Comments on Katie's Photos

I think her narrative is about life on a farm in small moments. I really like the quiet atmosphere created by the lighting and the winter landscape. It was really hard to choose just five images I thought were the best, because each one seemed to have it's own story and say something significant. Photos

The first image I liked was the one of the bird. It really captures the mood of the narrative and the colors are soft and subtle and seem to match the sense of winter really well. The colors are great, so I think the only thing I would work on is creating more of a depth of field. As a viewer, I feel like the image is a bit flat. Perhaps try cutting off below the railing.

The second image I liked was the picture of the room inside the house. This helps give a sense of who might live there, even though we never see the person. There's a quiet atmosphere despite the clutter of flowers, food and pictures on the wall. Perhaps the photographer can try and play with the different color structures in the room. Also maybe thinking about experimenting with the light coming from the window as it seems a bit too bright.

The third image I would choose is the one with the cat in it behind the wall. I liked the one with just the cat, but I think capturing the environment the cat is in creates a really nice moment. The composition is nicely divided between the wall, the shadows, the cat and the tailor behind the wall. I think the blue and orange color compliments work really well. I would think about maybe cropping out the left side as it kind of distracts and doesn't really fit in with the rest of the photo. I'd also think about playing with the light and contrast.

The fourth image I would choose would be the one with the horse licking the fence. I also think this is a beautiful moment that interests me because it gives a kind of personality to the horse, much like the bird and the cat. Perhaps think about experimenting with the lighting of the background, as it seems a little washed out.

The fifth image I would choose would be the one with the broken fence and the tree behind it. There's a great landscape created there, with the white, pure-looking snow covering the ground. The soft, but luminescent light (and the equally as soft tree shadow) also contributes to the sense of time in the photo. Maybe thinking about making a kind of symmetry with the fence could be interesting. Darkening the shadows could also be interesting as well. Like with any of these, it might also be interesting to see them as as gray scale photographs, especially this one.

Although there were others I liked just as much, what I took from the series is that because there was only one photo with a human being in it, the photo was not really about people, but a lifestyle and the environment. If a person is part of the narrative, then it's the person or people who notice these moments as the viewer sees them.