Noun Reflection

 For this assignment, I decided that my noun would be "Me," seeing as I knew myself the best. And since I love the ice rink, I thought I go take pictures there. Out of the two I had taken, this one has to be my favorite. It was rather easy to set up the scene, I just needed to wait for someone to start practicing and then I'd take the picture!
 I had tried to use symmetry for this photo, but I had taken it kind of quick. But I feel the picture came out well.
As for the subject matter, I figured since I enjoy ice skating, that the rink would be the best place to take pictures at. I also purposefully focused on the ice rather than the figure skater. The ice itself is beautiful and intricate, well that's what I think and I'd like other people to think that as well since nobody ever pays attention to the details.
 My major strength of this assignment would most likely be the fact that I was taking pictures of things that I see on a weekly, or daily basis. Like my favorite places, or my hobbies. Though I didn't know how to take pictures of the same subject matter but different. That made the assignment a little difficult for me. But I wouldn't change anything about the assignment, I loved that I got to choose what to take pictures off. If I had been given a noun, I don't think I'd know what to do.

Parody Reflection

For the parody photoshoot, I chose the artist Barbara Kruger. She was really an inspiration to me and I really enjoyed her style. Fo the photoshoot I was able to find a lot of things around the house. When I did find subject matter, I tried to get close to it. Take this picture for example, I would've gotten closer but the camera wouldn't focus. 

When I was taking my pictures, I came to realize that getting up close and using rule of thirds really helped the quality of my photos. They made them look more like Kruger's photos than if I had centered the subject matter or taken the picture from far away. 

I tried to take pictures that revolved around something similar to Kruger's subject matter. Like a little china bunny, or medication. I guess this assignment let me voice my own opinions on things. The photo above is like me saying that you should see the truth instead of blindly believing in something. It made me view the world the way it is.

This assignment helped me recognize my skill for taking close up pictures and lighting. But it also helped me realize that I need to learn how to use my camera better, I still don't know how to take pictures even closer than I already was. This assignment to me doesn't necessarily need anything changed, but I wish we could have had to do less pictures. Thirty felt like a lot for parody pictures.