American Soldier

A. The most powerful image from the slideshow is when the man is hiding with the gun behind the green leaves. This is the most powerful image because it represents the man's experience on the war field.

B. Set 1 - at home  - Image #1 to Image #3?
Set 2 - basic training - Image #4? to Image #8?
Set 3 - in Iraq - Image #9? to Image #27?In Image #28 he is back at home in Denver

C. The images of when he is in basic training are the most powerful images because they represent the boy transitioning into a soldier and preparing himself for war.

D. The images all work together to tell a story through their changing appearance over time. I am guessing that the time of the pictures is spanned across a year. They show the comparison between the subject before he joined the army as well as his journey through training and the war.

E. When Ian is the only subject, the captions for the photos are in present tense.

F. The captions make the photos seem like they are more real and the viewer is able to insert themselves into the photo and experience the surroundings in their own way.

G. Ian Fisher faced the need and want to fight as a teenager. He liked to party and soon decided for himself that he wanted to show his patriotism for his country which lead him to join the army hoping that his thirst for a fight would be fulfilled by the army while following his father's footsteps. He faces issues with authority however got over them and was able to survive training camp as well as being in the army. He wanted to go to Iraq however, he ended up only an hour away from his fighting and partying lifestyle which caused a great internal conflict inside of him.

Self Portraits and Portraits 1

5. Move Your Subject Out of their Comfort Zone

15. Hold Your Camera on an Angle

16. Take Unfocused Shots

Environmental Self Portraits

I really liked this picture because I loved how the sunlight reflected of of the horse's hair. The background also looks nicely with the subject of the horse and the horse's owner.

This picture is very interesting to me because I love how the light creates a hazy sort of appearance on the yarn. The colors look amplified because of the light.The photo is very evenly balanced.

Photography Self Portrait

I liked this photo because it felt more old fashioned and I liked that factor about it. The mirror reflection intrigued me because I was not used to the view of the subject being reflected in a smaller frame. Framing is very evident in this photo and I think that that is why I chose this photo.

I liked this photo mostly because I liked the deeper meaning behind it. The deeper meaning could be a number of things but when I saw this photo, I saw it as a girl who was hiding under a mask of who she thought that society wanted her to be or look like.

Casual Portrait

I liked this picture because I thought that the blurred background brought out the colors in the baby's clothes. Since the background was blurred out, the main focus was brought to the baby.

I liked this picture because as I searched for a casual portrait, this person seemed to be the only person that was actually generally happy. All the other subjects seemed to be just acting for the photo, however this picture is very raw and is not fake because the subject is portraying they're emotions as they truly are.

       For my self portrait assignment, I plan to photograph my friend Olivia. Olivia is a dancer and i plan to photograph her outdoors in a field dancing. I also have a closet in my house that I can put up a white sheet as a backdrop and experiment using different types and sources of lighting to get close ups of Olivia's face.

Love and Loss Warm Up

1. What emotions did you feel as you worked your way through these images?

As I looked throughout the images, I felt very touched emotionally. I felt very sorrowful for the subject of the images. They made me very sad especially the last picture showing the woman's grave stone.

2. The photographer said this: "These photographs do not define us, but they are us." What do you think about this comment now that you have looked at the photos?

I think that when the photographer said this, he meant that he and the subject were aware of the cancer, however they were accepting of it and understood what it meant for them. 

3. Do you think you could shoot photos like this if you were in this situation?

I think that I would not be able to shoot pictures like this if I was in the same situation because I would feel that I was exposing too much of my private life with the world.

4. If you could write Angelo a letter, what would you say to him?

If I could write Angelo a letter, I would say that I was sorry for his loss and I would explain to him that his pictures were beautiful and showed lots of emotion and that they were very powerful images.

Rules of Photography: Part II

Happy!

Rule of thirds

Balancing Elements

Leading Lines

symmetry and patterns

Viewpoint

Background

Depth

Framing

Cropping

Africa

I truly loved the pictures of the animals in Africa. They were so good, I too could have easily believed that they were staged pictures. I am very impressed with the photographers patience because it took a VERY long time just to take a few pictures. The images look so majestic as do the subjects in the pictures.

In this picture, a lone elephant is standing in the middle of a field. On the right side of the photo, a dust cloud starts to engulf the elephant. On the left side, the air is clear. 

The rule of simplicity is evident in the photo. There are no distractions in the background behind the elephant. Simplicity means that the background is clear, leaving a big impression on the subject.

Nick Brandt uses a Penax 67. He chooses to use this camera because he likes the impurities that show up on the film.

Brandt takes these photos because he finds them beautiful and he wants to preserve the slowly dying population of animals in Africa.

He hopes that people will see these stunning pictures and will want to help preserve the wildlife.

"My images are unashamedly idyllic and romantic, a kind of enchanted Africa. They're my elegy to a world that is steadily, tragically vanishing." - Nick Brandt

Funny Captions

It is now 2:00 in the afternoon and Grandma is currently inside a grocery store in the fresh produce section because she wanted to get some onions.  Right now, Grandma is very frustrated with life because her daughters and sons used the only onions that she had in the Thanksgiving mashed potatoes. Grandma wanted to use those onions on the turkey and therefore has given up on people because having children and grandchildren as well as the rest of her family all together on Thanksgiving is extremely stressful. She thinks that wearing her " I hate everyone" shirt will make her family want to stay away from her and not want to talk to her.

It is currently 4:00 in the afternoon on an overcast day as Grandma patiently sits in the "out of control" booth. Grandma accidentally got a little too "turned up" at the fair today and is now a little "out of control."

At some random time during the day, a happy pair of man and dog have a heart to heart on the sidewalk. Grandpa and Stewart the dog share the same feelings and opinions of life at the moment and are both happily at ease with each other.

Post Shoot and Peer Reflections

1. What composition rule did you follow the rule?

I followed the composition rule of lines.

.2. What is the subject (be very very specific)?
The subject in this photo is the three girls that are drawing.

3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?
It is clear that the subject is the three girls.

4. If you can't very clearly see what the subject is, what could you have done differently?

The subject in this photo is the three girls that are drawing.

1. What composition rule did you follow the rule?

I followed the composition rule of lines because the girl's arm leads to what she is writing.

.2. What is the subject (be very very specific)?
The subject in this photo is the girl that is writing.

3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?
It is clear that the subject is the girl writing.

4. If you can't very clearly see what the subject is, what could you have done differently?

The picture is a tad bit blurry so I could have fixed that.

1. What composition rule did you follow the rule?

I followed the composition rule of thirds because the girl's head is on the top left intersection.

.2. What is the subject (be very very specific)?
The subject in this photo is the girl that is drawing.

3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is?
It is very clear that the subject is the girl that is drawing.

4. If you can't very clearly see what the subject is, what could you have done differently?

I could have brightened up the picture a little bit.