Colleague Critique "Yousef"

From viewing the first picture it obvious to notice the stop-motion in this picture as you view it from left to right.  It is also easy to see the real nature of busy city area in downtown San Antonio giving the importance of the yellow taxi cab. His high depth of field shows great detail through the entire photo with a very crisp clear shot with the picture on the left not so much on the right. I feel he could have gotten better clarity on the man on the side of the picture than having some blur around his frame and face.   However, the sequencing in the picture is very nice, I believe it shows the reaction of the cab driver picking up a customer, it is very presumable. Maybe if he also would have captured the entire light posts on both pics without cutting them off it would have given a better scene shot I think.

The second shot in this pic is also very good just needs a better exposure on the second picture I feel its a bit overexposed in the picture it does show her in blur motion given her moving state and still frame its a good choice for blur motion the picture with her in stop motion gives a very clear defined photo while the other doesn't quite give the same impression it possibly could have been a better shot if the exposures were correct. It also shows like a good spy-eye sort of picture from like behind a tree I like that. It doesn't really show me much in composition as far as a meaning to the picture but I still would say ok on the motion part.

Third picture also has very good motion and sequencing very understandable almost identical in shot.  I feel its very well exposed very nice focus and detail throughout the entire image it shows the pedestrian waling almost step buy step. It shows just a normal day on a busy street as well as tourists and workers head to wherever they are going.  It could have shown a better emphasis on something more appealing but its still a rather well taken photo of some action going on.

Blur, stop, and whatever!!

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Portrait #3

making up for the duck



Writing Assignment #1

 Just in case we had to pick a different picture rather than our own went searching tocome across this beautiful panda bear laying restlessly on a tree. This beautiful pic speaks to me as care free no worries in the world kinda of picture. No worries in the world right here!!! I can relate much to this photo for I myself like to sleep in, just not on wood! The pandas ataraxia's state is very comforting. The nice closed frame on his face, arm, some what unfocused background of the tree give him a true balance of what the photographer was going for. The beautiful furr on the panda has very nice distinction as well as the lighting giving off that underneath some shade look. The use of zig zag lines can be distinguished in the branches of the trees  and furr of the panda along with the curvilinear lines.  The beautiful proportionate black spots around the eyes give beautiful balance the to the rest of the almost all white faced panda which I feel is a great balance in composition as well. The bit of shadow and greys coming of his lips gives a good distinction of seperation among his lips and snout! So, this is why this photospeaks to me.



Writing Assignment #1


This picture that I took really inspired me because initially taking the class I wasn't to thrilled about it however, after realizing that photography was more than just taking pretty pictures. My intrest really grew the most and spoke to me when realazation hit and gave me a sense of creativity that had long been forgotten over the years.  This photo truly put me intouch with a different area in my mind that allowed me to capture a picture with this type of angle becuase before I would have never even thought about taking a pic from the ground facing up. After many shots and several looking farely decent this is the one im truly most proud of. The lighting was good, the angel I thought really made it give a good sense of wonder. The black&white shot I believe is what really makes it more of a meaningfull picture for my self at least. The gurl in the photo was a mear tool to get this shot but my main focus was on the trees and composition of the photo. Even thugh I choose my photo I also believe it could have come out better and with the bit of experience and critques im getting with fellow classmates and the instructor one day I might just have that "Perfect Shot". I can't help but just be drawn to believeng that I could take a photo like this thats all im trying to say so im really inspired to continue this class and learn the most out of it that I can.

Color

Composition

closed or open frame*,Horizontal or vertical format*, symmetrical or aysmmetrical balance*,Diagonal lines*frame within a frame*

Horizontal or vertical format*, converging lines*, diagonal or zig-zag lines*,

alternate point of view*

closed frame* horizontal format*, symmetrical balance*

closed frame*, alternate point of view*, symmetrical balance*

Open frame*, rule of thirds* curvilinear lines *,

This is my first photo blog..