PhotoBlog #3

This is a photograph by Bill Brandt; a famous photographer. I found it on Masters of Photography.com. It was taken in the midst of the Great Depression in 1931-1935. I liked this photo because it really captures the essence of the urban poor during the 30s. The picture shows raw emotion and lack of wealth through the most innocent of faces; Children. I love this photo because of the gritty realism it portrays. This was natural lighting because it was taken outside looking into a house. There is high contrast between the children and the dark, cold brick. The most prominent composition skill used in this photo was framing. The 3 children were framed with in a tiny window looking outside. It also uses contrast with the white, bright looking kids to the harsh tone of the brick. The emphasis is obviously the children. They are the focus and subject of the picture. I think the photographer is trying the communicate the lack of wealth that was vast throughout the 1930's. It was almost a type of photo journalism that shows even the children are corrupted and fall victim the the plague that is povery.

PhotoBlog #2

I found this photo on National Geographic.com. It was taken by Harry Taylor. This picture was taken in Spring 2010. I really enjoyed how the bird was on top of a cactus and how vivid and in focus this picture was. The way the photographer achieved the vividness of the picture made it absolutely breathtaking. I think this is a very interesting subject and how Taylor captured it was most likely challenging and a tough job. This work he put into the photo makes me appreciate it much more. This picture was taken in Natural Lighting which makes it much more vivid and cool. The emphasis is most definatley placed on the bird and the cactus. Harry Taylor also uses this focus to make rule of thirds and a contrast against the blue background. I think the photographer is trying to communicate the beauty and how gorgeous nature is. Taylor wants people to recognize if you just look around, the world is a beautiful place.

Lines, Rule of Thirds, PowerPoints, and Movement.

This photo is a prime example of rule of thirds. It represents perfect proportion. The Boat and sun make up the emphasis points and proportion. The Rocks on the bottom perfectly fill up the bottom of the rule of thirds. This perfectly sums up the rule of thirds. Two things are emphasized in the photo and they math perfectly with the rule of thirds. That is why this is a photo with a rule of thirds.



This photo is a big example of the rule of thirds.
The photo has the left side emphasized because there is a lot of activity there. The other 2/3s of the picture is unemphasized and bland. The way the photographer spaces out the subjects really makes this a picture with rule of thirds.



This picture is a great example of power points. It really shows how the points on the line are the power points and emphasized. The bird is a prime example of emphasis. It is clearly the focus of the picture and also falls right on the line. This is most definatley an example of power points.








This photo of railroad tracks is a good indicator of motion. The picture is clearly showing how the lines indicate motion towards the back of the picture. The way the subject disappears with two lines into the distance is a big example of motion/lines.







This photo is a very strong indicator of motion. The way the subway seems to dissolve into the distance really shows the movement. The blurring of the photo makes the picture appear to almost be moving in a certain way. This photo truly shows movement and lines.