In the two photos above, I captured the first photo using a very standard, eye-level angle that most people would just snap easily. In the second photo, I decided to use the potted plant as the focal point instead of the whole sunset to add depth to the photo. I wanted to capture it in a more interesting way that most people wouldn't think of doing when taking photos of such a cliché thing like a sunset. I believe finding different angles and adding a certain focal point or subject to the photo really enhances it and makes it more interesting for the viewer.
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Firstly, this assignment was quite difficult for me as I couldn't find the right lighting anywhere in my house but I thought that this lighting was kind of cool, and I loved the contrast in the two photos. While the first photo is symmetrical, it adds a sort of lovely simplicity to it and it is pleasing to the eye. On the other hand, the second photo draws you to the ukulele and makes the photo a little more interesting and complex.
The artist that I had was Fred Herzog, specifically his street photography. Planning and shooting this photo was definitely the most difficult part of this whole process because there wasn't a lot of people on the street, and there wasn't really a real story behind this shot. I did really love the gloomy feel of the weather and I tried to portray that this the picture with the clouds around the mountains in the background. Just like Herzog would, I wanted to show what the place that I was shooting (Collingwood) was like. I tried to add the mountains in the background to show the topography of the area, and include the sea of Douglas Firs. All in all, I tried my very best to portray what I thought Herzog would do, given the circumstances of not having many people in the photo.
Purposely taking bad photos was relatively easy but awkward. Usually, I would try to take time to visualize and take good photos so this was pretty awkward. I realized how easy it was to take a bad photos in such a short period of time so I'm going to definitely take more time when I start to take better photos.
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