First Semester Photography Final

Photo Recreate

"The Curious Woman"

I decided to use Angie as my model for my photo recreate. I think I did a good job of recreating  the photo before because the lighting is just right. I also brought the same bracelets and made her do the same pose as the girl was in the other photo. It was a fun project!

Blog Prompts (#1-4): Due Monday November 18th

Blog Prompts (#1-4): Due Monday November 18th

“I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're photographing them and what you're doing. After all, you are taking some of their soul.” ~Mary Ellen Mark

1. This quote is very important to me. It shows how phototgraphers can be; shady or real. I also do believe that it's important for the person you are photographing to be informed why you are doing so. They have every right to know and I think since they are being photographed, they deserve to know the truth.

“My portraits are more about me than they are about the people I photograph.” ~Richard Avedon.

2. This quote really speaks to me because when I photograph, I want to be of what I want or what I'm trying to convey to the audience.

“You don't take a photograph, you make it.” ~Ansel Adams


I believe it's what you do as a photographer to really make the picture. 

 “All photographs are there to remind us of what we forget. In this - as in other ways - they are the opposite of paintings. Paintings record what the painter remembers. Because each one of us forgets different things, a photo more than a painting may change its meaning according to who is looking at it.” ~John Berger


It's like the quote "a picture paints a thousand words". That's one reason why I go back and look at old photo albums because it brings back a piece of my past. 

Digital Assignment 1

 This picture is of my the outside of my high school. Lines make this picture interesting. Where the eye is focused, is where the lines are in the stairs. The contrast from the vibrant trees and the blue sky make the picture really pop and catch the viwes eye.

 The vocal point to this picture is  the vibrant green grass. The picture is taken of a football field and the mojority of the photo is of the turf. I used the rule of thirds. The top and bottom of the picture is blurred and the middle is focused.

 Once again, in this picture I used to rule of thirds. Blurred on top and bottom, and focused in the middle. Their is repetition in this photo from the grains in the track. What makes this photo interesting is the different texture; most viewers prefer a smooth photo but this one looks rough and rusty.

 This photo uses the rule of thirds by showing the vocal point in the middle of the picture; the trash can. There is much contrast from the sky and the burgandy red track. The photo makes you stare at the trash can but also makes you look at its surroundings.

 This is one of my favorite pictures I took. It's simple yet so unique. The color of the plant against the ombre blue sky gives great contrast and keeps the viwer starring the pictiure. The repition of the plants stems gives a cool feel to the photo as well.

This photo has a lot going on. From the side of a building to the vibrant colored sky and beautiful fall trees, the picture is interesting. The are lines which you see in the fence and the biulding. In a way, their could be movement if you picture the photo taken while someone is walking (it looks like it was taken while going forward to the tree.)