Critique of Anna's Humans of UTSA

Overall, Anna's pictures had great placement and framing of the individuals that she took pictures of at UTSA. However, all her photos were underexposed. Anna had a great eye on whom to photograph.

Her first photo was the only one that did not follow the rule of thirds. The woman is slightly off to the left, but you don’t notice that until you really look for the woman’s placement. Because of the placement, the woman seems centered and blends in with her background. There are also two different exposures in this photo. The light in the background is very distracting. This could have possibly been fixed with some cropping.

Her second photo had the best exposure. I feel Anna needs to crop this photo as well to take out the light in the back. Once cropped there would be no contradicting exposures. I love the placement of the individual. The young lady really pops out from her background because Anna took this shot from a great angle. Good job on this one Anna!

The exposure on Anna’s third photo is conflicting. It is better exposed in the background and the individual is underexposed. The color on this photo is really off. The colors seem too fake and the woman’s skin tone does not seem natural. I do like the placement of the woman. She pops from her background really well. There is a lot going on in the back but it is not distracting from the woman.

I love the way Anna had this gentleman pose. His playful charisma shows through in this picture. It really captures his essence. This pose along with his answer to Anna’s question gives the picture so much meaning. I think that with his pose perhaps a full body shot would have been best. Again this picture has contradicting exposures. Cropping is not a solution here. Perhaps if Anna shot the picture from a different angle that would fix the exposure issue.

I love the way the women are posed in this photo. It was taken from a great angle. The women truly pop from the background. Because of the shot of the angle, there is a very balanced feel in this image. I know it wasn’t planned, but the patterns and colors of the clothing and backpacks of the women really give balance. This just goes back to Anna having a great eye on whom to photograph. The only issue with this photo is the exposure. It is really underexposed.

I had the chance to see the original photos Anna took of these individuals. I have to say that the photos really did not need much editing. I think with the way she edited the coloring is what caused the photos to become underexposed. I think Anna has a great eye for placement and framing. I would just suggest that she place her individuals in better lighting so that there is enough light to get a great exposure. I would also suggest that Anna work on her color editing skills because some of her photos were well exposed before that. 

Humans of UTSA

"What is your greatest achievement?"

"Being here at UTSA. Seriously. Even though we are military, I couldn't get the Hazelwood Act because both of my parents came into the military in different states. We didn't come in from Texas. I'm so lucky to be here to get my education."

"If you could give advice to a large group of people what would it be?"

"Don't stress over the little things because life is too short."

"What has inspired you to start dancing on campus?"

"I just like to get people involved. Like today it's a nasty day. Nobody wants to do anything. It kind of brings smiles to people's faces"

"What has inspired you to start dancing?"

"When it comes to dancing, nobody can tell you how to. It's completely up to you. Like what we're doing right now, it's free styling. Whatever you feel. Whatever comes to your mind. That's why I do it. It's fun and I like to wow people."

"What would you like to see change in at UTSA?"

"The parking, the parking for sure. So that there are more parking spots for students so we don't have to get tickets as much."