Melissa Pinney

I found most of Pinney's photography interesting. The group i liked the most was the girls ascending section. I can relate to this very easily. With the first picture, the girls looks a lot like my age. With the volleyball and her standing in the water, that is something i still do today and did as i was growing up. The funny thing about the second picture of the girls who have the balls in their shirts, i have a younger sister that when i was younger, i did everything with. We would always put volleyballs and basketballs in our shirts to make us look pregnant. The third picture reminds me of when i was younger also because on every Sunday after church i would go to my towns amateur baseball game and would always stand by the fence. i know that they are playing softball but i'm just making the comparison. ( when i was younger, my mom would make me wear dresses to church and sometimes we would go straight to the game so i had to wear the dress there). For the 4th picture, the only way i can really tie into that is how i would always celebrate during sports when i was younger. I like how Pinney has a wide range of grass in the background to tie soccer players into it. the background really connects to the girls in the picture. And crazy enough, when i was growing up, me and my dad would always put together the 1000 piece puzzles so i know how the girl is feeling in the picture. And the 5th one really doesn't connect with me other than the fact that when i was growing up, me and my sisters would always go to the lake, even if it was cold or hot out. I really like her photography. She captures great moments in life. I like how she takes pictures of different stereotypes. to me she shows that when your younger you can enjoy being in water and doing whatever and having a fun personality, and she also shows that as you grow up, you can do the same thing.