Assignment 1: Take at least one abstract photo based entirely on some of the compositional rules we talked about. Subjects should not be recognizable. Post your photo online and send me a link, along with an explanation of why you think the composition makes a visually interesting image.

I was doing some dusting the other day and noticed something I had bought long ago that had a unique look and shape.

It's a old 8oz sprite bottle still filled and sprite always had a unique look with recessed dots on their green bottles. It caught my eye when I purchased it and still does today as a coke collector.



Assignment 2: Students will take pictures of a subject from various viewpoints (near, far, from above, below, behind). Creativity is encouraged. Likewise, post your best two or three photos of the subject online and send me a link, along with an explanation of which you think is most visually appealing and why.

While taking a walk with my wife, a lone bench next to a light pole caught my eye against the evening sunset.

#1 Shot from behind with the sunset

#2 Shot from below from a pathway

#3 Shot from the side along the walkway

My favorite is #1, I thought it showed the instresting way they did not mount the bench in cetner of pavement, which is hard to see in other shots.