Jacki-P5

Photo Assignment Name: Ambiguous Space

Student Name: Jacki Blair

Group Name: The Snapshots

Title: Did You Get It?

Tags: Reflection, focal, mirror

Self Evaluation:

This photograph was a hard one for me because I didn't really understand the concept. I went with the reflective surfaces part and had a vision of what I wanted to create. I changed the image in the mirror to black and white. I would have loved to have just the reflection be black and white, but I wasn't able to achieve that. But I think the picture turned out better than I expected. My son kept asking, "Did you get it?" and so the name stuck. He was as into it as I was. I had to photo shop a car out of the background and I also cropped the picture a good bit.

Ambiguous space means to me that it is hard to tell what, or how, the picture was taken and what exactly is going on. I think I achieved that feeling with this photo. I really like how I can see one side of his face in color and the other side of his face in black and white in the reflection. This was a hard photo, but I think it turned out pretty good. (45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || Critique Comments:
 * Category || Strong || Adequate || Weak ||
 * Concept || Does an outstanding job of communicating the concept. || Does an adequate job communicating the concept. || Does a poor job communicating the concept. ||
 * Composition || Photograph uses composition principles very effectively. || Photograph does a good job using composition principles. || Photograph does a poor job using composition principles. ||
 * Focus || Focus is a perfect match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is an adequate match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is a poor match with the concept of the shot. ||
 * Technical Aspects || Shutter speed and aperture were perfectly chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were adequately chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were poorly chosen and do not match the concept. ||
 * Depth of Field || Excellent use of depth-of-field. || Adequate use of depth-of-field. || Poor use of depth-of-field. ||
 * Title/tags || Title and tags were perfectly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are excellent with no mistakes. || Title and tags were adequately chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are good with only minor errors. || Title and tags were poorly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Contains multiple spelling errors or wrong word choices. ||
 * ** Instructor evaluates this section ** ||
 * Self Critique || Excellent self-assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate self-assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor self-assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * Peer Critique || Excellent peer assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate peer assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor peer assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * Peer Comments || Peer comments exceed expectations. || Peer comments meet expectations. One or two comments might be missing. || Three or more peer comments were missing, incomplete or poorly written. ||
 * Total Points || >89%
 * Total Points || >89%

Peer Critique Name: Mike (45-50 pts.) || 80 – 89% (40 - 44 pts.) || <80% (<40 pts.) || Critique Comments: Mike - Jacki, I love the reflection. This is an assignment that I found hard to do. I was not sure what was expected so I, like you, took a photograph that allowed for more than one interpretation. I like the frames within frames concept shown in the use of the mirror and I like the idea of either the image in the mirror or the color image being the main one (this is what I got from it). I'm not sure how to tell you how to improve the image. The only thing that I saw that might get comments was the amount of black and white versus color in the photograph. I don't know if it was possible to have just the mirror and the reflection in the mirror in black and white and the rest of the image in color. There was not a clearly defined border between the two, and I know that that might be the effect you were looking for. If it is, then the image is OK as it is. As it is, it reminds me of Alice and the Looking Glass. I wonder what is going on behind the glass.
 * Category || Strong || Adequate || Weak ||
 * Concept || Does an outstanding job of communicating the concept. || Does an adequate job communicating the concept. || Does a poor job communicating the concept. ||
 * Composition || Photograph uses composition principles very effectively. || Photograph does a good job using composition principles. || Photograph does a poor job using composition principles. ||
 * Focus || Focus is a perfect match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is an adequate match with the concept of the shot. || Focus is a poor match with the concept of the shot. ||
 * Technical Aspects || Shutter speed and aperture were perfectly chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were adequately chosen to match concept. || Shutter speed and aperture were poorly chosen and do not match the concept. ||
 * Depth of Field || Excellent use of depth-of-field. || Adequate use of depth-of-field. || Poor use of depth-of-field. ||
 * Title/tags || Title and tags were perfectly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are excellent with no mistakes. || Title and tags were adequately chosen and written to express the content and concept. Spelling and word choice are good with only minor errors. || Title and tags were poorly chosen and written to express the content and concept. Contains multiple spelling errors or wrong word choices. ||
 * ** Instructor evaluates this section ** ||
 * Self Critique || Excellent self-assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate self-assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor self-assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * Peer Critique || Excellent peer assessment. Written comments meet or exceed requirements. || Adequate peer assessment. Written comments meet requirements. || Poor peer assessment. Written comments do not meet requirements. ||
 * Peer Comments || Peer comments exceed expectations. || Peer comments meet expectations. One or two comments might be missing. || Three or more peer comments were missing, incomplete or poorly written. ||
 * Total Points || >89%
 * Total Points || >89%

Emily-Jacki, the title of this photo is what my son always asks me as well. :O) I particularly like how your photo includes both color and black and white. I'm sure you learned vital tools in Photoshop that will help you as you continue to experiment with your photos. His face is precious! I like how you were able to catch his reflection so well in the mirror. Your photo adheres to the rule of thirds as well. Your photo inspires me to try a shot like this with my son. One suggestion I have is to shift your position maybe a little to the right; perhaps this will allow more of the actual reflection to show in the mirror.


 * __Kevin__**- Jacki, What a fun photo, and the B-W portion is especially creative. I’m sure it is possible to have just the mirror be B-W. I don’t know how either, however. If so, the picture would be that much better. The spacing is well formed with the two main subject on either corner. Another suggestion is to change the depth of field to be shorter blurring the background and thereby highlighting the subjects.

Donna - You are so lucky to have such a willing model! He's a cutie. I like the way you used black and white photography in conjunction with color. I don't know how to do this yet, but now I want to learn. The only improvement I can see is the one you recognized yourself--eliminating black and white in all areas other than the mirror. I wonder how the picture would have been different if the mirror were under his face and he were looking down into it. There is a slight glare on top of his head.