foodMy piece is a collection of three photos, taken during the COVID - 19 Pandemic. These photos are taken to show what my perspective is during the pandemic. They show what I am doing, eating, where I am going, etc. These photos utilize the rule of thirds to make them more interesting. The rule of thirds is a composition where an image is divided into thirds horizontally and vertically. Using the rule of thirds , the subject of the photo is placed along the lines dividing the image into thirds, or at an intersection of these lines to create tension and interest.
I used color in my pictures about the pandemic. I tried to use color to emphasize the objects of interest, and to highlight them even more. In the first picture, I tried to bring out the colors of all the boxes, bags, and food containers to bring attention to the variety of supplies people are keeping stock of during this time of panic. I also tried to bring out the yellow color of the light emitted from the lamp to lead the viewers eyes through the boxes to the source of light. In the second picture, I tried to emphasize the colors of the highlighter, and objects in the background, which both lie along horizontal lines following the rule of thirds. The surrounding colors are all neutral shades of brown and white, to bring attention to the highlighter. Emphasizing the color of the highlighter also created contrast to the words "MoMA" written on the cap, which hopefully draws the eye to the cap as well since it is placed along the intersection of some lines using the rule of thirds. Finally, in my third picture, I used color to emphasize the orange on the closer plate, and to emphasize the farther plate, which I wanted to bring attention to amidst all the brown, black and gray hues of the background. I used emphasis in my photos to attract attention to the objects of interest, which were all related to the pandemic going on. In the first picture I emphasized the boxes of supplies over the bed by having the boxes fill the entire line of sight on the right side, which the bed ended halfway down the picture, giving the boxes more weight and emphasis. In the second picture I tried to bring emphasis to the highlighter rather than the objects lined up in the background, even though both were on horizontal grid lines, by increasing the vibrancy of the hues to "outshine" the duller objects in the background. In the third picture I tried to bring emphasis to the plate of food in the foreground by emphasizing the shadows and highlights of the food on that plate, giving that food more depth than the food in the background, and by focusing on the plate in the foreground when taking the picture to focus on the details in that plate. My idea behind this piece was to show how simple my life in quarantine has been by showing objects that I use frequently now that I am stuck at home. I was inspired by Jeffrey P.'s photos, where he took a picture of his toilet paper stock at home. This inspired me to show the changes in my own house. I spend most of my time reviewing notes for my AP classes, so I took a picture of my notebook and highlighter, at the desk I spend most of my time at. That picture showed the environment I had been in more than usual, and what I am doing in this environment. The picture of my lunch was meant to show the simplicity of the food we are eating now that there are less items in stock in grocery stores and we are trying to conserve food by not making complex, elegant, and time-consuming dishes. So I took a picture of a simple egg on bread sandwich, an orange, and yogurt drink. I also tried to show the paper plate I was using instead of a plate that has to be washed afterward, because using paper plates is part of my routine now that we are stuck at home and using dishes more frequently. I find the emphasis in my photos successful. I think in my photos I was able to attract attention to the object(s) of interest through different techniques such as editing the values of colors, or through strategic placing. While doing this assignment, I learned a lot about the rule of thirds, and how placement in a photo is important. When doing this assignment, I would take multiple photos of the same thing, but from different angles. I saw that even a slight difference in where the shot is taken from can result in one photo being clearly better than the other. Using the rule of thirds really helped me bring emphasis to the objects I wanted.
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Carla C
4/27/2020 06:05:01 am
I really like the pictures, how the colors have a great cotrast and how some of them are emphasized.
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Aidan Bradley
4/27/2020 06:07:58 am
I like the colors used in these images, and how emphasis is put on certain objects.
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Jeffrey Pham
4/27/2020 06:08:36 am
I really like how you positioned each object to overall emphasis the object u were representing in each photo
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Quinton L.
4/27/2020 06:10:34 am
The colors work really well with the pictures and the focus on some of the colored objects in the image makes the image pop.
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Ammon Huestis
4/27/2020 06:12:42 am
I like the colors in the picture of the marker and notebook
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Christina Zheng
4/27/2020 06:16:51 am
I like the angles you used for the groceries and notebook to show more depth in your photos!
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Aria Avena
4/27/2020 10:10:10 am
The angles of each picture make them look a lot more detailed! I also like how you edited the picture of the notebook and the picture of the bags to make the colors more vibrant and bright.
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