My favorite 5 pictures

Final exam brainstorming

Another source of inspiration I’ve attained over the school year is other people at this school. I’ve gotten closer to many different people, but listening to all the senior speeches throughout the year has really been inspiring. I’ll give a shoutout to Toby because his speech was extra inspiring.

Three things that I am most passionate about are my family, sports, and nature.

I can make my passions come to life with my photography by taking pictures of the things I’m passionate about or taking pictures of things that symbolize what I am passionate about. If I am passionate about what I am taking a picture of, I’ll probably take a better picture.

This question doesn’t sit naturally in my mind, so this answer may not be exactly what you’re looking for, but I’ve learned that ideas can form over time and some unintended results can happen from intended actions. These are called happy accidents, and I’m pretty good at those.

I’ve learned that there is no formula to the creative process. While elements of design play a role in making a picture good, different people have different opinions about certain pictures and when it comes to photography, everything is pretty subjective. Therefore, take pictures of things you love and maybe someone else will love it too.

I enjoyed the assignment where we took pictures of other people because I enjoyed taking pictures of Luc and he enjoyed taking pictures of me.

Triptychs

Song Lyrics

Alright, alright
Yeah it's alright, alright

And I don't need five star reservations
I got spaghetti and a cheap bottle of wine
I don't need no concert in the city
I got a stereo and the best of patsy cline

Ain't got no caviar, no Dom Perignon
But as far as I can see I got everything I want

'Cause I got a roof over my head
The woman I love layin' in my bed
And it's alright, alright

I got shoes under my feet
Forever in the eyes staring back at me
And it's alright, alright

Yeah I got all I need
And it's alright by me

Maybe later on we'll walk down to the river
Lay on a blanket and stare up at the moon
It may not be no French Riveria
But it's all the same for me as long as I'm with you

May be a simple life but that's okay, yeah
If you ask me baby, I think I've got it made

'Cause I got a roof over my head
The woman I love layin' in my bed
And it's alright, alright

I got shoes under my feet
Forever in the eyes staring back at me
And it's alright, alright

Yeah, I got all I need

And it's alright by me

It's alright by me, yeah, yeah

When I lay down at night I thank the lord above

For giving me everything I ever could dream of

'Cause I got a roof over my head
The woman I love layin' in my bed
And it's alright, alright

I got shoes under my feet
Forever in the eyes staring back at me
And it's alright, alright

Yeah, I got all I need, yeah, I got all I need
And it's alright by me

Tell a Story Questions

1.  In the world that surrounds you what do you observe during the day that may tell a story? I think that really every person you see during the day tells a story. Everyone has things from their past and experiences that shape who they are. That is one of the reasons it is so important not to assume certain things about people and judge them because you don’t know what has caused them to do that.

2.  How would you prepare yourself as a photographer to create images that tell a story? Well taking images that tell a story was one of the things we had to photograph. The hardest part about that was working up the courage to ask people to take pictures of them. The best thing a photographer can do is just be nice and genuine when approaching someone they would like to photograph and actually talk to them instead of just taking their picture.

3.  Describe three memories that you wish had been photographed by a documentary photographer. Three memories that I wish were photographed by a documentary photographer are Jesus’ life and death, the origins of music and the earliest musicians, and life as a hunter and gatherer.

4.  Bring in an image from your childhood or family album that tells a story to share with the class.

Alison McCauley, Inspiring Street Photographer

http://www.amccauley.ch/