Thursday, February 28, 2013

Cristiano's Critique



Photo #1
Q:Where is the pop of color?
A:The pop of color for this photo is the green stripes on the hood of the car.

Q:Did the pop of color make sense in this composition? 
A:Yes, it did.  

Q:Is the composition balanced? If so, what elements are creating the balance?
A:No, i feel the bottom has more things and pop going on. 

Q:What is the exposure like? Well exposed? Over exposed? Under exposed? 
A:The Exposure in this photo is well exposed.

Q:What about the range of tones (lights and darks) in the image?
A:The brightness in the green stands out on top of the black hood of the car.

Q:What would you change about it if you would have taken the image?
A:I would of zoomed more in into the side if the car.

Q:Does this image evoke a mood or feeling?
A:It gives me the feeling to drive fast in that car.

Q:Overall, what do you think about the image?
A:It is a well composed image, the color comes out to you.

Photo #2
Q:Where is the pop of color?
A:The Pop of color is in the red lantern hanging from the tree.

Q:Did the pop of color make sense in this composition? 
A: The pop of color made sense because it drags the viewers to the lantern then up to the top of the tree.

Q:Is the composition balanced? If so, what elements are creating the balance?
A:I believe it is balanced the, the horizontal fence is creating it to be balanced, while the verticalness of the tree equals out those two

Q:What is the exposure like? Well exposed? Over exposed? Under exposed? 
A:This picture i think it is well exposed.

Q:What about the range of tones (lights and darks) in the image?
A:The lights and darks balance each other out, with the shadows at the bottom of the image equal out the lights at the top of the image.

Q:What would you change about it if you would have taken the image?
A:I wouldn't of changed nothing about this photo it is great the way it was taken.

Q:Does this image evoke a mood or feeling?
A:This photo makes me feel like it was a nice breeze day outside.

Q:Overall, what do you think about the image?
A:Well taken picture, well balanced and nice scenery.

Photo #3
Q:Where is the pop of color?
A:The pop of color in the photo is the blue crate.

Q:Did the pop of color make sense in this composition? 
A: Yes it does make sense, i feel the crate is getting smushed.

Q:Is the composition balanced? If so, what elements are creating the balance?
A:Yes the composition is balanced, the rule of thirds is played well in this photo.

Q:What is the exposure like? Well exposed? Over exposed? Under exposed? 
A:This photo is well exposed.

Q:What about the range of tones (lights and darks) in the image?
A:The tones in the image balance out each other, the cardboards balance out with the black crate in the back.

Q:What would you change about it if you would have taken the image?
A:If i were to change this image, i would of taken this image from the front of the crate. 

Q:Does this image evoke a mood or feeling?
A:No i dont feel and mood or feelings in this image.

Q:Overall, what do you think about the image?
A:This image is well took, but i feel it is to simple. 

Photo #4
Q:Where is the pop of color?
A:The pop of color is in the Blue/Aqua tent.

Q:Did the pop of color make sense in this composition? 
A: Yes i believe it does make sense.

Q:Is the composition balanced? If so, what elements are creating the balance?
A:I do think it is balanced the, the dog is balancing out the colors on that side of the image. 

Q:What is the exposure like? Well exposed? Over exposed? Under exposed? 
A:I think it is a little under exposed.

Q:What about the range of tones (lights and darks) in the image?
A:The tones in the image range from light to dark, lights in the blue to dark in the eyes of the dog.

Q:What would you change about it if you would have taken the image?
A:I dont think this image needs to be changed. 

Q:Does this image evoke a mood or feeling?
A:This image gives me a feeling of nurture for the dog. 

Q:Overall, what do you think about the image?
A:I think this picture overall is a nice image and it is a nice dog.

Photo #5
Q:Where is the pop of color?
A:The pop of color is in the red door.

Q:Did the pop of color make sense in this composition? 
A: Yes it does make sense.

Q:Is the composition balanced? If so, what elements are creating the balance?
A:It is balanced because the window balances the door

Q:What is the exposure like? Well exposed? Over exposed? Under exposed? 
A:The image is well exposed.

Q:What about the range of tones (lights and darks) in the image?
A:The balance in the image of lights and darks take place at the door, in the window at the bottom there is light to were at the top there is dark shadows.

Q:What would you change about it if you would have taken the image?
A:I dont think i would change anything about it.

Q:Does this image evoke a mood or feeling?
A:No i dont feel any mood or feelings.

Q:Overall, what do you think about the image?
A:It is a nice picture well balanced and well placed.

Photo #6
Q:Where is the pop of color?
A:The pop os in the blue and orange.

Q:Did the pop of color make sense in this composition? 
A: Yes it well centered in the image.

Q:Is the composition balanced? If so, what elements are creating the balance?
A:Yes its balanced, because the lines that are vertical balance out the ones that are going out.

Q:What is the exposure like? Well exposed? Over exposed? Under exposed? 
A:Well exposed.

Q:What about the range of tones (lights and darks) in the image?
A:There is more lights in the photo then darks.

Q:What would you change about it if you would have taken the image?
A:I dont think i would change any thing about the photo.

Q:Does this image evoke a mood or feeling?
A:I dont feel any mood or feeling toward this image.

Q:Overall, what do you think about the image?
A:This image really catches your eye with the blue crate being the center of attention.

Photo #7
Q:Where is the pop of color?
A:The pop of color is in the yellow leaf.

Q:Did the pop of color make sense in this composition? 
A: A little bit just because it is almost all the same colors.

Q:Is the composition balanced? If so, what elements are creating the balance?
A:I think it is balanced because the light green on the left side of the image balances out the yellow leaf on the other side.

Q:What is the exposure like? Well exposed? Over exposed? Under exposed? 
A:This image is well exposed.

Q:What about the range of tones (lights and darks) in the image?
A:The tones of the light are more closer as to the dark tones being in the back of the image.

Q:What would you change about it if you would have taken the image?
A:I would of taken a closer image of the wasp.

Q:Does this image evoke a mood or feeling?
A:i feel terrified from the wasp on the image.

Q:Overall, what do you think about the image?
A:A good image, i would of looked around to see if any pop out colors were around to take.

Photo #8
Q:Where is the pop of color?
A:The pop of color is in the bark of the plant.

Q:Did the pop of color make sense in this composition? 
A: I dont feel it does make sense because it manly takes up the whole image.

Q:Is the composition balanced? If so, what elements are creating the balance?
A:Yes it is balanced because of the zig zag lines in the bark.

Q:What is the exposure like? Well exposed? Over exposed? Under exposed? 
A:This image is well exposed.

Q:What about the range of tones (lights and darks) in the image?
A:The range of lights is in the middle and the darks at the bottom of the image.

Q:What would you change about it if you would have taken the image?
A:Taken the photo with more color in it.

Q:Does this image evoke a mood or feeling?
A:A feeling of pain if i were to touch the bark.

Q:Overall, what do you think about the image?
A:Good image not that much to see in it in a sense of color.

Photo #9
Q:Where is the pop of color?
A:The pop of color is in the red rim.

Q:Did the pop of color make sense in this composition? 
A: Yes it makes sense, it makes the viewers eye drag across the image. 

Q:Is the composition balanced? If so, what elements are creating the balance?
A:This image is balanced because the knots at the bottom of the image balance out the loops of the rim at the top. 

Q:What is the exposure like? Well exposed? Over exposed? Under exposed? 
A:This image is well exposed, then in the back it is under exposed.

Q:What about the range of tones (lights and darks) in the image?
A:The tones if the image rang from a dark from the left of the image to light to the right of the image.

Q:What would you change about it if you would have taken the image?
A:I dont believe i would of changed anything about this image i really like this image.

Q:Does this image evoke a mood or feeling?
A:This image makes me feel like if i want to go outside and play basketball.

Q:Overall, what do you think about the image?
A:It is an all around great image, the colors in the image and the way it is just simple but yet powerful image.

Photo #10
Q:Where is the pop of color?
A:Definitely in the purple flower.

Q:Did the pop of color make sense in this composition? 
A: Yes, it shows that the flower was the main focus of the image.

Q:Is the composition balanced? If so, what elements are creating the balance?
A: The image is balanced, the leafs are perfectly weighing the center flower.

Q:What is the exposure like? Well exposed? Over exposed? Under exposed? 
A:Well exposed on the right, as to the left a little under exposed.

Q:What about the range of tones (lights and darks) in the image?
A:Very light in the center and then in the background and to the right very dark.

Q:What would you change about it if you would have taken the image?
A: Nothing i think the reds and the greens in the photo blend very well with each other.

Q:Does this image evoke a mood or feeling?
A: I dont feel anything or any mood towards this image.

Q:Overall, what do you think about the image?
A:Well taken photo, well photo shopped, the colors in the image blend very beautifully, overall nice photo.   

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Assignment #2


Shutter: f/5.6
Aperture: 1/6
Compositional Strategies: Curvilinear Lines, Rule Of Thirds

Shutter: f/5.6
Aperture:1/64
Compositional Strategies: Vertical Format, Alternate Point Of View, Converging Lines

Shutter: f/5.6
Aperture: 1/4000
Composition Strategies: Movement Stop Motion

Shutter: f/10
Aperture: 1/500
Composition Strategies: Closed Frame, Symmetrical Balance  

Shutter: f/10
Aperture: 1/1000
Composition Strategies: Shape, Frame Within A Frame  

Shutter: f/10
Aperture: 1/1328
Compositional Strategies: Frame Within A Frame

Shutter: f/5.6
Aperture: 1/8
Compositional Strategies: Horizontal Format, Curvilinear Lines

Shutter: f/5.0
Aperture: 1/50
Compositional Strategies: Alternate Point Of View

Shutter: f/8.0
Aperture: 1/2000
Compositional Strategies: Rule Of Thirds

Shutter: f/8.0
Aperture: 1/2000
Compositional Strategies: Converging Lines