Clayton Peppler - Photo Analysis

Photo from: http://cdainc.net/our-turn-under-the-stethoscope/

Line: The lines of the photo really add depth and perspective. I believe that there are leading lines in this photo. The leading line starts from the left upper corner and finishes on the main focus in the bottom right hand corner.

Color: The color of this photo is neutral with a mixture of blues, following the theme of my presentation. I chose to use a lot of blues because blue is often associated with loyalty, trust, integrity, reliability, responsibility and so much more.

Texture: The texture of the photo is shiny and three dimensional, giving the photo a sense of realism and character. This makes the reader feel more engaged because they are imagining what the actual object feels like.

Shape:  The shape of this photo is very prominent because it lies against a contrasting background.

Light/Shadow: The shadow of the picture seems to be consistent with what you would expect from the angle that the photo was taken. The photo is blurred in the background to emphasize the main components of the stethoscope.

Design/Layout: The photo is not busy which allows the reader to focus on what is really important, the stethoscope.

Clayton Peppler

I chose this picture for many reasons for my presentation. This photo illustrates a few of the characteristics for reflecting on a photo. This photo incorporates many colors. The colors that are seen in this photo range, and keeps your eyes from focusing on one area. I feel like this analysis can be connected to my personality due to the fact that I’m all over the place, but I am also put together. Though there are many different parts of me, like the mountains in the photo along with many other subjects, it all makes part of the whole picture. Another concept that is used to keep your eyes from one area is the texture. Throughout the photo you can see many textures, for the most part, the grass shows a very fine texture the larger the photo. I feel as though the texture also helps distract from different other portions, which I hope some of my personality traits helps with. I make this connection because I believe that on the first glance, you may see something totally different than when you look at the whole picture. The aspect of light and shadow can be seen in this picture as well. The photo is illuminated with sunlight but when you get closer to the subject, you can see multiple shadows. On my figure as well as the grass next to me, you can see a shadow from the form blocking the sunlight, which I believe makes the photo look very candid. The design and layout of this photo can be expressed as well. I believe that the photo is very well organized due to the fact that there is one main subject, but still other aspects one can view, such as the mountains, or the ball that is in the left hand corner. I believe that there can be many different styles incorporated in this photo, but I believe one major one is landscape. Even though theres a subject in the photo, they make it possible for one to see the landscape around, letting the viewer know what the individual is doing, telling a story, in a way. All in all, I believe that this photo incorporates many different elements of art, but the ones listed above, are just a few. 

Everyday-Carry Review

I decided to review the blog http://everydaycarry.com. In regards to a scale out of 1-10, I would rate this blog an 8.5. I found it was very easy to navigate the website even though it is very well put together and looks very official. At the top of the page, it offers many topics one could scroll through, but it makes it easy for the reader to navigate through the website. Not only that, but it also provides an area for the individual to subscribe to their posts through an email, or Facebook. 

The blog provides information that is not appealing to me, but I can see how others would enjoy it. I decided to review this blog due to the idea that I would probably rate a blog better if I was interested in the material, but with no idea of what the blog is posting, I can actually review the content without a bias. 

I really enjoy how they organize the posts. The first post I scrolled to I accidentally put my cursor over the image and found that it was interactive and gave each item numbers regarding the post below. I believe that it’s really cool how tech-savvy it is, but I can see how others could be confused without this knowledge. 

Each post is either a personal post regarding what one blogger may carry on them, on the first page, to reviews on items. I really believe that this website could be very helpful to an individual that is interested in the products they’re posting. I don’t have many complaints on what I would change regarding their blog. 

Out of 10, I would rate this blog an 8.5 regarding on the following criteria:

Recurring Themes: I would give this section a 10 because all the posts are similar in topic, but they’re very different regarding which individual is posting to it. 

Author Voice: I would give this section a 7 because one has to press into a read more section in order to see the whole article and the individuals summary. These summaries are also very short from what I glanced at. 

Multimedia: I would give this section a 10 because it’s very tech savvy and has tons of pictures in the articles. 

“Good” Writing: This blog would get a 9 for the good writing because it’s very professional and I did not find many errors, let alone, any. 

Frequency: This blog posts quite a bit everyday so I would say an 8 as a rating. Some people may enjoy frequent posts but some may not, so I believe that it matters on the person. 

Credibility: The posts would definitely get a 10 because they all are linked to the item’s the discuss instead of making the reader search into it. 

Organization: The blog is very well organized even though there may be a lot on it. Because of this, I would rate it a 9.

Use of Advertisements: This blog has quite a bit of ads so I would say a 9. Even though there are a lot, they’re on the side, so they’re not too distracting. 

Emily LeMasters