I really like the tones in this color and how dark it is. I think that the darkest images look the best. The ladies eyes are so glassy and her mouth is amazing
Thursday, October 17, 2013
My Favorite Photo So Far
If you can't tell, the man has a piece of plastic stuck around his body, it's so creepy and effective, yet if it were a bird or some other type of animal people would feel that is was a less powerful image. "So what? It's just an animal." I love the meaning behind this photo and I like how the water is murky and disgusting. I just can't describe how amazing and scary this photo is.
Inspiration Time
I love this photo. The contrast between the green and the red in the uniform really catches my attention, and I love how his eyes are covered.
This so much reminds me of Rocky Horror Picture Show, the opening to the movie is a close up of lips. I also love how the background is completely black and the lips are neon.
I just love creepy images.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
What color is your parachute?
Question: Style. Do you have it? How do you cultivate it? How do we get known for it? Where does our style originate?
Style is something that makes our art unique and has factors that make it a piece of our work. I think that style is created in photo by sticking to one subject, but style is a way of expression and it is everywhere. Style can't just be manufactured though, it builds on you, like you personalities flowing from you to your art work. Style can be cultivated or improved by focusing on specific elements in your photos or just photographing what you love. If you're around something you love, and it reflects your personality then it's style. Everyone has a style and everyone's style is unique.
(Post from a while ago.)
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson was on August 22, 1908 in Chanteloup-en-Brie, France. Bresson had five younger siblings and lived comfortably because of his Father's textile business. His first camera, used by many starting photographers of the day, was a box brownie. He didn't use this camera for artistic purposes at first, just for family photos on the holidays. He later studied cubism. Cartier-Bresson's photography flew off during WWII where after he was held captive by the German Nazis he really worked on his portrait work.Today he is known as a photojournalist. I personally really like his work with the curvatures with urban structures.
Here are some of my favorites:
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The curves of the building are really beautiful alone, but with the children it adds a unique factor to this piece. All of the curious heads popping out add a pinch of humor to the photo :)
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This piece is more well known and there is a reason why. The stairs almost create an optic illusion, I really like how Cartier-Bresson played with the angles in this image. The railings and the stairs coming together are just perfect. The blurred biker in the back is cool, but most people would have his in focus. Personally I like him out of focus. I'm glad he's there because he adds a form of balance to the photo. If only the stairs were in this picture I feel that it wouldn't look complete.
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This image is amazing! It must have taken so much patience to actually get an image like this. The man looks like he's walking on water, and the ladder looks perfect and he has a reflection and the fence just narrows the focus to this scene.
Here are some of my favorites:
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The curves of the building are really beautiful alone, but with the children it adds a unique factor to this piece. All of the curious heads popping out add a pinch of humor to the photo :)
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This piece is more well known and there is a reason why. The stairs almost create an optic illusion, I really like how Cartier-Bresson played with the angles in this image. The railings and the stairs coming together are just perfect. The blurred biker in the back is cool, but most people would have his in focus. Personally I like him out of focus. I'm glad he's there because he adds a form of balance to the photo. If only the stairs were in this picture I feel that it wouldn't look complete.
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This image is amazing! It must have taken so much patience to actually get an image like this. The man looks like he's walking on water, and the ladder looks perfect and he has a reflection and the fence just narrows the focus to this scene.
Monday, October 7, 2013
White on White
| Focal Length | 40mm |
| Exposure | 1/160 |
| F Number | f/20 |
| ISO |
1600
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| Focal Length | 40mm |
| Exposure | 1/100 |
| F Number | f/20 |
| ISO | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 40mm |
| Exposure | 1/160 |
| F Number | f/20 |
| ISO | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 40mm |
| Exposure | 1/125 |
| F Number | f/20 |
| ISO | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 40mm |
| Exposure | 1/100 |
| F Number | f/20 |
| ISO | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 40mm |
| Exposure | 1/100 |
| F Number | f/20 |
| ISO | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 40mm |
| Exposure | 1/80 |
| F Number | f/20 |
| ISO | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 40mm |
| Exposure | 1/640 |
| F Number | f/10 |
| ISO | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 40mm |
| Exposure | 1/160 |
| F Number | f/20 |
| ISO | 1600 |
| Focal Length | 27mm |
| Exposure | 1/125 |
| F Number | f/20 |
| ISO | 1600 |
| Camera make | Canon |
So this is what I have so far (photoshop crashed) I think the last 5 images came out the best. They look the whitest to me as opposed to the first two. Unfortunately the ISO at 1600 caused lots of noise, which I wish I could have changed. I think that this was the hardest assignment so far. I'll be uploading my other images later. I uploaded the rest of the images and to be honest I'm not very impressed with how this assignment came out. I think that all of my photos could have been better if the angles were changed and the ISO went down
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Pre Contrasting Colors
So, contrasting colors in an image are really important because they draw your attention to the photo, but being a black and white photographer, I think this will be a challenge for me. I think that I might use my living deep in the woods as an advantage. All the leaves are changing and I think that would be the perfect opportunity to start this assignment. These are the ideas I have in mind:
Th orange kind of contrasts against the trunk of the tree. I don't have really eccentric trees like the one above, but I think I can work it out. The blue sky against the orange leaves also would have been a good take on this photo.
The yellows, blues, and oranges all look perfect in this photo.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams is the father of nature photography, he mastered landscapes and nature at a quite early age for photography. Ansel Adams was born on February 20th, 1902 in San Francisco, California. Adams' family was well off and they lived at a house said to have had a beautiful view. Adams' love for nature started off early as he didn't enjoy sports and had little friends. Adams was always a hyperactive child which led to him being rejected from private schools. He was taken out of formal school and was home schooled by his Aunt and Father. Adams was set on becoming a pianist until he visited Yosemite National Park where he noted the beauty and was awakened to photography. Adams' first camera was a brownie, a cheap and very basic camera. As his skills grew he realized that he wanted to become a photographer. Adams dies on April 22, 1984 but his legacy still continues as his photos strive to impress. Here are some of my favorites:
I like this photo because of the two crosses at the top of the buildings. My eyes instantly were lead to them because of the zig-zag leading lines. I also like how one is directly across the other. My eyes also jump back and forth from both crosses. I also really like how they both have a similar opening in front of the cross. The one in the background has a a window and the one in the front has a doorway. I like this photo is really compositionaly strong.
This photo is cool because of the roots in the tree. I like how they look rally tangled and fluid. I also like the change in texture between the roots and what appears to be clovers or something.
I've always wanted to recreate a photo like this because of the leading lines. The mountains in the background improve the image also because it contrasts. The car in the far back of the photo also shows how fast you have to take the photo.
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