Week 2-Smile

This week I chose to take a picture of my guitar neck.  The reason I wanted to include my guitar as a smile is simple; I love music.  When I am having a bad day or when I am stressed out, guitar is my way of relaxing.  I have been playing guitar for about 5 years now and it is my favorite hobby.  I did struggle for the first several days of this assignment, but then I decided to incorporate something about myself into the project.  The eyes are the 7th fret and the smile is a piece of paper.  I took this photo in front of a nearby brick wall to make use of something in the background and to also make the guitar standout more than if it were a solid backdrop.

Broaden Your Horizon-Week 1

I wanted to get a view of the horizon with Marshall's campus in the foreground.  I chose a spot at the edge of the Spring Hill Cemetery so I would be able to capture the horizon above campus.  This week was particularly difficult to get a good horizon picture because the weather has not been pleasant.  The picture above was the third day that I went out to get a good picture.  I am pleased with how this photo came out since the this past week did not allow for blue skies to offer a contrast to the horizon line.  If I were going to use this picture for my own photo blog I would make it black and white to add more depth by playing with the contrast.