Week 6 Forum

Forum- Week 6

Topic 1- Guest Speaker

Karl Maasdam

http://www.karlmaasdam.com/photographs/qjzyhh5tfjrzinpitk6f3yqubxbzma

1. My favorite photo was of Tracy Daugherty. I enjoyed this photo a lot because I usually don't prefer black and white photos but this one still managed to catch my attention in a good way. The subject was still very obvious. I really liked his angle of the environmental shot. He really captured what he is all about and beyond just the book. It's obvious from the computer and all of the books behind him that perhaps he writes books himself. His subject was obviously comfortable with him. I like also that he got on level with his subject; he didn't shoot from super high or super low.

2. Three questions for Karl

1. How did you get into photography?
2. What was the hardest thing for you to improve on when shooting?
3. What's your best advice for someone that's new to shooting sports photos?

Topic 2- My Neighborhood 

1. One of the biggest challenges of shooting this assignment was getting people in the photos. My neighborhood wasn't that busy and the only time people are out, I'm not home. Lighting was also a tricky one. I had to mess around with the lighting a lot. Finding a landmark was a little tricky too until I went on a run and found my subject!
2. My favorite image was the environmental shot. I like this because I got to get creative with how I shot it. I like the angle from which it was shot as well as the focus. Planning payed of for sure because I was able to shoot it fairly fast and got a variety of shots.
3. If I was to do this assignment again, I would shoot my neighborhood back home. I like that one a lot more than the one I'm in here in Albany, I'm more familiar with it and I find it to be more interesting. I would also try to shoot during the prime photo hours, not at night or middle of the day.