This is a portrait of an astronaut. When the you first look at it, all you can see is the reflective helmet and the reflection of what is in front of him. He seems to either have his arms out in front of him, or his legs out stretched, lying down. But when the photograph is examined closer, you can see his face and glasses inside the helmet. Although the picture appears to be taken straight on, the photographer is nowhere in sight. The fact that neither the camera or the photographer is in the reflection of the helmet raises a few questions; where was the photographer when he took this picture? Did the astronaut take the photo himself? Or is this photo actually photo shopped into something different?
By looking at the picture I can infer that this astronaut is getting ready for launch or at least preparing for it. I can also guess that he is in his full astronaut attire, by looking at his reflection in his helmet. Lastly, I can infer that the astronaut is focused; he doesn't seems to be smiling and he appears to be looking straight ahead.
I believe that the photographer's motive for taking this picture was to show bravery and suspense. Anyone who is willing to get shot out in space to explore the unknown has to be very brave. In addition, this picture shows and mystery. The subject seems to be very focused, which raises many questions in the viewer's mind.

This is a simple picture of a bright red bike resting against a soft yellow wall. The photograph is taken from a straight on angle, which makes me believe that he either conveniently found a bike and took a picture of it, or set it up in front of a random wall. The color and the subject makes me able to infer that this picture was taken somewhere in Europe. Also, i can guess that this was not Photoshopped, and was taken somewhere on the streets. This photo raises a few questions in my mind such as, where was this taken? And, how come there are no shadows on the bike but the picture looks like it was taken in the middle of a sunny day? After examining the picture, I have decided that it portrays happiness, simplicity, and calmness, mostly through the colors of the picture. I believe that this was the photographer's motive and these were the emotions he was trying to bring across with this photo. 

This is a picture of a water and sand filled shell, taken on a beach. The time of day and the light reflects off of the water and brightens the shell, making it stand out. The shell's many different patters also make it unique; especially the "zebra stripes" in the middle of it. I can infer that to take this picture, the photographer would have to get close to the ground and the shell. I believe this because if the picture was taken using a large zoom, it wouldn't be so crisp and in focus. I can also infer that this was taken at a calm beach, with only a few waves. The foam creates a soft tone to the picture, and to get that natural effect, you need at least some waves. Lastly, I can guess that this shell is not at large as it seems to be; it is hard enough to find a shell like this and I would not be surprised if it was actually small.
Some questions come to mind when I look at this picture. Where did the photographer find a shell as amazing as this one? Where exactly was the picture taken at?
The photographer's motive was to visually demonstrate how you can hear the ocean a shell if you hold it up to your ear. He purposefully put the water inside the shell to make "the ocean in a shell" literal.

In this photograph, paper origami boats float across a pool of water,  and one seems to collide with a small ice chunk. The photographer took this picture at a straight on angle, focusing on the orange boat and blurring out the yellow one. By examining the photo, I can infer that the water was cold, for the ice to say frozen. I think that the photographer had to take this picture quickly, before the boats got too wet and sank.  Also, I believe that there was a little bit of wind, to create the slight ripples in the water. But the real question is, did the photographer purposely stage the boats to run into the ice? If I were to answer that question, I would think that the photographer's motive was to illustrate a "low-key" version of the Titanic. The orange boat demonstrates the Titanic, while the smaller yellow boat in the background is there to show the "Carpathia", the ship that was on the Titanic's rescue.

The main subject in the picture above is the guitar. The black and white picture focuses on the peg board and the players hand, while to body of the guitar and the player's other hand is blurred in the background. I can infer that the photographer was at a slight angle below the guitar, rather that the picture being taken straight on. Also, this picture was taken in a studio, and then darkened using special effects. Lastly, I can infer that the photographer was trying to portray a sense of peacefulness and calmness by using coloring and choosing a guitar as a subject. But was the player actually playing a song? And if he was, was it a calm and peaceful song like the picture shows?

This is a picture of a man walking through long weeds and bushes while dragging a road behind him. Although everything behind him is neatly cut and the road is smoothly laid out, everything in front of the subject is long, not weeded, and rough looking. I can infer that a picture of a far away angle was taken of just the road. Then, a second picture was taken of the man dragging a sheet. The two pictures were then put together, and with a little editing help, it turned into what you see above. I believe that the photographer's motive was to demonstrate how people should create their own path. The road symbolizes your past life and the weeds symbolize the future. This isn't just any road, this is his road. But how exactly did the photographer edit this picture? And does it mean more than what I see?

This picture shows an incredibly flexible ballerina using her length, angles, and posture to create an amazing picture. As her muscles tighten, the viewer can tell how much strength she needs to concentrate and hold herself up. The photographer took this from a side angle, in order to show her whole body. I can assume that the model has been dancing for a very long time; it takes years to be able to dance on pointe, and even longer to be able to do this. I also believe that she wasn't able to hold this position for very long. She kicked her leg up, arched her head back, and the photographer quickly took this picture.
I can infer that the photographer's motive for taking this picture was to show something that the average person cannot do. It was taken to make the viewer feel amazement and potentially a bit of jealously.
A few questions come to mind when I look at this picture; how many years was she actually dancing? Is she a famous ballerina? And how did the photographer capture this picture without any blur at all?

This photo, taken from a side angle, illustrates an angle of a cat that many people may never have seen before. The cat's eye especially stands out. It has a glossy finish to it, almost as though it was painted over. From examining this picture, i can guess that it was very difficult to get this picture. Living creatures and animals are hard enough to get pictures of them when they are moving quickly (like a cat would be), so how did the photographer get this remarkable angle?  And was the cat lying down as the picture shows, or was the image just flipped? 

I also infer that this picture was taken behind a screen or in a studio. The photographer's motive, similar to the picture above (the ballerina) is to show an angle that many people have not seen of a cat. It is meant to show the glossy covering over the eye and the slight curve of the cat's nose, as something different and more amazing then most people would view it. 

In this picture, dark grey rocks are surrounded by eerie mist and fog, and above them, a purple and orange sunset or sunrise appears. This picture was taken up close to the front rocks, and then strategically positioned so that a town in the back glows under the sunrise/set. I can infer that this was taken early in the morning. The morning dew covers the rocks, and it slowly drifts away as the day starts. I can also infer that the town is an island. The fog is covering the ocean that surrounds the town, making it look like it is city in the clouds. Or was this photo actually Photoshopped to make it look like this? Lastly, I believe that the photographer took this picture to show a sense of calmness, coolness, and peacefulness. The purple, blue, and orange colors are all associated with these feelings.

This picture illustrates a single, simple bubble with a fence, tree, and the sky reflecting off of it. Similar to the first astronaut picture, the picture seems to be taken straight on, but where is the reflection of the photographer? Is it edited and changed around so a different reflection shows in the picture than it did in real life? 

If this picture was not edited, I can infer that it was taken on a cloudy day, with the sun peeking through the clouds, as the reflection in the bubble shows. I also guess that many different shots we taken of bubbles, and only a few turned out like this one. After all, its difficult to take a picture of unpredictable moving objects that can pop at any time. But maybe this isn't actually a bubble. Could it be just a plastic sphere, held up by a clear string?
I believe that the photographers motive to take this picture was to show a bit of mystery. The viewer can't exactly tell what is going on, which brings him closer and makes him want to look at it more.

In this photograph, a toddler, dressed in all pink and blue, holds a large balloon and looks up into the sky. The balloon appears almost twice the size as the little girl, and its string is tied tightly to her wrist. This picture is taken from close to the ground. I can infer that the photographer was lying on the ground and taking the picture at a slight angle, pointing up to the balloon. The little girl seems to be very happy in the picture, which translates back to the viewer. Also, the picture looks like it was taken by a farm because of the buildings in the background.
Some questions come to mind when I examine the picture; where are the girl's parents? Did she simply run off with a balloon because she thought it would be fun?
I believe that the photographer's motive for taking this picture was to make the viewer feel happiness. He did this by using a little girl as his subject, dressing her in all pink and blue, and then putting a filter on the picture.

In this picture, I can infer that hundreds of birds are frantically flying away from something. All you can see of the birds is the black tips of their wings, a white blur of their bodies, and nothing else.  I can tell that the picture was taken from a side angle of the birds. Also, I believe that the birds were flying to the left, by the way their wings are angled. But in this picture, were there really as many birds as it looks like there is? Or did the photographer mess with the picture so just a few birds blended together to make it seem like hundreds? I believe that the photographer's motive was to capture nature as it is, hopefully without any special effects of any kind.

This picture shows a blurred image of all the cars going along a freeway at night. By the color of the lights, I can tell that the cars are going back and forth down the mountain. I can also infer that there is a small town below the freeway, where all the small twinkling yellow lights are. Lastly, because there are many bright lights, I can tell that this is a very active town and freeway.
When I look at this picture, a few questions come to mind; was this picture taken from atop the mountain? Was it edited to make the lights on the freeway look like lines?
I believe that the photographer's motive was to show that the simplest things can be beautiful. In this case, the freeway was turned into an amazing piece of art.

The subject of this picture is a person's eye. But it's not just any ordinary eye. This hazel eye looks out into the distance and a reflection of the blue sky and fields of what look like wheat glow beneath it. I can infer that this picture was taken on a side angle of a person's left eye (if you are looking at them). I also believe that this is just a raw picture, and no editing was done to create the reflection in the eye. Lastly, I can infer that the focus on this picture was more on the reflection in the eye than the eye itself. So how did the photographer get the reflection in the eye so bright? How simple is it to create a picture like this?
The photographer's motive for taking this picture, similar to the picture above (highway lights), was to turn something simple such as an eye and turn it into something else. Most people have ordinary and average eyes, but when combined with the world outside, they can become something else.

This picture shows an old rusty clock, with sand and mold on it. The numbers on it are slowly fading, while the dial is so crusted over that it can hardly move. I can infer that this is taken from a side angle, so the numbers in front are in focus and the ones in the back are blurred out.  I also believe that this clock was just found, rather than being purposely changed to look old in order to take this picture. I also can infer that the photographer's motive for taking this picture was to show how time is precious, and we need to treasure it. In other words, we cannot let time escape us and become rusted and old like this clock is. When I look at this picture, I can't help but wonder why the clock is set at almost eleven o'clock. Does this mean something?

This photo shows a Polaroid leafless tree, with the actual tree lined up behind it. The picture was taken from a straight on angle. I can infer that the background photo was real, but the Polaroid was not an actual Polaroid. I can also infer that it was edited and photoshopped, by the bright blue and greens. Lastly, I believe that the photographer's motive was to show how photos can capture any place, thing, or moment. In this case, it was the tree.
When I look at this picture, I wonder how much of the photo was actually edited. Is the whole picture just done on a computer? Or is at least some of it a real photo?

This picture shows the inside of a barrel of a wave. As the water rolls around the lens of the camera, you can make out the sunset through the wave. I can infer that this picture was taken from an extremely hard angle to get, which is inside a wave, right before it crashes. I believe that the sun was going down and the water was dark when there wasn't a wave, by looking at the water on the back of the wave. I can also infer that the photographer's motive was to capture a moment that is hard to get, but many people would want to see it. Even if the viewer isn't at the beach, looking through a wave, they can still get that sense of awe through this photograph. But how big was the wave? Was it as big as it seems in the picture? If so, how did the photographer get this picture without being crushed by the wave?

In this photo, a light bulb is smashed by a metal object and shatters. But the split second before it crumbled to pieces, the photographer captured this amazing picture while the light bulb is still in its original form. The picture is taken from an angle close to the ground, on the side of the light. I can infer that the camera was set to take many frames of the light bulb being smashed, and this picture was the only one that captured this outstanding moment. I can also infer that the light was smashed and bounced off the ground, coming up for short amount of time, as shown in the photo. Lastly, I can infer that the light was hit with a lot of force. If hit with a smaller amount of force, the light still would have shattered, but not as much as the light did in the picture above.
When I look at this picture, a few questions come to mind. How many frames per second did the photographer have to take to achieve this photo? How many light bulbs did he have to smash before he got the perfect picture?
I believe that the photographer's motive for taking this picture was to make the viewer feel amazed and astounded. When I was looking through photos this one caught my eye because it was different that anything I had seen before.

This is a picture of small bright red flowers and their dark black branches covered in snowflakes. I can infer that the picture was taken from a straight on angle, with the flowers in the front in focus and the flowers in back blurred out. By the lighting, I can also infer that this picture was taken when the sun wasn't out. Lastly, I can infer that the photographer's motive for taking this picture was to make the viewer feel peaceful. Red can sometimes stand for anger, but when the white snow covers it, it can mean something entirely different.
Where was this picture taken? And were these beautiful red flowers just growing out in the wild somewhere?

This picture shows two colorful birds huddling together. Their feathers are ruffled in the middle, but smooth and soft atop their heads. I can infer that the picture was taken straight on; not from an up or down angle. I believe that these birds were caged or in a zoo, and not in the wild. Where else would you be able to get this perfect picture without the birds getting scared and flying away?  I also can infer that the photographer's motive was to show comfort and love. The softness of the birds feathers and the way they are peacefully settled against each other shows this.
So were the birds huddling for warmth or just sleeping? And how were they not afraid of the photographer?