Comments

Megan's Photos:

I like photos of the branch and the leaf dangling from it, the one with the fluffy weed next to the water, and the one with the tree in the middle of the fall leaves. From looking at her influences, I can really see where her objects of interest and her organization of composition come into play in her photos.

The one with the branch and leaf really emphasizes the foreground by blurring out the background. The line that separates the foreground objects is which helps make the foreground/background distinction clear.

The one with the fluffy weed next to the water is beautiful as well. Not only in terms of color, because I can also see how it is a foreground/background picture. The hard edges mixed with the soft edges makes for a very balanced composition. The soft blue/green and light, illuminated brown of the weeds makes the photo a simple, natural piece and brings forth a very calm emotion.

The one with the tree and the leaves has its own sense of calmness too. The leaves are a very rich color, which I'm incredibly drawn to. The placement of the tree in the near center of the photograph really bears down a sense of weight as well, so compositionally it's a great piece. The tree even seems to reflect the color of the leaves and I can really get a sense of the natural, vibrant light.

Charlie's Photos:

I really like number's 2, 4 and 9 the best.

Photo number 2 has a great sense of rich color as well as an intricate balance between negative and positive space. The straight lines juxtaposed to the curves make for an interesting composition.

Photo number 4 really expresses the sense of the depth of field. Even though the objects in the front are slightly blurry, it allows the viewer to gain a sense of depth because of that difference. Here, too, the negative and positive space really plays a large part in composition.

Photo number 9 really shows the sense of flatness in the wall. The sense of sharp and soft lines as well as the negative and positive space between them really shows. Both the subtle changes in color and the vast changes in various places really keep the eye moving across the photo.