Self Portraits

When I was taking my photographs I was trying to capture a moment that I have never thought to capture. I wanted to capture something like a once in a life time moment. My ideas never really changed I just kind of went with the flow of whatever I got out of what I was trying to do. The picture that I think is most creative would have to be the light because it’s something that I had to really think of and try to put together. The thing that was most difficult was trying to figure out how you’re going to place yourself in a way that you know is unique. The creativity that plays into my success was the hard work that I had put into this. I tried my hardest to do something different and unique.

The pictures that I set up were set up specifically but not all of them. Some of them were just thought of as we were taking the pictures. The things that I did to compositionally set up the picture was going for anything that came to mind. As long as it made me happy I did it. When the picture was taken and I liked it I kept it. I don’t think I did anything to weaken my pictures. I think I did a pretty good job. The picture that I would say has the strongest composition is the element, because it really was not thought of, the one that was thought of I did not like, but the one that was not thought of I liked and it came out good. The picture that I would change the composition on would be the personal prop and I would place myself around a whole bunch of gum and CD’s.

None of the pictures were too bright. I turned down some of the levels because I wanted the picture to be a little dark. None of the pictures were too dark either. One picture was blurry but we retook it. None of the pictures were pixilated. I used ISO and shutter speed for my pictures. I understood most of what we had to do so lack of understanding did not hinder my craftsmanship. The strength of my craftsmanship is well put together. I think I could have done a little better but I think I did well enough. I really don’t think I have any weaknesses in my pictures.

My overall opinions on my portraits are good. I think I did well at thinking of how to organize myself and make the pictures work. The things I would do differently if I had to do the same assignment over again would be to make the settings a little more exciting and extreme. My favorite shot is the rule of thirds, because I set myself up in a position that made it look like a snap shot but can still pass as not being one. Overall I think I did a really good job and I enjoyed myself.