Humans Of UTSA Critique

Alex Bato

 

The photography work demonstrated by Alex does reflect the message that the people try to give. On the first picture, the young man demonstrates a sense of happiness although it’s ironic from the question that had been asked. He had been asked on what had been the saddest moment in his life; his response was going through the experience of the death of his grandfather. A strong occurrence like this in ones life can really change a person, in many aspects of life, the picture lets the viewer know that the young man has overcome this loss and can continue with his life and overcome different situations. The picture is well lit, which gives a good perception of the subject. The subject is in great focus while the background is kind of blurry, which makes it a good picture.

            In the second picture, the subject is in great focus. It’s a little dark, but the sunlight in the background gives the picture a good effect. The background is also blurry but the subject is in great focus, with a good perception. The picture is also framed properly too.

             The third picture is well lit on the subject, while the background is darker. There’s also an example of stop motion as the subject’s hair is stopped in midair, demonstrating that there was wind and a high shutter speed. However, the background is still blurry while the plane level of the subject is in focus. According from the question that had been asked, the response does not reflect the person that is pictured here as it caused an impression. This is overall a great picture.

            The fourth picture is similar to other pictures in the sense that the subject is in focus and the background is blurry. It is well framed, although slightly a little dark, the subject is in great focus. This picture demonstrates a close frame as the subject is near, and the background being blurry minimizes the depth of field.  

            The last picture is similar to picture number two and four. They all three are a little dark on the subject, but the subject is very well focused. The picture is also framed very well like the others. The subject pops out and shows who is the focus in the picture. The light in the background gives another perception to the picture; it gives it a slight of a different frame.

            The slight down side of the pictures would be the lighting, there were quite a few in which the subject was not lit that properly, it was decent. But the focus on the subject on all the pictures was really good, especially as the background was blurry; it gave the picture a good effect. If the lighting could be fixed, every picture would be in great shape. Overall, these are good pictures that portray a great message. [:

Humans Of UTSA (:

Trey

Me: "What has been your greatest achievement?"

Trey: "Being able to afford and attend college. Having the opportunity to attend school without the worries of loans. At the same time getting a good education, at a good school."

Alan

Me: "What has been your greatest achievement?"

Alan: "Being able to learn English"

Me: "Oh really?"

Alan: "Yes, I'm from Mexico City, i barely have two years living in the U.S."

Me: "That's very interesting because i kinda of went through the same situation. I moved to the U.S since i was 8 years old, i was able to manage to learn English though, it was hard at first, but it gets easier after a while. Is it hard for you? Like taking tests and jumping to the college level?"

Alan: "Well yeah, but the tests weren't too bad, i would use different techniques like combining some words to help understand."

Me: "Oh yes, i would use those techniques too, or look for words that looked written in the same style. So how hard is it when you attend classes?"

Alan: "Well i understand 90% of what is being said, but sometimes there's some words that i dont understand. I also don't like to talk because then people will notice my accent and then i get more nervous."

Me: "I see, i see, well either way is sometimes hard understanding some professors even with perfect English. And don't worry about your accent, i went through that, and surprisingly some people like the accent. But yeah i remember that i would sometimes get nervous and then my accent would be noticed even more, but through time it goes away. It was a pleasure meeting someone who went through a similar situation, keep working hard, and don't give up, it will pay off in the end."

 

 Tom

Me: "What experience in life has taught you the most?"

Tom: "Being able to demonstrate honesty and respect to other people. For it to be recognized in order to get the job done." 

 

Nancy

Me: "If you were asked to give advice to a large group of people, what would you say?"

Nancy: "Be the change you wish to see in the world" -Gandhi

"In life, you have to work hard to make a difference. Always strive to do something that will impact others in a positive way."

 

 Chris

Me: "If you were asked to give advice to a large group of people, what would you say? In this case a young group of people."

Chris: "I would highly recommend them to complete a college. So many doors can open up with a college degree. Business are now making the transition of looking for people with higher education, specifically looking for people with Master's degrees. So i would recommend for them to not stop and to continue with completing a higher education."

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