A1 Final Images

1. Composition

a. I kept the entire frame in focus because the entire photograph is the subject. Every piece of the pantry is what I felt was the subject and I wanted to be in focus. It puts the entire image as the subject.

b. For lighting, I kept it as normal indoor lighting because to me, this area is the normal, everyday pantry that I go into morning, day and night to eat.

c. I chose the portrait orientation to exemplify the idea that although the pantry is chaotic and tall and looks like everything is about to fall over, the shelves keep everything balanced and together.

2. In creating this image, I hope to showcase not only the chaotic yet balanced pantry that my roommates and I keep our food in but also how it represents my life. I lead a very chaotic and busy life but at the same time it is all in place and at balance. I love everything I do and wouldn't trade the chaotic aspect.

3. This image portrays the idea of a chaotic life that is still balanced which is a kind of life that many lead especially students. Students balance class, work and student groups which can create a lot of stress and chaos in our lives but many of us see that all of the work creates a balance in itself.

4. The class depicted it as a view into the life of who ever's pantry it was. They also enjoyed all of the peanut butter.

5. They thought that the idea of the shelves balancing was portrayed and they like how chaotic and full each shelf was. Some thought it would be interesting to put the PB all on one shelf. I think that the idea of balance through chaos and seeing into someone's life was depicted and that it was successful.

6. I think it would be interesting to extend this series with the idea of insight into someone else's life, similar to the series that a photographer did about people's fridges.





1. Composition

a. The lighting is one of the most important aspects to this photograph I feel. I wanted to capture the idea of dream and the morning light that creates a bit of a haze to the photographs creates that sense of waking up from a dream and not knowing what is real.

b. For the background, I wanted part of the window in there so that it is blown out but you can still see that it is a window. To me, it represents the window to that is waking you up from your dream to come back to reality.

c. The main subject, the flower, is close to the camera so that it represents part of the dream you are waking up from. It is so close to the camera but that is what you think about/see when you first wake up. When I wake up, sometimes I think what I dreamt was really reality and the flower represents what you bring back from the dream when you wake up. You think that this flower is reality but really when you realize it was all a dream it will soon disappear.

2. In creating this image, I hope to showcase the idea of the juxtaposition of dreaming and reality. We all have dreams and wake up thinking that some of them are true but when we fully come back to it we realize that none of it was real.

3. This photograph deals with what we want and what we have or sometimes what we don't want and what we do have. Dreams are things that at some point we believe is reality. I hope to convey the idea that when we first wake from dreams, we are stuck in two worlds, the world of our dream and reality.

4. The class interpreted this image as a sense that this person just woke up and someone they loved left them flowers next to them. They thought there was a story behind this image.

5. They light the lighting on the bed and how the flower was the closest and in focus. I think that my idea of waking up and seeing this went well but I want to create a more dream like sense from it. Maybe I can do that more with lighting so that it looks a bit more hazy.

6. I really liked working on this photo, I would be interested in extending a series about trying to capture dreams and its juxtaposition with reality.



1. Composition
a. In this photograph I wanted a shallow depth of field to show to emphasize the idea of play and have it seem that a scene is set up. The bluryness of the toy in the background give you a bit of mystery as to what the toy is and the scene.
b. For the focus, I wanted to have an object that was not in the middle so to add another element to the photograph. I wanted a figure that was closer to the camera be in focus so that the depth of field was shallow in the background so that the other toys seem distant.
c. I decided to crop out the toy in the background so that it adds more mystery to the toy. I also thought about what level a child would be at when they play. A lot of the times they are laying on their stomach playing and in their direct view, when they are focusing on the smaller legos, the face of the big toy would be cut out.

2. In this image, I wanted to display play which is why I chose the prompt. I feel it tells a personal story about myself too, although I can be mature and I am serious about my life and work at times I am also still very much a child at heart. I have a goofy personality and am a die hard nerd, these legos reflect that part of my life and how even though I work, I find time to play.

3. I think this image displays the idea that as we grow up, we leave are toys behind but then some of us are able to keep that inner child (while still being able to be grown up when you should). I have been inspired by many photographs that I have found on Flickr and their work with legos. Many of the photographs are ironic, contrasting real life with the life of our past toys.

4. The class again saw a story behind this photograph, thought it was in a house and had a toy story feel to it. They thought maybe the toys had been playing or in a "War."

5. They liked the cropping of how the big toy's head was cut off and the placement of the toys. I believe that my idea of the toys was conveyed but I think that I could possibly have a couple of photographs of other toys to depict my idea a bit better.

6. I love working with toys and putting them in real situations. I have done some photographs before and would enjoy keeping it going.