My photo 1 attempts
October 10, 2007These were the two pictures I liked from my Photo 1 assignment. One of them was not approved by Professor McAdams, as it did not advance the story, but I was really attached to it so I wanted to show it off. 
This was the good one. This one was aimed at showing the subject looking lonely and lost in a crowd. It was actually quite accidental. I was supposed to meet with her in school, but ended up on the same bus with her. The bus was so crowded that she did not notice me for a while — until of course after this shot. But I loved this picture. It was a shot I wasn’t anticipating. It just happened.
This was the one I wanted to keep, but I don’t think I can. It was ideally supposed to be an introductory picture of the subject, which gave us a glimpse of the fact that she is a student and that she is married. The necklace she is wearing is a symbol of marriage. It is the American equivalent of a ring. However, Professor McAdams thought it wouldn’t advance the story too much so I may take it out.
However, this close up reallly had me wishing we were doing profiles instead. Ah! The agony of losing one good picture!
I have discovered how difficult it can be to cut out pictures that I personally like in favor of pictures with better composition or more relevance. I attempted to capture some of the small details of the free bike repair service on campus that give it a certain sense of personality when you’re there in person. Ultimately, some of the pictures that I thought were pretty good just didn’t have the same impact that I hoped they would have. But it is a learning process right?