Cropping: I tried several crops for this photo. I wanted the image to be mostly focused on the subject's eyes and intensity. I tried cropping it smaller and leaving it bigger and this was the final result. I like how much of the background you see in comparison to the foreground and I think the cropping was successful.
Background Elements: I chose to include some of the background. I feel that this was necessary because I wanted the image to be about the person and their surroundings in order to get a better feel for the picture. I darkened the background and I like the effect because it brings the subject closer and the background further away.
Sharpness/blur: The subject is in focus whereas the background is a bit blurry. I like the aperture I chose because you can still make out where the subject is and that the background is of trees, but the subject is focused so your eye is drawn to her.
Aboutness/motivation/methods: I wanted to recreate some sort of a sports add (moosejaw in particular) so I wanted to advertise the water bottle, but mostly I just wanted to give a feeling of motivation so if this particular add were put in a store people would feel that they could look like that. I shot it in afternoon light and I like how the lighting hits the figure
Context: This image is mostly focused on advertising to get the buyer to want to be like the subject.
Lighting: Lighting is a very important aspect of this picture. There was a lamp placed right in front of the subjects hands which is why they are illuminated so much. The lighting is meant to make the eyes focus on the hands and in particular on the jewelry.
Contrast: The contrast in this image is very high and although I tend to make all of my images high contrast, I think this photo needed it. There was a bit in the background that was distracting and increasing the contrast took the background out and illuminated the hands further.
Amount of subject to show in frame: I chose to only include the portion I did in order to get a good feel for the jewelry and for the main emphasis, which is the hands. I am not sure if I really like the bit of the neck I included, or if I hate it, but without it the image looked incomplete and not enough about the jewelry.
Aboutness/motivation/methods: Originally, this image was supposed to be an advertisement for jewelry. I think I included way too much jewelry and because of it, the viewer focuses on the hands and not on the large amount of jewelry. Also, the lighting is not what one would typically see on an advertisement and the face would probably have been shown.
Context: This image was meant to advertise, but I think the image has too much happening to call it an advertisement.
Image 3:
Background elements: Although in the image, you can't see the background elements anymore, they were VERY distracting. I chose to take this image outside with trees behind. I did not realize the coke would explode so quickly and I did not know what to expect which is why I did it outside. Also, in the foam are particles of grass that I tried to erase but instead I think the foam took on a life of its own whether that is good or bad.
Orientation: I chose to take this image portrait because if it had been landscape, it would take away from the exaggeration of the explosion. I really like the form that the coke took on top, and I am still deciding if I like the bottom.
Placement of subject in frame: I chose to crop the image so that the coke bottle was a little off center. I did this because I wanted the foam to look more lifelike, and I think it somewhat worked, but the foam does not look real so I do not know how I feel about how it turned out. I am happy with the cropping however.
Aboutness/motivation/methods: Everything happened so fast, I really only got one shot of the explosion. I used a high shutter speed but not too high because then the image would have turned out too dark. I used just the lighting from the sun.
Context: The prompt for this image was poster, but I do not know if I can really see it being on a poster or not. However, it does have an interesting shape and overall is interesting.
Image 4:
Cropping: Originally, there was a lot more in this image. However, I found it very distracting and so I decided to crop out a lot of the background and also the back arm because I wanted the focus mostly to be on the leg and the shoe. I think the cropping is effective but that I could have done something differently to make the viewer focus more on the shoe.
Lighting: For this image, I used just one lamp placed by the subject's feet. This illuminated the pant leg and not the shoe, but I do like the effect. I think the lighting on the shirt is nice as well, but maybe a little distracting if trying to focus on just the shoe.
Contrast: I chose high contrast for this photo in order to emphasize the creases in the shirt and pants, and also the shadow created by the shoe. I chose to black out the background and I think this was a good choice because the background was distracting. The high contrast makes the light look more intense.
Aboutness/motivation/method: I used just one lamp by the subject's foot. I wanted this to be an advertisement for the shoe but I think the lighting on the subject and hat is a little distracting, but I like the lighting so I chose not to darken it.
Context: Meant to be an advertisement, and the viewer is meant to want to be the girl in the shoes.
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