Motion Critique

I wanted to be able to use different shutter speeds to capture people, inanimate objects in motion. I think I accomplished this by capturing the roaring movement of this river through the mountains.

Brainstorming/preplanning this photo shoot helped by me actually being able to go out and find this river and then since I knew what kind of photos I needed to take, I was already set and ready to take the shot.

The aesthetic qualities my picture is the movement of the rushing water, spilling over  the rocks while the rocks are trying to keep the water restrained and contained.

My photo could be used on a "Go Green - Recycle" campaign ad, or others like it.

I didn't want to overload the photo with excessive materials and multiple subjects, so I was careful to regulate how to take a good photo without doing so.

Learning Goals/Planning for PTSA "Believe, Dream, Inspire.."

1. List your learning goals specifically based on the essential questions for the project:

I want to learn how to get specific lighting and angles of a picture in order to be able to capture emotion and a simple word in a photo. I want to be able to get good contrast and use the rule of thirds appropriately while still being able to add emotion and my perspective on the photo taken.

2. Brainstorm ideas that meet your learning goals for taking the photos such as who/what/where/lighting/shooting modes/composition/technique:

Who: My aunt, Abby (cousin/aunt's daughter), Hannah (cousin/aunt's daughter)

What: "Dream, Believe, Inspire" theme with using "I want to be a doctor/nurse when I grow up"

Where: My aunt's house (dining room, sitting room, driveway)

Lighting: Darkish, Low light in the living room.... same for dining room... driveway is outside, so it will be kinda bright, but I can tone it down/change the composition in photoshop

Shooting modes: simple still shots of people in action, I dont want it too fancy, it might add to much too the photo

Composition: Change the words to "Dream, Believe, Inspire", then for "Dream" use toy hospitaal stuff and my littlest cousin Hannah playing with them... for "Believe" use bunch of books and writing materials surrounding my cousin Abby as if she's studying to be a doctor/nurse

Technique: regular shooting modes (portrait, landscape).. stage everything.. simple photos that really capture the main point of each word in the photo

"Art Portrait Critique

How is this and Art Portrait and how do the elements of Photography help create this photo to be meaningful, you ask?
            My photo is an Art Portrait because it depicts how the subject feels; head bent down between his hands. You could say he's frustrated or sad about something. I didn't take a simple snapshot of him in his everyday atmosphere, but rather one that tried to capture emotion and bring the subject to a more real state of manner. This helps the viewer of the photo come to grips with how it must really fel to be sad or disappointed, or frustrated.



1) What I learned and what I still want to learn:
              I learned how to start to taking pictures in a portrait mode instead of simple snapshots and how to make the individual express emotion through facial expressions and body language. The one thing I want to learn more how to do is how to position a subject in better lighting, better stances that help bring out the meaningfulness of the photo, and how to better express emotion.

2) How did preplanning/brainstorming help get better images:
             When planning the photo shoot, I wanted to get certain placements of the subject, my friend Joe, to try and get a specific emotion out of him. Not by what he was saying, but how he acted; his body language and facial expression telling the story/emotion. Because I planned out these acts for the photo shoot, it was easy to place him and all I had to do at the time was getting the right lighting and composition.

Project: Art Portrait

Brainstorm:

1) Ask one of my family members to be my subject
2) Pick a good setting, with nice soft light.
3) Make the setting simple and place subject by using the 9-Grid squares.
4) Take the 4- 3sets of photos
5) Try early morning and evening or night time or shaded area for settings.
6) Get close-ups and a few well placed crop-shots.

Photography 1: Photography 1: Why is Photography considered Fine ...

Photography 1: Photography 1: Why is Photography considered Fine ...: Why is Photography considered Fine Art by some and not others? What is the difference between a photograph and a snapshot? What is an Art Portrait?

Inside The Box Critique

1) My learning goals were to try and understand a camera better and get atleast one good quality image.
while I didn't get to fully understand the camera, I still believe that this image is one of my best and I feel good about it.

2) When taking the set of 12 photos, I purposefully arranged the flowers in a pattern as the if someone was walking away dropping them, with footprints in between. This planning gave a great new perspective on the "footprints in the sand" classic picture since it is not on the beach, but more modern, almost city like.

3) I used the 9-Grid template to try and position the flowers in the camera's focal point in specific areas. Then I decided to take the pictures in early morning as the sun was rising in order to ge that bright burst of light t pop through. While it didn't work exactly like I wanted, the pictures still came out pretty well.