Post-shoot Reflection

1. What challenges did you encounter while trying to get the photos of your first 4 prompts (Square, Metal, Happy, Bowie)
I had a hard time getting a picture that I actually liked. I didn't know the rules we learned about other than rule of thirds because I used to take art. 
2. What technical aspects of photography or the assignment in general (focus, framing, holding the camera, etc.) did you find yourself thinking about the most? Provide a specific example of what you did to do this correctly.I was mostly thinking about focus and holding the camera. Those were just the only things I was focusing on.
3. If you could do the assignment again, what would you do differently now that you know some basic rules of photography?
I would change the angle of my pictures and try to use more of the rules.
4. What things would you do the same?
I would take pictures of the same subjects, just with different angles.5. Finally - go back and edit your blogs with the 4 photos (square, metal, happy, Bowie), tell me what rules of composition (which you just learned about) did you end up actually achieving? Did you have any?
I ended up using rule of thirds, balance, and lines.
6. Are you interested in shooting those same prompts again, why?
I would like to do this prompt again because I think I could get better pictures this time. However, I would like to have a new prompt just to have something new.

http://catherinesphotojournalismblog.blogspot.com/2014/09/1st-prompt-shoot.html

This photographer had lots of the rules we learned about. She tried to keep her pictures simple and showed good examples of rules of thirds. She could've focused more on the subject, however, and tried to eliminate the unnecessary things in the background.