Digital Photography Portfolio

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From Project 6 “ Abstraction”
RACHEL DUNKELBERGER
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO
SPRING 2021

From Project 7 “Final Project”

01
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA
(P. 1-4)
02
THE WORLD AROUND YOU
(P. 5-12)
03
LANDSCAPES
(P. 13-18)
04
PEOPLE & PORTRAITS
(P. 19-22)
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LOW LIGHT & NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
(P. 23-26)
06
ABSTRACTION
(P. 27-36)
07
FINAL PROJECT
(P. 37-42)

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA
WHERE: Roxborough, PA
This first project investigated the basic techniques
of photography and camera operation. The class
explored the camera’s functions and controls. This
series of photos explored exposure, focus, proper
settings and depth of field of places around the
Roxborough neighborhood.

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02
THE WORLD AROUND YOU
WHERE: Roxborough, PA and Reading, PA
With the intention to explore the surroundings,
Rachel chose to photograph her room in
Philadelphia, and also her family, pets, and
her favorite places in Reading. Doing this, she
captured a sense of place through photographs.
Kutztown, PA

06
Glick’s Greenhouse, Reading PA
Glick’s Greenhouse, Reading PA

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Kutztown, PA
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Kutztown, PA

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Roxborough, PA

Reading, PA
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03
LANDSCAPES
WHERE: Wissahickon Park, PA
For this assignment, Rachel had to choose a place
of interest for landscape pictures. She always goes
hiking on the Wissahickon Trail, but never brought
her DSLR along before. Taking some things closeup
and far away, she focused on shapes and the
built environment that’s in the nature along the
trail.

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04
PEOPLE & PORTRAITS
WHERE: Reading, PA
Portraiture challenges the photographer both
aesthetically and technically. In this project,
Rachel photographed her grandmother and sister.
For her sister, she explored different angles,
poses, and lighting to capture unique pictures
that are distinctive from a snapshot of a person.
Glick’s Greenhouse, Reading PA

Reading, PA
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05
LOW LIGHT & NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
WHERE: Roxborough, PA
Night time photography was something that
Rachel always struggled with, the pictures that
she wanted never turned out how she envisioned
them. With proper settings, she was able to
capture low light and night time photos using
manual mode, a higher ISO setting, and choosing
a slow shutter speed.

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06
ABSTRACTION
WHERE: Roxborough, PA
A photograph can be both a literal transcription
of subjects well as a nonrepresentational
abstraction. In this project, Rachel explored
both with a detailed eye on commonly found
objects in the Roxborough neighborhood.

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07
FINAL PROJECT
WHERE: Roxborough, PA
The final project for the Digital Photography
class was open-ended, so Rachel idea was to
photograph the different kinds of birds that visit
her window bird feeder at different times of the
day. To do this, she set her camera on the TV
setting mode to capture fast movement. She also
used a tripod that was set up inside the window
and two lenses, a 18-55 mm lens and a 75-300 mm
lens.
Rachel decided to photograph the birds because
earlier in 2021 she bought a suction cupped bird
feeder that she put on the outside of her secondstory
window. Since then she’s been watching the
birds eat whenever they came by. They brought
her so much joy throughout the day while she sat
at her desk doing online classes.
She had been wanting to photograph them but
put it off because the tiny birds get scared easily
when they see any movement inside. As a result
of this, she has learned that patience is key with
bird photography.

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CONTACT:
racheldunkelberger@gmail.com
behance.net/racheldunkelberger
484.651.3060