Reflection

STILL LIFE

i chose to use my grandmothers bible and a necklace made out of a diamond from her wedding ring for my still life. for me, my grandmother was an extremely important person in my life and she inspired me to do great things. i have recently become more involved and interested with the church which is why i found her bible to be appropriate. and her diamond is merely a symbol of remembrance. i think the shadow cut out that i used worked to my advantage in the photo with the white edges in order to provide a unique feel and look. i am pleased with that particular photo but not so much with the other one on my blog.

still life

PHOTO SHOW

Cultural Shot

In order to capture the Mexican/Hispanic culture i chose to take photos in Old Town San Diego. The first shot is an old pueblo kitchen, the second is a mexican skeleton and the third is a photo of three ladies making tortillas. Out of all three, my favorite is the third one because it captures the culture from the past and how it has stayed the same into the present time. I find this picture interesting because the eye is drawn to each of the ladies (not just one). They are all doing different things and each have their own story for what they are doing. I am pleased with these shots and would use the third one if i were to put it in the Balboa Park show.

fashion

for all three of these photos i wanted to show the contrast between the fashion and the background. i decided to show off the dress more by placing the model (lindsay fulton) in front of urban grungy backgrounds in an ally way. although the dress is the same in each shot i feel as though it is shown off in different ways. i am pleased with these photos and would like to keep trying to experiment with this type of photography (contrasting fashion). my favorite out of the three is the first one because of the wooden garage door and the pebble flooring. it gives it a little more of an elegant feel and is not as noticable that it was taken in an ally. 

School Site

For this photo shoot i decided to portray the dance art form provided by the school. the photos both show the diversity and skill level in the dance classes. i wanted to have them on different levels for the second photo and i am pleased with the outcome of that decision. the way i captured the Annie Libovitz photo style was to change the pictures to black and white and leave the sides of the background showing. she did this in her dance photos often so i thought it would be appropriate in this case.

Location

For this shoot we were put in a location that is not normally used on campus when taking photos. With Nicole being on the desk for the kids to draw i wanted her to be "on the same level as them" without blending in. This is why i decided to have her sit down on the table rather than stand. In order to emphasize the kids drawing her i put a spotlight on Nicole but made sure that it shined brightest on the little girl in front. I am pleased with this photo but wish i had more time to shoot because i think i could have gotten some better shots.