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(Lightroom wasn't on the computer for some reason, so I couldn't edit the photos there. The following photos are therefore unedited.) Lighting Experimentation Angle/Focus Experimentation

QUIZ 1 (2 Total Attempts) QUIZ 2 (1 Total Attempt) QUIZ 3 (2 Total Attempts)

1) How did you determine what subject to use for this project? I thought about which subjects would be interesting in a cubist format, and my fish tank was one of my ideas. Additionally, convenience played a role, as it was easy to take pictures of a stationary tank with smaller subjects moving within. 2) How many photographs did you take for this project? 24 Photos 3) What challenges did you encounter when doing this project? I encountered challenges with the lighting in particular. The fish tank was in a position such that it reflected a lot of light from the living room windows. I had a tough time working around that, and just decided to paste over the issues with other photos I took, which gave the tank a much more amorphous look. 4) Given the opportunity to do this project over, what would you do differently the 2 nd  time around? If I got the opportunity to do this project over, I would set up some sort of lighting so that all the photos have t...

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My end result is a collection of photos I took over the majority of my break, when I went to Tennessee to visit my grandparents. I had a difficult time choosing just one photo to present, but if I had to pick just one, it would be this one: The index print: While I do believe the image I'm turning in is lacking in visual substance, I think it was the most emblematic of my spring break, given I went on a road trip with my family to my grandparents' house, several states away. That said, here are a few more photos I took that I thought were more visually exciting: