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Photo #1: The Decisive Moment for this one was when I knew that I wanted to take a photo of all of those people through the frame. I liked that it felt like I was on the other side of the room looking in.
Photo #2: In this photo, there is a set of leading lines and visual movement to draw the attention down the path in the alleyway that led to the city. I blurred the background to made the foreground more in focus with the path. Photo #3: The moment for this one was when I saw the woman staring out the window alone. The entire room was filled with people and I felt like it was important that she was alone staring out the window. The color of the room is authentic too; it matched the mood. Photo #4: I emphasized the windows and sign on top of the building, because I loved those colors and didn't want to lose them when I turned it to black and white. I also just tried to make it more contrasting. Photo #5: The moment I knew that I had to take this photo was when the girl stopped to rest by the river. It was a quick photo and it turned out very well. I liked the added detail with the sun glare and mist coming off the water. Photo #6: For the reflection in this photo I had it very simple at first. I didn't make it contrasting in color, but I knew that I needed to have a balance between the image and the reflections. I changed it to black and white, then made it a little more textured with the ripples in the black and white. William Eggleston
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It’s something that you might not want to do, and it may be something you hate, but it’s something that you should take anyway because it could work with something else. 17 — Embrace “Beginner’s Mind”
Takeaway: Which things up and try something new. With a Beginner’s Mind, it’s easier to find things that you won’t think of. 23 — Embrace Failure Takeaway: Street photography is all about failure. Knowing failure is a good thing. 25 — Add Something “More" Takeaway: Don’t make the scene too busy. Always wait a little longer until something more interesting comes into the frame. 31 — Don’t Explain Your Photographs Takeaway: Let people try and make sense of it themselves. Leave out key “information”. 38 — Ask For Permission Takeaway: Asking for permission allows you to get to know more about the person. It helps you capture a good photo of the person in the end, too. 39 — Try to Get Rejected Takeaway: Rejection teaches people lessons. It also lets the photographer know what to work on when asking people. 54 — Forever Be An “Ametuer” Takeaway: Ametuer photography is a lot more interesting. It’s more enjoyable. 57 — Don’t Take Easy Photos Takeaway: Street photography is hard as it is. Easy photos won’t work. 61 — Shoot in Boring Places Takeaway: It can be hard to find inspiration. Sometimes it’s easier to shoot boring things. 74 — Juxtapose Takeaway: Contrasting can be interesting. It can make the photo complex by just adding another element. My top two are Shoot in Boring Places and Juxtapose. I plan on going out of my comfort zone and trying to learn new things by asking strangers to let me take photos of them. I also know I need to accept my failures, because they may not be failures.
* Theme One: rain/snow
* Theme Two: night/dark Interest One: Writing Interest Two: Marvel * Experience One: Travel Experience Two: Large Family Knowledge One: English Knowledge Two: Teaching Location One: A park * Location Two: a building * four generated ideas Rain/snow, night/dark, travel, and a building are all pretty easy to achieve and get ideas from. I think I could even use all four ideas in one photo, not four separate photos. Since there is still snow on the ground, and it’s likely to rain, it won’t be hard to capture stuff like that. It’ll also be easy to go outside after dark and find ways to take photos that way. Like I said, buildings aren’t hard to come by; neither are forms of transportation. Reflection: My final photo was not what I originally planned. I knew it would be very difficult to get a good photo of rain and snow without it looking gross. I also didn’t think I’d have to end up spending a lot of time on Photoshop, but this photo had a lot of layers. |
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