Series of Photos

Describe: In our series of photos, we were assigned to tell a story. The subject matter in the first photo is a boy dressed in a black and white striped t-shirt who is holding a white balloon. Then, in the second photo, the boy is still wearing the same thing and is holding a gray balloon, but in the background appears an adult dressed in all black. The adult is facing the boy. In the last photo, the adult dressed in black is standing right beside the boy who is now wearing all black too, while still now holding a black balloon. They are both facing the camera. They both are close to the camera. These photos are figurative, because they are all literal and use people.

Analyze: In our series of photos, the main subject (the boy) was positioned in the middle of the frame, as well as the other people too. We used some elements and principles of design like line, and shape. The striped shirt represents line, and the circle balloons represent shape. We also used various tones like really light white, and then darker black. The images were all in focus and this was done intentionally.

Interpret: In these series of photos, we were assigned to tell a story. Our story has to do with a childish boy playing with a balloon, then in the distance the boy sees a man in the background facing him who is wearing all black. The man in the background represents an adult, and he looks almost mysterious. You can the infer that the adult then walks towards the boy, approaching him. In the next shot, you now see the adult and boy both wearing almost the same thing, as if his childhood days have come and gone away. Throughout the series of photos, the boy holds a balloon. In the first photo, the balloon is white, the second the balloon is gray, and in the last photo, the balloon turns black, to show progression of the boys life. These photos are were taken all outside, in a rough forest with trees in the background to create a mystical feeling.

Judge: I feel that the series of photos are successful in a way that we were able to act out our story using images. I think the contrast with the darkish background, and with the lighter objects in front, was portrayed well. The boys striped black and white shirt came out very clear, and so did the balloons. The 3 series photo leaves a sense of a cliffhanger to have the audience infer what has happened. Which I think is a good thing, and creative thing to do, so that it's not so literal. Working in groups was nice because everyone contributes with their own ideas, and we all try and put them together. The only difficult part was that some things were unclear, and the communication between all of us as we shot our models. Also, it's important to choose a model that is okay with being on camera and comfortable with it too. So we'll just know what to change for next time, and make it even better.