Eliese L

For this photo, I used rule of thirds to place the hand and the glass slightly to the left and towards the top. I made sure however that there were other interesting factors in the rest of the photo as well. I also used intersting leading lines such as the arm and the table to lead the eye to the focal point, which is only interesting with all the other aspects with it. Another rule of composition that I used was use of light. I used the light coming in through a window on the left to reflect off the shiny surface of the table and create a deatiled reflection of the focal point.

The main principle I used for this photo was contrast. I used a dark table and my model was wearing a dark shirt to contrast with the light hand and glass of water as well as the refelction.

Lexy L

(Photograph 1) I used one of my close friends, Kylie, to model for a portrait. using the light projecting on the front of her, eliminating any shadows, or other unnecessary details. Cropping by just getting her on a park bench, with a short depth of field leaving the housing background in a slight blur. the fence and park bench create leading lines all to the focal point, Kylies face. The contrast of this photo is very good. You can see the white of her eye, and you can see her skin tone.

Robin K

In this particular photo, I chose to take a picture of fire to capture an interesting use of light, focal point, and cropping. The interesting light comes from the brightness and boldness of the fire, which also provides for a good focal point. The cropping helps get ridd of unneccessary details that would distract from the focal point. Those three rules help make the image more interesting to look at. The main principle design that i used

kayla trujillo

photo assignment- Painting with developer


in this assignment we got to paint developer onto one of our undeveloped photos. by painting the developer and not submerging the photo into the developer, we were able to paint an image on top of the photo, or give it a certain effect. in my photo it was originally just a picture of a stream with foliage surrounding it. so i got the idea to paint an image of a fish jumping out of the water across the whole page. i think i was very succesefull with guessing where i had to paint to make it look like a fish. i made the fish jump across the whole page rather then just a small spot. it follows the rule of thirds because the focal point isnt diretly in the middle of the pictue.

Ashley K

When photographing this picture I the only think i thought about it was that it was pretty. not fully opend yet, the only one still alive on the bush, a true fighter. The real challenge starts in the dark room where i croped it so it was clear the rose bud was the main focas point bluring out the background its the only thing there. The rose had a natural bend to the stem which made it easier to make sure that it wasnt in the center without looking too obvious. There is one spot near the bottom of the bud that had water on it that gleamed in the sun which just makes the rose look prettier. I think the contrast is really good because the rose is really dark with a grey background and white leaves which really adds to the photo.

Brenda F.

This photograph was taken for our assignment called 'Hip Shoots,' this assignment had us taking photographs on our hips, and making sure that the people around us were unaware that we were photographing them. I believe that this photograph is successful because of the strong focal point. Then you have the fence on the right as the leading lines to the focal point. The contrast in this photograph is also successfull becasue of the dark darks and light grays. This is by far my favorite photograph I have taken in the last two years of taking Photography.

Autumn W

This is one of my favorite photographs, not only because of the way it turned out but I also loved shooting this roll. This assignment was "Face your fears," and since I am terrified of blood, I put fake blood on my friend Keelah. The blood gave the photograph lots of contrast against her skin. Since I placed her on a white background and cropped it so she followed the rule of thirds, the contrast is much higher and she stands out much more. The lighting makes her skin look flawless and it gives the photograph the light feeling that I was going for. Her eyes are looking to the left which directs your eye to the top corner and makes you wonder what she is looking at. When developing this photograph, I used the technique of painting with developer. I wanted to make it seem as if she was leaving her past behind and moving forward into the future so I used a brush and dragged it off the page to create movement.

Ali H.

This photo is from the shooting assignment, "Contrasting Environments" where we were asked to capture photo's of things that contrasted each other, or opposites. I like this photo because I think it has good composition and contrast. My favorite aspect of the top photo would have to be the way the sky is lit up by the bushes, but then gets grey at the top. Also, I like how her legs are parallel to the horizon line (where the bushes and trees meet the sky). This photo has good leading lines, contrast, rule of thirds and cropping. Lastly, I think I used good balancing techniques to make the focal point the girl jumping. The bottom photo has good contrast and I like how it captures the innocence of the little girls. The rules of composition included leading lines, use of light, and contrast. I used good elements such as contrast to make the girls stand out more on the black background of the bushes.

Amber M.

This photo was taken at my Dad and Step-mom's wedding and i really like how the rings are so detailed. The contrast of the rings in front of the roses really makes the rings stand out because they are so much brighter and much more detailed than the roses which are more gray. The roses are almost set up in a line and lead to the focal point. The dark gray shadow behind the roses also leads right to the rings. I really like the balance of the soft petals and the metal rings next to eachother because i think the light and dark colors work really well together.

Sherrie K.

This photo is from the final portrait assignment. I wanted to make my portrait something that is not cliche. So I decided to take a photo of something that reflects my Middle Eastern culture. My friend volunteered to be my model and it worked out perfectly. I had her wear a veil to make the photo more mysterious and give it an "Arabian Nights" theme. The rules of composition that I used for this photo was rule of thirds, good use of light, and interesting focal point. The principle design I mainly used is contrast. I think the way that the light hits her face and the emotion in her eyes makes this a very successful photo. The contrast of the dark veil against her face makes her features stand out as well. There are dark-darks, light-lights, and medium grays which makes the contrast very striking. I also like the angle that this photo was taken, it gives it a good depth of field.

Taylor D

this photo is from assigment exraordinary. we had to take photos of drinking glasses. I thought it would be cool to have someone shott the glass with a BB gun. so i had someone do that and i got the glass blowing up. I have always wanted to do high speed but have never tried. I was so excited when it came out and the glass was flying off. I used rule of thirds becuase the glass was off to the side and not in the middle. I cropped the photo and zoomed in so you are able to see the glass blowing up more. i love the background and the contrast that the barn has. i love the shadow of thr fence in the background and how it is black on the white barn.