University of Minnesota Duluth Students in Action
As I as sat at the high-tops in Kirby thinking about what kind of photos I wanted to take for this class I wasted no time in experimenting. I just grabbed my camera and started shooting, not realizing that the activities fair was going on out on the terrace. After a couple of shots before this, I noticed the symmetry of the windows and curtains and wanted to use that to my advantage.
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When seeing the difference in the students inside vs. outside, I wanted to use that as my main focus. The fact that the students studying inside are in the darker lighting and more stagnant, instead of like the students in the shining outside light and actively moving.
The triangle sculpture in the middle also helped as a good anchor in my photo. I liked how by making it the center object, you really get a good look at everything else going on around it, and how it’s stagnant like the students inside.
I knew that Kirby would be a great place to capture students in action, since that’s where most of the student traffic comes from, but I’m glad I used the fair to help with it even more. I also knew I wanted to do photos that experimented with the rule of thirds, and I think this did a great job of that, along with the use of symmetry.
While actually taking the photo, I tried my hardest to capture the mood of the people inside and outside, and just how different they are from one another. I wanted it so that my audience could feel just how different the feelings of college can be for different people at the same moment in time. Which I really think I captured well in this photo that I shot on my Canon Powershot ELPH 150 IS. #UMDJour
