Cow Tails Picture: I was watching the cows when I noticed that all of their tails were flicking. I decided that if I could capture the tails in midair it would be really cool. So I started taking photos, and I ended up with this picture. The cow on the end has its tail high up in the air, which is exactly what I was aiming for. I could really smell the cows as I was taking this picture; you could also see how uncomfortable they were with all of the flies on them. 

Portrait

Motion Frozen

 Landscape

Motion Frozen

Famous Portraits

This photo was taken by Annie Leibovitz. I love this photo because you can see the pure joy in the face of the subject; she is obviously doing something she loves. I also love this photo because it is something very unusual - who rides a bike with their feet on the handles? It shows the subject in a work suit, which creates a sort of story to go with the picture. 

This image was taken by Arnold Newman. It shows our former president in his oval office, where he is comfortable. This photo doesn't look extremely posed, as it looks like he is getting out of his chair. This photo shows the president as a happy, confident person. 

This portrait is by Richard Avedon. I think that this portrait shows a lot of different portrait techniques. This shows a very different perspective than the usual viewpoint; you can see the ground and the subjects' roller blades. Another technique he uses in this photo is eye contact within the shot. 

Stunning Photograph Techniques

Stunning Portraits Techniques:

Moving Subject out of Comfort Zone: 

I like this technique because I think it is an interesting way of creating a stunning portrait. These portraits can create interesting angles and photographs that are different in general. I think that having a subject do something unexpected in a photo will make it more pleasing to the viewer.

Altering Perspective:

I think that when you alter the perspective of a photograph it creates a more interesting portrait. For example, if you took a photo from above the subject, or from below the subject it creates interesting perspective and angles. From different perspectives you can see different parts of the subject than you usually would. 

Take a Series of Photos:

I like this technique because when you take a series of photos, you can see different sides of a subject as well as different angles. Series of photos can show different emotions and viewpoints. 

Shooting Candidly: 

I like this technique because sometimes posed pictures look extremely fake. With this strategy, the photos aren't posed, and the subject is doing something that he or she is comfortable with. When the subject is comfortable, the photos come out very realistically.

Play with Eye Contact:

I like this technique because the subject can be looking at something out of the photo or something within the photo. When the subject is looking away from the camera, it creates mystery and the viewer is left wondering what they are watching. When the subject is looking at another subject/item in the photo, it creates a story and a second point of interest (subject). 

Signs of Fall

This image represents signs of fall because it is a picture of a dead sunflower. Sunflowers represent fall and because this one has died, it represents that fall has come. You can see that I also used background simplified to put more emphasis on the dead sunflower. 

Compositional Strategies

The compositional strategy I used here was motion blurred. I took this picture as my friend was flipping her hair over. I caught her hair in mid-air which created the blurred motion. This picture represents motion blurred instead of motion frozen because you can see the movement of her hair.