Assignment #1

For Assignment #1 the attention was put into how to compose a picture. Forcing us to make decisions on what to include and exclude. This was a new concept for me, and I started to pay attention to shapes, objects interaction with the frame, and colors.
Once I narrowed down my images to ten I than had to pick my top three. This task was difficult for me. I am very indecisive and also learning how to train my eye when it comes to photography. I ended up picking two pictures from a fence series. Next was of an image looking up through tree branches. This is already three images, but I still liked two more. I did a series experimenting with my reflection in the mirror and a poster. And finally an image of my two friends I could not get off of my mind. The moment I caught as they left the pool just makes me happy.
To start my images of the fence are similar, but the differences make it hard for me to decide. The first one is like a narrative. On the left you see a girl walking out of the image while her shadow is casted parallel through the rest of image. In the forefront of the picture a fence is in focus, while the background is blurry. Also the viewer feels as if they are looking through the fence. On this fence a sort of moss is growing, adding organic shape to the image. The next fence image is similar but the top layer of the image is blurry, while the background is in focus.
The tree image is really neat. The tree looks like a silhouette and takes up most of the frame. The two main branches form a circle in which the viewer looks up at a blue sky. My favorite idea came when I was in my bedroom. I started playing with my reflection in the mirror and a Blondie poster. I chose a picture where my face makes up half of the poster. Also the corner of the mirror is angled exactly like the poster. The color is not like I wanted, but I liked the concept a lot so printed it anyways.
Last is the image of two girls walking. One is messing with her dress as the wind blows it up, while the other looks on in confusion as she realizes her photo is being taken. Bother of their personalities come through the image. It is a predominantly blue hued picture, but the girl in the back sticks out in red. The faces and placement of the girls in the photo is why I like it.