Week 2 Blog Forum

For this week I decided to go to Legacy field on the Oregon State University's campus and take pictures of soccer players taking advantage of the last few sunny days that we will have. The sun was shining, it was a warm day and the players were taking full advantage of it.

Two players battle over a ball as others anticipate what will happen next.

Students play soccer at Legacy field on a sunny day.

Topic 1:

The photo that stand out the most to me is one of the photos of Jonathan Kavanagh flipping his jet ski. In the photo you can see everything; from where hes gone in the water and the way he is going to land. You can even see that water traveling upwards as he flips, which looks really cool in the picture. http://democratherald.com/news/local/jumps-tricks-and-superflips/article_4484bd2e-af23-5080-ad41-a7163ddec71b.html





Three questions that I would ask Mark Ylen would be:
1. How do you get inspired by subjects you think are "boring" or uninteresting to you?
2. How do you get somebody to act naturally around the camera?
3. What is your favorite thing to shoot?

Topic 2:

The photographer I chose is Richard Avedon and three facts about him are:

1. He began as a photographer in the army.
2. Harpers Bazaar would not give him his own studio to shoot in when he first started photographing for him and then he grew to be their lead photographer.
3. He was the first staffed photographer at The New Yorker.

Topic 3:

1. Midterms, students studying.
2. How students are adjusting to the fall weather.