Assignment #3: The Rule of Thirds (NYC!)

I either blew this assignment or I nailed it. I understand the rule of thirds but misinterpreted what our job was relative to it...or something like that. I was supposed to disguise my use of the rule (Google it if you really are interested), instead I celebrated it. Or maybe I just took pictures of things/scenes that I thought were fun to look at. I was in NYC for a few days so I shot there. I could take pictures in New York all day/week/month/year/life-long and not get bored. Enjoy. Click to make big. These five are my A-edit as usual courtesy of my classmates and teacher. Thanks Gang!

Here are others I picked for my critique:

Assignment #2: ICONIC IMAGES

Assignment #2 in my Urban Landscape class was to make images of a city that you consider iconic. Uhm, no...take pictures of things/topics/stuff that you consider iconic, in a city. I have always considered the ignored infrastructure of our urban areas to be emblematic of cities so it was there I went in search of iconic images. These first four are, again, the photos my class found the most pleasing to their well-trained eyes. For this assignment I did indeed limit myself to 40 pics in sequence. Click on the pics if you want to make them bigger so your eyes can drink in all the intricate detail and majesty of my deeply personal and profound vision.

Here are some others I liked from my shoot. All photos are shot in Somerville.

Spring class...URBAN LANDSCAPES

The spring workshop offering from NESOP that caught my eye was/is Urban Landscapes taught by Michael Hintlian. It took me a while to get used to his style and the assignments but I'm digging it and being pushed by it.

Week 1: Take photos no more than 100 feet from the front door of your home. The following four photos were those selected by my classmates out of 8-12 that I submitted as my favorites. We are supposed to be limiting ourselves to shooting 36 frames. In the spirit of full-ish disclosure I'm shooting more like 50-60.

Others I liked are the following:

I have always found it much easier to be inspired and feel creative further afield than at home so this assignment presented many challenges for me. I'm glad it bore some interesting fruit.