Conceptual Photography

(Jenna Sivek and Katie Brooks)

 1) We believe that these are of good photographic quality. The main focus in the first image is the hand with the die in it. The exposure is done well, the hand and die were brought out of the background. The composition of the hand and the dice creates a lot of movement, since the dice are blurry. In the second image, the use of depth of field gives the photograph a good composition. The parallel lines bring your eyes to the snails. In the third photo, the "N" sort of movement that it has shows a strong composition. It looks like it was done professionally, with a good focus on the man, rope, and clock. In the fourth photo, the yin-yang composition shot from above works with the photograph. Everything is in focus. In the last photograph, the lighting is done very well and the vignette softens the photo. The composition of the woman and child with the balloon covering the sun is thought invoking.
2) All of these images have a sort of solemn lighting to them, and three of them not being in color gives a certain mood to them. The dice being blurred in the first image adds to the emphasis on the hand. The depth used in some of the images brings out the subject of that piece, putting it into focus. Two of the photographs lack a depth of field, but they make up for it in an interesting composition. The first two images use blurring to show emphasis and motion.
3) In the second and last photographs, a theme of family appears, perhaps emphasizing the importance of family unity. The other images have varying themes on the subject of life and life choices. The first image shows the gambling nature of some people, and the third image portrays how some people can lose track of time and try to get that time back. The fourth photo shows balance in life, using the Chinese philosophy of the yin-yang.
4) The third photograph's story is pertaining to the lives of many adults nowadays. Trying to get a grasp on the time that you use for work, school and other activities is difficult. The rope represents the effort that a lot of people make to try and redeem some lost time, or possibly to turn back the clock to better days. The story of the last photograph pertains to the family and the "sun" balloon represents the joy that the child finds with his family. The silhouettes of the woman and boy puts them under ambiguity, perhaps saying to the viewer that they can be the people in the photo.