Assignment 2

Guy Throwing a Football:

With this image I tried to get an up close on the subject. It was an overcast day so the lighting was not as bright as it could have been, but I think the balance between light and dark is acceptable. This image could be about a football player making a difficult decision is his life. It is interpreted from the fact that he is throwing a football to someone but doesn’t know which would be the best option. The fact that he looks determined and is concentrated on something supports this concept. The process I used to construct this image was basically making sure I could have a clear sharp subject in front and a blurred background. I experimented with changing the ISO number and trying to get a different angle with the sky for better lighting but the picture just looked awkward. My goal was to capture this subject looking determined and wanting something and I think I was able to do that. There isn’t one specific photographer that I was trying to relate to, I was trying to capture a picture as the same ones professional sports photographers take. I think I relayed the idea well. This could relate to a larger issue of acceptance. This boy is just an ordinary boy playing football. He aspires to be someone huge in the sports industry, just like many other children today.

Guy Dancing:

For this image there wasn’t any real framing being used. They guy was dancing around the room and I just had to follow him making sure I got him in the frame. I tried getting a lighter background so the subject in front was darker making a bigger contrast. When looking at this image someone may see a guy with his arms held straight and only his legs moving. This could be taken as a statement about some people who are stuck only being able to do certain things. The content of how the guy is darker can also pose another question about who is this guy and why can’t we see his face? The process to creating this image was first to light up the backdrop and then to make space for him to move around the room. I experimented moving around the room to get different angles, and found that the ones with the actual light in the background turned out the best. My goal was to capture an image where part of his body was moving and parts were standing still. I didn’t really have anyone in mind about making this picture. I know that it definitely didn’t turn out as well as it would have if someone else were taking it. I think it would have been better if the dancer were a little less blurred and more in focus.