Telling a Story Through Photography

A few times a week, my dad and I will take my dog, Lotus, to the Brandywine park. There, she can get her energy out by running and exploring.

Here, my dog is doing what we call "wind sprints." We drive through the parking lot of the park and Lotus will chase after our car, running at speeds close to 30 miles per hour; I took this picture while pointing the camera out the back seat window.

Once we get near the forest, Lotus will bolt off, looking for any kind animal to chase. Lotus runs closer and closer to the end of the tree line, wanting to see what lies beyond the corner.

In this picture, Lotus has chased after a squirrel, forcing the squirrel to climb all the way up a tall tree. She now won't take here eyes off the squirrel, and will continue to bark until we tell her to "come on."

After about an hour at the park, we take Lotus home. She lies out on the floor and tries to stay awake.

Fall Photos II

Reflection Photography

Portraits

 

      These photos were taken at the on the Horizon Christian School campus.The first three photos were taken near the woods on south campus; the last photo was taken in the building in the Bible classroom. These pictures were shot at about 3:00 P.M.. The person in all the of the pictures is Tanner Sims, a student at HCS. The first photo uses the rule of thirds technique, with Tanner's head most present in the third quadrant of the picture; back-lighting is also used. The second photo uses leading lines, with the log leading to him. The third  photo uses side-lighting, with the light hitting the left side of his face, casting a shadow. Lastly, the fourth photo uses repetition, with the multiple blocks in the wall behind him.
      These various pictures of Tanner all seem to tell a story. Tanner seems to be in a different mood in each photo. Whether it be hopeful, comical, or serious, all of the pictures seem to spark interest about Tanner, and who he is.
      This project has been more difficult than most of the previous ones. However, I think that I got some pretty good photos. The strenghts of these pictures are their levels of composition and level interest to the viewer.

Scripture Photography

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IMA Photos

      This photo was taken at the Indiana Museum of Art. It is at the side of the building, at the start of the gardens. It was shot at about 12:30 P.M.. This photo incorporates the techniques of  'Leading Lines' and 'Repetition.'
      The windows and path of rocks demonstrate 'Leading Lines' as they lead the viewer from the beginning of the picture, to the very end. However, the windows and rocks also demonstrate 'Repetition.' The windows and rocks all "repete" themselves, with their symmetry and adjacency. I love the reflections shown in the windows.          Probably my favorite thing about this photo is how much the viewer will absorb from it. There are the fall colors, the reflections in the windows, and of  course the Leading Lines and Repetition; all of them are taken in the viewer at once. This photo came out better than expected; I had no idea how much the reflections would add to it.
      

This photo was shot using the 'Leading Lines' technique. The stone path leads the viewer through the picture.
I think that the nature surrounding the path seems to draw more attention to it. There are many different angles that the steps of the path can be seen on in this picture, I think that it almost incorporates length, width, and depth to the photo.

This photo incorporates both 'Leading Lines' and 'Repetition.' The angle from which the structure is shot from seems to lead the viewer through the picture, from beginning to end, thus creating Leading Lines. Repetition is used with the symmetric arches following a straight path. Nearly all of the photo is the same darkness; I think this definitely improves its appearance.

Back-Lighting

  This picture was taken at the HCS South Campus. It is the beginning of the forest. The time of day it was taken was about 3:00  P.M.. The "Back-Light" technique was used, with the sun  'back-lighting' the trees.  Another compositional technique that I incorporated was the 'Rule of Thirds.'

      With this picture I was trying to capture a feeling of peace and tranquility. The tall trees seem to surround you from the outside world. No buildings, roads or lights are visible. The viewer seems to forget about his everyday troubles or worries.  The Rules of Thirds technique is used, with the sun, the attention-getter of this photo, being in the third quadrant. 

     The feeling of this photo is thoroughly expressed, with the one of the most peaceful of environments. The appearance of no color also seems to add to this. This is the first photo that I have taken in the forest, and it has inspired me to take more like these in the future. 

This photo has also been taken using the "Back-Light" technique; with the sun 'back-lighting the leaf. The leaf is in the third quadrant of the picture, and shot from a low point of view, incorporating the 'Rule of Thirds' and 'Worm's Eye View' techniques. The sun's beams are shown well in this picture.