Statement
This is one of my good friends, Ethan. We're both seniors on the rowing team, and have known each other for a few years. He's a really great guy; He's easy to talk to, he never really gets upset with you, and always just has a great attitude about everything that's been thrown at him. I took these photos in the morning, when the sun was kind of intense. I arranged these so that the sun wasn't in the frame; In the earlier shots, the sun is kind of blinding the background. I really liked how when I looked at these images, they did sort of reflect how I see him, as a great guy to hang out with, and someone really strong and dependable. The things I focused most on in taking these was the rule of thirds and balance. I used informal balance in the first image, since I felt like the river and the riverbank kind of balanced out with the subject. In retrospect, I think I should've tried a shot where the horizon line was more straight, like in my second image, as it possibly could've made a better shot. I really like the second image with how the framing creates a formal balance, along with a straight horizon line making everything seem neat and orderly, also with the lighting from the sun set up so that the subject isn't squinting like in some other images I took.
This is one of my good friends, Ethan. We're both seniors on the rowing team, and have known each other for a few years. He's a really great guy; He's easy to talk to, he never really gets upset with you, and always just has a great attitude about everything that's been thrown at him. I took these photos in the morning, when the sun was kind of intense. I arranged these so that the sun wasn't in the frame; In the earlier shots, the sun is kind of blinding the background. I really liked how when I looked at these images, they did sort of reflect how I see him, as a great guy to hang out with, and someone really strong and dependable. The things I focused most on in taking these was the rule of thirds and balance. I used informal balance in the first image, since I felt like the river and the riverbank kind of balanced out with the subject. In retrospect, I think I should've tried a shot where the horizon line was more straight, like in my second image, as it possibly could've made a better shot. I really like the second image with how the framing creates a formal balance, along with a straight horizon line making everything seem neat and orderly, also with the lighting from the sun set up so that the subject isn't squinting like in some other images I took.