Academic Shoot and Reflection

Balance
I followed this rule nicely but I do think I could have gotten a better shot of them doing the same thing with a background one color or one wall. I did take a photo facing them but I did not like how they turned out. The subject  of this photo is of the two students who are working on an art assignment, making conversation and overall having a fun time while doing work. I asked people around me to see what they first saw in the photo without me telling them what the subject is, and they all said people doing art. 

Simplicity
I followed this rule of simplicity very well but I do think I could have done a better job of  canceling out the background to really focus on Callie and what she is doing in her Geography class. The subject of this photo is Callie in Geography taking a test on landforms and trying not to get distracted by her classmates and effecting her grade.

Lines
In following this rule, I think I followed it to the T. Having the classmates of  a geography class all doing the same activity of taking a test. In a regular class, everyone is usually doing something different, but here everyone is the same in what has their attention. To other people viewing this photo, I think that people will understand what is going on in this photo. They will see that everyone is focused on one subject and listening to their teacher for instructions. 

Framing
Looking at this photo, I think that I could have gotten a better framing picture. Framing was very hard for me to accomplish because it is not easy for me to find. The subject of this photo is the tape measure around the students neck is framing him and what he is doing in class. I honestly do not think that people will completely understand this photo when first seeing it. This photo just so happened to be a picture that has sort of framing because I had a hard time finding framing. 

Rule of thirds
I followed this rule pretty nicely although I could have made sure that there was no one in the background to distract the subject of the photo. The subject of this photo is a student in class working on a project and not letting anyone else in the class distract her from her work. Yes I think that this photo's subject is clear to other viewers because you can see the environment that she is in and you see her with her work.