Imogn Harris

COMPOSITION (next 5 images) I like the randomness and abstractness of this image. It still seems to lack a strong focal point to catch my eye and draw it into the scene in any way.

We will play with aperture, focal point, and depth of field in another session, but did you want to have the rock tower in focus? If not, I would shift rock sculpture all the way to the bottom right corner of the composition allowing your attention to move to the detailed rocks and water in the background.

Most of the red grass is in the bottom third, but some of the tops extend all the way to the center of the image distracting my eye a bit. IF the aspens along the left edge presented a nice, solid block of color I think the image would be stronger by placing the two straight trunks in the right third instead of the left.

I like the light, but Preston is dead center. My eye wants more perspective of what is going on in the background on either side...

Nice. Hard to say if it would be better with the trunk shifted to either the right or left thirds....

NARROW DEPTH OF FIELD (Next 5 images) - Imogen the horse is nicely isolated from the background. Compositionally speaking, I might include all of the horses legs in the image.

I really like this image. It doesn't highlight a narrow depth of field so much, but I really like the composition and detail of the legs and hay bale.

A little dark, but you can take care of that in Photoshop. I might have filled the frame with the entire composition of Devan and her horse leaving the relative plain background out of the picture entirely.

Cool image. I like the balance of the dark eye and the white patch in the upper right corner.

Good isolation of Devon and the horse from the background.

Nice photo, great narrow depth of field that really highlights the spider in the image. The assignment was to work on a broad depth of field, but I like the way you used the opposite here.

Nice symmetry that leads the eye upward. Again, I am looking for images that capture a broad depth of field (F22) not the narrow depth of field (F4.5)

I love the symmetry an use of a narrow depth of field in this image. You might consider shifting the zone of focus more directly onto some of the leaves. But I like the solitary blurred figure at the end of the bridge that draws your eye into the background.

Neat use of a narrow depth of field. Again, the zone of focus could be on a more compelling subject like a strong yellow leaf (without the stem) but nice exposure. However, I still want to see you play with smaller apertures that produce a much longer depth of field.

The intention with a long depth of field would be to have the entire subject matter from the foreground leaves to the dog walkers in the background be in that acceptable range of focus.

It can be difficult because people are moving in this scene, but it is better to not chop a person in half on the edge of your composition. I do like the action and engagement of students in this scene.

Double check your composition. I like the scene, but you could put Anika in the lower 1/3, crop out the glasses on the table, and include more of the cards on the blackboard.

Nice light filtering in from the sun.

I like the scene but without Sophia standing in the frame. It tells a better story with no one in the frame, but the empty chair by the sign.