In the concentration above I experimented with water. I think that the moving water created an interesting composition in the photo. I also really like the reflection that was created by the water. In he concentration below I decided to experiment with movement but it didn't work out the way I like. I snapped this shot before my model began to run home and I liked the feeling of confidence her stance gave off.

For my next concentration I want to photograph a man on a walk with his dog since dogs are known to be a "man's best friend." For my last one, I'm going to attempt to take a picture of a little girl by a bus to represent the first day of school.

Reading & Wedding

These two concentrations show growth because the feet are not centered in the photographs. I experimented with the composition of my projects by having the main focal point in the corner as opposed to the center. In my 7th concentration there is also interaction between the feet and hands and the book next to her feet adds to the composition as well. In my 8th concentration the lines created by the dress make the photograph more interesting. There is also a contrast between the color of the feet and the dress that makes the feet pop out a lot more.

4th Blog

My images have changed because none of them in the past have had anyone in the background. In concentration #5 I had my grandma in the foreground unfocused and in concentration number #6 I had my subjects entire body in the photograph as opposed to just his feet. Also, #6 is the first concentration that has been the first vertical photograph while all the others have been horizontal.

Interactions

During my 3rd and 4th concentration I experimented with human interaction while my first two were more solitary. My 3rd piece on the left is a young child standing on their fathers feet. My 4th piece is meant to show the interaction between a new couple after a date. My idea hasn't changed very much. I am still photographing the same subject matter I'm just trying to do it in different ways.

For my next concentration I'm going to take a pictures of a basketball player from underneath the basketball rim. I'm going to attempt to have their feet focused and the rest of their body in the shot, but unfocused. The two photographs on the side are apart of what I want to do with my next concentration.

First Concentration!

During the course of the past couple weeks I've decided to change my original idea for my concentraion. Instead, I will photography the feet of people on their "walks of life."

The central idea of my concentration is the walks of life shown through feet. For my first two works, I explored different ages for my concentration. The setting of the two are different based on the age I'm attemtping to depict. For the first, I photographed shoes at the end of a school day to resemble the high school phase of life. I used a slow shutter speed in order to capture the motion of the people walking behind my subject at the end of the day. For the second, I photoraphed a young boy's shoes as he sat on a play set in the backyard. With this setting I was hoping to show the playfulness of youth. I think that I used balance succesfully in creating interesting compositions. In the future, I might try and have more of the setting in the background of the second conentration peice.

Stresses of Life

My idea for my concentration came from a photograph by Sally Mann pictured below. The picture gave me an idea to investigate the pressures of drugs and alcohol that teenagers face in todays society. Not only do I hope to portray this in suburban areas, but also urban. In doing this, I hope that I will also be able to show the contrast of the two cultures.