Africa

I think Nick Brandt is very innovative, and I love how he's approaching photographing these animals. His approach is much more interesting than most, even though not much is going on in them. In a way, they're very insightful and intriguing especially with the color and lighting.

This photograph of a man holding elephants tusks is my favorite because of the color scheme, and the raw, meaningful message it delivers.


Rule of Thirds- the man's head is on the lower right point
Simplicity- there is a simple background and all the colors are very pronounced
Balance- The mans and the tusk even out both color wise and weight wise
Merger- Although on purpose, it seems as if he has tusks.



He uses a Pentax 6x7 and chooses not to use a telephoto lens. It's important because it means he captured close intimate photographs.


Brandt wants to show how threatened these animals are and how beautiful they are just being them.


He wants to capture the animals in a state of being.

"What I'm trying to do is give a sense that this is a vanishing world."

Peer Reflection

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The photo that I liked most was framing, it was well done and showed she had scoped out all the angles.






I think the rule she had the most trouble with was simplicity, although she followed through it didn't seem like much time was spent on finding it. Overall, her pictures were very clear and is good at photographing people. I think she could work on making objects appear more interesting. 

Academic Photoshoot

Balance

1. How well did you follow the rule? Moderately well.

2. What is the subject? The teacher.

3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? Yes.

4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently? I would have just shot the teacher without going over the girls shoulder.

Framing

1. How well did you follow the rule? Very well.

2. What is the subject? The girl in the darkish green.

3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? Moderately.

4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently? I would have just shot the students.

Lines

1. How well did you follow the rule? Very literally.

2. What is the subject? The girl with the glasses.

3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? Yes.

4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently? I wouldn't have utilized the folders.

 Rule of Thirds

1. How well did you follow the rule? Perfectly.

2. What is the subject? The blonde boy.

3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? Yes.

4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently? I wouldn't have stood up on the stool to get the composition I wanted.

Simplicity

1. How well did you follow the rule? Very well.

2. What is the subject? The girl in the dark blue.

3. Is it clear to people looking at your photos what the subject is? Yes.

4. If you didn't follow the rule well, what could you have done differently? I would have had the kids in the background.