Sequence "innocence"

1. This picture is the least favorite out of the three for me. I ran out of ideas, and just wanted to stay with the theme. However this well portrays the innocence factor because her smile and face to me show just that. I used some color in her ribbon, tutu, eyes, and lips to keep it interesting. Although it doesn't follow the rule of thirds i think it stays pretty interesting.

2. I wanted something more interesting for this mirror picture because they are so over done. So i chose to create the backround water color and focus on Sarah. I like the shiny ness? of the ribbon in her hair, it creates good focal point. I also didn't want anything in the backround to get too distracting so i think the filter works well in that.

3. This is definitely my favorite picture for many reasons. It took the most time, especially creating a good backround, and i think the light source matches well with the first image on the left. It well portrays innocence because its a young girl in ballett and i dont know it just seems innocent to me. I used a film grain filter on each of the images inserted to keep it interesting, i also lowered the brightness in those that were further back to create a bigger depth of field. Overall i think it turned out pretty decent.

ARTIST STATEMENT
I think my photography skills have grown a lot throughout this class, i just wish i would have taken more advantage of it. Photoshop has so many tools that create endless picture possibilities it just takes a lot of time to get used to working it! In the beggining i didn't really understand how important every single element of a picture is.. (sharpness, color, contrast, setting, lighting, shadows, ect) Although i think i've developed a better "eye" for a good composition. Im not sure if i have developed a specific style of photo but i have definitely tried to mix things up with each project i did. Filters and adjustments can create really cool affects to each picture making it that much more successful. In the future i hope to continue taking more pictures and using my knowledge from this class to make them that much better!

Color

For my color photos i tried to create a theme in each picture. For the first one, i contrasted and brightened each color of the fruit to almost make it look unreal.

Surrealism

bobo johnson and wee willie wilson

Goldsworthy

Abstract

Andy Goldsworthy

i think andy goldsworthy is a really good photographer and should be highly respected. His work takes an immense amount of time and patience, which are two things i don't have. Everything he accomplishes is a work of art in themselves, and his pictures just portray them in a whole new way. My goal is to create something as crazy as he does, just on a smaller scale:).

Macro Pictures

I think this picture is most successful becuase of the overall composition and colors incorporated. If i could go back i would make the top of the bottle less blurry, and maybe put the objects on a different countertop, a darker one.

This is my least favorite picture because i had to use a flash in order to take it, and the white beads on the redballs just got too shiny and reflective. I also didn't notice theres a random pine cone in the corner.
I like this picture because the focal point is the flower bunch on the lower right corner, and the stems of the other flowers lead your eye to it. If i could change something i would make the colors more vibrant and incorporate one more object in it.

This pictures composition i think is pretty successful although i don't like how bright the tree trunk is and how dark the tree limb is.