Assignment #1

Photo #1

Carolyn (left) and Kaytee (right)

This photo represents a frame of the subject. In the article, "Guidelines for Better Photographic Composition" under simplicity, this photo represents the frame work of the guy and girl sitting in front of the old fashion house. The reason why this is a framed picture is because I focused on my friends instead of the images in the background.

Picture #2

This picture relates to the picture from the article under the rules of balance. I used the example of the little girl sitting on the wheel cart. In this photograph, Carolyn and Kaytee and sitting next to each other on the bench towards the left side of the picture. I think the bench is an important part of this picture because your eye goes directly to what the subject is sitting on but yet it does not look like they are almost out of the picture, it is a balanced photo.

Picture #3

This picture avoids mergers. Instead of choosing a busy background that would distract this photo, I chose a background that was simple so we could capture the importance of this photo. This photo has a lot of character to it and it really tells a story of who my friends are.

Picture #4

An example of this photo is discussed under discussion in the article. This photo is cropped horizontally and focuses on the main subject. Kaytee and Carolyn are the main subject and I focus on their upper bodies. I also used a simple background to help focus more on the importance.

Sacagawea

First Photo

The angle that I took this picture was from a side angled view. I filled the whole frame with my picture and the background image is not a huge distraction. The bushes help minimize the distraction of the cars in the background. I think it adds to the story and how the photograph looks.

Second Photo

I think this photo improves from the first photo I took because the angle of the photo says a story about the statue. We know from this photo that Sacagawea is sitting on a bench with her head turned to the right, holding a stick, and has a feather in her hair. This photo is angled to display the one side of her head. I took this photo from the top of the bench angled down toward her head. I really enjoy looking at this photograph because there is no distraction in the background and the angle the picture was taken from.

Welcome to Mediated Communications

Today is the first class of Mediated Communications this semester. So far I have met some of my new classmates along with my teacher Mr. Brad Lambert. I have set up this blog to post projects and discuss what I will learn this semester. I would really like to become more experienced with technology including Photoshop, iMovie, ect. I am very interested in this class and what it entails for me in the future.