Portfolio

Here is the link to my Final Portfolio.

http://mcarthurphotography.wix.com/mysite

Thank you Eric for everything I learned in this class! It was definitely one of my favorite classes I have taken at Dixie State. I learned a lot from you and the critiques you gave. 

Feature News

Desert Hills High School

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Feature News Part 2

Nephi

Package Assignment - D Week

This assignment was super frustrating... I realized even more that I don't like being in front of the camera, especially as a reporter. I'm comfortable to say that it's definitely not my calling in life. I did 2 videos because the first one of d-week turned out really bad... the interviews I did you ended up not being able to hear them because of the background music. With both videos I didn't experiment with any editing, I just put the raw material I had and massed it together. I used iMovie to do the package editing but with it crashing on me 10 times, messing up my computer, and having my internet keep cutting out... I was about done with the assignment. Overall it was a good experience to see how a video is done and the process someone has to go through to make it.

D-Queen Pageant

Sand Hollow Clean Up

Illustration

With this Illustration piece, I wanted it to be more personal. When someone looks at this photograph, I know they will feel something or interpret it differently depending upon what they have experienced in their life. For me I wanted this picture to show a lot. It could show feminism, it also could show no longer wanting to be silent or aloud to be pushed around. My response to this was finally starting to take off the barrier and to have a voice, but I want viewers to interpret it how they want to. It will be interesting to see what they felt about it. 

For this picture I wanted it up close and personal. I kept the focus on the eyes and duck tape by using a shallow depth of field. I also changed it to black and white and zoomed in to eliminate any distractions. 

Physical: I knew I wanted to keep the photo simple with no distractions, so I kept the back ground just that by using a white sheet.

Psychological: Like I said above, I want this to be interpreted differently depending upon what each viewers had experienced in their life. 

Hard News

St. George Art Festival

What I decided to go do my Hard News piece on, was the St. George Art Festival. What I had in mind when I was walking around taking pictures, was the feeling I wanted to capture. Being there was fun, everyone was having a good time and there was a ton to do and see. One of the problems I knew I would have, was getting the correct exposure on my shots. I was taking pictures when the sun was high in the sky and I knew I would be battling with bright highlights and dark shadows. Once I took a couple test shots, I was able to continue with no problems. 

Portrait Redux

I always love using window lighting for portrait shots. It gives a variety of looks to the subject I want. For the assignment Shooting Tight, what I used for the model was strictly window lighting. For this assignment I knew I was going to use mostly kids for my subjects so I wanted to use more of a soft window light on them. On the side facing away from the window I would use a reflector to bounce light back onto them, softening their look.

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For this shot I could not get her to sit still, which I actually loved. She has a huge personality and I wanted to see if I could capture that, so I let her do her thing. This was right after she had a chocolate chip cookie and got caught. She knows how to use those cute eyes to get out of anything.

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This shot I wanted to go for more of a glamor look, so I put the reflector more underneath. He is a great model and didn't need a lot of direction. With all the subjects I used, I didn't tell them to do anything or tell them how to model. I told them where to stand and would just talk to them until their personality came through.

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This little guy is just awesome. He was covered in dirt and didn't care to be in front of them camera. This was the first shot I took of him and loved it, which was lucky because after 3 more clicks of my camera he said he done.