1. Rule of Thirds: 1/100s f 5.3 ISO 400. Statue at Harvard Business School on November 1, 2020. Photo taken by Hannah Lee
2. Fill the Frame: 1/200sf 6.3 ISO 400. Leaves on floor two days after a snow storm on Harvard Campus on November 1, 2020. Photo by Hannah Lee.
3. Viewpoint. 1/15s f 5.6 ISO 400. Squirrel faces camera in front of the Science Center on Harvard campus on October 31, 2020. Photo taken by Hannah Lee.
4. Framing. 1/200s f 7.1 ISO 400. Hallway in front of entrance of Memorial Hall on October 31, 2020. Photo taken by Hannah Lee
5. Leading lines. 1/60s f3.5 ISO 400. Landrover parked in Cambridge, MA on Kirkland Ave. Sidewalk and road lines lead eye to the car on October 31, 2020. Photo taken by Hannah Lee
6. Symmetry & Reflection. 1/200s f8.0 ISO 400. Building at Harvard Business School on November 1, 2020. Photo taken by Hannah Lee
7. Foreground and Background. 1/80s f 5.0 ISO 400. Snowman on day after snow storm in Harvard Yard on October 31, 2020. Photo taken by Hannah Lee
8. Horizon. 1/60s f 5.0 ISO 400. Morning on October 31, 2020 off of balcony of Hannah and Damian's apartment in Somerville. Taken by Hannah Lee.
9. Isolation. 1/200s f 8.0 ISO 400. Plant separated from background or distracting elements. Taken upwards with background against the sky in Cambridge, MA on November 1, 2020. Photo taken by Hannah Lee
Reflection:
This assignment was the most challenging assignment we have had so far. I would have liked to go further to find a flat ocean horizon for example but the horizon off my balcony had to suffice. I did walk to the bridge near Harvard to take pictures of the horizon off the river but it also was not a flat horizon.
I also had a hard time with the principle of symmetry-- there were a myriad of buildings that displayed symmetry but like Leonie said, there's a fine line between balanced and boring and I thought that would have been too obvious. However, a building is what I settled with and even though it is just a picture of a building, the Harvard Business school campus is beautiful. I work in Harvard Mail Services so my friend was working around Harvard Business School campus on Friday and sent me pictures during the snowstorm and it looked gorgeous with the freshly fallen snow.
I would have liked to capture freshly fallen snow, the first snow of the year the day after the snow fell but the only picture I caught of the snow was from my balcony the morning after. Now the snow has melted and become dirty slush.
I found that there were a couple pictures that I could use for either foreground or background or rule of thirds for example. It was also easier to find pictures to fill the frame and for viewpoint as well. I did not find any opportunities for isolation the first day I took pictures but the next day I found an opportunity a couple of blocks from where I live.