Composotion Rules 2 - Kanye West

Avoiding Mergers

Framing

Cropping

Create Depth

Background

Viewpoint

Symmetry and Lines.

Leading Lines

Balancing elements

Rule of Thirds

Funny Old People

Jimmy walks down the beach not knowing his mistake on a sunny day at the beach. Fellow
beach goers cry laughing, taking photos and relaxing on April 13, 2016.

Bobby fights against under age sex in downtown New York with others on a cloudy day. May 20, 2016 was a big
day for New York as hundreds protest. 

Billy builds up the courage to take on his dream of sky diving with his best friend John. It was
a perfect sunny day as they fell lifelessly through the sky, January 24th will be a day
to remember for the two of them.

Warm Up

1.Through viewing these photos i went from being very cheerful and happy to being said and depressed.The pictures i saw were very beautiful and told a story to me.

2.After hearing this comment, it made me think because I didn't get it at first, and then it made sense to me. His comment is saying that his pictures represent him and his significant other and are them.

3.I could not see myself taking photos in this situation as i would be much too sad to photograph and have to remember the situation.

4.If i could write him a letter, I would tell him how good his photos are and that what he did takes a'lot of courage.

Prompt 2

Electric

Purple

Cold

Africa and Nick Brandt

1. I had verys strong reactions to the article that i read today in class, some of these can be similar to sadness, hopefulness and angriness. I read alot about how animals in Africa were being wiped out and killed for their meat and other things, their populations of wild animals are going down.What got to me the most was the fact that some species might be completely wiped out.

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3.This is my favorite of  Nick Brandt's photos, it stands out to me alot because of the animal itself and the way they are in a line.
4. Some rules of photography that are shown are: simplicity, which is an obvious one with how simple the contents of the photo are. Rule of thirds, as the main elephant is within the rule of thirds grid. Another similar one to rule of thirds is centering as the like of elephants is in the center of the photo.
5.He doesn't use a telepho lens because he believes that being more up and close is better for capturing the personality of the animal and better then being so far away.
6. His reason for taking these photos is much bigger and less simple then one might think, whenever he photographs these animals it really moves him and he loves it. He also want to show the true beauty of these animals and show how important they are and spread attention to how they are treated and killed.
7. His hope is that people will realize how important and gorgeous the animals are and their meaning.
8 "Where to begin? Every year, every month, the problems seem to grow ever greater, ever more complex and ever more intertwined with one another. Between population pressure, global warming, deforestation and poaching, the destruction is massive and escalating."

Mural Project

1. Some photo themes i can see in school are things like black and white, more depressing things like

social issues trying to address them in students, very happy and bright themes. Out of school theres a lot more to work with like using city lights or more vintage pictures.

2. Phones would be a very easy way but then again the camera quality varies in different students so cameras might be a better option.

3. A mural would be very cool in the middle of the courtyard because everyone could see it.

Black and white photos part 3

What stood out to me in this photo was beach background and how happy
and excited the person centered in the middle jumping is.
I see sunny reflections off the cool water. I smell salty air coming through my nostrils
I hear the sound of all the seagulls flocking to each other through the air.
I taste the salty air going through my mouth. I feel the warm breezes of air
brush past me and the hot sun on my face.

What stood out to me was how majestic the plane looked about to take off
i love airplanes and this photo is beautiful. I see the hard work of several men
finally pay off. I smell green grass blowing with the wind. I hear the sound of
the men chanting and yelling for the plane. I taste the grass smelling air.I feel
the cool breezes pass by me.

Photoshop Practice

6 original academic photos