For the photography project we worked well as a group we quickly and decisively decided on the theme of desire that we all agreed upon. The toughest part was trying to show the theme as it’s not an easy task to present. We all threw out different ideas of how we can show the theme either through food or through lust for another person because depending on what the subject is, the reaction could look different but still work under the same scope of the theme. What we would try differently next time would to brainstorm together as a group. We would choose a specific kind of desire, like desire for food, so by the time we left we would all be in agreement. In the end, it worked out great with the project a success. Nevertheless, it would have made it easier on the group if we had brainstormed beforehand. All around though the project turned out great. The photos were interesting and precise, but vague enough to be open to interpretation and thought provoking.
Responsibility. In any group some one always has to take the leadership role for the group to succeed. As the old saying goes, with power comes responsibility. As the leader you do have power and say over the general direction of the project but as a result you have to assume more of a role in the project than others. What I learned is that the leader has to bring out the group members full potential but keep order. The leader has to walk that fine line and know when to lead and when not to, it’s a learning process.
The first photo of the project is one of my favorites. This photo is a very intimate photo that was taken in such a way that it shows the theme of desire even without their facial expressions. In the picture the viewer can notice that there is a shallow depth of field. We can tell by the unfocused background and part of the girl’s right shoulder is beginning to become unfocused. This is important to note because it allows the audience just to focus on the bullet necklace making the photo have a private, intimate feel. The over saturation also helps point out the bullet necklace which is the main subject in the photo. The white colored shirt on the girl is brighter and even hard to notice at parts, which makes the bullet and the man’s arm standout more and demands the viewers attention. You could also argue that this is from the man’s point of view which the audience would have to infer that they are closer together than they would be if they were just friendlily with one another. We can tell that the bullet is the main focus because it is center of the frame and his fingers frame the bullet making the audience focus first on the bullet. The direction of the girl’s body only adds to this theory as it is facing towards the bullet, which would mean that if we could see her face she would be looking in the bullets direction too. The rule of thirds is at work here, as the bullet is in the middle third with the girl on the right third and the man on the left third and as a result equally distributing the photo creating symmetry.