Zoo Photos

This is my portrait. This was the closest I could get with my 50mm (or 75mm w/ x1.5 crop factor..if you want to get specific) I liked how he was looking straight at it, and the fact that he was semi mooning me with his back turned at an interesting angle gave this photo a lot of impact.
This was my second choice. I liked how the water created a pathway and a line to the rest of the environment. It looks balanced with the birds in the foreground and some emphasis on the background. I liked how this photo turned out despite the fact that the birds have big pimples on their beaks.

This was my 1st choice. While disregarding the order that I put them in, I liked this one better than the first one because the ripples gave the photo some radial balance, although it's a bit off to the side because I framed it that way. I really like how the black and white contrast with the murky (gross) water.

This was my pop art. I liked how the leaves turned out when I put the paint brush strokes(?) filter on it. I like the tree in the background which sort of complements the giraffe and the spots on the giraffe just look awesome.

This is my environmental photo, because it reminds me of a "find Waldo" kind of thing in a "find the hungry lion before it finds you" type of deal. The lion is a powerful symbol, and minimizing it even to the degree that I did isn't enough to overbalance the environment with the subject. I think the lion still looks powerful and balances out the entire photo.

Photo Essay: People on Cell phones

I took most of these photos with my camera on my stomach, so as not to alarm them and so I could get the most candid shot possible. The first three from the top are all how I composed the image. The last three were taken with my eye in the viewfinder. I took these images to show how "cell phone" dependent all of us are, and even though it is a technological breakthrough and we can talk to anyone in the world 24/7(for an extremely expensive price) I believe it shows that we've lost some of the sentimental value that we obtain with physical interaction with one another, further isolating us from the rest of the world. Since 80% of communication is nonverbal, it seems like we're missing out on quite a lot.

Stop Motion

Self Portrait

This is my self portrait. I added a lack of emphasis by focusing on the background instead of me for an interesting perspective. My nose lies on an intersection point, and the table creates a line towards myself, so your eye is forced to go to my face, which is out of focus. I believe this makes me stick out even more. The 2pac poster also gives a contrast and relationship between my life and how he lived his.

Sunprint

This is my sunprint image. It consists of my keys. This was composed rather randomly, as I was a bit confused on how exactly this worked, but the detail of the keys and the texture turned out nicely.

My Choice

This is my favorite photo, and I picked it based on its composition, color, and lighting. I composed this photo so that the vine would be on one of the lines via the Rule of Thirds. The soft lighting also lit up the vines just right and the contrast between the green leaves and the somewhat orange vine and the gray tree also helped emphasize the vine. Also, the texture of the tree also helps focus, and the line created by the vine leads your eye up towards the photo, almost like a leading line.

Scanner Art

This is my Scanner Art photo that we worked on during class. I made the background into a desk and put random things that one would find on a desk. I added an interesting twist with the paper bag and the match, and utilized the burn tool to "burn" the paper bag. It was composed rather randomly, and there is a lot of color in the bills and all the items, which doesn't rob the focus on the match. There's good color balance, and I think although it was composed randomly, it's still aesthetically pleasing and balanced.