The First 3 Days

At the beginning of the assignment, we were told to write, type, jot down whatever caught our eyes. In those three days, I went from attending classes, to work at the gym, to dance rehearsals. My eyes were like a moth to a light, being attracted and caught by many objects, people, etc.

Here are a few (not all) of the observations I made each day;

Day One:

• The chipped paint on the sink
• The Neon pink Nike symbol on grey sneakers
• The red streak in a boy’s hair
• The crumpled paper on the ground
• The whole in a dancer’s shoe, allowing me to see her toe

Day Two:

• The dust collecting on the treadmill’s sides
• The purple siding to someone’s black bookbag
• The red leaf with green edging, surrounded by green grass
• The realistic photo of a cat on a girl’s tank top
• A squirrel eating on a broken stump

Day Three:

• The street light that constantly was flickering
• A man jogging in dark red shorts at 4 am
• The hot pink, square-shaped, waterbottle
• The paint splatters on a window downtown
• The sticker rubbing off the elevator

Overall, a variety of things caught my eye. It may have been for the pop of color, the displacement of the object, or from pure interest. Either way, it was interesting getting to see what my eyes were attracted to. This would help with the next 3 days of photographing…..

The Last 3 days

I love state college, and I love the campus of Penn State, however, walking around the same every day, what use to catch your eye may no longer do that. I found that when I was walking around for the three days, and it caused a challenge, but not one I wasn’t ready to overcome. It caused me to look more around my atmosphere than just straight ahead, and left and right. Some of the things I took photos of were because the colors stood out, or the graphics were appealing. Other times it was things I didn’t expect to find on my journey, like in one of the photos, a pen on the edge of the stone path, on a pile of leaves. Even though this was an assignment, I hope to use these tools of observations (with my camera or without) so I can enjoy the atmosphere around me on a whole new level.