Halloween

One spooky day at Drew College Preperatory, a young boy named Isaac was finishing up his homework in the photography classroom. Once he finished, he made one last look around to make sure he didn't forget anything. He then turned off the lights and walked out of the classroom. A couple of seconds later he realized that he left his backpack cramped under Mr. Whiton's desk. As he walked back into the classroom to retrieve it, a mysterious figure stood before him. Isaac was in deep shock when he discovered this figure. Where did it come from? So Isaac immediatly ran out the door and today still doesn't believe that actually happened.

One, Two, Three (Extra Credit)

The concept of one, two, three is to be able to get a three vertical stripe formation in your frame. This particular photo of Cal definetely applies to this concept because you can see him in one vertical stripe, the white pillar in a second vertical stripe, and the front door of the house in a third vertical stripe.

Rule of Thirds

The concept of the rule of thirds was to get a picture of a subject in a "tic tac toe" format. What I mean by that is that you put your subject in one third of the frame and balance it out with two thirds of the frame. This could mean that you put your subject in the corner of the picture, to one side of the picture, etc. I also applied this concept to regular objects as you can see above. The picture of the Drew College Preperatory restroom sign applies to this concept because it's off in the right portion of the frame which balances out the rest of the wall. The picture of the courtyard lights applies to this concept because its at the bottom portion of the frame which balances out the rest of the sky. The picture of James sitting on the courtyard bench applies to this concept because he's off to the left portion of the frame which balances out the rest of the courtyard. The intense glare that he gives in this particular picture also draws more attention towards him than the rest of the picture. The picture of Julian with his arms crossed applies to this concept because he's off to the left portion of the frame which balances out this particular part of the courtyard. I personally like this picture the best because the metal bars next to Julian contribute a great effect to the picture. The picture of Cal standing in front of the church applies to this concept because he is standing in the left portion of the frame which balances out the church. Originally all of these pictures were bigger in lengh and width but I knew that trimming them down in photoshop would make them apply to the rule of thirds concept even more.

Cityscapes

The concept of cityscapes was to walk around outside of the school and take pictures of interesting shapes that caught our eye. The picture of the volks wagon headlight was a very interesting rounded shape to me that I believed worked for this concept. The picture of the black fence in front of the surrounding house was the best example of this concept in my opinion because of the way that parts of the fence curved up so gradually. The picture of the ford logo I found was an excellent shape to do, not just the outside ring, but the letters themselves had magnificent shapes to them.

Library

The concept of the library pictures was to get a better view of the student life at Drew College Preperatory. We were focusing this approach on the library in particular to give out a message on how students at Drew love to read and learn. So taking pictures of them in the process of doing that was a great way of giving out that message. The first two pictures of Cal posing on the chair with his book are perfect examples on how great the student life is at Drew. The third picture of Cal actually reading a book is a perfect example as well because it shows how engaged students are in their learning.

Still Portraits

The concept of still portraits is for the viewer to get a more personal connection with the subject. There's usually no props involved that create distractions. It's just you and the subject. With my pictures, I have taken away a bit of that connection by adding distracting affects to a couple of the photos but I assure you the original ones definetely had that connection. In the first and second photo of Cal you have the biggest personal connection with him because there's no distracting effects in the background. You also notice that he has no real facial expression. He's just chilling out in both of them. In the second photo of Cal you still have a really great connection because it's literally just a green wall in the background. In the third photo of Cal you find his face a little bit modified but you can still relate and connect with him. In the fourth photo of Cal, the colors may be a little distracting, but at the same time they kind of focus him in on the photo.