Photography can be used as composition in a few different ways, all due to the fact that it is a visual representaion of an untold story. With the use a photography one is able to get a clearer image of a story or just of a certain time period of one's life. In photographs there are many different aspects to consider, from the angle it has been taken from, the positions of the people in it, the clothing and hair styles of the people, the setting in which the photo was taken, and to the way the people are presenting themselves, to just name a few. Once one has taken all these aspects into consideration, it's basically like putting pieces of a puzzle together and making ties of the little things they have pulled out of the photograph to make it one big picture or , in this case, a story.
The picture I decided to go with is one of a few of my cousins and myself. I don't have it on my computer so I am unbale to show it to you guys. It shows all of us at my quincenera [a 15th birthday celebration that marks the beginning of a young girl's womanhood] posing for the camera standing in a gazebo , wearing big smiles on our faces. There are nine of us in the picture, six on standing and three sitting on the step leading up to the gazebo. We are all dressed up formally, the boys in tuxedos, the grils in red with white embroidered dresses, and myself in a white dress with a red sash across my waist.
This picture is one of my favorites that involves my cousins. Not every single one was able to be in it, the oldest and some of the younger ones are missing, but I still love it. I see it as a great representation of our culture and the love we have for one another, telling "Our Story" pretty good. Whenever we are all together we always make memories that each one of us cherishes, even though we might not be doing anything too exciting. In this certain picture it shows us celebrating our culture, as I have mentioned, and showing that it only brings us closer together, showing that bond we have. Although we may not see each other daily, have our own lives to live, have a baby to take care of, or are spending time with our friends or boyfriends/girlfriends, it's times like this that brings out our love for each other more than ever.
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I am so jealous, Selene. I only have three cousins and they are all boys and live far away. I would have loved to celebrate important days like that with them.
ReplyDeleteI really also liked what you said about photos representing "untold stories". I think that is so true with pictures - they can be read and interpreted in so many ways. We all bring our own experiences and situations to photos and read them in certain ways.
Great post-
Jen