The Open Door
Photo by: William Henry Fox Talbot
Image source: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/2005.100.498
Year: 1844

Quality of light: The light is very bold, the brightness on the outside brings your eyes right to the broom but past the door is complete darkness besides a small glass window visible.
Keep it simple:  The image is very simple with an old broom in front of an open door.  Although there are other objects visible in the picture like a light and some vines, your eyes are drawn right to the broom.
Contrast Appropriate: I believe the contrast of this photo is very high.  There are very bright areas outside of the door where the sun is shining, and very dark areas behind the door and where there are shadows.

I chose this image because it was kind of spooky and reminded me of Halloween.  This image looks like a photo of an old witches house.  The broomstick leaning on the wall in front of the open door sparks curiosity of what is inside beyond the light. I also thought it would be good examples of assessing a photograph using lighting principles.

Photo by: Dorothea Lange
Image source: http://marshallmatlock.com/2011/10/dorothea-lange-american-photographs/
Year: early 1900s

Keep it simple:  This is a very simple photograph with a boy smoking who is sitting down leaning back against a pole.  The image includes a boy, a pole and a cigarette, it is not cluttered at all in my opinion.
What feelings does this image create: I felt a little upset when viewing this photo.  Back in the early 1900's smoking was considered to be cool, and people were not aware of the health consequences and risks associated with smoking.  If this was an older man I don't think it would bother me as much as seeing this young boy smoking.
Is the image black and white or color: This image was printed in a time where only black and white was possible.  Regardless, I feel it has a stronger impact in black and white then it would have if in color.  The boy's cigarette is white and to me is what stands out in the picture.  I am not sure how well the cigarette would have stood out if it was competing with colors in the photo.

I decided to use Dorothea Lange's photo of the boy smoking because it sort of disturbs me.  Now a days smoking cessation is advertised like the way cigarette's smoking used to be before laws were created to stop this. Their are also laws that do not allow minors to purchase tobacco products. 

Photo by: Cal Williams
Image source: http://www.calwilliamsphoto.com/Scenic-Views/Nautical-Scenes/2016931_jpHk3g#!i=151725543&k=ms5PhSt
Year: 1999

Rule of thirds:  The sun is centered in this photograph but there is more to the photo then the sunset over water.  The photographer used the rule of thirds by capturing the leaves from the palm tree and a small boy in the left, outer third of the photograph.
Background compliments from composition:  With the background in such clear focus I think it helps complete the photo with the palm trees and small boy on the left of the photo.  They seem to compliment one another well, the boy and the background, and the photo would not be the same without one or the other.
What in the image helped to create that feeling: For me this image makes me feel at peace with the sun and the water.  At first glance I saw a beautiful water scenery but as time went by I began to notice the details and the image grew on me.  I saw that beautiful golden sun trying to shine through the giant cloud on the left.  I also saw the dark palm tree hanging over a boy who is squatted on the left, by the surf.

I came across this image and had to stop and stare at it so I decided to use it.  It is so beautiful with the water and the sunset glistening off the water and the bright blue sky.  I love the ocean so anything having to do with it I am into.  Something about this photo just fascinates me, I could stare at it for hours and still be intrigued.  The way the sun is shining behind that cloud, trying to make itself visible by the sky and water, is captivating to me.