Social Issue Attempt #3 - Habitat for Humanity

I had a very different event lined up yesterday and it seems to have gone away completely.  I cannot even find the information I had looked up last weekend for it anymore.  Strange!

So today I took another stab at the Habitat for Humanity scene and got a few photos that might work in conjunction with the last set I posted the other day.  As usual, I am not sure I like the outcome but it is going to have to be the best I can do for this week.



The new owner and one of the volunteers discuss the progress.

It has some emotion I think.  I like the other guys working away

down the hall also.

I like this one for the lines and perspective but I'm not sure

it has much to say otherwise.

I thought these guys created a nice rhythm and showed some of the commotion

of people constantly walking through each others work area.  I just wish the one

guy would pay more attention to what he is doing than constantly looking right

into my camera lens.

Lunch break at the new home.  I thought this made a nice area shot.

I wish this were a little sharper and straighter but I think

it is not too bad and figure Jerome is going to ding me for

something anyway... it might as well be for this. 

The perspective is not to shabby.

"And that's the way it is" - Walter Cronkite



Social Issue Attempt #2 - Habitat for Humanity

Attempt #1 sucked and has been scrapped.

So these guys are building a house.  There are a dozen guys in a tiny house with stuff everywhere and lots of activity and chaos.

Detail

This is an acceptable detail shot I think.  I am

going to try for a better one this coming Saturday.

 Medium #1

I like the light in this photo.

Medium #2

In this one I like the line created by the wood. 

I was actually holding the other end of the piece

of wood so the guy could cut it to length.  He asked

me for help.  Does this mean I messed with the shot?

Medium #3

I like the details on the window sill with the saw

and operator behind it, outside the window.  However,

this is my least favorite of the three medium shots above.

Wide #1 - Dudes Unloading Van

I think this photo does a better job of telling the story

of unloading the van but I think the shot below is a

 better photo.  Any opinions?

Wide #2 - Dudes Unloading Van

Does this really say: dudes unloading a van?

Wide #3 - Guys cleaning up the work site

Wide #4 - Guys cleaning up the work site

I thought hmmmm... layers?  Window frame, saw, crap all over,

dudes, truck, trailer, etc... maybe I can finally make Jerome happy!  

I tried.  It looks more like a cluttered mess to me but I still have a hard

time seeing layers until someone points them out to me.  I am also not

sure I like the saw in the middle of everything in either of the photos above.

These guys were working hard and were wet and cold.  Conversation was at a minimum and I could not find any emotion anywhere.  Hopefully I will have better luck this coming Saturday.  I do not like these photos yet but I worked hard to get them so, again, I'm posting 'em!

Good luck you guys!  I am excited to see what all of you did!!!

Unemployment picture story

There's an online photojournalism magazine called Pictory that I'm a huge fan of. Basically, anyone can submit a single image with caption pertaining to the topic provided. It's a neat collaboration of images, and most of them are really good.

This one's about unemployment, so I figure it relates to our current assignment.
Here's the link:
http://www.pictorymag.com/showcases/summer-jobless/

These two are my favorites from the set.















I love the composition and the mood of this one. Also, the perspective is awesome. It's a simple photo, but yet I find it really interesting. The window framing the guy, the motion of the hair being blown by the fan, all add to the artistic elements of the photo. It really portrays a feeling of being carefree, rather than the bleak, depressing feeling most people associate with unemployment.
























Again, a simple composition, but interesting. The color of the chair pops out in a totally awesome way. I'm really taking a liking to the whole vibrant colors that pop out in photos, since I started looking at Chip's work.

The image kind of portrays a sense of having all the time in the world, but not much to do as a result of being unemployed.