General comments about the so-called "frog" assignment... lousy cropping in general, so-so shots overall. I made some cropping adjustments in everyone's selections. My cropped versions are the smaller versions of your original.
The best of the bunch are Lizzy's chickens #2 (if cropped) and her tree #4. Savannah called her #6 shot "one for laughs,' but I think this is her best photo and one of the best overall. The original is a bit on the dull side, so tweaking the exposure controls will fix that easily. Conner's #1 could be in the best category with a bit of cropping as suggested.
One of the most important things to remember and to concentrate on is that it's not enough to just to meet the terms of the assignment. Your photo must also look good in terms of composition, exposure, etc. Don't concentrate so much on the "meaning" of your shot that you forget to think about the composition and art elements.
CROP! CROP! CROP!CROP! CROP!
Marissa asked if you guys can make comments about the photos too. Absolutely. Email them to me (vgaroza@unm.edu) with the name number of the photo in question and I will post your comments/questions.
This is a rather indirect way of continuing the class, but I think it will work. How many of you know how to use Zoom? This would be a direct way to talk with one another.
I will post the next assignment tomorrow on this blog as well as send you an email with links to the text and example page.
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This is your best photo if you just crop it a little.
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Maria, did you crop any of these before you sent them in?
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Marissa, you get the award for the best actors!
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Academy Award winner!
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You should have brought your duckie along on your pizza delivery runs,,,
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Savannah just posted this photo on Facebook. She thought it was too "pixely"to include, but I think this is her best photo for this assignment. It may be too "noisy" to print, but it' fiine for the computer screen.
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Shania, I think you misunderstood the assignment. It wasn't about just throw ing objects up into the air. It was about picking out one unusual or humorous object and seeing how you could put it in different situations. #1 and #2 are the best of your bunch. The shadows make it work.
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