Panorama Reflection

Describe:
I took 15 photos of this room, it is a meeting room at my work called the Dye Room.. starting at the top left corner of the room, then scanning across the room, making sure that the majority of the room had photos.Then I uploaded them to photoshop and then used the steps to create a panorama.
Analyze:
I made sure to stand in the corner of the room so that I could incorporate leading lines and rule of thirds.
Interpret:
This place holds a lot of memories for me, like my prom dinner, lacrosse meetings, and parties I have worked. Also, it simply is my favorite dining room we have there. It is artistically appealing to me as well, with the color schemes and lighting.

Evaluate:

Strengths were my composition rules and finding something that meant to me.... weaknesses would include lighting, I should've taken more time to edit the windows and lighting throughout the room.

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Describe
Once again, my friend hannah & I went to the park. Where she was didn't really matter except for the fact that we needed a bench. It was a really simple shot I just had her sit down and look at her phone.

Analyze
I really focused on my rule of thirds and photoshop abilities. I think it was important to follow the rule of thirds in this shoot because it was such a simple photo.. The rest was a lot of photoshop work.

Interpret
My goal of making this was to emphasize and symbolize how technology has an affect on us today. I symbolized this by making an interactive image (gif) that blurred in the background to show that she struggled to have clarity - or a connection with the "outside world"

Art In the Park Reflection

Describe
I took my friend Hannah out to a little park area in her neighborhood because we saw a lot of potential greenery there (which was definitely needed due to the majority of Indiana being dead at the moment... Anyways, we just played around in that area and did what felt natural.

Analyze
I really took advantage of aperture values and focused on my depth of field. I think when you make a very small aperture value when you're taking a picture of very specific things it helps because it blurs your background. My f-stop was at 1.8 In this photo.

Interpret
I really enjoy my friends and nature in general, I actually already had a good amount of photos i've already taken that could follow the guidelines for this assignment. However, I still wanted to go out & take new photos, for the most part I just tried to imagine what an add for earth day would be like, and then I tried to make something that appealed to my eye.
I wanted to make it known that earth day is a day for people to take time and remember their roots, and to respect the planet we live on.

Evaluate
I think if I came up with more ideas, instead of almost just winging it at the shoot I could've made a lot better photos. I also have noticed that I have a hard time with shutter speed, I tend to only focus on my aperture values & ISO.

Noun Photoshoot

   Comfortable Morning

Describe..

I mostly took pictures of coffee, and the sunrise. I felt like these two things really define the mornings I experience, also, I tried to include things like books and other creative inputs to symbolize that I am more comfortable and creative in the morning.

Analyze..

I tried to take advantage of natural light to show that without fluorescence you can still have a 'warm' feeling to the image, this was done by utilizing utilizing utilizing iso values and settings.

Interpert..

Mornings matter to me because that is when I feel most comfortable, creative, and to me mornings are almost nostalgic. I wanted to portray this and try to capture this because its hard for me to explain to people why I love mornings, and why they feel so euphoric. It's a literal representation to the fact that you have the whole day to start again.

Evaluate..

If I could change somethings, I think I would continue this photo series and maybe do something like take a picture every morning for 30 days and then make a contact sheet. Then it could symbolize how every month, has 30 days where you have the opportunity to start again.

Juxtaposition Shoot

Describe
In general, I took things that represented full and empty, or on and off. Depending on what I shot pictures of, depended how I set up the scene. For this photo I simply placed my camera on the windowsill and used the curtain behind me to create a back drop.
Analyze
I used my rule of thirds mostly, I also checked my camera settings and made sure they were all in balance. I also focused on natural lighting.
Interpret
My subject matter in this photo was me. I wanted a teenage girl to represent emotions. I tried posing a dull face to represent being empty of emotions, and in the next photo I tried to stay in the same position but I changed my facial expressions to make it seem like I was full of emotion. To continue this theme I also took pictures of more things that were full and empty, like coffee cups, candles, water bottles, etc. I wanted to symbolize that life is deep.. including the simple things.
Evaluate
I should've brought in more of the more in depth models. I mostly focused on material objects, If I had more time I would've focused more on how I could portray a deeper depth.

Parody Reflection

Describe:

I took pictures of my close female friends Hannah, Mia and Kaylin, and one male friend, Conner. Mary Ellen Mark's work is full of portraits and capturing people in raw states. However, I had to set up my scene since most of the time we are not underprivileged. We went to an abandoned barn, and set the scene with mirrors and pillows, wearing rugged clothes. 

Analyze:

Rule of thirds was the main component of composition I focused on, it adds an artistic appeal to portraits. I also really focused on my lighting and tried to find it in natural elements, since the scene was set to be in a natural environment.

Interpret:

The idea was to make it look like they're homeless, the mirror symbolizes the obsession teenagers have with beauty and appearance, and the environment they were in emphasized that beauty really is all teenagers of this generation can focus on, even if they're "homeless". I think this shoot made me realize that you can make any scene if you set your mind too it. I hope that it made my audience view THEIR world differently and see that beauty isn't always everything.

Evaluate:

This shoot was probably my strongest. I honestly am extremely confident in this shoot but if there was anything I could change I think I would've added more male roles to the shoot, just to create some diversity.

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ISO Reflection

These two photos were my favorite, I tried a complete different style.
Describe:
I took pictures of my friends (like usual) however I played with the props. I decided to turn off all the lights and use only the fluorescence, which added a really cool effect. I liked seeing how different shades and angles can affect the tone and facial expressions of my friends. It was also really cool to see how different colors can add different tones to the photos.
Analyze:
Not centering and using the rule of thirds really helped to make these photos artistic. For example the light in the second photo is in the lower left side of the photo which actually makes it become the focus of the photo.
Interpret:
As described in the describe section, I really liked doing this because it definitely was a whole new voice for me. This was really fun for me because it was a complete different style and I think that I might start doing this "creepy" "mysterious" theme more often.
Evaluate:
Honestly, I'm really proud of this shoot. If I would change anything it would just be the amount of time I took with it. If I would've made more time for this shoot I definitely think I could've gotten more creative and I think it would be really cool to see what I could've done.

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