For my second analysis I decided to go back and have another look at one of the photos from yesterday.

I found this image while reading the article ‘Stunning Collection of Self portrait Photography Inspiration’ and was immediately drawn to it.
Love the old camera and the boots, the mix of old and modern. The skirt adds something soft to the image.

(aka images I would like to try myself)

images link to original source (where available)

 

I’m a huge fan of black and white images and this looks classy and pretty timeless

I picked this one mainly because I’m a huge fan of Ali Edwards.

Love the backlit effect and it’s black & white

Perspective

Reflections. Love the idea of playing with reflections – water, mirrors, windows, reflective metals

Like the idea of having the camera in shot. this is something different

Relaxed and shows personality.

Looking at past student images for Project 1 I've been drawn to a different couple of styles and am giving them a go for my project.
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Reflection

I'm a bit of a fan of Click.Love.Grow and finally decided to give her free photo challenge a go. Mainly to get back into using my DSLR more than my phone.

Challenge 1 - Fill the frame



Challenge 2 - All about light
 

Challenge 3 - Negative space

No filters and no editing

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Using leading lines

 

I am partial to the first photo as my legs are leading the eye to my feet. Not so keen on the second image as it tends to look like the majority of celeb selfies with the arms in shot. Technically though the arms are leading your eye towards the face and background.

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Rule of thirds

Using the rule of thirds and placing myself of to the side and showing only half my face. Loving the negative space of this type of image. Would be great for use in a scrapbook as I could add text in the blank space.

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Taking better iPhone photos

An accidental reflection. Playing with the rule of thirds and noticed the reflection in the tiles. I like this image because it’s uncluttered.

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Square photos

I love Instagram and square photos. This time I had a play with filling the image, focusing on my eyes.

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Overall thoughts

Still really uncomfortable with taking my own image but slowly learning different techniques I can use to make me like the images a little more. I definitely want to expand on the rule of thirds image for my final project. Also partial to the accidental reflection image too and will play around with this more too.

Persistence is key; don’t stop until you’ve got the image you want.

Stop the comparison. (I really need to remember this one!)

photography style is as individual as the person pressing the shutter, and comparing oneself to a different photographer serves no purpose other than to derail creativity.

For as long as I can remember I have always loved photography and the art of photography. There is just something amazing about a well formed shot, or even a not so well formed shot especially when it evokes a memory.

Photography for me is one of the ways I can capture a memory, a fleeting moment in time. It can also be fun and be just for the love of a scene or an object or a sunset.

Oh that was a bit deep and meaningful ;) Anyways, I take photos for the love of creating and capturing memories. That's about it really.

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