King's Thoughts and Whatnot

Photostory - Part 1 The most underrated organization on High Point University's campus has got to be APO. Alpha Phi Omega is the co-ed service fraternity whose mission is to provide service through volunteer work that directly affects the community or even the nation. The organization derived its principles from the Scout Oath and the Laws of the Boy Scouts of America as the BSA are their founders. My idea for a photostory is to journey through the process of Alpha Phi Omega including events such as rush, service, big little reveal, and more.  Step 1: The Original Photo This fellow member of APO is sporting apparel from the fraternity. She is holding up three fingers to symbolize the APO sign, extracted from the three finger salute that the Boy Scouts use to represent the Scout Promise: Honor God and Country. Although the image is at a side angle, creating more visual appeal, the railing in the background is distracting from the focal point of t...

Pick up any household object and take a closer look at it. Whether you're turning it upside-down, zooming in close, or changing its surroundings, all of these elements of composition can better "work the shot" and better the overall aesthetic of the object. "Working the shot" involves toying with various fundamentals of design and composition techniques that can improve anyone's photography skills. Although there are numerous techniques, I will touch on my favorites in the following post. In my example, I captured diverse composition elements using hanging light bulbs as my subject matter. Cropping    Small objects, such as light bulbs, often get lost in their surroundings, so cropping an image gives the viewer a straight-forward focal point. By cropping the typical straight on photograph, it produces a more provoking image and also eliminates background noise. The chopped, zoomed-in affect draws attention to the variety of textures from the soft...