Love and Loss Warm-Up

1. In the photos before and in the early stages of the wife's cancer I felt warmth and happiness because of the way the couple looked at each other and how in love they were. In the pictures where the wife is really battling the cancer I felt progressively more and more sad because of how in pain she was and how much sadness over came the couple.

2.  I think what the photographer is saying is that these photos are just depictions of them doing what they do normally, there is no hidden meaning behind the photos, just pure accuracy as to how they act with each other.

3. I think I would be able to shoot photos like these if I was put into a similar situation because I love looking at photographs that capture a memory, good or bad, so I think I could handle the emotions that would come over me because I'd know the memory would last forever.

4. If I could say anything to Angelo, I would ask him how he coped with photographing his wife in the horrible state that she was in before she passed. Also, I'd ask how it was like to transition from having a healthy, solid relationship to a slowly dwindling one.

Abandoned Theme Parks

1. The theme park I would like to photograph is Nara Dreamland in Japan. The reason I'd want to photograph this theme park is because of the pastel colors and creepy vibe it gives off. I am also very intrigued with Japanese characters so to be able to photograph those against the pastel colors during sunset would be a very beautiful photo.

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3.  A public swimming pool, A circus, abandoned buildings, a ghost town, comic con

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5. This photo is by David A. Smith. It would be fun to document abandoned buildings because there would be so much story that comes with the rooms of a building. The decaying look of beautiful interior design is such a cool concept and looks beautiful photographed.

6.  I would need some nice photography equipment like a tripod, camera, lenses, etc. I would also have to travel the world to find the coolest abandoned buildings. It would be pretty expensive because of the nice equipment and travel costs. I'd also have to make sure I was allowed into these abandoned buildings before photographing.

Africa

1. It worries me that after 13 years later driving through southern Kenya, Brandt didn't see any wildlife he had seen years before. Illegal poaching has caused this decrease in wildlife. It also amazes me that Brandt is able to get up so close to these wild animals with no fear to create such beautiful photographs.

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3. This photo is my favorite because I love the background of this photo and the way the bird is positioned on the rock. It is a very visually stimulating photo.

4. The rule of simplicity is evident because the bird is the only main focus and there is a very simple background. Also the diagonal lines created by the bird and slanted rock.

5. he uses a tilt shift lens.

6. Nick Brandt first fell in love with animals and the natural world and photography was just a medium to how he expressed his love for animals.

7. Brandt's hope by taking these photos is to spread awareness of the illegal poaching people do in Africa which depletes the beautiful wildlife.

8. "You wouldn't take a portrait of a human being from a hundred feet away and expect to capture their soul; you'd move in close." -Nick Brandt