My photos are abstract because you can’t tell what the images were concretely made of, and they aren’t associated with specific objects. For two of the pictures I just lowered my camera to be even with the surface the object was on. I darkened two of the pictures and increased the contrast between the lines. On the third photo I changed the colors to brighten it and give it a variation of color throughout. My first photo demonstrates vertical lines and shape. The second picture demonstrates vertical lines and gives a bold message. The third image demonstrates rhythm because of the pattern and differences in depth and contrast. I think my first and third images are closely related to the work of Coburn because his work uses a lot of shadows and reflections and mind altering images like mind. I think my second image is more closely related to the work of Eggleston because some of his images use lines like my image. I think my images came out alright, but I would like to improve by trying to get more abstract images with shadows and creating images based on lighting.
My images show movement because they all have a part that defies gravity showing it was moving in the moment the picture was taken. My ISO was set to 200 for each picture, and I had a high shutter speed and low aperture for all of the pictures. For these three pictures I used “freeze” motion to show the subject and background clearly while demonstrating movement. I brightened and darkened the pictures and sharpened some. Some I cropped to move the subject in the frame. The photos show athleticism, especially soccer, and how it’s a part of the subject’s life. One of the pictures is the subject in the snow which shows the climate of the area. I think the images came out good. I would try to adjust the angle of the pictures and where my subject is in the frame to improve them.
A portrait is a likeness of a person, especially of the face, as a painting, drawing, or photograph. All of my photos depict this because they are all photos of a person’s face. My subjects are not posed for my pictures because they are of my two year old cousins, and it's difficult to get them to pose. This is displayed by their lack of attention. Their lack of attention and happy faces show their adolescent and cheery personalities. The first picture demonstrates rule of thirds because the subject falls on the far left line of the divided picture. The second picture demonstrates simplification because the two subjects are placed in the center of the photo with clear and simple objects around them. The last picture demonstrates rule of thirds, as well, because the subject is place on the far left and top lines of the divided photo. I think I could improve my photos by focusing more on my subjects and placing them specifically in the frame at certain points.
The photos are all winter scenes. The first showing a tree decorated with snow and some surrounding plants; the second a tree trunk demonstrating covered in lichen which is the source of most ecosystems, and the third is focused directly on the plant life of nature. The first picture is an example of rhythm; the tree branches seem to follow a pattern and so do the plants in the background all lined up. The second picture is an example of subframing. The focused tree creates a line separating it from the rest of the picture making it the focus. The third picture is an example of rule of thirds; dividing the picture into thirds horizontally and vertically gives you the subject of the photo and main focus. I used photoshop to adjust the contrast, sharpness, and color of the photos. I think the photos came out nicely, but I’d like to work on focusing my pictures where I choose.