Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Touching People

1. What do you think about this project and photo essay?
its interesting and weird at the same time.

2. What would you do if someone approached you with a camera and asked you to participate in a photo shoot and then asked you to touch a stranger?
I would do it, im very open to new things

3. Think of an unusual photo shoot similar to this one that you think would be fun to go and shoot.
Staring at eachothers eyes

4. Finally, tell me what you thought of the photography, did the photographer think about the rules of photography that you know about? What types of photos did he take?
Yes, awkward ones.

Monday, March 19, 2012

1. Watch any four of the Runner-up videos, and answer the following on your blog:
Name of photographer -Travis Haughton
General focus of portfolio (photoj, sports, stories, etc.)- Stories.
List three problems that the judges note with the portfolio -
  • Jpeg was too small in some
  • Frame was too small
  • over-photoshopped
List two things the judges like-
  • had good sport pictures
  • had good balance

What is your overall impression? What did you like or not like?
he had some good picttres, i liked some of his sport pictures
 
2. Watch the winning portfolio critique (Dustin Snipes), and post the following:
What did the judges note as strengths as they were critiquing it?
he captured a lot of emotion

What do you see as strengths? Do you see any weaknesses?
he gets into the mix when he is taking a picture. maybe photoshop

3. Watch the contest recap video.

Briefly describe the process the judges went through in deciding the winner.
They go through each picture and judge it and than judge the portafolio as a whole





Individual:
1. Describe one photo that you agree with the judges on. Explain why you and the judges do or do not like it.
a runners picture. i also wanna know what happens next
2. Describe one photo that you do NOT agree with the judges on. Explain why you think the judges are wrong.
a picture where tdogs were eating, judges says they like the depth of the photo i dont think the picture is that good.

Earthquake Warm-Up

Im amazed when i see this picture because it shows the power the tsunami came with. They used depth to capture this picture.

I feel sad when i see this picture because it looks like the little girls mom, & me being so close to my mom i feel sadness. they used balance to capture the emotion in the moms face.

i feel sad when i see this picture because the girl has lost everything. they used depth to capture this picture.