Slightly Social: October 2013

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Humans of UTSA

-What has been your happiest memory thus far?

"If I had to pick one I'd have to say it's when I got engaged."

-Ashley

-If you could change the world in any way what would you do?

"I'd add more doctors to the world. I think there are a lot of people who are sick or hurt and not enough doctors to take care of them."

-Kayla

-If you could spend the rest of your life anywhere else in the world where would you be and why?

"I guess I'd say London. I really like the way they talk and I think the vibe is kind of like New York. So I could spend the rest of my life in London."

-Kaleb

-What are you passionate about?

"My poetry. Definitely. I love writing spoken word. I love writing about anything and everything!"

-Jonathan

-What has been the happiest moment in your life thus far?

"Well I'm in a sorority so for me it's when I got my big! It's like an older sister, mentor or someone to help me. Someone I can get to and look up to for advise."

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Color Critique: Denise, Ashley

I just took a look at Ashley and Denise's photos and I think they were very successful. The most successful photos that they took, in my opinion, were successful because of the broad contrast in each image. And the subject matter of their images were very concise making it easier for me to see their photos as a series of one another.

My favorite of Denise's was the last one that showed what looked to be a keychain or metal links of some kind. Perhaps it may be my slight bias towards metal luster or mechanical images but I thought that was her most successful and interesting image.

My favorite of Ashley's photos was her image of what looked like a jar with an image of two children playing. There was a great amount of contrast in the image that was still subtle enough that it wasn't distracting. At the same time the positioning of the jar as well as the aperture's size add on to the overall concept.