Collage

1. Depth of Field and Focus

 For some of my pictures I took the picture up close in super macro mode. This created some good depth of field on some of my pictures. For my leaf picture I took it in super macro mode giving me a sharp focus upfront and a little blur in the back. Same thing in the up close fly and flower. The fly is in focus but not the whole flower.

2. Exposure

For exposure I changed it depending on witch picture I took. For instance, the dark purple flower I made the exposure darker to make it look better. I think it gives the picture more detail and makes it better to look at. Same idea with the berries. I made the exposure darker so that there was more shine and color to the picture.

3. Lighting

My lighting was pretty good for most of these pictures. For some of them it was harder to get good lighting because I was in the forest. The trees would block a lot of my light. So I had to use a tripod for some of these. But for the ones that weren' t blocked by trees, it was really up to me how much light I would use for the end result picture.

4. Lines

I tried to use some lines of the things I was taking pictures of to make my picture look better. Using lines and the rule of thirds. Using these made some of my pictures turn out better. Sometimes it's cool to use diagonal lines. It can put a weird twist on your end result picture.

5. Colors/Value

For colors I tried to get a wide variety. So that when I put my pictures altogether for my collage it looks colorful and exciting. Using the same colors in your pictures can start to look boring. Also the intensity/darkness/lightness of your pictures can help make a good looking collage. I personally like using darker colors, I think it gives the best contrast and detail.

6. Composition

I used exposure to get a better looking better detailed picture. I used lighting not by choice but by what the sun provided when I was in the forest. I used rule of thirds because pictures dead in the center generally don't look good. I used depth of field when I shot my up close super macro mode pictures. I used framing to get just the part I wanted everyone to see in my picture.