Self portraits

Self Portraits

In the self portraits final I had a few ideas just because it was very different from other projects I have done before in this class. I wanted to express emotion but as if there was no camera taking a picture, I wanted to capture an emotional moment. My ideas kept changing in order to make the picture better. My most creative moment I believe was the rule of thirds. What made it creative was the chairs and the hallway as well as me standing in the middle. The most difficult part was setting up a good background and getting the person who took the picture to get it just right. Creativity would be a big part of the project because if there was not the pictures would just be BLAH.
To create good composition I had to make some decisions. Most of the pictures I took were set up specifically for that shot although there were moments when I would get happy accidents. Since I didn’t use the camera from school I wasn’t able to make it extraordinary because I am not familiar with the features in my camera at home. Another weakness was that most of my pictures were taken at night making it harder for me to get a good color. After Photoshoping them they turned out better. The portrait with the strongest composition I think was the element, this is because im all in black and my background is all white making it very bright. I would change the composition of the rule of thirds because its very poorly done, it could have been shot better.
Im not very happy with the craftsmanship I believe if I was the one taking the pictures it would have been better. Now I think I have good ideas I just don’t like the lighting and the balance of the pictures. Some are too bright and some are too dark, that was because the pictures were taken at night. I believe they were just a little blurry and none were pixilated. In my camera im not as familiar with the uses as I am with the ones in class so I wasn’t able to change much. Over all I think the ideas are good but the craftsmanship is just ok im sure I could of done better directing.
In conclusion I think I did okay if my ideas were poor I would of done very bad. I really liked the element picture I just couldn’t get a good background. I also needed time, if I was to do this over I think I would of done everything right after school when the sun is out. I also would of token very emotional pictures and would get an older person to take the pictures for me. I would also direct better. My least favorite was the rule of thirds I think it s just the balance of it. As you can see im not very happy with my portrait I know I can do better. This project was a little difficult but very fun as well.