Project: Candid Photos

This is my picture "Feed Me."

I took this in my bedroom. 

The fact that this picture is candid gives it a much more authentic feel because my dog was actually trying to get me to feed him. Since my subject is a dog, this photo would have been really hard to set up. It would have been hard to get him to stay right by the bowl and to look directly into it. I used the rule of thirds since I lined up my dog's head on the intersection of two thirds and his body is centered around a third line.

This is my picture, "Which Card to Play?"

I took this in my Family Room.

This picture is better because it is candid. If it had been set up, I probably would have chosen a less distracting background. Having this background makes it feel much more like he is just playing cards without the set up feel. I used the rule of thirds for this picture too. My brother is on a third. Also, the color contrasts since the background has a lot of browns and greens and my brother is wearing bright blue. 

This is my picture "Playing with a Mandrill."

I took this at the Columbus Zoo!

This picture is very candid. There is a mandrill at the Zoo that will interact with my brother sometimes! The mandrill will hit the glass and my brother will act like it scared him. The mandrill likes this so he will hit the glass over and over. I really don't know how I would have staged this photo. The fact that it is candid adds sooooo much. The mandrill is looking directly at my brother and my brother looks like he is really having fun! I also have my brother's head lined up on a focal point, and the mandrill is on a third line.