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/

Vivian Maier

1. It takes a very strong-willed woman and strong-willed person to desire such a life. Most people flourish off of the attention they receive from others and cannot live without that attention. Vivian was not that type of person. I think this is because she had such strong opinions and such an open mind. She was willing to depart from common conceptions and society and simply pursue her own personal passions. She was able to keep in contact with society and community because of her job as a nanny and even through the photographs she took of random people that did not even know her. 
2. Documentary photography is an account of a person or event that had a significant contribution to society. In this case, that person is Vivian Maier. This documentary uses reporting from people that knew Vivian or people that have studied about Vivian to tell about her life and how she came to be the firm-spirited woman, photographer, and caring nanny she was. 
3. Once a person dies, I think that a person’s work should be available to people. Vivian Maier’s works are meaningless if they are not shared to the world once she has died. Her works were certainly a passion to her, but they should be shared after her death. This makes not only her photography last, but her as a person last. She must have had something to prove by being so secretive and not letting herself out into the world, and people wouldn’t even begin to wonder why she would do such a thing if her works were not revealed. 
4. For the most part, it seems as though people thought of Maier as a very good nanny. She was compared to Mary Poppins, as she was good to her children and would take them out to pick strawberries and do other things. However, one woman said that you had to watch out for her temper sometimes, because she would get emotional about certain things and act out. 
5. John Maloof
6. In the post above is one of the pictures I particularly like that Vivian Maier took. First off, like most of her other pictures, it is black and white, which I think enhances many photographs. Moreover, I think the picture conveys a lot of emotion. The wrinkles on the old man and his worn smile makes me think that the man has undergone a stressful life. He looks exhausted, yet serious. The picture makes me want to meet the old man and ask him about his life. I think that photographs that make viewers wonder more are the most successful photographs.