My photo project for my Foundations for Radio, Video, Film and TV class with Professor Mario Murillo at Hofstra University

1. A vertical composition was chosen for this image because the shape of the headstone is better represented in this form of composition. The image of my father’s headstone was taken on April 20, 2014 at 10:30 am at Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, NY.  A highly emotional photo, the headstones in the background are in the same composition adds to the depth and understanding of precise placement of the headstones and it also depicts how the military is a highly orderly, regimented and respectful of the fallen soldiers.

2. A horizontal composition was chosen because of the object. The plane is better depicted for its size in horizontal composition. The image taken on May 27, 2013 at 2:00 pm at American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, NY.  The awesome size of the plane is captured as it rumbled down the runway, you can see how the size of the airplane with the buildings in the background.

3. Depth of field image was chosen because it depicts the wine container close up with the background blurred slightly. The image was taken on May 11, 2014 at 2:00 pm at Citifield, Flushing, NY.  The image would make a great advertisement for the product as it shows that is being enjoyed in a ball park although you can’t specifically tell which ball park.  The stem of the container actually contains an image of the field and looks as if it is a part of the label. The angle that I took the photo adds to the overall visual appeal and my hand adds the human side.

4. As a decontextualization image this was chosen because you really don’t know what it is that you are looking at although it may seem familiar.  Image was taken on February 9, 2013 Blizzard “Nemo” at 3:00 pm at New Apostolic Church, Uniondale, NY.  The snow which was so high against the brick church building, began to fall from the brick landing on the ground and created these snow chunks with the pattern pressed into it. It looked so abstract that I had to take a photo of it.  The snow can be a canvas of sorts and the texture is very appealing.

5. Image emphasizing foreground, middle ground, and background chosen because of the angle looking through the rock formation towards the monument and seeing the background gives you much depth.  Image taken at Gettysburg National Military Park on July 3, 2004 3:30 pm in Gettysburg, PA.  One of my favorite photos, the image depicts a possible birds eye view of what a civil war solider could have had looking out into the battlefield but in our time a memorial erected to remember those lost in the battle. The angles of the rock formation are so sharp and the angles of the memorial just work into the frame as you look at the background.

6. An image using color to attract our attention to a specific object in the frame. Chosen because the apple’s color immediately draws you to it.  Image taken on May 11, 2014 at 1:45 pm in Citifield in Flushing, NY.  The red color of the apple with the NY Mets logo (barely visible) stands out against the dark colors surrounding it and pops it out to the viewer drawing attention to it and making it very visual.

7. A series of five (5) images which are different points of view of the same environment. I chose these images because from different points of view you can see the amazing architecture of the pavilion.  Images taken April 1, 2013 at 12:30pm of the NY World’s Fair NYS Pavilion in Corona Park, Flushing, NY.  Such amazing architecture and seen from the various points of view, you can see how large and how detailed the pavilion is, at times you can see the towers and other times you cannot.  The landscape adds depth and the angles create a haunting view of a skeleton from a different time…

8. Two images of the same environment, one of which emphasizes depth, the other which is flat or neutral. I chose these two images of the Governor Kemble Warren monument because the first one depicts the flatness of the image and the second image shows depth because I took the photo from underneath and thus gives it depth.  The image was taken at Gettysburg National Park at Little Round Top on July 3, 2009 at 3:30 pm in Gettysburg, PA.  The first image just an over look flat angle but in the second coming up and looking from the bottom gives it height and depth.

9. A series of shots that could be used for an advertising campaign. I chose Cascade and placed it among a series of various dishes and such to create an ad campaign.  The images were taken on June 15, 2014 5:30 pm in my home.  The placement of the product within the items that the product is used to create an inclusion of sorts. I placed the product in the dishwasher of dirty dishes to depict where you use the product and the images among the china and glassware show that Cascade is used to create the moment you are looking at. The crystal is clear the china is shiny and the flatware it typical and it is placed in the image to create a unity.