Reflection on A)POV, B)Macro/Minutiae,C)Motion

1. My interpretation of each of the three assignments is to help us examine photographs in new ways. We are getting up close and detailed in Macro/Minutiae helping me to understand the importance of detail in a picture. In Motion, we are learning how to capture something "in the moment" and still make it look moving which is really cool. In POV, my interpretation was to become more aware. Taking photos from new angles shapes and changes the pictures in many new ways and it is important to know how to make that effect and know you can.

2. The most important thing I learned in Macro/Minutiae was to really focus on the image I am taking and make sure it has a very descriptive detail. In Motion the most important thing I learned was the difference between blur and motion blur which helped create my image better. In POV the most important thing I learned was to get more creative. Taking photos from new angles really changed my photos in better ways for many of them.

3. I suppose the three assignments were assigned in the order they were to take things one step at a time. It was easiest to start from the easiest to hardest. We worked are way up to perfecting smaller and more individual detail.

4. On the Macro/Minutiae project I think I did well. I liked all my different examples of trees. But I also think I could have taken my pictures from more extreme angles to make the pictures more effective. In the Motion project I really liked my water picture. The photo expressed motion from the beginning to end showing the water moving everywhere. That was an effective motion photo for me. My POV photos were really good, I learned all new angles to take my photos from and it was fun.

5. I wish I would have taken more time in all the projects to get more pictures. I liked the ones I worked with but felt I needed more options. I did not take as many as I would have liked because of lighting schedules verse my own schedule when I had time to take my photos. Next time I will try and get outside real early to take more photos and have more light.

6. My favorite of the three projects was the Macro/Minutiae. Although I thought it was difficult to understand at first, the grids were so cool! I liked seeing all the images come together and it showed me how to connect themes and photos better.

7. The motion topic had an impact on my photography. I think it did because I like to take pictures of moving things a lot and I learned how. I know how to get the perfect motion blur verse a regular blurry image. Also I learned how to make moving photos look detailed and effective which is really helpful.

God in Details

My interpretation of the quote, "God is in the details" means that he is everywhere. When something as simple as a person laughing or smiling happens that is him. He is apart of all those little details that make up people and what they do. When we feel happiness that is a way we can see and feel him. Something beautiful such as a sunset is God. All the details of our lives that make up what we see and how we feel are God. We can capture these moments by taking our photographs. When someone says "I really like that picture" it is like saying wow look what God made for us. By taking photographs we can show and talk about all the beauty he has created for us. This is a good way to teach people about God because they are attracted to photgraphs. We can show them who made the things in that photgraph and how amazing it really is.

Gary Winogrand Quote

"Photography is about finding out what can happen in the frame. When you put four edges around some facts, you change those facts."

This is a very inspirational quote. The way he describes a photo makes you really think and consider it. I feel like it means if you actually capture something in a moment and set it up to frame you can really see it. By having the chance to actually study a person, object or moment it helps you feel and see things you did not before. At that time you may have felt happy and look back at it and realize it was a sad day because maybe the person you were with was leaving or going off somewhere but the photo at first would never tell that. Photography changes the way you see things. It makes events or people seem more detailed because you have as long as you want to look at them. The facts that get changed are what you see every time. This is the cool thing about photography, every time you look at a photo you see or notice something different. I think this is what Gary Winogrand is trying to explain, that we should really consider how amazing photorgraphy is everytime we view or take our own photo. Next time I do I am going to study it every few days and see what changes so i can realize this too.