5 Part Series

Describe: I see 5 photos made up of 1 main focus with the focus being a person. We used Megan Goff as out model for the 5 Part Series. In the photos, some of her body parts are farther away and some are closer up. Megan is standing right next to a tree, almost hiding behind it, with Jenga blocks all in and throughout the tree. In some of the photos, you can see a very blurry person holding a camera in the background. The objects are mostly close, nut in some photos, they're farther away to create depth. This work is figurative because we used a person and an object as our subject.

Analyze: The composition is not organized as a normal photo shoot would be like, centered, using one main subject, simple but interpretive. Instead of taking a photo of the persons whole boy, we took photos in parts. Some were far away, and some were close up. We took 5 photos, in all, of her face, her mid-section, her hand around the tree, her thigh and leg, and then her foot. There was defiantly line used in all of the photos, and a lot of texture too. These help to enhance the photos. The overall tone was mostly grey and light. The photos had a blurry background with the subject in focus, and this was done intentionally.

Interpret: The assignment was to use the idea of creating one object with 5 photos. Also to arrange the photos into an interesting composition. We needed to have at least one object stretching all throughout the our photos. Our objects were a tree and the Jenga blocks. The photos might be lighter because of the brightness from the sun. These were taken outdoors.

Judge: I feel that this project was very successful in many ways! We had fun coming up with different ideas. When we actually got to shooting, it got even better. We felt that we knew what to do and how to shoot the images we wanted in order for the photos and project to come out good. Yes the photos probably could have used a little more backs and whites to really make the photos pop, but it was a little hard to get the correct tone. Overall, this project turned out great. It was a nice way to end the school year :)

Fashion Shoot

Describe: I see a guy, as our model, dressed in a short red dress with flowery patterns on it and frilly sleeves. He is also wearing make-up. The model is close-up to the camera and the background is black. This photo is figurative because we used a person as our main subject.

Analyze: The composition of the photo is simple, the guy is centered in the photo. The background goes from lighter to darker, but doesn't take away from the main subject. Shapes include roundish shapes in the body and sleeves and lines for the outline of the dress and on the dress. The tones for the first photo in black-and-white have both bold blacks and whites in it. The colored photo has black and red tones, both light and dark. Both photos are in focus and this was done intentionally.

Interpret: The assignment was to capture a fashion shoot and create a meaning behind it. We chose to use a guy as our model and have him dress up in drag. We thought it would be really different then any normal fashion shoot so that's why we chose it. Normally when you think of fashion shoots and models, you think of beautiful women in stunning fancy dresses, but not in this case. I think both photos have the same amount of lightness and darkness in them. These photos were taken indoors.

Judge: I feel like our work was successful in a way that the colors and tones were percise and clear. The background, starting from left to right, gradually becomes darker. I also like how the photos were clear and the main person was centered. Not too much was going on in the photo. Our models' expression was mostly momotone. He looks irritated, ans I'm not sure if that was a good thing or bad for him to have that expresstion for this photo shoot. But overall, the photos were great.