Week 3 Blog Forum

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TOPIC 1: SHOOTING AN EVENT/ACTIVITY

For my event assignment I decided to shoot the Ski Swap in Corvallis. I shot the day where individuals were bringing in their items to have priced and set up to sell for the weekend. I love skiing and the event was close by to my house, so I thought why not? Going into the event, I knew I was unprepared, but I didn't know exactly what to expect. So I just went in with my pocket book and camera and called it good. I also brought my brother along for moral support of course. Everyone there I was talking to was very nice and easy to talk to. I was honestly having an off day, so I have to thank my brother for helping getting conversations started with me.
My first obstacle was that there were lots of skis and things I wanted to get great angles of, but I was blocked off with a bunch of tables. I worked with what I had though and got a couple decent shots. I tried to get a lot of each kind of photo, close up, medium, and overall. I was having a hard time changing the angles and backgrounds, but I blame my nervousness from being unprepared. At one point I tried to ask a lady for her name and I couldn't get any words other than, “I’m a journalism student. What’s your name? I’m a journalism student.” Luckily she gave me her name, but I’m definitely gonna need to work on that for next time. I think I’ll change my strategy. Next time I plan on reviewing the photos before leaving and then I’ll approach people and say, “Hey you’re in my picture, can I get your name for a caption?” I think that my photos came out okay, but I definitely have a lot to improve on for my next event.


TOPIC 2: SELF-CRITIQUE

My best photo that I’ve taken for this class is probably the picture I got of Wesley Parker. I really like the colors of the tree in the background and the way the bench helps frame the photo. I also made him laugh, so you get an authentic expression within the photo as well. The angle was nice too, but I wish I didn't cut out his arm in the photo. If I were to redo the photo I was just take one step back.

The worst photo I’ve posted on this blog is for sure the one I took of Monique Montoya. She was a great subject, but the lighting was way too harsh since it was the middle of the day. I also made the rookie mistake of centering her in the frame. I’m very aware of that and I try to be conscious of that when I’m taking photos now.
Getting more comfortable with the camera and my subjects is definitely something I need to continue working on. It’s hard for me to go from taking pictures to engaging with my subjects, but I’m working on it.

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