The following picture was taken when I was on a community service trip in Jamaica, West Indies. I took the photo to adequately capture the beautiful scenery combined with the laidback attitude seen within the two boys. In composing this photograph I decided that the beautiful scenic atmosphere drew the attention of the viewers away from the horrible conditions of the country. My experiences shaped my taking of this photograph because I had seen and understood the horrible conditions of the country, which provoked my intentions. The person in this photograph might have taken a similar picture of me. My nonchalant and blasé attitude would be reflected in my photo. I may be seen sitting down relaxing with my sunglasses on, staring into the ocean. The caption might be something like: “Perri’s view of the world.” “The other” could assume that I am a very relaxed person. This exercise might change the way that I take travel photographs by truly trying to incorporate an individuals characteristics and different aspects of their personality. I would look to take photographs that properly epitomize an individual. When I snap pictures of people that I do not know I will try to really integrate the scenery and try to show how the person is involved in the scenery. In order to represent others properly I think that it first depends on who the person you’re taking the photograph of is and if they do or do not know that the photograph is being taken.
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