Reflection on the Photo Essay

You can be very creative with a camera. I feel like it is much like a pencil and a  piece a paper. So many things are possible with it. The trick is to take as many photos as you possibly can. There is no such thing as too many photos. You want to keep the photo interesting. Asymmetry, symmetry, repetition, placement of the object, placement of the camera, movement, and framing keep a photo interesting. We needed interesting photos for our photo essay books. Having a balance of all the ways to keep a photo interesting can make a great photo. There was one photo I took in front of the street. At the time I did not notice the bus in the background moving, but I later saw it. The bus was blurred due to its movement, but it was why I choose that photo. That movement made that photo great. It grabbed my attention before any of the other photos I took in that location. These photos helped us convey the meaning of the word. Without the guy blocking the "D" it would not look disruptive. Every type of photography is important. Without photos of our words at the location at that specific time, how would we share the beauty of the moving bus in the background?