Portraits- After

The lighting in this photo is what makes it great. As you look towards the outside of the photo, the light fades. Additionally, the eyes emulate a feeling of looking into your soul. 

I love the eyes in this photo. It looks toward the point of the camera where there is more space, so it looks like she is looking toward something.

Because only one eye is showing in this photo, it makes you wonder about the other on. The subject's right eye is placed at an intersection to make it more of a focus for the viewer.

This picture emulates the head shots that Avedon took. He didn't take as many of the head shots, so it was more difficult to emulate him. The eyes feel like they are directly staring at you.

I like the naturalness of this photo. I was inspired by the picture Avedon took of Marilyn Monroe when she wasn't prepared. Though this is a different pose altogether, it seems very natural and not forced.

Portraits- Before

I like the position of the head in the photo. The left eye meets at an intersection. The textured background also adds more contrast to the photo.

The shadows on this photo create a solemn mood. Also, because the subject is not centered, you are more inclined to look at her. Here, I played around with the head positioning more and made it higher in the frame, cutting off part of her head.

I love the facial expression in this photo as well as the slanted line in the back where two walls meet. The shadows created from that add more depth. Here, I placed the head more to the right side of the frame to see how it affects the viewer of the photo.

Favorite Assignment

This is an example of rule of thirds. I like how the light hits the tree bark.

 

This is an example of foreground/ background.

This is an example of rule of thirds, repetition, and leading lines. 

This is an example of leading lines and repetition.

 

This is an example of foreground/background, leading lines, and repetition through the leaves.

 

 

Story of the Family of Horses Finding a Home

This is a story about a family of horses trying to find a home. The father has been travelling with his family for months to try and find a perfect place to raise his little colt. Here, they are in the middle of a lush, green meadow. Father horse doesn't like it in the forest because he's afraid of other animals.

Here, Father horse has brought them to a forest. He brought them here because he thought it would be good to blend in with the leaves. Unfortunately, Mama horse opposes it because she is white, so she stands out even more. Additionally, Father horse feels threatened by the evil snail.

 

Father horse has now brought the family to Drew. He has heard many great things about Drew how they love animals, and he thinks he thinks it would be a great environment to be in. Unfortunately, nobody answered the door, so they were not welcome to stay at Drew.

Father horse has now found a home for his family! He found a cozy, barn full of hay. When he found it, he knew this was the right place to raise his little colt because of how warm the barn was and there was also a pasture outside for little colt to run and play. The entire is tired from their journey and is happy they found a forever home!