Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Final Exam
One last note on Part 1: I am not sure why A Maze Of Red Buds and Bountiful Blossoms are so big.
Part 2
1) I got to be honest, my first reaction after reading this question was, “Oh hell…” Why? Because, photography/imagery really has no effect on my faith. In fact, my faith is pretty much non-existent at the moment. I suppose that an amazing picture of a sunset, a mama bear with her cubs, or a magnificent waterfall could be proof of God’s existence to many. (For me this proves the existence of a god, but not necessarily God.) In fact photography has done more to put my faith into question than enhance it. Photos of atrocities committed by people make me wonder why was this omnipotent God not there to let these people live, or stop their torture. As far as something unseen being proven or made more real by imagery; I think it is to the effect of it being able to show people something that they do not see everyday such as: a nebula in deep space, a massive and lush valley, or Earth as seen from space. This probably shows people (or to me at least) that there is a greater force than science behind everything.
5) Taking A.D.I. and learning more about photography has taught me that even the most normal of situations always has something interesting going on in them…but you just might have to look at it differently to see it. It has also taught me to seek out fun or neat shots in more places than I previously would have tried or expected. The danger of looking at the world as “a set of potential photographs” is that the world, and the people and creatures and stuff in it lose their significance and become mere objects. People become models, skies and mountains become backdrops, and animals, plants, and the very things we use to get through life become props. When people objectify others they start to disconnect from the outside world.
2) I suppose by having a photograph of something you inherently own part of it. not in the “It’s mine! Ahahahahaha!” sense, but in the fact that you have frozen the object etc. at a time when no one else did. Therefore, you own that object etc. in that very moment in the past. Please note that this applies to photography only, not videography. I both agree and disagree with this statement. I disagree with it literal meaning that you own the object. If this were true, I would own the sun, several miles of highway, countless buildings, hundreds of people, and a whole lot of clouds. (which sadly, I do not.) I do agree with its deeper meaning though, or at least the deeper meaning I interpreted from it.
Part 3
1. I take photographs to preserve a fleeting moment forever. I take them so that when memory of the event, person, or situation fades into the past, that it will not be gone forever, but live on in a photograph. There are many moments that I wish I could remember more vividly, but I cannot, and I have no photos to look at to remember them by. I take photographs as a way of preserving that which is important to me. I also take photos so that I can share funny moments, beautiful sunsets, or an unusual scene with other people. I communicate with others a lot via photographs
2. Before I took this class I did not think about the composition or balance of the photograph. (consciously at least) I took a snapshot of something because I thought it looked cool. All I worried about was that the subject was centered, that the subject could be seen, that the photo was not too dark or too light, and that there is nothing else interfering with my photo. Now when I go to take pictures of something or someone I place them somewhere in the photo that creates interest. I also now look for more photographic opportunities in places that I would never have thought to.
3. The aspect of photography that I need to develop the most has been, and still is composition. I still have some obsessive need to center the subject if there is not anything else of interest in the photo. To help cure this problem I have turned on the rule of thirds grid on my camera. Having the lines there in the view finder help tremendously in uncentering subjects.
4. My staying active as a photographer with probably be me taking pictures every so often when I think of something cool or the opportunity presents itself. If possible, I hope to minor in photography at The University of Akron. This way I can further develop my skills in an art form I absolutely love. Hopefully, if I minor,(if I don't I will still try) I will learn to stop centering every subject I photograph. Another obstacle to this is laziness. During the summer I tend to like to do nothing.
5. In Part 1 there is a photograph called "Glory of the Sunrise" I believe this truly counts as art. It is an amazing photograph show casing the beauty of both nature and humans, or rather human creations. That is the only photograph I can think of that would truly qualify as art.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Beaming Light
Amazing isn't it
Photoshop Phun (lol its punny...ish)
Monday, May 3, 2010
Shifting Tilt
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
A Field of Depth
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This photo is not part of the portfolio but I wanted to put it here anyway.
This is my dog Coco. We found him as a stray near Chapel Hill Mall and lured him into our car using a trail of bologna.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Photographer Report
2. 1904-1971
3.Bourke-White started her job in journalism in the 1920's, when few women were in that field. However as the 1920's progressed women became more and more commonplace in photo-journalism. Bourke-White completed college at cornell and moved to Cleveland where she opened her own studio. Later, in 1929 her work caught the attention of Henry Luce who hired her as the photographer for fortune magazine. This lead her to Russia where she conducted a series of photographs of life under communist rule. Her success at Fortune led to Life Magazine hiring her. Her credentials grew as the magazine gained national fame. During WWII she and many other women covered the war from the front lines through a series of photographic narratives called "They Called It Purple Heart Valley" After the war she focused on humanitarian issues. In 1956 she was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. She continued photography until her death in 1971.
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New Haven, & Hartford R.R.,
1939
Pouring the heat
7. sources
http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0301/pcox.html
http://artfiles.art.com/5/ncr/p/LRG/27/2700/1HQUD00Z/margaret-bourke-white-molten-steel-cascading-in-otis-steel-mill-in-historic-pouring-the-heat-photo.jpg
http://www.leegallery.com/photographers/63-margaret-bourke-white-american-1904-1971-
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Pick your own Project: Landscape
