Reflect on your understanding of these three assignments:
A) POV, B) Macro/Minutiae, C) Motion

1.What is your interpretation of the purpose of each of these three assignments?
A) I think that the purpose of the point of view assignment was to show us how to take different angles of our subjects. Instead of just taking pictures of subjects straight on, which is boring, we learned how to take them at different angles, which makes photos look a lot more interesting.

B) I think that the purpose of the macro/minutiae assignment was to show us that if we get up close things can look a lot more interesting. Also, if we put things related to each other in a grid it can make things look a lot more interesting, especially if they are related to each other. Taking pictures of things close up and at an angle makes the pictures you take a lot more interesting than just taking a picture straight on. I think that the purpose of this assignment was to show us another way to take interesting photos.

C) I think that the purpose of the motion assignment was to teach us how to take pictures of objects in motion. It isn’t always easy to take pictures of things in motion, things come out too blurry or you miss your subject. I think that we were supposed to learn how to successfully take a picture or sequence of pictures of subjects in motion so that we can become better photographers.

2.What do you think the most important thing was you learned from each assignment?
A) I think that the most important thing that I learned was how to take pictures from many different angles. I also learned how to take pictures from interesting angles, not just straight on or boring ones. And I learned how to make pictures look more interesting.

B) I think that the most important thing I learned from the macro/minutiae assignment was how to take good pictures up close, using my macro setting. And learning how to arrange them well in a grid was also an important thing to me.

C) I think that the most important thing that I learned from the motion assignment was how to take good photos of things in motion and also how to take good pictures of things while I’m in motion. I also learned how to take pictures of my subject that has blur in the right places instead of in the wrong places.

3.Why do you suppose these three projects were assigned in this particular order?
I think that these projects were assigned in this order so that we can use them within each other. For example, I used point of view in my macro/minutiae project and motion. I tried to get different and interesting angles of my subjects. I also used macro/minutiae in the motion project a little bit. I tried getting really up close to my subject and used my macro setting. I also used landscape in some of the pictures that I took fro the motion project.

4.How do you feel you did on each project? Be specific about areas in which you think you did well and not as well.
A) I think that for the point of view assignment that I could have picked a more interesting subject. Having three different angles of a palm tree really isn’t too interesting. However, I do think that I picked good angles of the palm tree.

B) I think that I did well on the macro/minutiae project. I really enjoyed doing it. But some of the pictures that I took for the project came out blurry because I forgot to put my macro setting on. So I wish that I would’ve remembered because some of the foods that I took pictures of came out blurry because of this and I wish that I could’ve used them.

C) I think that I did well on the motion project. I feel like I picked a good picture to use and upload onto flickr. I think that my picture is a good example of motion. But I wish that I could’ve done a more interesting picture. I don’t think that a person jumping is a very interesting picture.

5.What was one thing you wish you would have done that you didn’t, and why didn’t it happen? (you may comment on any of the three projects or all three)
I wish that for a three subjects that I would’ve put a lot more thought into what I wanted to take pictures of. I put some thought into it; I just wish that I could have put some more. I also wish that I could have picked more interesting subjects for the point of view and motion assignments. I also wish that I could have gotten some better angles for all three of the projects.

6.Which was your favorite of the three projects and why?
My favorite project was the macro/minutiae project. I really liked the topic I chose which was food. It was just a lot of fun taking pictures of different types of food really up close. I thought that it was really cool and my pictures turned out cool. I also liked how we made a grid to put all of our pictures in. I thought that was cool and I enjoyed doing it. I liked how we had a “theme” to tie all of our pictures together in a grid. That’s why the macro/minutiae project was my favorite.

7.Has one or more of these topics had an impact on your photography? How?
I think that all of these topics has impacted my photography. I now take pictures at different angles instead of the usual ones I used to do. I try taking pictures of things up close to see how it would turn out. And I now know how to take pictures of things in motion so when I take pictures of that, my pictures come out a lot better than they did before.

"God is in the details."

Consider the quote: "God is in the details."

What is your interpretation of this quote?

How can we see God in the details every day?

How might we use our cameras in order to discover and preserve these details?

I think that this quote is talking about how every little thing counts. All the tiny details in count. And I think that it also means that God is in these details. He is involved with our daily lives, even with the little things like getting gas. God is present in our day-to-day lives. We can see God in everything. Maybe that light turned green right when we arrived, or maybe you found some money lying on the ground when you needed some lunch money. God works in all ways and he is present everywhere. We might use our cameras to discover and preserve these details by just taking pictures of them. But not just regular pictures, pictures that actually mean something to us and show these details in the way the photographer wants.

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

What does this quote mean? Consider the quote in context of our work with framing and composition.

I think that this quote means that when you take a picture you're thinking about what can go in the frame you're taking it in. You're thinking about the composition, what can go in the photo to make it good, successful and meaningful. That's what you should be thinking about when you are about to take a picture or taking a picture. You need to think about color, lighting, balance etc. before taking your photo. These all makeup a good composition, which is what makes a good photo. But, maybe there are things that you wanted in the photo that didn't make it in. Or maybe other people see your photo totally differently than you. I think that's what he means when he says "When you put four edges around some facts, you change those facts." Everyone is going to see a photo a different. And you're probably not always going to get everything you want from and in a photo.