Academic Shoot Reflection and Critique

Academic Shoot Reflection and Critique

1. Some challenges I faced while taking the prompted pictures was that in a classroom there's so much supplies, posters, people, and clutter so it was hard to find a clear subject and focus.

2. I found myself thinking most about the focus of the pictures. I noticed this especially when taking pictures closer up. Even though we hadn't yet learned about aperture I was using in it my pictures to make the subject clearer than the background. This is especially apparent in the photo of the girl I used for simplicity.

3. If I could do the assignment over again, I would try to think about the photography rules as I was taking the picture and try to find the perfect example for each rule than forcing them when it didn't work in the post shoot reflection.

4. I would keep my same train of thought when it came to the photos because I think my ideas were good, just the execution could have been better.

5. The rule that will be easiest for me to achieve will probably be simplicity since it's just an up close and focused picture, eliminating distractions and unnecessary clutter.

6. Rule of thirds will probably be the hardest rule for me to shoot because you have to have the focal point in a certain slot of the photo and make sure that it's the clear subject and not competing with any other object for attention.

7. The rule I understand but is hard to find when you yourself are shooting, is rule of avoiding mergers. This rule can be difficult to find because only some situations work for the rule.