From Above...

I love scouting around places to take pictures. Both scouting and happening upon various items and places are very appealing to me; they are both great ways for me to step outside of my personal box and into a whole new world.

For this assignment, I had to shoot pictures "from above" a subject. I had a lot of fun with the process of this assignment. I was able to scout my campus and visit places I had not been to before, like Dugan Field, and creatively compose pictures that were interesting and eye-catching.

I visited Dugan Field's stands for the first time and decided to look around for good places to take pictures. Right as I was about to leave the field, I saw a sign that said "Players' Wives Only." I thought it was sweet, so I took a picture of it at an off-center angle. The more I thought about it (and after my professor pointed it out to me), the picture had some humor in it that came out more and more. You really would not think that any on the baseball team would have wives, but the sign is there anyway.

I am a big fan of Jane Austen. The love of her books is something my mom and I have in common. The other day, I fixed a cup of tea and used this mug. On the sides, it says, "You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you." This quote is from Mr. Darcy's letter to Elizabeth in Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. Seeing the mug on my table inspired me to take pictures of it. I feel like its angle and lighting from my flash is interesting enough without my audience thinking, "Oh, it's just a mug."

In conclusion, I really enjoyed taking pictures from above. The angle did not seem like it would be as exciting as others, but it was a lot of fun creating these shots.