Photo Essay Project: Nostalgia

For my photo essay project, I took pictures of nostalgic things. These are pictures that bring back memories from the past. Here are a few of my pictures.

1953 Baseball Cards

People have collected baseball cards for years.Looking at baseball cards bring back memories of  their favorite baseball players and teams.

Rubik's Cube

A Rubik's cube was a game played over 30 years ago. This was a huge fad that had people competing with each other to see how fast they could put it together.

Candlestick Phone

 

 The candlestick phone was one of the first telephones made. Peolple look back and see how far we have come with phones today

 

Start Snapping

I have been taking pictures using different techniques. here are example of 3 of those.

Repetition  

Helps you emphasize patterns.

It shows the fence going on and on and gets smaller as you move into the picture.

Fill the Frame

The whole picture is your subject and details are more visible.

I like this picture because it shows the texture of the paw pads.

Leading Lines
Lead your eyes through the picture.
I like this photo because the metal  shows the reflection as it leads you into the picture.

Rules of Composition

Rule #10 Be the Director

Set up the people in the picture to where you want them

Her is an example of this rule:

 

I took this pictures of these girls on the tennis team after practice.

Here is an example violating this rule:

This is a random picture where everyone is doing their own thing.

Rules of Composition

Rule #9 Watch the Light

Great light makes great pictures

I took some pictures of kids hanging out on campus.

Here is an example violating this rule.

Here the sun casts shadows across their faces and you can't see them.

Rules of Composition

Rule #8: Know Your flash's range

"Pictures taken too far away with the flash will come out too dark"

Here is an example of this rule:

This is a chandelier in my house from a few feet away.

Here is an example violating this rule

The same chandelier from across the room.

Rules of Composition

Rule #7: Move it From the Middle

"Lock your focus on a subject then move the subject to another area in the photo"

Here is an example of this rule:

This is a piece of artwork at my school. I locked my focus on the piece then moved it to the side.

Here is an example of what not to do.

Here I focused on the cup and moved from the center, but the rest of the picture was in focus also.

They Fight The Fire That Will Not Out

 

I was given this iconic photo in photojournalism and was asked to tell about it. This photo was taken in May of 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama.It shows african american high school students being blasted with fire hoses by the police during peaceful protests. This photo was taken by Charles Moore and appeared in Life Magazine. The water was so powerful it could peel the bark off trees and even tore the shirts off protesters and rolled them down the street. This picture is iconic because it helped change how blacks were treated in this country by making people see how they were being treated and led to the passing of the Civil Rights laws. This picture really made me sad because I believe all people should be treated the same and I admire those who fought against discrimination.