Holding Hands

 

Only seeing small parts of a subject in a photograph can have a big affect of the photo. This photo shows in the corner the girls smile which creates a different feel then if you only saw the hands holding. This photo has two center of interests, one is the hands and the other is the smile. The hands are in the center which draws the eye but the smile is unique and the only other thing seen in the picture, this causes them both to be the center of interest. There is balance in this photo with having each set of hands on each side. I am happy with the way her smile made the photograph have a happy feel.



Hoop

 

Simple photos are nice to the viewer on occasion because it is easy to the eye because there isn’t much to look at. This photo was originally taken farther away but was zoomed in to create a simple photo. The center of interest in this photograph is the basketball hoop; the lines on the backboard draw the eye to the hoop. The hoop also has many repeating diamonds and triangles that draw the eye.  This photo is close up so having the sky as the background helps the viewer to only look at the hoop. I am happy with the way this photo  turned out.



Close Flower

 

Getting close to the subject that you are photographing is a very important element in photography, it makes the viewer feel more part of the photo and know what’s really there.  I like to get close to what I’m photographing because it puts a different feel and read on what is being shown. This photo’s center of interest is the flower, the flower also has rule of thirds. The flower isn’t intersecting anything in the photo, this makes it have much more dominance in the photo then the surrounding elements. I enjoyed taking this picture and getting close to take a unique kind of picture.



Tree and Blue Sky

 

Nature has always been a favorite of mine to photograph, I enjoy it because I am capturing something that will change as season do. This photo in particular is a favorite of mine because of the way the sky looks and how it outlines the tree. The center of interest in this photograph is the tree. The tree has rule of thirds with it being a third of the way over, this make the photo more unique then having the tree in the center of the photo.  Even though the tree is intersecting with a few other trees on the far left it still have its own space because it is the only tree that branches out into the sky. I’m happy with the way the colors came out in this photograph and that I was able to capture this scene.



Red Paint

 

 

Colors atract the eye differently then other colors do. Red atracts the eye before any other color does. In this picture the viewers eye goes to the red in the paint before the blue, green, white, or black, this causes the red paint to be the center of intrest. The picture has balence by have the center of intres being more toward the middle of the photo. Red is such an important part in photos, only having a little of it inpacts the photograph dramatily.

Tossing Apple

Showing action in a photograph helps the viewer to understand what was happening when the picture was taken. This photo was taken of my friend throwing an apple into the air. This photo has no blur except for the apple which is a littleblurry from the throw. The center of interest is her face, it has light reflecting off it which draws the eye. A viewers eye would also go straight for the apple because she is looking up at it. The apple has its own space with it not touch the trees around it. This photo has balance with having her face on one half and the apple on the other. I like this picture because it has two main places that the eye is drawn to instead of just one.

Saxaphone

Music and photography go together by them both being a Fine Art. They are both things I have always loved and being able to combine them was very special for me.  This photo was taken with a digital camera and edited in Photoshop to make it black and white. The original photo had very bland, boring colors but turning it into black and white made the photograph look more appealing and allowed the viewer to concentrate on the subject. The center of interest is the mouth piece of the saxophone. It is focused and close to the camera, drawing the viewers eye. The photo is well balanced, with a blank wall on either side of the subject, not allowing distractions. This photograph is important to me because it reminds me of the time when I played saxophone in my middle school band.