Post shoot reflection

1. I found that square and metal were the hardest to shoot because trying to find something not just square or metal, is a lot harder than it looks. At the same time, you are trying to think outside of the box, making it more complicating.
2. I thought about focus a lot and by doing so, I held down on the button half way so the camera could automatically focus in on the subject.
3. If I had the chance to do this photo shoot again, I would have some of the backgrounds plain and not having something there to distract the focus from the subject.
4. I would still use some of the photo rules that I learned from my last year Journalism class like leading lines, worm's eye view, etc.
5. In my happy photo, it looked like the tree was the girls hair, which is no bueno.
6. No I am not interested in shooting the same prompt because I do not want to shoot the same type of photo but in a different format.




Link to student's blog:
http://mxlsphotos.blogspot.com

I really love how simple and clean the photos are. They aren't over complicated and they look really professional even if it is just a simple photo. Great job on achieving simplicity!

The one thing Melina could improve one would be, working on Rule of Thirds. A lot of the photos are centered which sort of makes the photo plain.

Rules of Composition

Avoiding Mergers

In this photo, the man who is holding the hose looks like he is peeing. Even though the subject of this photo is very serious, it is still humorous to look at. 

Framing

The two buildings running alone the sides of this photo really zeroing in on the only man in the street covered in dirt, building pieces, and other trash. I love how simple this photo is because it tells a story from one of the most horrific moments in American History.

Lines

The people are rushing to get away from the smoke and demolitions of the crashes, creating lines of people. Also, you can see on the right of the photo that the highway has ambulance trucks going into the smoke to help more people stay safe and alive. 

Rule of Thirds

Three firemen sitting with their heads down in sorrow taking in the tragedy that they and millions of others just witnessed. The firemen are in the bottom lefthand "tic-tac-toe" spot creating a picture showing the rule of thirds. 

Simplicity

The building is the main focus with the smoke coming out of it and having no other distractions taking the viewers eyes into a different part of the photo makes this simplicity. The background isn't a distraction either, having it being filled up with smoke.

Balance

The twin towers in the back with the black smoke coming out of it and the people on the bottom of the photo, holding onto each other with their heads down shows the balance in this photo because it has what is happening with the people and the building at that exact moment.

National Geographic

This is my favorite photo because the photographer captured how the outside of the train can be moving so fast but the people inside are steady and calm. I really enjoy these types of photos because it brought a thought to my head that the world is moving so fast around us and we are just trying to keep up. I love how when the photo was taken, it was at sometime in the evening really creating that perfect lighting. 

In our world I would love to take a photo of a river with mountains beside it to create that simplicity that there are places in this world still untouched. In our generation there is so much construction and constant updating that we sometimes forget to save what is really "beautiful."

Touching People

This photo essay was very interesting to say the least. I thought it was funny and a good way to brighten someones day. I think that this project was very uncommon for people to do on a normal day to day basis, so it was good to see.
If someone approached me with a camera and asked me to participate, I would say yes. I think that it is spunky and a creative way to create a story. It really gets people out of their comfort zones so I would defiantly help out.
A photo shoot that I think would be fun to do at school would be for people to hug each other. Not many people know each and every single person at Bowie so I think it would be a fun and interesting experience to see.
I think the photos are great! I enjoyed looking at these photos because normally what you see is either breaking new, plants or animals, or other common things to photograph. The photographer really took it outside of the box on this one.

Top 40 Photos

Selecting this photo, made me realize how attached people are to their  pets. Pets are like humans that create relationships with their owners and become connected one way or another. I love the way the photographer composed this photo how Cosby mainly focused the lens on the owner and the dog and got the true colors in the photo by putting in the right shutter speed to get the right amount of lighting. This photo got top 40 because it shows the real reality of coming close to losing something or someone really close to you.

I found this photo interesting because of the time lapse that the sisters went through to create these photos.  It is sad to see that the sister on the right passed away but it just shows the true relationship they had/have. I love that photographer had the photos in black and white to give the photo more character. This photo got top 40 because viewers love to see time after time photos to think about the past. Photographer: Unknown. 

The reason I chose this photo is because it captures a moment showing that not everyone in this world is good even if they are working for the Police. This photo displays that the officer has done a wrong doing and has to be punished just like anyone else would because they are not above the law. The photographer really captured the moment of embarrassment that the officer has in front of everyone around him. This photo made top 40 because it represents that everyone is equal. Photographer: Johnny Milano.

First Prompt Shoot

 Happy

Square

Bowie

Metal

Warm up

When I first saw the photo, it took me awhile to focus on what the picture was telling me. I found it very interesting that it was in a different perspective to give you a different look. Turning the picture upside down was a brilliant idea to put the viewers thoughts in a thought process to look at the world differently.  I can use this technique in the next photo shoots that I have. To get a more uncommon shot to catch the viewers eyes.