4. At the amusement park I work at, we often have to take pictures for the guests. This is all I knew about photography. I would try to keep the photo centered, not leave too much space at the bottom, and make sure everyone is posing appropriately. In the first month of DP, I started to learn about real photography (not just the tourist-y pictures I had been taking the past two years). Kaitlyn taught me a lot about angles, lighting, finding the right background, etc. The photo above was the first time I applied what she taught me. Right now, I don't like it as much as I liked it before. The photo is a bit out of focus and the yellow/purple tints don't look the way I'd like them to. But this photoshoot, nonetheless, was the first to change my view on photography.
5. Shape/Form post- it's combined because I was absent and was told to put all my missing Elements of Art photos in one post.
Shapes are flat and express only length and width. Forms are three-dimensional and express length, width, and depth.
6. Pattern/Repetition post- it's combined (along with a few other Principles of Design) because I was absent and was told to put all my missing Principles of Design photos in one post. Make sure to scroll down!
Patterns are repeating objects/symbols. Repetition is like pattern, but on repeat. It makes the photo more fluid.
My best project was the one-word project. Although my photos follow the format of my group's photos, there is a bit of my creative expression in the way I had my subjects pose and which poses I chose for my final work. These photos also look better than the photos in my other projects. I was able to focus the camera and make my photos look similar to the rest of my group's, so they don't stick out as different or incorrect. This project showed me that I can still be creative when given a rubric. I learned to see that no set of rules could truly mask my creative abilities.
