Katie S

This photo is from the "Face Your Fears" assignment and it represents my fear of creepy psycho killers waiting for you in the back seat of your car. Not all the elements in the photo are the clearest but I think that's what makes it mysterious and creepy. I cropped out the rest of the car and decided to only have the girl and man in the picture because it makes the viewer focus on the situation that I am presenting. I think the girls shoulder/arm acts as a leading line that directs the eye toward the man. The contrast between the darkness of the girl and the illuminated white mask also adds to the photo. The girl being in the darkness in the photo parallels the way she is "in the dark" or unaware of the man that is about to attack her. There's also balance in the photo because the girl and the man are on either side of the composition, although the emphasis is obviously on the man because he is in the light.

Pa Houa

The Rules of composition that I mainly use is rule of thirds, depth of field, and cropping. Using all of these composition helped me with what I had to improve within my photos. I mainly use contrasting and some balance in my photos because my it's hard for me to have balance in my photos, and when I do have balance in my photos I dont really realize that I do.

Ashlee

I used interesting leading lines and focal point, cropping, and depth of field mainly for my photo. I like this photo because it doesnt have anything distracting and it has good leading lines. Also because i like how the depth of field came out. To me this photo can mean anything, it's just how you interpret it. I used emphasis because only one rose is in focus and that puts all the focus on that one rose instead of the whole thing. But after you notice the in focus rose then you notice the others, not in focus.

Molly M

In this photo, I worked with light and testing different shutter speeds. I decided to take this picture of the highway with a slow shutter speed and then I dyed the final photo with a blue toned dye. I used angle of view because I was up above the cars. There is a good use of light from the cars which is also the focal point. I also really like the movement created from the cars in the final photo. There is also balance because there is one concentrated area of light and movement in the photo.

Sydney R.

I think that my photo had interesting leading lines. The street light and the tallest building that can be seen create interesting perpendicular lines. I think the smaller, closer building helps draw the eye to the focal point, which isthe white hat of the man walking across the street. Another rule of composition that was portrayed well in this photo is the rule of thirds. The people crossing the street are not directly in the center of the photo, nor or they directly to the side. The final rule of composition that is used well in this picture is the use of light. I think this picture has wonderful lighting. I took it during the evening and surprisngly the picture did not turn out gray at all. The bottom is a little dark but you can still identify what's on the bottom half of the picture. I think that the principle of design that is best represented in this photo is contrast. I did not use a contrast filter for this photo, it came out like this naturally. I think the lighting made the contrast perfect. I also think that it's helpful that the man was wearing a white hat. Because of that, his head really stand out and creates a lot of contrast.

David

The rules of compostion that I used when taking my photograph were Cropping, Angle of view, and Use of light. I cut off all unnecessary details that distracted the viewer's eye from the focal point and made the photo more balanced through the process of Cropping. I made sure to take the photo from a side view instead of right on from the front in order to add interest/detail through the use of Angle of View. I chose to take my photo on a day that was sunny and that would provide me with the most appropriate amount of light that would help with the contrast of my photo and allow for more details to come out when developing it.

The principles of design that i mainly used when creating my photograph were Contrast, Pattern, and Balance. The use of lighting allowed for me to create a better contrast within my photo and I also chose to use a contrast filter to make the darks, darker and the lights, lighter within my photo. The use of patterns was portrayed with the row of umbrellas and street objects that are in focus and fade to out of focus as they go on. Finally, I balanced my photograph by keeping the building my main focal point and making sure to cut out the details and parts of the street that were driving the viewer's eye away from the focus of the photograph.

Working With Light; Alix

In this photo I was going out on a limb with this idea that I cooked up in my head. Having skipped Photo 1 and starting with Photo 2 I had no practice with lighting and timing. Going off of my idea and small knowledge of how to work with light I took this photo in complete darkness, three flashes, and only one girl. The balance of each flash and position made the photo a success. Using a straight on focal point i think really emphasized the balance of the photo. The contrast could of been improved but the action in the photo also makes it a success with the chair being in complete focus and the eyes. It communicates to the eye that the photo was taken in many flashes with only one girl but showing six arms. I was shocked and proud with how the photo turned out because i was working in the dark figuratively and literally.

This photo is from the "Face Your Fears" assignment and it represents my fear of creepy psycho killers waiting for you in the back seat of your car. Not all the elements in the photo are the clearest but I think that's what makes it mysterious and creepy. I cropped out the rest of the car and decided to only have the girl and man in the picture because it makes the viewer focus on the situation that I am presenting. I think the girls shoulder/arm acts as a leading line that directs the eye toward the man. The contrast between the darkness of the girl and the illuminated white mask also adds to the photo. The girl being in the darkness in the photo parallels the way she is "in the dark" or unaware of the man that is about to attack her. There's also balance in the photo because the girl and the man are on either side of the composition, although the emphasis is obviously on the man because he is in the light.

Sammy L.

In this photo, I mainly used angle of view by taking the shot to the side of the shoe and not straight on and cropping by cutting out some of the candy machines to bring the focus more on the shoe. I also used rule of thirds by having my focal point on the bottom left corner instead of in the very middle. The principle of design that I mainly used in this photo was contrast - the contrast of the candy in the background and the shoe itself had high contrast.