Learning the Ropes of Photography

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Analysis

• Peel Away – For this image, I incorporated the rule of thirds as a way to focus draw attention to the paint splitting while incorporating the cactus. I believe this image highlights both the beauty of nature and human made beauty. By using the rule of thirds, I worked to incorporate color while maintaining simplicity on the busier part of the image.
• Industrial Flow – This image used leading lines as way to incorporate movement into such a hard piece. I found this industrial setting to hold a surprising sense of beauty. The contrast between the straight lines of the grate and the bent up wire provided this setting with a surprising sense of artistic value. By maintaining such a simple background and color pallet, the movement of the wire piece is able to pop.
• Growth of Time – This image used focus to highlight the small details of the lichen on the old wood. This highlights the colorful beauty of the natural aspect of this setting while maintaining a man-made, rustic background.
• Escape – For this piece, I worked to incorporate balance. The larger tree helped to balance out the colorful bushes in the bottom left. I am proud of this image because of the ability for the industrial door in the center to remain the highlight, while creating a natural feeling surrounding.
• Small Scale Growth – This image primarily was created with texture in mind. The unique movement of the corrugated cardboard contrasts strongly with the smoothness of the succulent highlighted. By maintaining a simple color pallet, I was able to maintain focus on the plant while providing a unique background.

Walking into this project, I was extremely nervous. I had never been able to take pride in my skills as a photographer, often straying away from the art form. After spending but ten minutes in the UW greenhouse, I felt that I had grown a new appreciation. I was completely caught off guard by the creativity I felt throughout this project. I’m excited to see where this new interest takes me.

Moving forward, I’m excited to look into editing my images. For images such as “Escape” I feel that an increase of contrast would add a lot to the image. I also hope to find the means to take higher quality photos in the future. Though phone cameras are incredible compared to what the standard was in the past, I am far more drawn to pictures taken on professional cameras.