Author: 4destinyb

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                                                                   I chose to do my photo essay on my grandfather because I wanted to show how terrible it is once people forget about what is important. Family. My grandpa used to be my best friend, we did everything together but one day he decided to kick my family and I out. He chose someone who was toxic to take care of him instead of us. Ever since then his diabetes has been affecting him more than ever, he lost his leg because the person who was supposed to be taking care of him wasn’t, he grew bad lungs because of the housing circumstances therefore needing an oxygen tank and things to help him breathe, and he has now tripled his number of pills that he needs. It amazes me that he can still crack a smile and a joke even though he is going through so much, I admired him for all the work he has done before he got sick. I love him dearly don’t get me wrong but if he would have let us take care of him then he would be okay and happy. I named the essay “Death Is Becoming My Friend” because he has gotten so sad that when he was in the hospital he said, “just send me home to die with some pain killers.”. This was the first time I’ve seen him since he got out of the hospital, no one should ever have to go through this. Please keep family close especially if they want to do nothing but help you. R.I.P.

Describe: In all the different photos it shows different Philippine people writing stuff down in front of pictures of themselves. They are attending their own mock funeral. They are all wearing the same type of rope and they all get into their own coffins. There are pictures of other workers tying up their wrists and covering their eyes with cloth. There are lots of people ad lots of coffins.

Analyze: These photos were taken almost all at eye level angle, some at a low looking angle, none at a ground level angle which would have been a good one. They all probably had a fast shutter speed and a high f-stop with an ISO of maybe like 1600. The area didn’t have much light so the photographer had to have changed all these settings. The photographer used lots of patterns in the pictures with the coffins and with the preparation of the coffins.

Interpret: They say the reason was a type of therapy and that could be it but I think that these people were depressed. If they were all curious to see how it would feel to be dead, then they really have things that they are just not talking about. I think that these people came out of it with a wakeup call. They realized that their life is precious, and what their families would go through if they really died.

Evaluate: I think that the photographer did a good job, I feel like he or she could have gotten better images of the tears. I also feel like they took a lot of the same pictures. They should try to use many different angles rather than just eye level. But all in all I would have to give this piece an eight out of ten.

1. The first photo essay tip is to find a topic that can be anything but have deeper meaning to it.
2. The second tip is to do research on the subject, not on the computer but of the actual person itself. How do you want it to look to tie in with the topic?
3. Do you want it to be meaningful in a funny way or an emotional way? Find the deeper story to it that actual makes it meaningful.
4. We want the critic to have some type of connection with the photo whether it be emotional or just knowing what the photographer wanted.
5. We want to plan our shots, we shouldn’t take a picture of the same setting more than once or the same thing at all for that matter.
6. We should be open minded when it comes to what we want to shoot, it will not end up being what we originally wanted.
7. Everything means something even if it is just a piece of blank paper, it could say a lot.
8. Take as many shots as possible so you have a variety to choose from, and you’re not stuck with one shot that you don’t like.
9. Don’t be afraid to ask someone’s opinion, they will be viewing your photo just like everyone else might as well make sure it looks nice to different people and not just your perspective.
10. Make your point known. Don’t be afraid to hurt peoples feelings, make the point as obvious as possible.

This photo there is all the different sides to Destiny. She thinks way too much, she loves nature, she’s very religious, and she stands around when stuff is needed to be done around the house. Today she had a crazy thought of becoming a model for any magazine, she wanted to take photos where she looks serious but sassy. But she wanted them to know all the different sides to her and all her emotions. Even though she thinks a too much, she is reminiscing on her past and how she ended up so lonely. She loves nature because it calms her demons from the past, she finds it comforting. She stands around in the grass to feel the connection with earth’s vibes to fill her loneliness in her heart. She prays and asks for someone to come to her that is not Mother Nature.

Portrait critique

Describe: In these photos there is woman who is playing with a dandelion, the first one is in black and white, she is just admiring the dandelion she is wearing a white t-shirt, she has a hombre from brown to blonde. She is wearing a dark red lipstick, and has he nails painted white.in the second photo she is blowing on the dandelion and its little white pieces are flying away, she seems to be in a back yard.

Analyze: from what it looks like, the photographer took pictures on a forecast day. The also used a fast shutter speed to be able to catch the movement of the dandelion. They also used a low f-stop to be able to make the background blurry. The lighting was just really nice they probably took forever to find the right ISO.

Interpret: I think the tone that the photographer wanted was a nice mellow tone nothing too exciting or too bad. The woman seems happy with nature, and she seems to have a simply kind of look nothing to flashy either, very conservative and well put together. It’s nice to see how people can make such a huge difference in others lives.

Judge/Evaluate: The lighting made the photos come together and really brought out nice details within the photo. I think it would of been better if in one of the photos she was looking at the camera or just being able to see her eyes would be nice. And I think that I would give the photographer an eight out of ten.