Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Monday, December 12, 2016
minimalism
I thought this photo was interesting because the colors blend very well together and I like how even though it is simple it still caught my eye.
I like this photo because it emphasizes the darkness on the inside of the building and the lightness of outside.
This one caught my eye because when I first looked at it I didn't realize that it was a boat on water so it gives you a different perception on what the picture really is.
all white composition
you told me too reshoot the project and said that it would not be counted as late
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The image is of someone walking up a girls face. In this picture I think that he could also possibly be fixing the line on her face. It is artistic because you wouldn't normally think of someone on someone else's face. It could be photoshopped but it also might be a guy walking up a billboard. This image might mean that she lets people walk all over her in a way meaning that she lets people treat her badly. The photographer's intent was to make us think. The face of the girl is really pale and the man is colorful so it helps me think about how the girl might feel.
It changes the interpretation because I now know that it is a billboard which gives it a different meaning. Size can affect the meaning because before we just saw part of her face and it looked like the man was walking on it but now I know that he was walking up the billboard. The image looks spliced because if you look closely you can see tiny dashed lines by the sides of her face. It looks like it could be in a downtown area and people who would see it would be people who work downtown or people driving through that area. The girl's facial expression looks like she doesn't have much feeling and she looks very pale.
It changes the interpretation because I now know that it is a billboard which gives it a different meaning. Size can affect the meaning because before we just saw part of her face and it looked like the man was walking on it but now I know that he was walking up the billboard. The image looks spliced because if you look closely you can see tiny dashed lines by the sides of her face. It looks like it could be in a downtown area and people who would see it would be people who work downtown or people driving through that area. The girl's facial expression looks like she doesn't have much feeling and she looks very pale.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016
It's an image of a place.
Describe the scene. A lady is on a ladder hanging up her laundry on an electrical line.
In the picture you can see a grassy farmland with clothes and a blue sky.
*In mid ground there are clothes hanging from the electrical line.
on the ground there are clothes that haven't been hung up yet
there is an old barn in the background.
Impressions
The people ( the objects) look as if they are busy working.
The viewer's attention is focused on the hanging clothes.
The photo is vivid and bright.
The photo makes us feel neutral.
The picture makes us think about families back in the day.
It looks like she's working hard.
The photographer mainly uses color
The photographer uses brightness to express the mood.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show and old and modern twist.
It seems/appears to me that she is poor.
PHOTO 2
It's an image of a person/place.
Describe the scene. A man on a river of glass on a kayak.
In the picture you can see the river of glass breaking on the shore as the man is looking down at it.
In the mid ground the man is on the kayak.
In the lower part the glass is breaking.
in the background there are trees and a grayish sky.
Impressions
The people ( the objects) look as if they are confused.
The viewer's attention is focused on the guy on the kayak.
The photo is dull.
The photo makes us feel blue.
The picture makes us think about paths in life to take.
It looks like he's lost.
The photographer mainly uses texture.
The photographer uses duller colors to show how the man feels.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show how they feel about life.
It seems/appears to me that he is confused.
Describe the scene. A man on a river of glass on a kayak.
In the picture you can see the river of glass breaking on the shore as the man is looking down at it.
In the mid ground the man is on the kayak.
In the lower part the glass is breaking.
in the background there are trees and a grayish sky.
Impressions
The people ( the objects) look as if they are confused.
The viewer's attention is focused on the guy on the kayak.
The photo is dull.
The photo makes us feel blue.
The picture makes us think about paths in life to take.
It looks like he's lost.
The photographer mainly uses texture.
The photographer uses duller colors to show how the man feels.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show how they feel about life.
It seems/appears to me that he is confused.
PHOTO 3
It's an image of a person.
Describe the scene. He is punching himself in the face.
In the picture you can see his face contracting from the impact of his punch.
In the mid ground is the man.
In the lower part is his body.
in the background there is nothing but it shows us "silence."
Impressions
The people ( the objects) look as if they are upset with themselves.
The viewer's attention is focused on his fist in his face.
The photo is sad.
The photo makes us feel depressed for the man.
The picture makes us think about how people feel.
It looks like he doesn't like himself.
The photographer mainly uses focus.
The photographer uses a focus point for the viewers to focus on a certain point.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show how he feels about himself.
It seems/appears to me that he has issues in life that include himself.
Describe the scene. He is punching himself in the face.
In the picture you can see his face contracting from the impact of his punch.
In the mid ground is the man.
In the lower part is his body.
in the background there is nothing but it shows us "silence."
Impressions
The people ( the objects) look as if they are upset with themselves.
The viewer's attention is focused on his fist in his face.
The photo is sad.
The photo makes us feel depressed for the man.
The picture makes us think about how people feel.
It looks like he doesn't like himself.
The photographer mainly uses focus.
The photographer uses a focus point for the viewers to focus on a certain point.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show how he feels about himself.
It seems/appears to me that he has issues in life that include himself.
PHOTO 4
It's an image of a fish.
Describe the scene. the fish is stuck with nowhere to swim with a house on him too.
In the picture you can see the fish looking dead.
In the mid ground is the house.
In the lower part is the giant fish.
in the background there is a sky and trees.
Impressions
The people ( the objects) look as if they don't know what to do.
The viewer's attention is focused on the house that is on the fish.
The photo is confusing.
The photo makes us feel sad for the fish.
The picture makes us think about what the photographer is trying to tell us.
It looks like the fish is stuck.
The photographer mainly uses contrast.
The photographer uses contrast to show the difference of where the house and the fish are.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show how there are different perspectives.
It seems/appears to me that different views on certain things.
Describe the scene. the fish is stuck with nowhere to swim with a house on him too.
In the picture you can see the fish looking dead.
In the mid ground is the house.
In the lower part is the giant fish.
in the background there is a sky and trees.
Impressions
The people ( the objects) look as if they don't know what to do.
The viewer's attention is focused on the house that is on the fish.
The photo is confusing.
The photo makes us feel sad for the fish.
The picture makes us think about what the photographer is trying to tell us.
It looks like the fish is stuck.
The photographer mainly uses contrast.
The photographer uses contrast to show the difference of where the house and the fish are.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show how there are different perspectives.
It seems/appears to me that different views on certain things.
PHOTO 5
It's an image of scene.
Describe the scene. A man pulling cubes of ice with fish in them.
In the picture you can see the man has a chainsaw while pulling a sled of ice.
on the left there is ice with fish in it.
on the right the man is holding the chainsaw.
in the background there is a grey sky.
Impressions
The people ( the objects) look as if he somewhere to go.
The viewer's attention is focused on what the man is pulling.
The photo is dark.
The photo makes us feel distant.
The picture makes us think about where he is going.
It looks like its really cold and he's either doing a job or having to be somewhere.
The photographer mainly uses saturation.
The photographer uses similar textures to make the picture dark.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show that the man is going to do something important.
It seems/appears to me that that is his way of life.
Describe the scene. A man pulling cubes of ice with fish in them.
In the picture you can see the man has a chainsaw while pulling a sled of ice.
on the left there is ice with fish in it.
on the right the man is holding the chainsaw.
in the background there is a grey sky.
Impressions
The people ( the objects) look as if he somewhere to go.
The viewer's attention is focused on what the man is pulling.
The photo is dark.
The photo makes us feel distant.
The picture makes us think about where he is going.
It looks like its really cold and he's either doing a job or having to be somewhere.
The photographer mainly uses saturation.
The photographer uses similar textures to make the picture dark.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show that the man is going to do something important.
It seems/appears to me that that is his way of life.
PHOTO 6
It's an image of scene.
Describe the scene. A man in his room that is outside.
In the picture you can see the man is walking out of the door holding something and possibly walking into another door.
on the left there is a door with light.
on the right is another door with a lamp next to it.
in the background there are clouds and a field of grass.
Impressions
The people ( the objects) look as if their drowsy.
The viewer's attention is focused on the glowing doors.
The photo is dark.
The photo makes us tired.
The picture makes us think about where he could be.
It looks like the man is sleepwalking.
The photographer mainly uses shadows.
The photographer uses the glowing doors to show where he is going might be important
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show that he is in a dream.
It seems/appears to me that he is trying to find where to go.
Describe the scene. A man in his room that is outside.
In the picture you can see the man is walking out of the door holding something and possibly walking into another door.
on the left there is a door with light.
on the right is another door with a lamp next to it.
in the background there are clouds and a field of grass.
Impressions
The people ( the objects) look as if their drowsy.
The viewer's attention is focused on the glowing doors.
The photo is dark.
The photo makes us tired.
The picture makes us think about where he could be.
It looks like the man is sleepwalking.
The photographer mainly uses shadows.
The photographer uses the glowing doors to show where he is going might be important
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show that he is in a dream.
It seems/appears to me that he is trying to find where to go.
PHOTO 7
It's an image of scene.
Describe the scene. A person in a shoe.
In the picture you can see a person grooming a field with a shoe.
on the left there is a person in the shoe.
on the right is a groomed field with footprints.
in the background there are clouds.
Impressions
The people ( the objects) look as if their determined.
The viewer's attention is focused on the shoes.
The photo is dreary.
The photo makes us try to figure what they are doing.
The picture makes us think about how they got in the shoe.
It looks like the person grooming the field.
The photographer mainly uses structure.
The photographer uses the shoe as its focus point.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show that they are going somewhere.
It seems/appears to me that the shoes are taking them somewhere.
Describe the scene. A person in a shoe.
In the picture you can see a person grooming a field with a shoe.
on the left there is a person in the shoe.
on the right is a groomed field with footprints.
in the background there are clouds.
Impressions
The people ( the objects) look as if their determined.
The viewer's attention is focused on the shoes.
The photo is dreary.
The photo makes us try to figure what they are doing.
The picture makes us think about how they got in the shoe.
It looks like the person grooming the field.
The photographer mainly uses structure.
The photographer uses the shoe as its focus point.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show that they are going somewhere.
It seems/appears to me that the shoes are taking them somewhere.
PHOTO 8
It's an image of scene.
Describe the scene. A person looking over the edge of a road.
In the picture you can see a person looking where the road goes.
in the mid ground is the kid with the bike.
Impressions
The people ( the objects) looks like they are contemplating if they should go on the road.
The viewer's attention is focused on the road.
The photo makes us wonder where the road will lead him.
The picture makes us think about if he's gonna go down the road.
It looks like the person is brave for even looking over the edge.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show that the road is going to lead them somewhere.
It seems/appears to me that the man might go down the road.
Describe the scene. A person looking over the edge of a road.
In the picture you can see a person looking where the road goes.
in the mid ground is the kid with the bike.
on the right is a bunch of grass.
in the background the road continues.Impressions
The people ( the objects) looks like they are contemplating if they should go on the road.
The viewer's attention is focused on the road.
The photo makes us wonder where the road will lead him.
The picture makes us think about if he's gonna go down the road.
It looks like the person is brave for even looking over the edge.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show that the road is going to lead them somewhere.
It seems/appears to me that the man might go down the road.
PHOTO 9
It's an image of scene/man.
Describe the scene. A man is painting on a canvas that he is turning into.
In the picture you can see a person painting in a scenic place with a lake.
on the left there is a rock.
on the right is painting utensils.
in the background there are clouds.
Impressions
The people ( the objects) look as if the work they are doing they are passionate about.
The viewer's attention is focused on the mans painting.
The photo makes us wonder what he is painting.
The picture makes us think about how he is turning into the painting.
It looks like he's into his painting so literally he's turning into it.
The photographer mainly uses fade.
The photographer uses the painting as a symbol.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show that they are passionate about their work.
It seems/appears to me that the man is disappearing into his painting.
Describe the scene. A man is painting on a canvas that he is turning into.
In the picture you can see a person painting in a scenic place with a lake.
on the left there is a rock.
on the right is painting utensils.
in the background there are clouds.
Impressions
The people ( the objects) look as if the work they are doing they are passionate about.
The viewer's attention is focused on the mans painting.
The photo makes us wonder what he is painting.
The picture makes us think about how he is turning into the painting.
It looks like he's into his painting so literally he's turning into it.
The photographer mainly uses fade.
The photographer uses the painting as a symbol.
He/She (probably) wants to criticize/express/show that they are passionate about their work.
It seems/appears to me that the man is disappearing into his painting.
Friday, August 19, 2016
10 Questions
1) Q. What question does Erik pose to the audience?
Erik asks his audience if his photography is real.
2) Q. What was Erik’s first real passion?
Erik's first real passion was drawing.
3) Q. What conception of photography did Erik previously hold?
Erik's conception was being at the right place at the right time.
4) Q. How did this inspire him?
He thought anyone could do it so he wanted to make it his own.
5) Q. What “common goal” do Erik’s photos have?
Erik's photos have an unexpected twist with an element of realism so that people really have to think about what they are looking at.
6) Q. Define realism as used in this context.
Something that looks real that was taken from different pictures.
7) Q. What principles does he adhere to when creating an image?
The pictures need to have the same lighting, making it look seamless, and should have same angle or perspective.
8) Q. Why is it easier to create a place rather than to find a place?
Because you can use your imagination and use the place you see in your head.
9) Q. How does he plan the photos?
He usually starts out with a sketch or an idea and then puts different photos together and uses the principles he talked about.
10) Q. What is his conclusion?
His conclusion is that our imagination is what limits us.
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