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I love the angle at which they decided to shoot the objects! Plus, the lighting was amazing and I really enjoyed looking at the pictures!

But one thing they could have done differently was shoot more original objects. Most of them were a bit too plane, and I would imagine, a lot of other people have shot them too.

Post Shoot Reflection

My Prompts were:
Happy
Bowie
Metal
Square

I encountered a couple of challenges while shooting these. First of all, I found it difficult to get the right angle, which is basically what I was thinking about the most while moving around. Another challenge was to find something for the word happy. Lucky for me, I found that awning that made me happy to shoot.

As mentioned before, I was thinking about the angle, and at which point to shoot from. For the metal bit, I chose to take the picture straight up, because, if people were ever descending the stairs, I could capture their movement as well.

I'd definitely say the different positions I would do again. It was fun because I never knew that photographers did stuff like that, and it seemed fun to me.

What I would do differently is to do different angles other than the ones I did, because I think I needed to differentiate them. Some were okay, but others were really bland and such

Falling Man

Okay, yes, it's six days after the horrible tragedy that was 9/11, but I still have to share with you The Falling Man. This was one of the most controversial pictures of the event. The photo shows a man falling from one of the top stories of the World Trade Center. It was never released to the public. I frankly am quite horrified that a photographer would take such a horrifying picture of someone dying. Who does that!? This should be considered a war picture, because what those people did, crashing the planes, was an act of war, and war pictures are illegal. But I am glad that this picture was never publicized.

The Tragedy of 9/11

Balance

The two cranes are forming a triangle in the bottom left side of the picture.

It makes a nice different shape to the picture, which is mostly squares and rectangles. It also draws the viewer's attention to the wrecked building. Since the lines are diagonal as well, it gives some direction to the picture.

Lines

The lines on the skeleton of the building make it stand out among the wreckage. Since it also points to the sky, it gives the photo a solitary feel, that the person is standing there alone and desperate. There is no real direction to which the lines are pointing.

Off-Center
The main subject in this picture is the One World Center. But a secondary subject is the man closest to the camera. Both are off center. One can clearly see that the photographer kneeled on the ground to capture this moment in time.

Lines
This is clearly one of the best examples of lines that I've seen so far. Both sides of the memorial come together at a point. They compliment the fountain perfectly and give a feeling of comforting and peace. The picture is definitely one of my favorites because of the lighting, because it's amazing and beautiful.

Border

The wrecked building outlines the firefighter like a picture frame. The background is simple, and there are no other subjects to interfere with the camera. The border draws the viewer's attention like a magnet to the person in the middle.

Merger

In the back, there is a pillar of some sort that looks like it's a part of the escalator. That is definitely not a good idea. In order to get a good picture, the photographer, should get a good angle, so that people don't think that the pillar is part of the machinery itself.

National Geographic

Robert Spanring

I love this picture because, not only can you see what the person is looking at, but you can see the different colors in the eye. The angle is completely perfect. I would for sure see why this would or would have won. 

If I were to enter in a photography contest, I'd enter a picture of some sort of animal. I don't know, they're just really interesting to capture. Especially when they are sitting regally, face in the wind, eyes squinting because of the sun. Probably a picture of my dog, because that's exactly what she does.

Touching People

I think the prospect of touching strangers is a little weird, as most people would probably say that. But it really kind of is unique in its own way. Honestly, I don't know what I would do if someone came up to me and asked to touch a random stranger for a photo shoot. I would probably do it, as awkward as it may be.


Another unusual photo shoot that would be fun to do is feet. It's weird, yes, but also it's touching, both literally and figuratively. The possibilities on how to do that are almost endless. I'd definitely do that in a heartbeat.

I did like the photographer's sense of style, but he never really did any other poses other than frontal. I'd've liked to see some from different angles. Overall, I thought the idea was very good, I did enjoy looking at them.

Top 40 Most Powerful Pictures

Aaron Thompson

I picked this picture because the way the boy is standing there with the sad, teary expression made me want to cry because of the way he is accepting the flag for the death of his father. The composition is really well done and since it was not set up, that makes the picture even more beautiful and sad. This picture is powerful because the poor little boy never got to see his father, making it emotional.

Via blameitonthevoices.com

I love this one because it's all set years apart from the first one. The photographer set it up perfectly, showing the first one in the second picture and the second and first in the final photograph. What makes it heartbreaking is the first sister isn't there in the third. It's important because it shows the relationship between sisters.

William Anders

It's a very beautiful picture. I think this really brings out the beauty of nature and space. The fact that this was done during one of man's most amazing accomplishments really set up the whole picture, letting the country really see the brilliance of Earth. As to why this made the top 40 is this: It is gorgeous.