Cumberland Fair

Frozen Motion

Landscape

Macro

Portrait

Blurred Motion

My favorite photo I took was of Anna sitting and photographing the horse circuit. I like the mood of all the empty seats lined up. Anna points towards the negative space with her camera as well.

Famous Portraits

- Richard Avedon

I chose this photo because it is just so bizarre. The added prop of bees is very strange, and it's even stranger contrasting with the subject's pail skin. The eye contact being made also appears very nonchalant for such a strange looking situation.

- Arnold Newman

I really like this photograph because of the play on lighting and the eye contact pointing away from the lens. It makes Marilyn look very introspective.

- Annie Leibovitz

The subject is in a very unconventional pose in this photo, which makes it intriguing. It implies a very haggard, tired mood. The subject is also looking away from the lens.

Portrait Techniques

Alter Your Perspective:
Take a photo from somewhere other than eye level with your subject.

Introduce a Prop:
Add a prop into the mix to make the subject more interesting.

Play with Eye Contact:
Have the subject look somewhere other than the lens.

Experiment with Lighting:
Use side lighting, silhouette, backlighting, or anything else to enhance or obscure the subjects features.

Break the Rules of Composition:
Intentionally not follow some rules of composition to make the photo more interesting or embellish features in the photo.

Signs of Fall

I like this photo because of how the path leads down in the direction the girls are walking. I think the leaning birdhouse looks interesting too because it sort of intersects the path. The colors are also very vibrant.

Compositional Strategy

The compositional strategy used in this photo is leading lines. What I think makes it an interesting photo is the unusual subject, a model skeleton. I like how the sun just peaks out from behind the bone, it makes an interesting visual effect.