Assignment 1 (Part 2)

Chaos:
Interpretation: When others looked at this image they liked the extreme contrast and the angle of the image.
Evaluation: I think that the contrast and the frame are working very well in this photo. If I were to improve this image I would maybe try different angles with lighting.
Extension: If I were to extend on this image I would do a series of photos showing the frustrations of technology.

Back lit:
Interpretation: When others critiqued my image they liked the shape that the figure made in the back lighting.
Evaluation: I think that the lighting is working very well in this image, it makes an interesting shape. If I were to improve anything I would include the entire hula hoop.
Extension: If I were to do an extension on this project I would do a series of photos of people with props that represent their favorite hobbies.

Secret:
Interpretation: Other people liked the angle of the photograph and how it looked like you were really close to them trying to hear the secret.
Evaluation: I liked the angle of this image as well. I think the background works well with this image, the closed door adds to the theme of secrets.
Extension: If I were to do an extension of this image I would do a series with photos that depict different words.

Assignment 3

Composition: In this image I wanted to capture the white door next to the brick wall and I increased the contrast to make it more dramatic.
Concept: In this image I tried to convey a sense of a picturesque and unpicturesque urban landscape. I wanted to capture the organic, rural-looking door against the brick wall, which looks more urban.
Method: In order to capture this image I drove around downtown East Lansing to find interesting spaces in an urban environment.
Motivations: My motivation for this image was to find a pretty image in a more dirty, urban downtown area.
Context: This image relates to the concept of finding beauty even in the most unexpected places.

Composition: In this image I wanted to put emphasis on the light in the background but still show the building that was under construction.
Concept: I wanted to describe the cultural phenomenon of monopolization and expansion in our society.
Method: In this image I walked around outside of a building that's under construction really early in the morning to capture the really harsh morning light above the building.
Motivations: In this image I wanted to capture a building that is built in an environment with a lot of natural surroundings.
Context: In this image I wanted to show that we are building so many structures that are blocking the view of natural beauty.

Composition: In this photograph I wanted to capture the rectangular shapes of the books.

Concept: I was inspired by cubism. I looked up cubist images and there were a lot of paintings of squares and geometric objects so I wanted to capture books on shelves to have a lot of geometric shapes.

Method: I brainstormed to come up with an idea for this image and then I went to the library and took pictures of books at many different angles.

Motivations: My motivation for this photo was to capture an image with a lot of rectangular shapes.

Context: I wanted to capture an image that was inspired by cubism but still showed a place. I wanted the geometric shapes of the books and to show that I was in a library so I included the door in the background.

Composition: In this image I wanted to have a figure in it but still make it foggy and hard to see. I also wanted to show the space with the window on the right.

Concept: In this image i wanted to show a change in time so I set a really slow shutter speed and stepped out of the frame after half the time it was open.

Method: For this image I used charcoal and put a piece of poster board on the wall and smeared it around the edges, then when I removed the poster there was a square of charcoal on the wall.

Context: I wanted to convey a change in time so I used the square of charcoal to make it look like a picture used to be there and I used the slow shutter speed to show the ghostly figure in front of it.

#20

A. In a news related photograph the photographer is usually trying to show an event so they commonly include a lot of information in them. A lot of times they are candid to show what is happening.

B. A common aspect in a snapshot is that the subject is usually in the middle of doing something and they sometimes tend to be a little blurry.

C. In advertising the photographs are usually sharp images where the scene was created in order to promote the product.

D. Movie stills capture the characters and what they are doing in the scene. They are usually in focus too.

E. In senior portraits the subject is the main focus so usually they are in front of a non-distracting backdrop. They also have soft skin and a lot of times show the upper half of the body, rather than a full body shot.

#19

1. I don't think that there's anything that should not be photographed.  There can be a concept behind every photograph and I don't think that any image is ever wrong.

2. Something that cannot be photographed is sound. You could capture an implication of sound but to photograph the actual sound that is being made is not possible.

3. Something that I don't want to photograph is sports because I don't have much of an interest in them.

Luis Gispert

http://www.luisgispert.com/#a=0&at=0&mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=5

Luis Gispert is an American photographer and sculptor.  His work focuses on hip hop and youth culture.  A lot of his work has to do with space and landscape.

#16 #17 & #18

"I think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know.  It takes no great power or magic to reproduce somebody's face in a photograph.  The magic is in seeing people in new ways." 

16. I agree with this quote.  I think that it is boring to see an image of something that you have seen before and know well, it's more of a challenge to try to capture something that you have never seen before.  It's more magical to see what's underneath rather than what's on the surface of an image.

"Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer-- and often the supreme disappointment."

17. I agree with this quote.  I think that landscape is a difficult image to capture and make interesting and that a lot of times people look at a pretty landscape and try to capture the image but end up disappointed.  I think that this is because when you look at a landscape you are seeing a wider view than what the camera sees and it is hard to find a frame in the landscape that looks interesting.

"Photography can only represent the present.  Once photographed the subject becomes apart of the past."

18. I agree and disagree with this quote.  I think that it's true on account that once you take the image that is an event that happened in the past.  However, I think that you can take an image that represents apart of the  past, present, or future.  It may not have happened in that time but you can create a scene that implies that it was.

Assignment 3(0)

The memory that I decided to recreate was a memory of middle school. I remember sitting in one of the seats by the door and always being distracted by the people walking out in the hall way so I decided to take an image of one of my classes and take a photo of someone walking out the door to recreate the distraction that I experienced when I was younger.