My Henri Cartier-Bresson Series

This picture's darkness mimics Henri Cartier-Bresson's use black and white well.

Capturing the decisive moment is the essential element to Henri's style of photography and I feel as though this picture captures the decisive moment in a good and funny way. To me, this picture expresses how most Americans feel about their jobs.

I especially like the build up to subject of this picture walking towards his car. I think the garage works well to draw the viewer into where the subject is standing in between the two cars.

I enjoy this picture of a father holding his baby. If I could have retaken this picture I would have tried to capture the moment without the pole in the middle.

I feel as though I captured the decisive moment well in this picture.

This picture expresses the true nature of candid photography that is present in all of Henri's photographs.

This picture evoke allot of emotion, in the same way as all of Henri's photos. Out of of the photos in this series I feel as though this picture does the best job at mimicking Henri's style of photography.

I liked this picture because it reveals great emotion in the mother with her child's pacifier in her mouth.

6 Macro Photos

This picture uses depth well to set up the macro scene with the soldier in the background.

This photo is just a close up of the dinosaur using the sepia setting in the camera.

I especially like this picture because of the emotions it evokes. Part of that is because you cannot see the facial expressions/emotions of the characters, and part of that is because it is just a grim scene to begin with.

I like this picture a lot. It's especially unique and it focused well so you can see all of the details within the picture.

This macro photo also uses depth to create a bit of a sad scene.

The follow up to the picture before it; this portrays an animal in need of desperate help.

Protraits

Light Painting

Light painting and motion blur were both used in this photo. The motion blur creates the 3 repeating faces and light painting was used to create the yellow line. Part of that line leads to the face of the subject almost as if it were a leading line.

Unlike the first photo, this picture embraces the extravagant and flashy side of light painting, where motion blur is used to create colored lines which appear throughout the photo. I like the colored lines and how the lines seem blurry but also distinct, and also how there is more than one color present.

Motion Pictures 9/27/2012

This was the first picture that incorporates motion that I took. I like it because there are allot of leading lines that are created from the motion blur. Some of these lines even appear to make up the subject's body.

This picture, shot in black and white uses motion to distort an up close image of Sacha sleeping.

This picture appears to be of Drew's courtyard, but it's actually of the drawing of Drew's courtyard. Motion was used in this photo to blend the image together and disfigure the image a little. 

This picture captures a painting up against a window and the environment outside of the window using motion blur. 

I like this photo because it blurs the bookshelves on the right really well and also blends it together with the light coming from the end of the hall. 

Repitition and Foreground/Background Focus Pictures: 9/19/2012

For this picture I used the macro settings on the camera to shoot the origami and the book in focus, while the tree in the background is out of focus.

The building in the background is out of focus and it sets up the colors of the origami cube and its boldness nicely.

In this picture the miniature globe is the only thing in focus, and the out of focus books creates a nice background.

The technique of foreground/background focusing was used in this picture to display the flower. All of your attention is drawn towards the flower because everything else in the picture is out of focus.

Repetition as well as rule of thirds were used when shooting this picture. 

The repetition of the lockers in this picture sets up the subject on the right side well. 

9/12/2012 - Leading Lines Photography

An up close shot of a door with many straight leading lines on it.

The leading lines in this picture are at surface level on the windowsill. They lead to the outside of the window.

This photo uses both leading lines and rule of thirds with the subjects on the right side.The main leading line can be seen on the left side; the top of the evacuation plan. But there are also other leading lines on the right side of the photo which lead to the two characters and the end of the hallway. I also like how depth is used in this photo (especially on the right side).

In this picture the totem pole in the courtyard is shot in a way that uses leading lines to present the sky.

Leading lines in this picture can be seen on the wall and the concrete behind the flowers.

The angle at which this photo was shot from makes the leading lines seem like they all lead/end in one general area. The picture also makes the cabinets look as if they are decreasing in size as you travel farther along the table.

September 6th, Rule of Thirds Photography

First rule of thirds shot, with Mike on the right side and Hao and Leah in the bottom third.

I like this picture because of how the two book shelves separates the photo into 3 columns or thirds.

This photo is very simple, with the fly positioned at the top left point of interest. I would have liked to have another opportunity to shoot this photo so I could exaggerate the rule of thirds more, but I didn't have enough time.

In this photo, I like how the left third of the photo captures a reflection of the rest of the scene.

3 Points of View 8/30/2012

Picture of California St. in front of Drew, from a steep angle.

Picture through the book shelf from a level angle.

Displaying a beautiful day outside of Drew, this photo was shot from a level angle.

From ground level, shot in black and white.