Diptych

 These are the results of the Diptych project. I did not like not having a theme so for the first week I was just taking pictures of random things and hoping I would get inspired by something. I was reading this book that was talking about how humans tend to see ourselves in everything; so we see two dots and a line as a "face." So I made this my theme. Separately, the objects don't mean anythings but when they are side by side they become a face. :)

 

Jennifer Little exhibit

Today we went to the gallery at UOP to see an exhibit by Jennifer Little. It was called Sightseers, and was focusing on how views/places are becoming commodities in themselves. I understand where she was coming from; the last tourist-y place that I went to was Niagara falls, which is supposed to be this beautiful, romantic place, and I was not impressed. Sure it is beautiful, and of course I took pictures. But I didn't bother to take too many, because I knew I could just buy a postcard with an even better picture at any of the gift shops. I'd rather take shot of something original; something that hasn't already been done a thousand times by better photographers than I am. I don't remember exactly, but something in Jennifer's statement talked about how technology is creating a distance around us. Like the Dali photograph (here is a link....), those people aren't really seeing the picture for themselves, they are seeing it through the lens of a camera. I've felt like that before, like I am so focused on getting a good photograph, something that I can look back on later, that I forget to experience what is going on while it is happening; the camera makes me an outsider. 

Andy Goldsworthy, Rivers and Tides

Hi! Was supposed to do the Goldsworthy review days ago but forgot, so its a bit late. We watched a movie last week about Andy Goldsworthy and his work. He is a sculptor and photograper who works mostly with elements of nature. I thought it was kind of silly that he was taking things that were already there and just moving them around a bit and calling it art; so I was very surprised to find that I liked his work. I don't mean to underestimate him, because he obviouly put a lot of thought into everything. And you have to admire the dedication of someone who will spend hours in the cold putting little pieces of ice together only to have it melt and fall apart later. Bottom line, I thought the artist came across as pretentious, but I don't know the guy and even if I did, it really doesn't matter what I thought of the artist. His work was  simple and striking, and I liked it. 

Retouching Assignment

Below is the retouching assignment. I'm pretty happy with it, although there are a few things I would have done if I had more time. The background is still kind of splotchy and there is some dust that I didn't get to. Using the dust and scratches filter would've lost too much detail, so I only used it on the background.

Hockney style photographs

These are my three photographs for the Hockney assignment. The assignment isn't due till next week, but I won't be in class then, so I had to finish early. Today we learned how to do a batch of commands in Photoshop, which was much easier than doing them all individually. I still felt a bit rushed, especially working on the portrait. But I tried to keep it simple and just do as much as I could.

 

Painting with Light

These are the four final photographs for the painting with light project. I started out trying to actually draw stuff in the air with a flashlight/lighter, but I didn't light how any of those came out. So I ended up just choosing these four abstract images. 

Swinging small purple flashlight against a mirror background.

Flashlight swirls on a dark background.

Swirls drawn with a lighter on a dark background.

Stationary lamp, moon, and string lights. Camera moved. 

Hi and Welcome!

Hello! So, this is my first blog ever; it's for my projects from my digital photography class. Hopefully I'll have some pictures up to share soon. Once I do, feel free to comment below with feedback. :)

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