In Progress Crit FINAL PROJECT

Ideas on presenting? Mounting? Suggestions? Comments?

Blog Prompt 25

Write a detailed description of your “motivations” for your final self-proposed project. Why are you interested in this subject? What do you want to convey? How do you want viewers to respond? Why are you inspired to make these images/this project? Do you want to evoke emotions in viewers? Shock viewers? Make them laugh? Make them think? Inform them? Reveal something about how you see the world? Reveal something about yourself, a person, a place, a feeling, a memory, a moment in time?


For this project I wanted to capture motion. I really like the photography of Chip Forelli, but after trying and trying to get something close to his, I have decided that his pictures take a lot of planning I just don't have time or money to plan something like that. Enter the Shutter Zoom technique. While my images will not be exactly as soft and dreamlike as Forelli's there will be a feeling of movement still. 


Forelli's images are my entire inspiration for this, and his images always look so smooth, they almost look drawn or painted. So I want the viewer to feel the same way about these images, but at the same time I want them to understand that it is being created with a camera. I will be photographing people, but I don't care if the people are smiling, or straight-faced. 

Blog Prompt 24

A. Pick two images from any of the “constructed reality” photographers presented in class or linked on the assignment sheet. Describe how you could recreate these two images on a “smaller scale”.

a. Steph Goralnick 

This one is interesting to me, because Goralnick chose to pixelate herself, and keep everything else in focus. To recreate this one, i would set my camera behind a mirror so that I would be able to see the LCD screen, because the picture of the man would have to be lined up pretty good.... then I would pixelate in photoshop...

 

This one I would recreate in a pretty similar way as the original, because it is a pretty easy picture to recreate. Maybe I would have someone looking like they were doing a hand stand. 

B. Describe your plans for your self-proposed final project (if the plan is the same as before, paste it here again and give a bit more detail). During the final critique for Assignment #5, you will discuss/present these ideas to the class.

b. For my final project I am going to play with the zoom lens to create a radial motion blur such as below:

I was going to photograph objects at first, but i didnt think it would be interesting enough, so I think Im going to photograph people and just play with the shutter zoom aesthetic. I hope to use good lighting for all of my pictures, so that I can get more contrast out of my images, without making them look too grainy.... I think that the high contrast would make them look more interesting....

Final Project Presentation

I have way too many ideas for this, and i'm just trying to think of what would be possible to do given the time frame and conditions.... Anyway, this is one of my ideas, along the lines of constructed realism. I like this look because it looks like the bike is falling into the sky.... I would basically take several objects, and make them look like they would be falling out of the sky...

I really like the idea of playing with gravity, so maybe even doing a couple pictures like the one below:

Yet another idea I had was to play around with Motion Blur the way Chip Forelli does. He is one of my favorite photographers that we researched in class. His images take a lot of time and planning though...

In Progress Critique Assignment 5

Blog Prompt 23

1. In what ways do you “construct” your identity? In what ways do you “perform” in your daily life?

Makeup is one way that I construct my identity. It started when I began High School and while it is not as important to me as it was then, it has become a part of my identity, because it has become a part of my every day routine. 

2. Describe some ways in which your personal culture and social environments are “constructed”.

I think that our social environment is constructed by keeping in touch. Our cell phones, computers and facebook construct our social environments. Also, the people that we surround ourselves with.

3. Describe some ways in which your physical environment/space is “constructed”.

My physical space is constructed by the walls around me, my belongings, my furniture, my car.... the trash i keep in my car, etc...

4. In your daily life, what would you consider to be “real” and what would you consider to be “constructed/fabricated”?

To me nature is real. the friendships and relationships that i have with people are real. Products are fabricated. 

5. Describe a narrative tableaux that you might create to be captured by a photograph. A narrative tableaux can be defined as “Several human actors play out scenes from everyday life, history, myth or the fantasy of the direction artist” ( Constructed Realities: The Art of Staged Photography Edited by Michael Kohler , 34).

I would take several pictures. In each picture a different person is in focus. All the people i photograph would be pieces of a much bigger picture. They would all be doing something that influences the next picture. Like someone throws a banana peel, another person slips on that banana peel, someones belongings are thrown around after someone falls on them by slipping on a banana peel etc...

6. Describe an idea for a photograph that includes a miniature stage or still life. A description of such an image is “The tableaux reconstructs events as in the narrative tableaux, but in miniaturized format, using dolls and other toy objects” (Kohler, 34).

I would take a picture of a doll house, or maybe a bath tub filled with sea animals, having it look like the ocean.... or maybe i would take a picture of a life size room and make it look like it's a fake room. 

Blog Prompt 22 (did we skip 21?)

A. Series: Brainstorm various ways to make a “series” of photographic images.


A series of photographic images should be a series of photos that all share some sort of same aesthetic or subject. I think if I were to make a series of images it would be, perhaps "a day in the life", or maybe a series of images exploring the way light plays off on human muscle and skin... maybe even a series of abstract photography. Or a set of pictures with a slow shutter speed, capturing light streaks, like left by cars, flashlights etc...

B. Final Project: Your final project in this class will be designed by you. If you could tackle any photography project, what would it be? You could combine other media with photography (video, sculpture, drawing) or you could take one of your earlier assignments and expand it to create a larger project. If you are expanding an earlier project or creating an entirely new series of images, shoot for a series of at least 5 images. Describe an idea you have for your final project.

Im not really sure what I would want to do for my final project. I think im leaning towards capturing the way that light plays with the contours of the human body, but i'm not 100% sure yet. I think im gonna research it a little bit more. Now that im thinking of it I really was inspired Chip Forelli's photography. I tried to tackle it in Assignment 4 but did not succeed whatsoever. So maybe I would refocus on that. Oh, or maybe a occupational set; focusing in on different occupations...not exactly sure yet. Plan on researching it over break though.

Assignment 4: Final Images

Poster

Composition:

I used perspective and high contrast for this picture because I knew I wanted to use this for a poster, and I wanted a grungy, high contrast look.

Idea:

I wanted to create a rock concert poster/ flyer... so i thought it would be best to capture an image of a guitar, and use high contrast.

Method:

I titlted the guitar against a wall and laid down on the floor. I used flash to get the detail. 

Motivations:

To capture an interesting shot for a flyer to advertise a rock concert.

Context: 

To be used for a flyer... probably a rock concert.... 

Part 2:

People generally like the design of the poster, but suggested that I should burn in one of the guitar strings ... I was also suggested that I try a different angle.

Advertisement

Composition:

For this image i wanted to be sure to fill the frame, It was important to get a lot of detail, and also the "Seasonal" part of the tap. I also wanted to keep the background blurred, focusing in on the beer.

Idea:

I wanted to get a shot that would show someone pouring a delicious Sam Adams Oktoberfest. 

Method:

I asked the bartender at my restaurant if she could call me over, when she was getting ready to poor a Sam Adams.... I lined up my shot, and simply took the shot. The picture is meant to be taken in a bar, and the lighting was already perfect. No flash or other lighting needed.

Motivations:

I figured the best way to sell a delicious Sam Adams beer, was to show one being poured. 

Context:

Definitely to be used for a Sam Adams advertisement.

Part 2:

People really liked this shot, and felt that it sold the product well. A few people suggested removing the wine glass. Upon printing the picture came out with a warmer tone, so im not sure what happened... probably the color profile. 

Snapshot

Composition & Idea:

For this shot I wanted to keep it simple. Snapshot aesthetics, so a relatively slow shutter speed. And for me it was important to just capture the subject as natural as possible. 

Method:

We went for a walk with my dog, and my friend was playing fetch with her. I simply took the shot, because I wanted it to look as snap-shot-ish as possible. 

Motivations:

To capture the snapshot aesthetic of photography.

Context:

I could see this being a starting point for a snapshot series, just a bunch of photos exploring the same snapshot aesthetic.

Part 2:

People thought that the snapshot aesthetic was definitely achieved. Again, same problem with the warm black and white tones. 

Photobooth

Composition:

For this image it was important to have plenty of light, fill the frame. Also, adequate contrast.

Idea:

We kind of just had fun with it. To capture the photobooth aesthetic it was important to be goofy, natural, not posed. 

Method:

I set up my tripod, and set the camera to multiple shots.

Motivations:

Photobooth pictures remind me of good times, with friends just being really goofy. 

Context:

I think this could fit in very well with a bunch of photobooth pictures, just like a series of them. 

Part 2:

People felt that the photobooth aesthetic was definitely achieved. No comments of improvement. 

Ralph Eugene Meatyard

Found a lot of his inspiration in Literature.  He would take pictures of his friends, family and children and use props. Sometimes he used masks, and people didnt prefer to look at his pictures back in the 1950's because they felt that they were not beautiful. He was interested in challenging the aesthetics of photography that were being explored by other photographers during his time period..

Barbara Kasten

Barbara Kasten Studio Construct 2008

She has been featured in multiple collections including the Chicago Art Institute, as well an extensive list of exhibtions.  She was very interested in recording the way light would bend, and focused on what the naked eye could not see...

"The occurrence of light hitting a plane is distinctive from the recording of the same light thru the lens of a camera. A unique vision occurs through the optical prism that can be captured and ultimately printed, yet cannot be seen by the naked eye. As I directed light on various parts of transparent planes and studied it in the back of a view camera, multicolored abrasions activating the surface appeared. The scratches become a color field of drawing over a normally invisible sheet of plastic. The perception of a ‘thing’, a recordable reality of representation, is basic to the photographic process. In the series “Incidence”, the rendering of light becomes abstract interpretation of surface and form. However, I do not think of the photograph’s construction in terms of abstraction but as an event. Many abstract notions are conjured up as we view this unique recording of materiality. The synthesis of abstract form and our imagination presents a means of seeing the process of lighting. This phenomenon is the subject of my new work and exhibit ‘abstracting…light"

Barbara Kasten

She was very inspired by the bauhaus concept that encouraged experimenting with new things. She started out in theater lighting and staging. In the 80's she played with mirrors and colorful lighting which would sometimes cause for very psychadelic pictures. She kind of plays with confusion, because sometimes the objects are not in scale..

From Architectural Series

In Progress Crit Part 2

Snapshot

Photobooth

Advertising

Blog Prompt 20

1. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of “news”-related photographs.

News related Photographs are usually attention grabbing. They might show a hectic scene. They may or may not be accurate to the story. Their purpose is to make you want to find out what is going on in the picture... even though the picture may not always be straight up about it. They are usually in focus. 

2. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of “snapshots”.

Snapshots are usually blurry. The photographer has less control over them, as they are not usually taken with a fancy camera. They maybe be blurry, grainy, overlit, underlit etc. They are usually not staged, or staged very very little. Someone might use flash. They usually have a lot of depth of field.... everything is usually in focus, rather than just one thing....

3. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of advertisement photographs. Fashion photography? Product photography?

Advertisement Photography may include the product it is advertising. At the very least it will portray the idea that is trying to advertise. It may be artistic like fashion photography. It can vary greatly. The photographer may or may not chose to implement interesting lighting. The quality is usually very good as it is usually printed all over the place, such as magazines, posters, billboards, etc....

Fashion Photography is similar, but might hold more artistic expression. And Product photography tends to follow the same aesthetics as advertising photography.

4. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of film or movie stills.

Movie stills sometimes tend to be kind of like snapshots. They tend to be unposed, and spur of the moment, taken between breaks. LIKE snapshots, but maybe a little bit higher quality. 

5. Describe some common aesthetic aspects of yearbook photos and/or senior pictures.

Common Aesthetics of Yearbook/ Senior Pictures are that they usually are very posed. There is a lot of preparation that goes into yearbook and senior pictures; lighting, staging, posing...etc... They tend to be higher quality...

Assignment 4: In Progress

BEFORE

AFTER

For Polaroid Prompt

inspired by David Hockney

Assignment 3 Final Images

Composition:

I used perspective and contrast to achieve an interesting picture. 

Idea:

I wanted to capture the famous bean from an interesting perspective. I think that the angle and perspective make the bean look like we are looking into a planet or something.... like an orb of some sort....

Method:

I moved somewhat underneath the bean and directed the camera upwards. It was a pretty bright day so i had to make sure to let in just the right amount of light. 

Motivations:

I wanted to capture interesting images of places. I chose the bean because it is a very famous icon of Chicago. 

Context:

I feel that this image could be used for a tourist pamphlet for Chicago. 

PART 2:

People generally liked the angle of this image. They did think that the angle was very interesting. People also were very pleased with the contrast of the image. People felt that this image could be the start of a chicago series, as the image below could fit right in....

Composition:

For this image i also used perspective and angle to complete the image. 

Idea:

We were walking by and noticed all of the fire escapes against the building. It was just an interesting shot. They almost just ascend into the heavens, and i wanted to capture that perspective. 

Method:

I directed the lens upward and framed the picture a couple times to make sure i was getting adequate contrast and not just too much sun, as it was a very bright day.

Motivations:

I wanted to capture the height of the building and the way the fire escapes just rose into the sky. 

Context:

Like the previous image i feel that this one could be used in a series about Chicago. Along the lines of urban city life. 

PART 2:

People really liked the perspective of this image. They felt that the contrast worked, but it was suggested to try and dodge out the top of the building to really make it look like the fire escapes were ascending into the heavens, and then additionally to maybe add a little more contrast. 

Composition:

I used perspective, and contrast for this image. I did try to use a small depth of field, but actually felt that a larger depth of field worked better for this image. 

Idea:

The idea behind this image was to capture the perspective of the railroad track winding off into nothingness as they get further away.  I guess that to me landscape and city scape photography has a lot to do with perspective for some reason....

Motivations:

I wanted to play with perspective.  The telephone wires, the railroad tracks... they both run parallel. At one point in the horizon they meet. I guess it goes back to high school art class when we learned about perspective.

Context:

I think this image speaks a little bit about possibility. The entire horizon is before you.

Part 2:

People felt that the contrast worked for this image. The perspective seemed to work as well, but it was suggested to try to get a little bit more in the center. Also, while manipulating in Photoshop, for some reason between messing with the layers, the clouds seemed to come in front of the telephone wires. So it was suggested to try to play with this a little bit, so that the sky does not look fake. 

Composition:

I used high contrast and tried to use the surrounding to my advantage. So i used an interesting vantage point to give the image a "new surrounding" kind of feel.

Idea:

I wanted this image to feel like we were exploring a new place. 

Method:

I tried to get really close to the ferns, so i stepped maybe a little too close to the water, cause i almost fell in (haha). I also had to angle the lens downward a little bit to capture the water, because i felt the water was just capturing a very beautiful reflection of the ferns. 

Motivations:

To create an image that speaks about new surroundings. The swampy look of the image adds to this feel. 

Context: 

I think this image speaks of exploring new places. Although it could also be about hiding from something... or hunting for something....

PART 2:

People liked the contrast from the dark swampy water to the light color of the ferns. And how the blacks kind of grow into the lightness of the ferns as well. Higher contrast was suggested. If I could change one thing i think i would add more ferns to the front.... and probably add more contrast as said.

Can you think of anything that:

1) Should not be photographed? Why?

The first thing that comes to mind when I think of things that should not be photographed are things that depict pain or death. The argument could be made that war, and pain must be portrayed, because the world is not as peaceful as people like to believe. However I think that there is enough pain in the world that people should not be reminded of it constantly. 

2) cannot be photographed? Why?

Truth. I dont think that Truth can be photographed. We never know the entire story behind a photograph. And so therefore even Lies, because for all we know everything we see in pictures could be a lie.

3) you do not want to photograph? Why?

I would not ever want to photograph an image of a person that is truely feeling pain. Pain is a feeling that I do not want my photographs to project. Photography is made to treasure  our memories, but a memory of pain is not something I would want to create.

Assignment 3 - In Progress Critique

Chip Forelli

I chose Chip Forelli because I thought that the smoothness in all of his photography is really quite frankly, astounding. His photographs look like they are painted, or drawn. There is something very interesting about his photographs. 

Forelli has won numerous awards in his 25 + years as a photographer. His work has also been featured in photographic magazines such as Lenswork and Rangefinder. He is known to be an advertising photographer and has done work for BMW,  AT&T, Landrover and many others...

Probably my favorite photographer that we have learned about so far. 

Chip Forelli's Website

Blog Promts 16, 17 & 18

16.  “Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past.” Berenice Abbott


I agree with this quote. Im not sure if Abbott meant this in a negative way, but i certainly don' think this is a negative thing. I think that's part of the beauty of photography. Because, it captures the past. Things cant always remain as they once were. Photography to me is a tool of our memory. 


17.  “Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer—and often the supreme disappointment.” ~Ansel Adams


I think that Ansel Adams means that it is important to capture landscape photography as it is in nature, because maybe he feels that the viewer would be disappointed in the image if it was not accurate to it's setting.  It's well known that Ansel Adams used to spend hours waiting for all the parts in his images to come together (clouds, sunlight, shadows, etc...) to form the perfect picture. So I could definitely see why he would put such an importance on getting the perfect image. Perhaps Ansel Adams felt as if other photographers were not doing the landscapes they shot justice. Seeing that Adams had a very good level of patience, maybe he felt that other landscape photographers did not put in the same hard work he did. 


18.  “I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody's face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways.” Duane Michals


I think that Michals has a point, but I think that there is a different point to consider. Not everything is done for abstractions sake. Sometimes the beauty is in true representation.  I think you can still see someone in a new way, while seeing a reproduction of someone's face. A great photograph keeps that magic no matter how many times you look at the picture, and no matter if it's abstract or not. I think that it is necessary to have both, a representative view and an abstract view, and I dont think either of him is better or more important than the other, nor that one requires more skill than the other. The only thing that changes between abstraction and representation, may be the message that becomes conveyed to the viewer, but then again, that is always subjective anyway. 

Blog Post # 15

15____In-Camera Collage: Collage brings together two or more items that were previously separate. The resulting piece usually visually references the fact that they were once separate entities. Imagine an important place in your past. Imagine an important place in your present. Imagine who you were in both of these past and present places. Describe how you might use a slow shutter speed and/or double exposure to capture two moments in one image that tell a new narrative about these important places and how they relate to who you are and were.


I would portray myself in my old house, that I lived in when I was in high school, and portray myself in a second image in my new house. I would use a show shutter speed to create some blur, but i would use a tripod and keep the background still.  And I would be moving around. Mainly because I feel like my life was a total roller-coaster back then. And maybe I would tilt the camera a little bit, to add to the feeling. 


In the picture of my house now, I would use show shutter speed because I would want to capture more light... I would also use a straight on shot and keep still. I feel like my life is just a whole lot more balanced...and I really wouldn't  change a thing.

Blog Prompt 14

#14____Unknown vs. Familiar Space: When photography was invented, it became a way to document and reveal the specific aspects of both familiar and faraway places. Imagine a familiar place. Imagine a faraway place. How would you use photographs to convey the difference? Can you imagine any places that have been “touched” very little by humans? How might you photograph them?

 I think if I were to take a picture of a familiar place i would do my best to capture as much detail as possible. But in the unknown picture I would maybe have a little less depth of field. Keep a few things blurry. Maybe use a little burning around the edges, to make it look dream like. And lighten the highlights to add the same effect.


I guess it would depend though on the image. If I could i might try to capture more in focus. Like, if I was looking at a town from a forest or a hill, maybe i would try to use some brush or grass in the image. 


A place that has been touched very little by humans? Maybe something underwater. I think it would be very cool to capture an underwater image. I would photograph it from low vantage point, maybe even looking up. 

Blog #13

#13____Human-Made Space: In the past, photographers who were interested in how humans impacted the natural landscape grouped together to form the New Topographics. “"New Topographics" signaled the emergence of a new photographic approach to landscape: romanticization gave way to cooler appraisal, focused on the everyday built environment and more attuned to conceptual concerns of the broader art field.” http://www.lacma.org/art/ExhibTopo.aspx

As someone who takes interest in the enviroment and photography, I could see myself being a part of this approach. I think people tend to ignore the things that we do to this planet. I think this type of photograph could really help to spread the awareness of our actions. 

When people saw the BP oil spill in the gulf, earlier this year they were mortified. I think that people would have the same kind of feeling if they save what coal mines looked like. How we just take as much land as we want, not caring what effect it has on something.  

I think if i were to create a piece of "land art it would be consisting of a man made object, in the form of a natural thing. Maybe take a picture of streets, and how they look like weeds. Take a picture of trash nestled into what may look like a tree, or a nest. 

Or maybe even pick up trash from a landfill and create it into a mountain-scape from far way, but when you get closer you see the trash stacked against itself.  

Blog #12

#12 Memory of a Photograph: Which photograph from your past do you remember most? Describe this photograph. Describe how it makes you feel when you remember/think about this photograph. How have you changed? How has the place in this photograph changed? What would a reenactment of this photograph look like? Would you act or look differently if you reenacted this scene today? 

The picture that comes into my head, is a picture of me and some high school friends dancing in the rain. I think this picture is important to me, because it represents a very liberating time of our lives. I remember that we were seniors in high school, and it was towards the end of the year. We were standing outside and out of nowhere it started raining. It was warm outside and we just ran and danced around in it, and grabbed a camera and snapped a picture. It's a picture we all have. And every once in a while we like to remind ourselves of that feeling of freedom and how we felt totally untouchable. I know that the end of high school meant the begining of something completely unaware, and liberating. 

I think we have all kind of forgotten this feeling since then. I think that we have all gotten very caught up in the our every day lives since then, and none of us really keep in touch. One of us ended up getting all tattooed up, and some of us chopped off all our hair. I think it would be interesting to recreate this picture, with our hair and faces all wet from the rain... but maybe in a few more years, when we can once again feel liberated.  

Memory

Memory

My Memory Comes from when I used to go to work with my mom, when I was a little girl. We used to wait for the subway train and there was a set of stairs and I used to just run up and down and up and down, sliding things off the railing. The background in this image is a set of stairs on campus, I walk by every now and then. It reminded me of when I was a little girl, in the subway station. I wanted to show the motion of me walking around, because it shows a passing of time, which was the point behind me running up and down the stairs in the first place.

Composition:

I used a large depth of field, high contrast and interesting framing, as well as lighting. 

Idea:

My idea for this picture was to create an interesting portrait that would show the subject from a different angle, rather than just straight on. I think that the depth of field and contrast allow you to keep your focus on the subject. 

Method:

For this image, i directed the subject to lay on the bed, kind of hanging off. I directed my light source right at her and experimented with the angles of the camera. 

Motivations:

I wanted to capture the subject from an interesting angle. I feel like when most people think of a portrait they think it has to mean a straight on capture. But i like the idea of playing with the different angles, because I feel that they can portray different emotions in the image. 

Context:

I think that this image speaks a little bit on fatigue. The subject looks like she is relaxing. 

PART 2:

Some people interpreted this image as somewhat sexual, others thought that she looked emotionally torn. People felt that this image worked in terms of perspective, depth of field, and the way the girls hair was falling, as well as the lighting. The group that all of the picture could belong in a series.

Composition:

I wanted to frame subject so that we could see the shadows of her back. I also wanted a high contrast image to emphasize those shadows. 

Idea:

My idea for this picture was to capture the beauty in women. I think there is more to our beauty than just our breasts and butts. And I wanted the shadows to really emphasize the curves.

Method:

A tripod. A lamp. And A LOT of timed pictures, checking and re-adjusting, until I got what i was looking for.

Motivation:

I think that a lot of stress is put on women to have these perfect proportions, but I think that it tends to be forgotten, by men and women, that there is so much more of our bodies to find beautiful. I think that the way that the light is hitting the curves and muscles in the back, and the way it creates shadows in her fingers and light in the hair, is a representation of the beauty we take for granted.

Context:

I think this image could be used for a True Beauty Campaign, such as the ones that are being led by Dove. 

PART 2:

The group felt that this image was portraying feminism, and reminded them of a ballet dancer, or fatigue, the way the girl is holding her shoulder.  The group felt that the image worked in terms of contrast. They thought that this might be a good jumping off point for a series exploring the beauty of women, and I couldnt agree more. The only suggestion made, was to lighten it up a little.

Composition:

I used depth of field, contrast and perspective to create a grungy angry looking picture.

Idea:

My idea was to capture a my little sister in a dark kind of perspective. I think that with the use of the umbrella , and the lighting, it kind of hides her face, and also her intentions. You dont really know what she is hiding.

Method:

I used the umbrella, and had my other little sister shoot water over us with a garden hose. 

I intended on using a larger f-stop, to have less depth of field, but ended up doing it backwards. I also used a high shutter speed, so that I could capture the rain drops.

Motivation:

I wanted to take a picture of my little sister that hid her personality, but in hiding it expressed it. My little sister has a tough past, with a lot of bullying, and I think that the lighting and the shadows really add to the feeling that she is angry. The rain drops add a sad feeling to this image. 

Context:

I think this image could be used in a anti-bullying or child abuse campaign. 

PART 2:

The group felt that there was a definite unknown quality to the image and the girl. The felt that this image was one of a troublemaker. They felt that the composition, contrast and the way the subject fills the frame where all good. But maybe more focus could be used.  There were no print suggestions, but people thought that this image could be in a series, telling the girls story.

Composition

I used perspective to create an interesting piece; Contrast to accentuate the shadows and highlights in the girls face; and movement, because her arm leads you to look at her face.

Idea:

The Idea behind this image was to create something with little  depth of field. I had shot a picture about 5 years ago, with my little sister and her feet crossed behind her, and wanted to re create something similar.  Kind of a "Now" and "Then" kind of image. 

Method:

I used a previos photograph I had taken for the inspiration behind this image. I just told the girl to face the light coming from the window, and to lay her arm out towards the camera. 

Motivation:

I thought it might be neat to recreate the photograph of the same girl i had taken 5 years earlier. I wish i had the image to compare the two. I just know that the older photograph is very scratched and grainy. 

Context:

I think this image could be used to portray how children grow. I think this image has some emotion to it. Like the girl almost has something on her mind. 

PART 2:

The group thought that this image had a lazy feel to it, and a little sad, like the girl had something to talk about. The group liked the way that the arm was drawing in their attention.  They felt that this image could be a jumping off point to a series about little kids, and what they go through.  Suggestion included making the image less blurry, to make the highlights stand out a little more, and to maybe crop the face.