P8_Cathy

Night Photography Assignment

Cathy Carpenter Group: VSpacers1

Title: Pool Guard Tags: clown, poolside, night at the pool, beware the clown

To get a good shot at night, I spent several nights somewhat wandering around and taking my camera wherever we went to see what might seem interesting. I got this shot at the clubhouse pool at night and tried a variety of angles to see which would look the best. I had some shots that were closer and actually a little scarier, but I thought they focused a little too much on the clown and you lost the presence and element of him at the pool.

Ironically, the animal and clown shaped trash cans are supposed to be fun for the kids but at night, they seem to take on a whole different personality. I liked how the clown created his own shadow and how the trees take your eye into the picture. I didn't use a flash and tried different settings to try to create the image I was seeing of a scary clown at night at the pool. I was actually able to set the camera on a ledge to get this shot and used the long exposure to get enough light to get some interesting colors. The value of the assignment for me was getting out at a different time of the day and seeing the effects that light has on darkness. You don't really even see all the light coming into your picture until you look at it later, and the effects that occur with longer focuses.

On the shot at a distance, the lighting from the snack bar glows and pulls your attention there which makes for an interesting shot, but doesn't have the appeal that the picture does -- I think -- when the focus is on the clown. The one that is closeup is just a little too close so you lose the perspective of where he is and he looks more hungry, than interested in scaring people away. It looks like a good place for a Stephen King novel to start, innocent, but with an undertone of evil lurking in the shadows. || Shutter speed and aperture were poorly chosen and do not match the concept. ||
 * Self Evaluation ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Category || Strong || Adequate || Weak ||
 * Concept || Does an outstanding job of communicating the concept. || Does an adequate job communicating the concept. || Does a poor job communicating the concept. ||
 * Composition || Photograph uses composition principles very effectively. || Photograph does a good job using composition principles. || Photograph does a poor job using composition principles. ||
 * Focus || Focus is a perfect match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is an adequate match with the concept of the shot.  || Focus is a poor match with the concept of the shot. ||
 * Technical Aspects || Shutter speed and aperture were perfectly chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were adequately chosen to match concept.
 * Depth of Field || Excellent use of depth-of-field. || Adequate use of depth-of-field. || Poor use of depth-of-field. ||
 * Title/tags || Title and tags were well chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are excellent with no mistakes. || Title and tags were adequately chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are good with only minor errors. || Title and tags were poorly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Contains multiple spelling errors or wrong word choices. ||


 * My Comments**:

Peer Critique for Cathy Carpenter - Lucretia Turner


 * Category  ||  Strong   ||  Adequate   ||  Weak   ||
 * Concept  || Does an outstanding job of communicating the concept. ||  Does an adequate job communicating the concept.   ||  Does a poor job communicating the concept.   ||
 * Composition  || Photograph uses composition principles very effectively. ||  Photograph does a good job using composition principles.   ||  Photograph does a poor job using composition principles.   ||
 * Focus  || Focus is a perfect match with the concept of the shot. ||  Focus is an adequate match with the concept of the shot.   ||  Focus is a poor match with the concept of the shot.   ||
 * Technical Aspects  || Shutter speed and aperture were perfectly chosen to match concept. ||  Shutter speed and aperture were adequately chosen to match concept.   ||  Shutter speed and aperture were poorly chosen and do not match the concept.   ||
 * Depth of Field  || Excellent use of depth-of-field. ||  Adequate use of depth-of-field.   ||  Poor use of depth-of-field.   ||
 * Title/tags  || Title and tags were perfectly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are excellent with no mistakes. ||  Title and tags were adequately chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are good with only minor errors.   ||  Title and tags were poorly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Contains multiple spelling errors or wrong word choices.   ||

Cathy,

I like the first shot. Because of the depth of field, when I first looked at it I felt as though I were right at poolside. It also looks as if it were the end of a busy day at the pool. You captured the concept of the assignment and your tags suited the photo. Apparently the shutter speed and aperture were just right for the shot. II think it would have been nice to see the entire clown figure instead of some of it. In all, it is a nice shot of the pool at night.