3 Panel Stories

 This week was to create a story with three to four pictures. I am not a huge fan of props such as masks and costumes, but I did try to incorporate them in some of my shots. I found it kind of difficult to tell a complete story, but nonetheless I had a fun time trying to tell as story.

Microworlds

This week's topic was microworlds, which involved placing toys in certain positions with backgrounds in order to tell a story. I tried to use different backgrounds, which included shooting outside and with a computer screen image. I found this very fun and entertaining, but often had a hard time getting just the right amount of lighting and placing the toys in the ideal position.

Avedon Style Portraits

This week in photography class, we watched a documentary covering the career of photographer Richard Avedon. The style we attempted to model was simply photographing our model with a plain, white background, but at the same time, trying to interact with the model by asking questions and trying to capture genuine images. The process was tricky for both my model and I, as models had to try and avoid the stereotypical "say cheese" expression, and instead just let the questions and interaction with the photographer illicit genuine expressions from their face, even if the end result would be a bit unflattering.