Portfolio Analysis

1.
a. Alyssa Schukar
b. Stories, human life
c. Judges didn't think that the photographer got up close and personal with the subjects, or they thought that the pictures were too dark in mood, or they just thought the pictures were boring.
d. They liked the action in the shots and the backgrounds and lighting.
e. I liked the photographer's photos but none of them really stuck out to me, they all seemed pretty boring and and not unique.

a. Jordan Murph
b. Mostly sports
c. Judges didn't like that some of the pictures didn't really tell a story, and some kind of just confused the viewer. They also didn't like how some of them were obviously posed.
d. They really liked the photographer's use of color and composition through the whole thing.
e. I liked a lot of the photos! The colors were all pretty cool and the composition was interesting in all of the photos.

a. Melissa Golden
b. Stories
c. Judges thought that most of the pictures were pretty boring and didn't really look at them for more than a second because they just didn't catch the eye. They didn't like how some of the pictures were out of focus or blurry, or how some of the photos had elements that they didn't think were very necessary.
d. The judges liked a lot of the portraits because they got up close, and even though they told common stories they still thought they had a lot of meaning.
e. Some of the photos were interesting, some were not. Like the judges I thought that the portraits were really interesting.

2.
a. The judges thought that all of the composition and ideas in the photos were very unique and interesting, and they liked how the photographer got very close to the action.
b. Personally, I thought that the way that the photographer got close to the action was a strength, and like the judges, I thought that over-photoshopping was a weakness.

3. The judges basically pick their favorite portfolios and pay most attention to what they thought what was the worst photos in the portfolios were, and judged them from there. They also payed close attention to how the photographers edited their pictures.


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1. One photo that I agreed with the judges on was the photo in "No Pro/No College" of the tennis player in red with their hands up dropping the racket. I agreed when they said that even though the photo didn't have the player's face, the photo was still amazing and very unique.
2. One photo I didn't agree with the judges with was the photo of the people breaking through the USGA barrier and looking through the holes. The judges thought it was boring, and could've been better if it had been cropped differently, but I thought that the picture was fine and interesting as it was, and I liked the colors and lines of the photo.

Architecture Preview

Strong National Museum of Play:

1. CJS Architects
2. 2006
3. Rochester, New York
4. You can visit it
5. No
6. The building was created to house toy collections, but then became a museum.
7. I chose this building mostly because it looks super cool and creative. I've never really seen a building look like this before and I also really like the colors!!

Nautilus House

1. Javier Senosiain

2. 2006

3. Near Mexico City

4. You can visit it

5. $218,000

6. The only reason why it was built is so the architect could make a building that looked like a shell.

7. I really love everything about this house. I love the shape and the super unique idea, and the stained glass is really cool, and must look even cooler on the inside of the house. The inside of the house has really cool steps that also look like shells too!!

Atomium

1. Andre Waterkeyn and Jean Polak
2. 1958
3. Brussels, Belgium
4. You can visit it
5. $93,513
6. Built for the 1958 Brussels World Fair
7. I chose the building again because it was an interesting shape, and it also kind of reminded me of a ferris wheel. I also did more research and found out that it takes over $10,000 to clean it every 6 months or so, which was interesting.

Eden Project

1. Nicholas Grimshaw
2. 2003
3. Cornwall, England
4. You can visit it
5. 140 million pounds
6. Built to house plants and become a tourist attraction.
7. I chose this building because I actually visited it when I was about seven. I liked it a lot back then because from the outside I thought the domes looked like bubble wrap, and I loved flowers and plants and stuff back then so the inside was really interesting. There was also a giant sculpture of a bee which I thought was the coolest thing when I was seven.

UFO Houses

1. Yu-chou Co
2. 1978
3. New Taipei City, Taiwan
4. They were all demolished in 2010, but you could visit before then.
5. $24 million
6. Built to become a hotel, construction never finished.
7. I chose these buildings because I love abandoned buildings so the appearance interested me. As I did more research I learned that as they were building the houses there were multiple suicides, car accidents, and murders on the construction site. People said they were caused because at the beginning of construction they had to demolish a statue of a Chinese dragon and the construction site was now cursed, and other people said that many Dutch soldiers were buried in the area.

Action Shoot

Making a beeline towards the camera, freshman Emanuel Wences runs across the pavement, one minute before the bell. Wences was running to his portable so he wouldn't be late to class.

Coming up towards the finish line, freshman Emanuel Wences becomes the first person to complete the race. Wences has been on the track team for a year, and has gotten first place in every race he has competed in.

Nearing 85 miles per hour, Emanuel Wences becomes the fast human alive. Wences was able to break the sound barrier and many people with poor vision could barely see Wences pass them.

Emanuel Wences runs to the studio to prepare to drop his new mixtape. This photo also became the album art for the mixtape, titled 'Running in PhotoJ'.

Sensory Overload

"I believe that more and more, we are defining our environments not as the spaces themselves, in terms of the buildings or architecture, but rather by the objects and devices that we buy and surround ourselves with. ... I would like that message to carry through universally," Seymour said.

What do you think about this statement?

I agree with the statement, but I don't agree with how he thinks that we are increasing this mentality through the years. I believe although consumerist culture is becoming more relevant now, this mentality has always existed.


As an aspiring photographer how does this make you feel about your photography?

I've always loved minimalist photography but this series made me think more about using more colors and I thought it was a cool idea to have a lot of objects to act as a background.

2. When you looked through the images, did you want to visit this place and take your camera?

Ye!

3. What do you think it would be like to be the child of someone who worked at this place?

I think it would be a cool place to grow up, but they would probably have to deal with the economy which would be kind of weird for a kid?

4. Describe your favorite photo to me.

My favorite photo was the 2nd photo with all the fake flowers. I think I like this photo because I really love flowers and all the pinks and bright colors kind of melt together.

Action photos preview

Warm up: This image is award winning because the photo is filled with action, but also captures the person getting water poured on him right before he realized what was happening, contrasting his plain face with the action of the water. The shutter speed is probably high. The photo was definitely planned, since it happens at most games, but the photo wasn't posed. The advanced techniques present are action and perspective, and rule of thirds.

Outside Prompt Shoot - Terrors of Growing Up

yeah don't submit this