Cumberland Fair

Macro

Freshly picked apples right off the tree,

Coated with sugar, sweet as can be.

Only for the food is why we come to the fair, 

Fresh caramel apples, its scent in the air.

 Macro

Landscape

Portrait

Famous Portraits

Famous Portraits

Richard Avedon's style of photographing started out as fashion. His photos are well lit and express the essence of his subject. I like this photograph because the woman still looks very elegant while in between the three elephants.

Arnolds style of photography is that when taking a picture, he includes the setting and background. I like this photo because even though it is still clearly a portrait, he captured the background of the theatre which made it more interesting.

I love this picture by Annie Leibovitz. They way the light hits the woman and especially the dress gives it almost an angelic look. Also, she still was able to capture the background despite the strong subject.

Stunning Portraits

Stunning Portraits

"Obscure part of your subject"
“Obscure part of your subject” is the techniques when you use another object such as clothing or another body part such as hands and use it/them to block a part of the face. Zooming in can exclude parts from the frame as well.

"Alter the perspective"
Altering your perspective makes the photo more interesting than an eye-level shot. Taking a picture from above or below can give a different view of the subject and make it more interesting.

"Looking off camera"

"Looking off camera" is just what it sounds like. When the subject looks away from the lens, it gives the sense of candid, as though they didn't know the picture was being taken. Also, it makes the viewer wonder what the subject is looking at.

"Experiment with lighting"
This is when you play with light to give the photo a mood. You can use shadows to hide part of the subjects feature or use more light to give it light and free feeling.

"Shoot candidly"
Shooting candids can have that carefree feeling to them since they are less posed and set up. Candids can capture the setting, personality, action, etc. of the subject. These are often taken when the subject id unaware they are being photographed.

I find this photo is interesting in a few different ways. One is that the colors in the background are so bright, but the main focus, the flower, stands out because of the change in color. Also, the way the light hits the flower makes interesting shadows.

In this photo I used the compositional strategy "Background Blurred". I took this picture at a different angle which made the photo more interesting. I like how even though the picture is focused on the paintbrush in the front, the teapot and other paintbrushes in the background are still visible.