Assignment 2 Revised

The pictures that were taken were of my silver converse shoe.  In order to vary the style and not just angle I changed the lace so that they were other vibrant colors to switch up the style.  I also experimented with the way that I tied the laces giving the shoe a new perspective with every color.  The first picture is just a generic full picture of the shoe.  The way the camera is positioned although the shoe may appear to be the dominant object in the picture it is in the background.  The carpet that is out of focus is in the foreground.  Because the front of the carpet is out of focus, it plays with the depth of field also making the vibrant color of the lace stick out significantly.  This shot allows the viewer to see the detail of the shoe without being so close up that that’s all they consume.

The second shot is a close up of the heel of the shoe shot straight on.  When looking at the shoes heel, the naked eye wouldn’t be able to tell that there is an intricate design on it because the colors are so similar.  But because this is an extreme close up, it allows the viewer not only to see the distinct difference between the colors but also the elaborate pattern that forms to the rest of the shoe.  The C clearly stands for converse, which is the brand of the shoe and the star is the shoe’s logo, so it is interesting to see this at such and up close and focused angle.  The image is also very sharp allowing you to see the light shining off the metallic parts of the shoe and to see how complex the stitching is.  The background to the picture is alto the same carpet as in the first picture but the difference in this picture is that the carpet plays no part in where the eye looks, it just simply serves as a background and the entire thing is so blurred, it’s hard to tell that the carpet is actually composed of various colors.

The third photo is a little more crowded then the previous two photos and is also a birds’ eye view.  The birds’ eye view is taken directly above the shoe as if the camera is looking directly down into it.  To start the viewer’s reaction is to look at the center of the photo, which is the tongue of the shoe that says “ALL STAR”.  Then the eye registers the vibrant but out of focus pink laces and then goes to the left of the tongue, which is the soul of the shoe.  In which point the viewer notices that in all three parts of this shot the word “converse” on the soul is the only actual part that is in sharp focus.  This plays on the rule of thirds dividing the photo into three main parts and not having the main focus in the center.  This birds’ eye view is also a close up not allowing for much background to the photo.