Day: September 27, 2017

Photos from around the University of Wyoming campus

In this post lies a variety of pictures that I believe could be run in a newspaper under various categories. These pictures have the category listed above them and then a brief explanation of their purpose featured below.

Patterns

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Parked Cars – Cars sit parked very close together on Fraternity Row at the University of Wyoming.

The predominant creative device used in this photo is patterns. This allows for a visually pleasing picture that would draw the reader into the story because of its aesthetic. The secondary creative device in this photo would be leading lines because it leads the eye through the photo following the cars in the row.

Balance

 

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Deconstruction of a Frat House – Construction workers tear down a condemned fraternity house on the University of Wyoming campus.

 

The creative element used in this picture would be the balancing of the elements. What we can see is that there are two main subjects in this picture, the construction worker, and the bulldozer, these balance each other out pretty well with their placement. I would say the secondary device in this photo would be rule of thirds, only because of the positioning of the construction worker.

Rule of Thirds

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A Local Celebrity – Pistol Pete looks out over the court as the Women’s Volleyball team plays.

This shot’s leading creative device would definitely be the rule of thirds because of its positioning of the subject in the far left side of the picture. This is a good picture because it also blurs the background, leading to a more focused subject. One might also note that the vectors in the picture are set up fairly well, Pistol Pete is looking in the direction of the open space in the photo. The secondary creative device is focus because the main subject is so in focus and the background is so nice and blurred.

Depth

 

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In Your Face – A UW Cowgirl spikes a volleyball down on the CSU Rams.

 

This photo, I believe, creates a lot of depth for those viewing it and that would be what I think the creative device used is. We get to see the focus of all of these different players, which gives us much more context and leads us to feel like we are watching them. We also get to see the context given by the fans in the stands who are just sitting and enjoying the game. The secondary device in this photo could be the rule of thirds because the girl who is doing the action, the one hitting the ball, is on the far left side of the picture.

Focus

 

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Making the Dream Work – The CSU Rams stand huddled together following the first set of a volleyball game.

 

The creative device that I think was used in this photo was focus because the players who are in focus are the obvious subject of the picture. The background of this photo is nice and blurred out so it draws more focus to the subject, leading it to have the subject as the primary object of attention. We are also able to focus on these subjects and notice that they each have individual facial expressions. The secondary creative device in this picture is depth because it has the background for reference and feeds into the rest of the picture.

I thought this assignment was a little confusing for me personally, but it was a good assignment. I feel as though it was a great opportunity to build a foundation for photography and learn more about the people-behind-the-camera’s jobs. I enjoyed having a misunderstanding of the assignment because it allowed me to take as more of a photojournalism approach to the assignment. All of the pictures I took used creative devices and were able to be tagged along with news stories.