1. I found this photograph off of the photo sharing website of flickr.
2. The photographer is unknown.
3. The date it was taken is also unknown but it was uploaded onto flickr on March 16, 2010.
4. I like the pure happiness of this picture. I really like the dull colors with a little splash of red found in the flower and lipstick. I just really like the overall look that this photograph exudes.
I am rather in to fashion and i like her scarf and jacket. I also have an obsession with matching and as i mentioned early the red in the flower and in the backpack in the background matches the red of her lipstick and the color of her scarf kind of matches the highlights in her hair. This creates a repetition making the photograph cohesive. I also like the contrast not necessarily with the values but thee fact that these dull, depressing colors are present in the photograph and then you see this beautiful and beaming girl.
5. I believe natural light was used to take this photograph because it looks to me as if this young lady is outside. The lighting however is not very bright at all which makes the picture have very little contrast, other than the splash of color in the flower and the lips. This subtle difference of values draws our eyes and creates emphasis on the flower in her hair and her face because it is the lights value through out the picture. We are especially drawn to her lips because they are red and also because she is smiling with her even whiter teeth.
6. There are many composition skills demonstrated in this photograph. Colors, values, hints, and shades, are used to create emphasis. I believe every picture has emphasis otherwise why would the picture be taken. So that is another skill used along with balance. As i mentioned before i am very meticulous about matching and the matching of the reds and the values create this balance. I also think rule of third relating to points of power was used because if you were to divide this photograph into thirds horizontally and vertically you would find that the woman's right eye falls on the intersection of two lines making us drawn to her facing which is another way emphasis is created. I said before that i liked how everything is dark in this picture but her face is so happy that she makes it light. I think this is an element of irony meaning that this photographer used values to create a feeling and to portray a message that is opposite of what you would think the message would be.
7. I believe that the photographer was trying to communicate that even in the darkest of situations there is hope there is light to be found like the light beaming from her face. I think this photograph is a good reminder to keep your chin high and to remember that things aren't always as bad as they seem if you keep a positive attitude. I think the photographer was successful in communicating this message because it is obvious to see the pure happiness in the midst of all this darkness. If the background would have been more in focus and more distracting i don't think the message would have been as clear.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/weeneyb/4612972765/

This picture has to do with spacial relations. It was taken at the right angel and far enough away to make it looks as if the woman is pushing over the tree.

Pictures can demonstrate more than one visual dynamic. I already used this photograph for contrast but it also contains rules of thirds when talking about points of power. At the intersection in the bottom right hand corner lies the dogs nose and because it is stationed there the eye is drawn to the dogs face and particularly the nose. A feature that lies on a line rather than an intersection is the eye making the face another point of power.

This picture is one of my favorites. One of the challenging thing about capturing visual dynamics on film is find things that fit the criteria. Something as ordinary as a traffic sign can severe many purposes and in this case it frames the person standing underneath it.

The flower takes up two thirds of this picture while the grass takes up the other one third. This particular photograph is an example of the visual dynamic known as rule of thirds focusing on proportion.

Contrast is shown in this picture. The difference between the yellow lab and the dark couch creates a bit of drama to this otherwise peaceful scene. Also, the dark features of the dog, such as its eyes, nose, and paws, create contrast

This photograph is an example of leading lines. The eye is drawn by the railroad tracks to the emphasis which is the arch created by the trees. Pictures can exhibit more than one visual dynamics as in this picture the trees also create a frame.