What is...my favorite color?

Campus Life

CAMPUS ACADEMIC LIFE...

The red accents really make this photo...the coat, shoe, bag. They carry the eye to varying points. Also, The line of the sidewalk traveling diagonally left all the way up the photo gives the subjects a "place to move." We can see where they are going.

This girl is reading from the Bible. She was actually narrating it out loud to another girl sitting across from her. I like the natural lighting, and the way it falls on her face and the book page. I also like the slightly blurry, foreground edge at the bottom, and the diagonal line from the window that incidentally leads the eye to her speaking mouth.

This photo is busy, yet organized. It is an overwhelming view of what appears to be infinite rows of books. It feels quiet, and I can almost smell the musty fragrance of the library. I also like the way the row of books that is the closest is blurry, and the way the lighting falls on the row just ahead of it.

The set-up of this photo was just perfect, although completely unplanned. You have the notebook on the left with the paper 3-dimensionally perched there, the hard-at-work student buried in a book, and (of course), the cliche apple.

This is the cliche apple. I like the warm colors in this photo, and the simplicity of the apple by itself, being completely ignored by the person who brought it along. The image reminds me of a desk in an old schoolhouse, and I like the shallow depth of field emphasized by the chair.

My favorite thing about this photo are the slanting computer screens drawing attention to Allison's face. I also like that although you can tell it is late, and we are working on a project, she appears to be enjoying herself. The lighting works well too.

CAMPUS NIGHT LIFE...

I like this photo because the blur shows the movement of this hardworking bartender, a student at Drake, as well as what you could interpret as a sort of "drunk blur." The picture gives a feeling of activity, noise and busy-ness. Also, I like the warmth of the colors without the flash.

In this photo, I like the framing. It has not been cropped. It shows the pride of a man chugging a beer. It also gives an essence of careless, frivolous binge drinking without abandon.

I love the reflection on this photo. These are two freshly made beverages, and the bartender and waitress in the background are exchanging cash and a receipt with one another.

This picture is framed well, with the "weight" being drawn toward the center. It shows the typical phenomenon of girls at the bar photographing EVERYTHING and then checking to make sure they look good in the photo before putting the camera away again. I also like the pink and black color occurrences.

This photo, I love. It was supposed to be candid, but she caught me. She has had a decent amount to drink at this point. I also like the pink/ black, the beer in the left hand corner, the messy, straggling hair, and the random flipping of the bird in the background...which happens a lot in bar photos.