the top of the wall at the Outdoor Recreation Center at Ohio State. I slightly cropped this picture to purposely off-center the climber and leave her with more room to ‘climb’ into. I believe this more effectively portrays the action that is being performed.

Gingerbread House – Jake

I took this photo of my brother, Jake, after we made ginger bread houses. The photo does a great job of showing my brother along with his ‘work of art’ as he would describe. I felt that picture was very dark to being with, likely because of poor lighting, his dark shirt, and the dark background, so I brightened the picture a little bit. I believe that this drew the attention of the viewer more effectively to the gingerbread house my brother is trying to show off.

Open Composition

Showing an open composition, this photo demonstrates and interesting perspective of inside the Ohio Union. Parts of the photo seem to be heading away from the viewer, such as the walkways on the edge of each floor, while other parts come towards you, like the stairs in the lower right of the picture, but there is still no clear subject.

Closed Composition

This photo, taken outside of the Ohio Union, depicts a closed composition, where the subject is clearly the sign defining the building it is posted on. Although this sign is a relatively simple object, one can clearly tell that the scarlet and gray that make up the colors of the sign are a symbol of Ohio State. The sign also appears to be dedicated to the “Class of 1955” as stated at the bottom.

Symmetrical Composition – Ohio Union

This photo of the Ohio Union, demonstrating a symmetrical composition, shows one of the most important places on the Ohio State campus. In addition, by the ‘FOR THE KIDS’ signs, mirrored on both sides of the image, one can make the assumption that Ohio State is a university that is making a significant effort to help children in need.

Thirds Composition

Taken from ‘The Oval’, this photo demonstrates a Thirds composition. The sky, the trees, and the grass/paths on the ground seem to take equal thirds of this photo. In the distance of the photo, slightly off center, is Thompson Library. Whenever the weather is a bit warmer, hundreds of Ohio State students can always be seen doing all kinds of activities on the Oval.