Photography 2

My first critique is Jenna Mcgovern's photo of the boy fishing off of a pier while the sun is setting. I really enjoy how she took this image as you can see the contrast in the image as the setting sun is sitting in the background but is very prominent and draws to your eye. The capturing of the different textures in this piece is done very well also. From the calm waters tiny waves, the roughness of the cement pier, to the wind swept clouds she has captured everything very clearly and naturally. It seems as though little photoshop was needed as the image looks very raw and natural besides maybe a filter and then transforming it to black and white. I enjoy also how she captured a lens flare, if she meant to or not I do not know, but the lens flare gives the image the look of being older as if taken off of a polaroid or an older camera. The mood this image gives me is very calming. Seeing the boy fishing with the way the water seems to be moving and how the sun is setting with the c

I believe that tax dollars need to include art, music and theatre classes. Even though many people see these classes as just a “throw away class” or “study hall”, they have a very influential and important role in our many years of learning. For one, they all help teach us the creative aspect of thinking. While core classes focus on the hard cold straight forward facts like math for example, 2+2 will always equal 4. In these creative classes, they teach us different ways to view and interpret things. You might be told to draw an apple that is sitting in front of you and draw the best interpretation of a real apple, while the person sitting next to you could draw a complete abstract apple with a face and arms and it would still be accepted as it is their interpretation of how the apple looks to them or they want it to look. These classes show us how to approach things in different ways, they show us that many problems and have more than one way to solve it in life. The classes also ex