Academic Shoot Preview

 The Story:

By using the rule of thirds, the photographer was able to make the two boys the subjects of the photo. This creates a feeling that the story if this photograph is about them. The frame  of the picture is filled so that the viewer can have a wide imagination of where they are, and what they are building. The photo is titled "Helping Others, One Nail at a Time," which implies that they are doing so sort of community service. I think that a natural disaster has occurred and houses and buildings were destroyed. Maybe the boys are from a school club or society like NJHS that does service so they went to the town to help repair and build houses. 

Action And Emotion:

This Photograph also uses the rule of thirds to make the picture seem more natural and to have the viewer focus on the subjects. The action is shown through the liquid spaying through the air and filling the empty space around the two girls. The filling of the empty space also helps the photograph's balance. The emotion is portrayed through the facial expressions on the two girl's faces. The one on the left has a look of amazement and the one on the right is laughing. The two girls and the liquid add more life to the photograph.

Filling the Frame:

The picture above fills the frame by having the two lines of people on either side and the bags on the bottom of the photo. The photographers choice to take this picture vertically helped his composition and balance. The right line of people is balanced by the people on the left and the bags are equally balanced by the buckets. Overall the picture is a well thought out and composed photograph. 

Academic And Community Service:

1. My favorite photo is the one that is a birds eye view of a boy sitting on the floor of a library reading SAT and ACT study books. This is my favorite because I think it's the most creatively taken out of all of them. It also correctly represents school and the amount of stress and studying students have to do. 

2. The aspects of balance, lines, and simplicity are all evident in this photo. Balance is shown through the way that the books are scattered and how the bookshelves are placed evenly in the picture. Lines are represented by the books and the fisheye lens used turns them a little diagonally to make the photo more dynamic. Simplicity is also in the photo by the boy being set set against a solid color background and the shapes in the photographs are very basic also (squares and rectangles).

1. I think I could take pictures like the ones I saw today in AP science classes, the library, and maybe the PALS class. 

2. I would like to take pictures in chemistry classes when they do labs and the library when kids study and work. 

3. I will think of the rules of photography before I even take a picture. I will be observant about small details in my photos that may ruin the photograph.