After I printed for the first time, the same day, we did our group critique for our 20 x 24 photos. We all sat around the table and went through a few people's photographs in general, just as everyone got to see each others' work for the first time all together. After the initial start we began by pairing up and writing a little about each others photos. We then proceeded to go around and talk about each one individually around the classroom, were the teachers would prompt us as they may, for example, mention something about the image then people would speak up on what they thought about it. There all were really good photos and everyone enjoyed each others photos, which I think helped boost people's confidence over it as some weren't too sure over their photos. A few of the group had taken the shot in front of a brick wall, making quite a lot of them with a very similar, if not the same background and this was pointed out by one of our lecturers. I do like the brick wall as a background and it is quite a popular choice for photographers, especially I'd say for fashion shots as well as using studios. It can create a great background and even contrast. The contrast being the models wearing these high fashion, expensive items of clothing at the backdrop of a simple but effective red brick wall. There is also something about it, it adds a form of grittiness and grunge/dirt look to the photo, it makes the contrast more dramatic. Over all it was actually quite fun as we even made a few stories up about some images. We looked at the images and said what we thought the person, or people, either did as a living, what they would do in their lives, their past or where they have just been or are going to. We tried to guess the information by simply just looking at the photo and trying to work out what the information could be from these photos. How have they been photographed, why? What do they portray across the image? How has the photographer decided to shoot the person/people?
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