I chose this photo as my favorite because of the pure madness of it. When I first saw this pair I thought it was hilarious as well as ridiculous. The whole casualness of it was the funniest thing. They were sitting there on the stairs outside some apartments, one with a colorful parrot with a impressive a moustache and the other with a bird on his arm and a dog casually talking to each other.Also something that makes this photo special is that I almost didn’t take this photo, as I was afraid of the dog. Usually I’m not afraid of dogs but this dog looked he was going to protect his owner no matter what. However, I am so glad I took this photo, as it is one of my favorite photos I have taken.I like this photo because it shows the loyalty of a dog. The fact that the dog would not rest until he saw me gone showed how loyal he was.

I also like the colors and textures of the picture. The color of the mans grey shirt matches with the color of his bird and the steps. As well as the color of the dogs fur matches with the wall behind his owner. I also like the texture of the dog’s wrinkly skin as well as the gritty and dirty texture of the brick wall. Everything works together perfectly even the bird is facing as a perfect angle for the picture.

I went to New York looking for a strange unique photo and this fits that description perfectly.

When choosing my final images I decided to choose two taken from abroad and two from taken in Jersey. When taking photos in Jersey I decided to focus on old people as they seemed the most interesting. The top were things that drew my attention when I was away.

When deciding my favorite photos I decided to split my contact sheets into photos taken in Jersey and photos taken abroad. The first are mainly all in color because of there bright colors I didn’t want to make them black and white. However, as there were no bright colors in the photos I took in Jersey I didn’t want them in color.

When taking photos in Jersey I wanted to mainly focus on old people as I found them more interesting than other people I walked past. I felt like through their posture and the way they are dressed they were telling a story. They lived through a lot and that’s why I found them more interesting.  This is also why I decided to make the photos black and white as these are old people. Photos would have been black and white when they were children so i wanted to reflect that. I also wanted the black and white to focus on every little crease and wrinkle on their face.

The photos above were used in my summer project (apart from the last one). These were taken in NYC, taking photos there was a lot easier as there were interesting people everywhere. These were just a few of them. The colors were vibrant and loud but also industrial and grimy. This is what caught my eye when taking photos. I enjoyed capturing the humor, business but also the loneliness. When editing I increased the saturation and darkened the outlines of the main focus. In many of them I also cropped them to focus on the main subject.

Shutter speed is the unit of measurement which determines how long shutter remains open as the picture is taken. The slower the shutter speed, the longer the exposure time. The shutter speed and aperture together control the total amount of light reaching the sensor. Zoom burst is a technique in photography. Using the technique involves zooming while the shutter is open with a relatively slow shutter speed, generally below 1/60th of a second.  Panning is very simple, just set shutter speed to a high setting 1/2000 of a second, hold your camera and pan along with moving subject.