Final Project Images

  

  

My main goal was to commentate on what is or isn't art. It's a topic I have been constantly asking myself. I wanted to keep these images simple and somewhat comedic. I wanted an obvious digital enhancement to help convey my idea. I wanted good contrast between the sticky note and the rest of the image.

My main inspiration was an Andy Warhol piece: Andy Warhol

Blog Prompt #26

1. Ideas sometimes grow out of irritation. What is a negative thought you are having about your project? What is the opposite of this negative thought? How could you implement a change in your project so that this negative thought will subside? A negative thought is I won't learn anything new. The opposite is I do learn something new. Try something I have never tried before.
2. Expand your project. If time, money, materials, etc would not affect you, how would you expand your project? I would perfect each shot technically and aesthetically. I would make sure each shot stood on it's own but all five shots were working together.
3. Think of one of your most memorable dreams. How could you add elements from this dreams to your project? They would be subtle but noticeable. I would make sure they were not real.
4.  How would you convert your project into a narrative? How would you remove any narrative from your project? I would make sure it had a beginning, middle and end. I would make each photo stand out on its own but still have the same overall theme.
5. What is a consistent theme/visual element in your project? What would be the opposite of this? How can you implement that into your project? Humor is consistent. Seriousness. Using harsher lighting, no expressions large depth of field.
6. At the deepest core, describe why you like this project. Dig deep! I like this project because I get to pick whatever I want to do. I also like it because it gives me a chance to try something new. I may fail miserably but hey, at least I tried.
7. How would you make your project more edgy, saccharine, provocative, empty, revealing, concealing, funny, sad, mysterious, blunt, honest, disingenuous, fast, slow, playful, austere, hateful, lovable, bold, subtle, long, short, big, small, connected, disconnected? I would add elements which one would not suspect. Elements which may not be obvious at first. Elements which have more than one meaning.
8. Persuade the reader that your project works well and is the most amazing project you have ever completed. I am stepping outside of my comfort zone and attempting something completely new. Therefore, I am giving it more care and thought. It has to be good!
9. Remove something from your project. How does it change? I removed humor. I've now stepped back into my comfort zone.
10. What is the “opposite” of your final project? How can you rework your project to include the “opposite”? The opposite would be a serious theme. I can still implement humor but add other subtle elements which may or may not have a deeper meaning that what stands out.

In Class Brainstorming

Rearrange 1:

3D:

Kill:

Motion:

Light:

Assignment 5: Final Images

Composition: I wanted a high contrast and an extremely sharp image with lighting focused in the center.

Concept, Method & Motivation: This image is about how boring TV really is and I wanted the lighting to focus on the expression on my face. I actually tried some new techniques in Lightroom which drastically changed the feel of the image. My motivation for this image was my very limited TV watching. I hardly ever watch TV and thought I would be someone I am not.

Context: I know I have seen work very similar to this but I don't know the specific artists. This image relates to how I feel when I have attempted to watch TV (not including movies).

Interpretation: N/A

Evaluation: N/A

Extension: I might try a series which comments on how our lives are run by other forms of media.

Composition: I cropped this image quite a bit to add some perspective.

Concept, Method & Motivation: I don't think my image is about anything specific. Though, one could argue its meaning. This was a much larger image with much more info before I cropped it. My goal was to take a normal looking image and then cut out a huge portion of it. If one takes a portion out is it still reality? Was it even reality to begin with?

Context: I've never seen any artists take photos and then crop the hell out of them. I'm reconstructing reality for a new perspective.

Interpretation: N/A

Evaluation: N/A

Extension: I would love to do a much larger series but with a much deeper meaning.

 

Composition: Same as the above image.

Concept, Method & Motivation: Again, this image about manipulating a normal looking image to distort reality and the perspective of this so called reality. Part of my motivation was to make the viewer guess as to where or if this is real. Is it still real if I take almost all of the information out?

Context: Same as above.

Interpretation: N/A

Evaluation: N/A

Extension: I would love to do a much larger series but with a much deeper meaning.

Composition: Same as the above images.

Concept, Method & Motivation: Same as above.

Context: Same as above.

Interpretation: N/A

Evaluation: N/A

Extension: I would love to do a much larger series but with a much deeper meaning.

Blog Prompt #25

This blog prompt is a perfect example as to why I would never become a curator.

For this assignment there are an ungodly amount of entries and it is unfair to the photographers who's work I will not get to simply because it would take too much time. How can I be a good curator when it would take me hours to go through all the work? If one enters work into a contest it should at least have a chance. I know I would want a chance.

3D Model Test

This is the worst Photoshop job ever. It is however the best commercial or ad Applebee's has ever put out.

Engagement Session/Looking For a Nice Photo Session

This was a very quick shoot. 35 minutes to be exact. Unfortunately, the future bride just had surgery and was not 100% yet. On top of that, it was very cold.

Although they were not picky, I tried to get a variety of shots in the short time frame. There are many mistakes! Lighting being one of them.

Another learning experience! I'm glad I was given the opportunity! :)

 

 

 

 

Blog Prompt #24

A. Both of these photos are done by Gregory Crewdson. In order to do reccreate these images on a smaller scale I have to do some majoring scaling. However, I don't think they would be as difficult as it sounds.

The top image I would take in a small town in the middle of the night so traffic would not be an issue. And instead of using huge light sets I would let the street lights be my lighting. I would also let the businesses/stores be dark. But I would still have the main the subjects placed the same way. I believe it may have a different feel overall, but that is the point of a recreation.

For the bottom image one I would attempt the same thing with the hand except use a sink. I would have the inside of a cabinet be the floor. I would still use a wide shot to get all the details in the bathroom.

OK. Simple enough. Here I go!

B. A work in progress...really...it is. There are several factors which could affect the work. 

Recreation #5

Original:

Recreation:

 

The original was by Claude Cahun; Self Portrait, c. 1927

Without trying to read too much in to the original, I saw it as a question of identity. So, for my recreation I wanted to portray how we are not always who we seem on the outside. Simple as that.

Historical Photographer: Gustave Le Gray

Bio: August 30, 1820 - July 30, 1884
Link to Some of His Work: http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/le_gray/

Le Gray is one of the most important French photographers of the nineteenth century because of his technical innovations in the still new medium of photography, his role as the teacher of other noted photographers, and the extraordinary imagination he brought to picture making. He also helped found the first photographic organization in the world.

I really enjoy his work because he was attempting something new. He took a chance and succeeded. Would this be amazing work if it was done today? No. But for the nineteenth century it sure the hell was. His work gave other photographers hope for new ideas and possibilities. I always wonder...what if photographers like Le Gray never came along...?

Simi-Contemporary Photographer: Gregory Crewdson

Born: September 26, 1962
Education: M.F.A.; Yale University

Crewdson's works take place in small American towns and are usually dramatic and cinematic. Most of them have a film-still feel. They aren't always pleasing to look at and are often surreal. In order for these photographs to exist, a large crew is used and the scene is elaborately staged and lighted.

Honestly, I could go on for quite some time describing his work or what I think of his work. It's nothing short of amazing. The links below will give you a better understanding of his work...

Gregory Crewdson Interview

Gregory Crewdson Interview with CBS

Some of Gregory's Work

Assignment 4: Final Images

Composition: I wanted the light to cover most of my face but have shadows in my eyes, underneath my nose and slightly on the cheeks.

Concept, Method & Motivation: I wanted to reveal what someone with no eyes would look like. Those lucky enough to have vision, take it for granted. What if the human race had no vision? In order to get the shadows I used an external flash and bounced it off a white ceiling. I want people who have vision to imagine a world without vision. Could you survive?

Context: I'm sure some artist somewhere has done the same thing, but I wanted to do it myself. It could be a very dark world with no vision or maybe it isn't...

Interpretation: People saw different meanings; sexual, a dark world, a dark world without vision, mysterious, and spooky.

Evaluation: I wish I wouldn't have gave a meaning for this photo. It automatically hindered peoples meaning of it. Other than that, I'm happy with the everything else.

Extension: I would so the exact same thing but with different facial expressions and give NO meaning to the photo; leave it up to the viewer. 

 

Composition: In this particular photo I wanted the lighting to be straight on to cover the whole face.

Concept, Method & Motivation: Honestly, I want the viewer to create their own meaning. Whether the viewer connects it to the photo above is completely up to them. If you want to know the meaning...ask me. Like the photo above, I used an external flash. However, I pointed it straight on my face. The goal is to have the viewer create their own meaning.

Context: I'm not sure if this work related to any other photographers work. However, I am addressing an issues of meaning. If the photographer gives no meaning to the photo, does it have no meaning? What if the viewer comes up with a meaning? Is it still photography?

Interpretation: Again, different interperetations; film still, being questioned, staying up very late to play video games, can take whatever I want from it or take nothing at all, pure and utter shock.

Evaluation: I might crop a little more black off and also even the lighting around the face.

Extension: Just like the first image, I would do the exact same concept with different expressions. 

 

Composition: I wanted very simplistic natural lighting.

Concept, Method & Motivation: I wanted to convey photography can be simple in meaning. Sometimes photographers try to make something sound deep. Well, this can lose meaning. Simplicity can go a long way. I wanted to keep the photo as simple as possible and add relating to simplicity. I wanted to make viewers think about photography and how sometimes we try to make it deeper than we need to.

Context: I suppose this might relate to minimalism photography. But this photo focus more on meanings of photography.

Interpretation: Students, for the most part agreed sometimes photographs don't have as much meaning as the photographer leads to believe. Essentially, their pulling shit out of their ass to sound "deep". Don't get me started.

Evaluation: No one commented on the vignette and I'm not sure if it is working...

Extension: I would like to take a series of simplistic photos to prove in this day and age photography doesn't have to have deep or complex meanings.

Composition: I kept lighting simple and natural to try and create this ad about this pencil.

Concept, Method & Motivation: There is nos special meaning behind this photo. I was simply trying my hand at adding text to photos. I was attempting to create an ad. I knew I wanted very shallow depth of field so I could add text where it was naturally out of focus. I wanted to try and enhance my work with photos and text. Simple as that. 

Context: This photo doesn't relate or have a special meaning. It is simply my attempt at adding text to an image to try to create an ad. Key word: try.

Interpretation: Students saw it as an advertisement...if they didn't...I may have worried.

Evaluation: I'm not a graphic designer and so the text probably isn't working. Plus, I should have included the whole pencil.

Extension: I would like to keep trying my hand at ad's and text.

Blog Prompt #23

1. I construct my identity by doing everyday tasks. I don't go through a day thinking about how to change or build my identity. I just do it. I just make decisions based on weather I believe they are right. I don't perform at all. Performing is fake. Performing is not real.

2. Society tries to tell us what to do. And sometimes, many of us, do it. There may be many reason we do it but it doesn't matter how we do it. Facebook, college party's. sex, church, etc. These are all constructed.

3. Unless we build the walls that surround us we can only work within those walls. So, we construct within those walls. Only when we start from scratch are we able to fully construct. Otherwise, we construct within what we are given.

4. Everything is real. Me typing this sentence is real. Even if one pretends to be something else, it is still real. It is still happening. I feel I could go on forever with this topic...

5. Oh man...there are lots of scenes... It would be interesting to take someone's life and photograph it from when they wake up till when they go to bed. But I can't capture every single second...so the truth isn't all there.

6. I would construct a scene in which one female doll and one male doll are breaking up. I would like to try and create emotion in still life with objects which are not real. So, would it even be real?

Blog Prompt #22

I am all for combining techniques and technology. If we never expand our minds, we will never grow. I may not care for the work, but it has its value.

Recreation 4

Original:

Recreation:

Bottled water is still a waste, no matter how hard water bottle companies try.

Historical Photographer: Timothy H. O'Sullivan

"A Harvest of Death"

Born: 1840; New York
Date of Creation: July 4th, 1863

O'Sullivan is known for his work related to the American Civil War and the western united states. The image above is from the The Battle of Gettysburg. The following text was written by O'Sullivan to accompany the photograph:

Slowly, over the misty fields of Gettysburg--as all reluctant to expose their ghastly horrors to the light--came the sunless morn, after the retreat by [General Robert. E.] Lee's broken army. Through the shadowy vapors, it was, indeed, a "harvest of death" that was presented; hundreds and thousands of torn Union and rebel soldiers--although many of the former were already interred--strewed the now quiet fighting ground, soaked by the rain, which for two days had drenched the country with its fitful showers.

I'm not a history buff, nor do I enjoy learning much about it, but I do appreciate the work O'Sullivan captured. The Battle of Gettysburg was an important day for the United States.

Semi-Contemporary Photographer: Laurie Simmons

Born: 1949, Long Island, New York
Education: BFA Tyler School of Art 1971
Date of Creation: 1979

Laurie is known for staging dolls, ventriloquist dummies and objects on legs in front of the camera with psychological subtexts.

I don't find all of her working to my liking, but I do find the "Cowboy" series to be interesting. I feel I can create my own story and essentially it becomes my own.

"Cowboy" Series

Blog Post #21

A. News related photographs capture and tell a specific moment in time. Their usually told with words. However, the news is well known for taking photos out of context and mis-informing the viewer or not reveling all the information.

B. These photos usually throw out any quality aspects and are merely looking to capture that specific moment in time. Their not looking to have great lighting or tell a story. People want to be able to go back 50 years later and remember that specific moment.

C. Advertisement photographs tend to be very striking. However, with the advancement of technology, anything is possible. Most advertisements aim to catch the eye. That is the goal!

D. Film/television stills aim to tell part of a story. They can give away clues to the viewer which may entice them to watch more.

E. Yearbook/Senior photographs are aimed to show who one is during that time. Their self portraits. The pictures tend to portray who they are.

F. Stock images offer any type of photo possible. They are also of the highest quality. No one wants to pay for a low-quality photo, do they?

G. Fashion photography usually deals with interesting poses. However, it does depends on the audience intended and the clothing being presented. But it will always have good lighting to show all the finest details in the product.

H. Taking photographs of celebrities at awards shows or anywhere that isn't really considered their private life tend to capture how they look or what they are doing at that exact moment. Those kind of photos are fine because this is the way of the celebrity life. However, paparazzi photographs that don't do this...don't even get me started. If you look forward to a photo of a celebrity couple walking hand in hand down the street shopping...you might want to evaluate where your life stands.

Assignment 3: Final Images

Composition: I wanted the emphasis to be in the center with low contrast.

Concept, Method & Motivation: I wanted to take an everyday object and turn it into something unrecognizable. I also wanted to take an everyday object one never truly examines. When I examined this everyday I object I knew most if not all humans never took the time to examine this part of it. Natural lighting was used to not disturbed it's naturalness. This every day object is quite defined and I wanted to capture it.

Context: I know many photographers have taken ordinary everyday objects and photographed them. That is exactly what I was attempting. Nothing more.

Interpretation: Others saw this image as something we don't ever take the time to look at or appreciate.

Evaluation: The color tone is working, as well as the lighting and angle. Students didn't have any changes to suggest. Someone said they would buy it. I'm happy with it.

Extension: I would find everyday objects one takes for granted and photograph them in a way the eye does not see.  

Composition: I wanted a straight on perspective with equal balance and a blurred object in the forefront to emphasize the two main objects.

Concept, Method & Motivation: As with the last photo, I wanted to take an everyday object and turn into its own object. I wanted to bring life to the everyday object. I saw the object and knew they could be photographed to create their own life. I wanted to give life to any everyday object which we take for granted.

Context: Again, many photographers have taken everyday objects and transformed them into something different. I wanted to give life to this object we take for granted. One should never take anything for granted.

Interpretation: Others saw this image very similar to the one above: an everyday object seen at a different perspective.

Evaluation: I didn't have much feedback on this.People just stated it was well done. It's a little off angle and would fix that if shot again.

Extension: Same as the above image.

Composition: I wanted an angle humans never take time to use and wanted dramatic lighting to emphasize something was there.

Concept, Method & Motivation: Honestly, I don't want to share what this photo is about. I want the viewer to come up with their own ideas. I saw the lighting, knew I wanted a low angle and took the picture. Everybody uses the bathroom everyday and people have different feelings when using the bathroom. I wanted to convey one's feelings of the bathroom.

Context: I'm not sure if this image relates to any other photographers but many photographers have taken everyday places and photographed them to convey different feelings in humans. This was my intention.

Interpretation: Students viewed the lighting as the main emphasis and wondered what was actually there.

Evaluation: I believe the lighting is working well. I like the way it is.

Extension: It would be interesting to attempt to photograph everyday places without manipulation and turn them into mysterious places.

Composition: I wanted the camera to be looking through something and wanted dark lighting throughout most of the photo to convey mystery and darkness. 

Concept, Method & Motivation: Again, I think this photo could have many meanings and I don't want to share what I think it is about. I want the viewer to create their own story. I saw this angle and knew a story could be produced from it. A story maybe some could relate to.

Context: This photo doesn't relate to anything specific photographers work. It has a psychological meaning but what the meaning conveys is completely up to the viewer.

Interpretation: Honestly, no one said anything about this photo. Maybe because it was different than the others.

Evaluation: I like how the photographed is composed but I'm not sure if the photograph does anything for me...

Extension: I don't see any jumping off-off point with this photograph.

Blog Prompt 19 & 20

Can you think of anything that:

1. Should not be photographed? No. Unless someone is photographed agaisnt their will then anything is open to be photographed. ANYTHING.
2. Cannot be photographed? If one sticks to the confines of the earth and where a camera would be operational and without getting "artsy"...than no.
3. You do not want to photograph? Fantasy, fiction, fake, etc.

Las Vegas: I would get right in the middle of main street at night with a long exposure. Simple enough, right?
Fantasy: Didn't I just say I didn't want to photograph fantasy. So, if I HAD to it would be an empty space.
Place-less Space: I would photograph a road in the desert which looked as if it would never end.
Public Space: A classroom with the lights off but with a projector projecting something on the screen.
Private Space: I would photograph the shower at an high angle as if the camera was a human (you asked for private so that's what I am doing)
In-between Space: I would photograph the inside of an elevator and it's buttons. You have to go somewhere...

Blog Prompts: 16-18

“Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create our own private world.” Arnold Newman 

 

Photography can be executed many different ways. Viewers may not see eye to eye on the same photo. We as humans look at a photo can make it what we want. The photographer may have a specific goal or intention, but how does one know if it is real? One never truly knows what a photograph reveals. Photography is acting at it's finest. 

 

“Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer—and often the supreme disappointment.” ~Ansel Adams 

 

Adams is considered one of the greatest black and white landscape photographers of all time by many professional photographers. Doing landscape photography isn't as easy as it looks. In fact, I would argue it is difficult. There are many tips, tricks and guidelines to follow. Sure, many of us can capture a beautiful place, but is it truly a GREAT photograph. Does the photograph lead the viewer around the photo and to an end? Is there good lighting and detail? Was there appropriate depth of field used? Landscape photography is picky. But I suppose it depends what ones standards are... 

 

“Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past.” Berenice Abbott 

 

I feel this quote is rather obvious and somewhat immature. Nothing can represent the future because no situation in the world can be predicted. In fact I have no idea if this is sentence is actually going to be typed. Well, it just was and it is now part of the past. After anything is photograph it automatically becomes the past. This goes for anything in life. However, the present only exists for the quickest time can be calculated. So, is photography only representative of the past...?  

Contemporary Photographer: Richard Misrach

Born: 1949
Lives: California
Education: B.A. in Psychology; Berkeley
Date of Creation: 1999

Significance: Richard is known for his photographs of human intervention in landscapes.In fact, Richard is one of the most influential and prolific artists of his generation. During the 70's, he helped pioneer the renaissance of color photography and large scale presentation that are widespread practice today.

Composition: Most of his photos tend to have low contrast with shapes or lines leading the viewer around the photo. In almost every photo the view is from straight on.

About: In this particular series, it looks as if he was trying to capture the beauty of these landscapes. However, there are a few which drive on the issue of social change.

Method: Richard used 35mm cameras and also used 8x10 cameras along with color film. Other than that, nothing out of the ordinary.

Motivations: Richard wanted to express social-change through photography. This is why he captured human intervention in landscapes.

Opinion: I am a fan of his work which involves only landscapes. They are simple, beautiful and colorful. I like simple and beautiful work. I would frame his work if I had copies. Simple as that.   

Some of his work: http://www.edelmangallery.com/misrach.htm

Historical Photographer: William Henry Jackson

Born: April 4th, 1843
Lived: New York, Vermont and Washington, D.C.
Education: None
Date of Creation: 1871

Significance: In 1869 William was a commission from the Union Pacific Railroad to document the scenery along the various railroad routes for promotional purposes. Because of this, Jackson got an invitation to join the 1870 U.S. government survey of the Yellowstone River and Rocky Mountains. Since much of the West was unexplored, Jackson was the main photographer to capture all the landmarks of the West. His photographs played a tremendous role in convincing congress to create the Yellowstone National Park in 1872. Jackson is considered one of the most accomplished explorers of the American continent for his involvement of the West. If not for Jackson, who knows how history could have been changed.


Techniques: Jackson worked with several different kinds of equipment. His worked used the collodion process which was invented in 1848 by Fredrick Scoot Archer (I encourage you to look up more about the collodion process). Jackson usually carried a stereographic camera, an 8x10 plate size camera and one as large as 18x22. These cameras required fragile, heavy glass plates which had to be coated, exposed, and developed on-site, before the wet-collodion emulsion dried. Without lighting equipment, exposure times were very difficult to figure out. Depending on the lighting conditions, five seconds and twenty minutes were not uncommon. It could take up to an hour to get a final image. 

Motivations: I think Jackson sums up his motivations with his work and with his own words: "Portrait photography never had any charms for me, so I sought my subjects from the house-tops, and finally from the hill-tops and about the surrounding country; the taste strengthening as my successes became greater in proportion to the failures."

Recreation 3

When I was really young my father took a self-portrait of me. I was sitting in a chair and had a pose exactly what I have in the photo above. I don't remember him ever taking the photo but every time I look at it I am reminded of my childhood  I absolutely love the photo.

Composition: I wanted low contrast and lighting very similar to the original. There were very minimal items in the background and nothing which distracted from the overall photo in the original.

Concept: My image is a recreation of the original because it has very similar contrast and lighting. I am also posing  exactly the same in the chair. In the recreation all I did was get a bigger chair. I wanted to keep the simplicity of the original. This image shows a change in time by the use of the 4 images of myself. Starting from the left the opacity of each portrait gets stronger. This emphasizes I am becoming more of an adult and more human. I am becoming a better human being. The far right shows who I am now but with the comparison of who I was.

Assignment 2: Final Images

 

 

Composition: I wanted a straight on angle with high contrast between the words and myself with lighting focused on myself as well. I believe this helped emphasize what or who I truly am.

Concept, Method & Motivation: Since this was a portrait series I wanted to portray who I really was. However, I didn’t want to convey who I truly was. I wanted the viewer to figure it out. I wanted a slow shutter to capture two bodies which would represent differences. I wanted to do this because a photograph can reveal who or what someone is. However, a photograph may not always be telling the truth.

Context: I’m not sure if my work relates to other photographers work but my main goal was to reveal a photograph, if taken at the right moment and framed correctly, can give false information or information which one truly does not know about.

Interpretation: Students saw this as a questions of who I am or who someone really is in self portraits. The play with two of me and the text helped emphasize this idea. 

Evaluation: Students mentioned everything was working well together in the photograph. Some who had seen the photo before its final state suggested the wood grain took away from the photo, but decided in the final it was working. I would choose a different background if shot again. 

Extension: Since this a mini-series itself, it would be interesting to expand it to a larger project. Maybe incorporate other people. Maybe try to find truth in people.

Composition: I wanted to get an extreme close-up of the eyes with a look of uncertainty and lighting which looked natural.  These elements, along with high contrast helped convey who I am or who I am not.

Concept, Method & Motivation: The idea behind this photo was to have the viewer feel closer to me which would result in a better understanding of who I am or who I am not. I knew I wanted a look of uncertainty and also knew I didn’t want the whole face lit. Again, I wanted to find a little about myself but also reveal to the viewer a photograph can reveal truths or lies.

Context: Since this a little mini-series of photos the context of this photo is the same as all the others.

Interpretation: One student saw this as an original and unusual pose or look. It's a look we make everyday but one in which is never or rarely captured. This pose/look helped emphasize my overall theme.

Evaluation: Students gave positive feedback overall, but one student suggested to lighten the left eye a little more. They felt it was a little dark and took away from the closeness. I agree.

Extension: Working off the students comments, it would be interesting to try and capture people up close and personal with poses/looks that are rarely captured or seen in photos but are displayed on a daily basis.

 

 

Composition: I wanted to use a high angle to convey a struggle of power and an expression of little emotion.

Concept, Method & Motivation: In this particular image I wanted to convey a sense of simplicity.  But I wanted the expression to reveal something more. Again, I wanted to use natural lighting and also wanted to keep the clothing and background simple so the focus stayed on my face. Photographs can reveal a struggle in power if taken at a high angle. I wanted to convey this to show I and everyone can and will struggle with power.

Context: Again, this photo reveals false or true information.

Interpretation: Most saw this photo having a different emotion or feeling which added to the overall theme.

Evaluation: One student mentioned either having a dramatic change from the light to dark or vise-versa. I believe this would take away from the rest of the images. I would crop or get closer to the subject to be more similar to the other photos.

Extension: I'm not sure what I could do as larger project but I would still go in the direction of using other people.    

Composition: I wanted this photo to be centered with most of the light on the face to emphasize the expression.

Concept, Method & Motivation: The idea here was to reveal a sense of anger or a sense of the subject not being listened to. It is open for interpretation. As with all the others I wanted to use natural lighting to help convey the truth or lies. Again, with this expression the viewer can take several things from it. However, whether or not what the take from it is the truth is unknown.

Context: True or false?

Interpretation: Others saw this as intense and emotional. An "in your face" feeling. They believed it added to the overall theme very well.

Evaluation: No one had anything negative or improvements to be made but I would make it so the lighting was balanced throughout the face and have the lighting around the edge of my face balanced as well.

Extension: I would attempt to capture close-ups of facial expressions which are unsettling or difficult to look at. 

Blog Prompts 11-15

11: Albee elementary is where I spent my first 5 years of school. It wasn't colorful. It was very small. The class were small. The hallways were narrow. The joys were outside on the playground. It is still standing but is no longer in use. I would go back and put myself in front of the building and capture the whole building. I would do this to show the effects of education in the last 15-20 years. I was young then. I had fun. No one will ever have fun again.

12:  First photo that came to mind was a simple one: I was very young, 7 or eight and I was on the computer. My dad has always worked on computers and has been an IT guy for quite some time. So, naturally I became interested in computers as well. It makes me feel great because without my dad's interest in computers I wouldn't know much about computers or technology. Since that time I haven't changed. I live on my computer. The place is still there. The computer has changed though. A reenactment of the photograph would reveal newer technology and an older me. I would still act the same. Much has changed, but yet so little.

13:  I would (with help) gather up a ton of garbage and then put it on a busy street. I would do this to show what will happen to this world someday when we become overridden by garbage.

14: My familiar place would consist of close-ups to strengthen familiarity and closeness. A faraway place would consist of wide shots with little detail. With a familiar place one can remember small details, but not in a faraway place. I can't imagine any place that has been touched very little by humans. However, the moon comes to mind. If I were actually ever able to go there I would photograph the smallest details. Hell, I would photograph everything possible if I were on the moon.

15:  Middle school and Michigan state university. During middle school I was extremely shy and usually kept to myself. Sure, I played sports and hung with a few friends but I definitely was not in the "cool" crowd. I would photograph myself in this school, in a classroom sitting in a chair in the distance with little to no expression. I would then photograph myself in a very similar setting at MSU but have it be a close up of myself and with a smile. I would double expose the photos to compare how I have changed.