VISU 1311_Project 1 Reflection_Amy Tondre

Looking back over the time I spent on this first project, I realize that I worried about the Gestalt principles more than I should have when I first started shooting. For a while I was very conflicted about the group of pictures I was to present and I stressed over taking pictures that I didn’t really like just to meet the principles of gestalt. Towards the end of my project is when I decided to just use the photos of the two motels like I wanted. I am glad I did now that I look back on my critique. I found my critique very useful for me. In some ways it made me more confident in my abilities to perform in this class and helped me to understand what was expected in these projects. Most of the comments I received were that my photos were “graphic design photos” or they were vessels for something else and type could be put into them. I have to say as I look back on my photos I do realize that they look this way. I imagine that they could be on a website or in a magazine layout. The one comment I am most proud is my continuity and consistency. One of the aspects of the project that I worried over while putting together my group was the continuity of the pictures and how they go with one another. Other students’ critiques helped as well. They helped me to see different ways the project could have been done and showed me what was acceptable and what wasn’t. Overall, I found this whole experience helpful and I now feel more confident about this class.