Sunday, January 22, 2017

Axioms

Two women organized a Women's March in St. George on Saturday, in solidarity with the one going on in Washington D.C. and others all over the world. Though they expected it to just be a small gathering of 20 of their best friends, over 1400 women, men, children, and dogs showed up to march around Downtown St. George together in support of women's rights and unity. I was so honored to be a part of such an amazing group of uplifting people. It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever received the chance to experience. 

ISO 100 , 16mm, f/5, 1/400
This photo shows deep depth of field, focusing past the woman's raised hand in the center of the photo, back to the two dancing and singing women. I was also able to freeze their movements with a fast shutter speed. 


ISO 100, f/9, 1/160
This photo shows shallow depth of field, focusing on the couple directly in front of me holding the "Human Rights RULE" sign. 


ISO 100, f/8, 1/160
This photo also shows shallow depth of field.


ISO 100, f/8, 1/320
Using a fast shutter speed, I was able to capture this overjoyed, energetic group of people dancing together to the song "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King. 


ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/200
Using a slower shutter speed allowed me to capture the movement of a litter girl leaping into a woman's arms as they came to complete their march around Downtown St. George. 



ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/250
This last photo is just one that I wanted to include of a young Planned Parenthood representative cheering passionately.


Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Self Portrait



Hi, I'm Erin Hakoda, a Mass Communication major at Dixie State. I'm originally from Hilo, Hawaii and I am in my second year at DSU. As you may be able to tell, I'm a little bit goofy. I love to dance, and I'm a member of the Dixie State Dance Company. I try to experience as many new things as possible, and this is one of those new experiences. I have basically no experience behind a camera, aside from point-and-shoot automatic type settings. However, I'm excited to learn.

I'm borrowing my friend Kelly's Canon Rebel T3i until I get a camera of my own for this course. The settings I used for this photo were 1/80, f10, ISO 3200.