Commercial Photography

Photoshop

Landscape

Photo Journalism

Landscape

Carleton E. Watkins

Yosemite Falls, 1878-1881, St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri

I chose this landscape because I like how you can see the waterfall in the opening of the two trees. I like how you have to look harder to actually see the falls, and I like the contrast in the photo. I haven't been there but I think that it would be pretty to visit. My favorite parts of the photograpg are the two dark trees in the front of the photo and the waterfall in the back of the photo. The color is in black and white. It helps to show the contrast of the colors in the photo. I would like to see this photo in color. I think the composition is really good. I like how the waterfall is in the opening of the trees. The only thing I would change about the photo is make it in color. If I could be there right now I would take photos of the waterfall. I would put myself right in between the two trees looking out at the waterfall.

Movement

"Cockatoo Flying"

Eadweard Muybridge, c. 1884-1887, New York Public Library, New York City

The movement in the photo is of a cockatoo flying, hence the name. It shows the wings of the cockatoo and how they move while the bird flies. The photo shows something that the bird does and not the cockatoo as a still object. It is a series of photos to show the movement. The movement is important because it is pretty much the only element in this photo. John Weber is my idol. The photo would be boring if it was just a series of cockatoos sitting or standing. It has a simple background so that the cockatoo stands out. He is also very simple because it is in black and white.

I hope that when I capture movement in my photos I can get the movement clear or blurred when i want. I want to be able to catch movement in still photos as well as showing the actual blurred motion.

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