Forum Post #2

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Photography has always been a secret passion of mine that I have never really put much thought into. So when I was assigned this project, I was a bit surprised yet excited at the same time. I had a hard time deciding what I should focus on so I asked myself one question, "What does everyone love to see?" The first and most obvious answer quickly came to me: Dogs. Using my dog, Shadow, I took many shots, only half of which he would stay still for. I soon realized that if I wanted him to listen I would need to tempt him with his favorite thing: Treats. Once I realized this trick, the rest of the picture taking went relatively smooth.


Negative Space

This picture was quite difficult to take. Unfortunately, it rained the day I took this shot and I had to lay down in the soaking wet grass. However, the cloudy sky made is very easy to capture negative space. Instead of a few random clouds in the sky, the entire sky was covered and makes the sky look completely grayish-white. The contrast between the white sky and Shadow's black fur is also quite interesting.



Lines

For this photo I had Shadow sit while I angled the camera to focus on the lines of the wall behind him. I made him look up so that the shot would look more like I was right in front of him rather than a bit above him. It looks to me as each set of lines is leading down to him. Again, I really enjoyed the white and black contrast on this photo, as well as the shadowing effect that each panel had on the next panel.


Framing

I love this photo. At first, I was having a hard time figuring out how I would do a "framing" photo. I tried putting him under a chair and using the legs to make a portrait, but I didn't like how it turned out. Then I noticed the bucket that I use to bathe my dogs in and I had this great idea. I had Shadow get into the bucket then stand on the edge as I dangled a treat in front of my phone's camera. I really enjoy the way this photo turned out. Even though the object doing the framing is behind him, I feel that it still captures what "framing" means. It adds more emphasis to the subject and shows the viewers what they should be looking at.


Extreme Close-Up Symmetry

Have you ever tried to get a dog to stand still while shoving a phone into its face? I don't recommend it. I was going to just use this image as an "extreme close-up," but I realized that this is also a great representation of symmetry as well. If you imagine a line going from the top of his head between his ears and down to his nose, it shows symmetry quite well. This extreme close-up shot also allows the viewers to see what Shadow is really interested in, the treat above my phone. 


Layering

In this photo, I tried to get Shadow's attention first and get him to jump up onto the chair I was sitting in. Then I had to get Charlie's (The white dog in the background) attention and take the photo as he was coming up. I like how the photo turned out, it shows you what the main focus is, but it also has a second focus to it as well.

Through this assignment, I have come to a deeper understanding of how to take photographs and how to make the subject of them more interesting. Figuring out how to set up the scene and how to have Shadow 'pose' for the photo was a ton of fun. I thoroughly enjoyed this project and know that I can only get better from here! Also, bonus pictures below!

























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