Year in Photos 2015

Overview: With the end of 2015 comes a good time to reflect on the work of some awesome photographers. Let's take a moment to look at some amazing photos and reflect on what made their work amazing.

Directions: Make a new blog post titled "Year in Photos: 2015" and complete Part 1 and Part 2 below.

Part 1: Find 7 PHOTOS from the links below (ONE FROM EACH SOURCE) and answer the questions BELOW for each photo.

1. AP
http://blog.apimages.com/category/top-photos-of-2015/

2. Time Magazine

http://time.com/4124895/top-100-photos-of-2015/

http://time.com/4145154/top-10-photos-2015/

http://time.com/3692953/time-best-portraits-of-2015/

3. National Geographic Contest

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/contest-2015/gallery/winners-all/1

4. Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/news/picture/pictures-of-the-year?articleId=USRTX1VU9I

5. Buzzfeed

http://www.buzzfeed.com/gabrielsanchez/the-most-powerful-photos-of-2015#.hxVmAY9w1

6. Twisted Sifter (Don't use historic photos from this list.)
http://twistedsifter.com/2016/01/the-top-100-pictures-of-the-day-for-2015/

7. Getty Images (Use Embed Code to post to your blog.)
http://yearinfocus.gettyimages.com

QUESTIONS (answer these questions for each of the photos you selected) 

1. Label the type of photography it is. Examples: Street (Urban), Photojournalism, Landscape, Cityscape, Black and White, Portraits, Food, etc.

2. Explain Rules of Composition present in photo and provide written evidence.

3. Describe the lighting:

• Light source or light sources?
• Natural/Artificial/Mix? How do you know?
• How did photographer enhance photo through use of light?

4. Explain what work photographer have to do to capture this image?