semester 1 exam

curves

original

spaceship

adjustment and action layers

face swap

minimalism phase 2

minimalism phase 1

1. I would define minimalism as putting the least amount of things on a page or in a picture as possible and still being able to get something out of it. Minimalist photographs should posses a bareness to them. There shouldn’t be a lot going on in the photograph. 

I think what drew me to this the most was the background. The red tile just stands out to me. I also like how the bench has to color which makes it stand out more against the background.

For this image I like how the sky is brighter in the middle than the edges. The plane coming straight towards the viewer and I like that. Something that drew me in was that the plane stands out against the background but also isn't dead center in the picture.

I'm not really sure what it is about this picture is compelling to me. I like how the birds are just sitting on the wire. There's nothing else going on except for the birds. 

all white

door #3

gottfried helnwein image cont.

The viewpoint of the image changed because now you're able to see the whole thing and not just the picture up close. I didn't necessarily think the man was photoshopped but at the same time I wasn't 100% sure that he was actually climbing. Scale can affect the picture because photographers are able to create illusions by the portions of the photos shown. Looking closely you can see that it's spliced together. I think the picture takes place in the city but maybe not a city in America. The girl looks very sad. She looks melancholy. I think the title suggests that she is the last girl. Wether she is physically the only one left or not, we don't know. It could be representing other people growing up too fast and this is why she is sad.

triptychs

gottfried helnwein response

It looks like a man in climbing a face. I think the image is both an artistic and documentary image. The image could be photoshopped or it could not be photoshopped. Since the man is so small in comparison to the face, it would make sense for it to be photoshopped. However, he could also be climbing something tall such as a monument/statue or a wall. I'm not entirely sure what the meaning of the picture is. From what I can see of the face, the person appears to look sort of scared and surprised. This makes me think that something bad might've happened. The climbing man could be trying to tell us to keep going through whatever happens. I don't know the intent of the photo. The scale difference makes the photo unique from other photographs.

photograph your fears

old photograph

forced perspective

describing photographs

Farm split by scissors:
The picture appears to be taken on either a farm or an area with lots of land. It’s an image of a house and a pair of scissors cutting everything in half. A pair of scissors is cutting a house and all the surrounding land in half. Everything looks very gloomy. In the background it looks as if it is raining. In the midground you can see a lady standing in the top of the house. This makes me wonder if the reason that the land is being cut in half is because the couple is splitting up. Halfway between the background and the midground you can see a giant pair of scissors splitting the earth in two. Your attention is first drawn and focused on the scissors in the background. It looks like a family is getting a divorce. That would explain everything cut in half. The photographer mainly uses darker colors and dark shades.

The man in the boot:
The picture makes me think that the man in the boots is leaving his mark on the world. The mark being the footprint left by his boots. In the picture you can see the sun setting in the background as well as a pair of boots with a man holding the laces. One boot is lifted making it seem as though they are walking. The viewers attention is on the man inside the boots. He appears to be looking off into the distance, focused on something (perhaps the future).

Man punching his face:
The picture is a man punching his own face. I think the photographer is expressing how a person effects their own body. The background looks like the picture was taken in a studio because it is one of those standard backgrounds. The mans face is caved in and dis formed underneath his fist. This image makes me feel dismal. It appears to me like the man could be upset and bitter with himself.

Lady and the clothes line:
The image is a lady on a ladder hanging clothes on a telephone wire. The colors used in this picture are bright colors making it seem light and happy. Your eyes are drawn the the midground where you can see the lady and her clothes. In the background you can see what looks like a barn. To the left of the midground it looks like there are goats or sheep which makes me think that her location is at a barn.

Kayaking through glass:
This picture is of a man kayaking. However, the water in the foreground has turned into glass leaving him stuck. Around the glass shards you can see some dead fish. To me it seems as though the meaning of this picture could be that people are ruining our waters. The fish are dying and the water is changing. The water that used to be useful is now harmful. Down the middle of the background, it looks as if there is a tear going through the sky. I'm not sure if this was intentional but if it was it could mean that everything is being effected not just one thing. Reality appears to be changing, impacting us.

Nightly walks from door to door:
This photo is a man in his robe walking from one door to another. The background is dark and has stars in the sky making me believe it is sometime in the night. The man is holding a glass of what could be milk. I'm thinking he's bringing it to his child who is having trouble sleeping because the door he's walking into has what looks like stickers on it. It also looks banged up. The lamp outside the door could be sort of like a "nightlight". The photo makes me feel confused because I don't really know what's going on.

The ice fisher:
This image is a man pulling a sled of ice. He is carrying a chainsaw in his hand. My eye is drawn to the chainsaw right away because it's a bit of a contrast to the blues and grays surrounding it. Another thing I noticed is that the blocks of ice have fish frozen in them. You can see starting from the left midground a trail of where he has cut the ice blocks and taken them out. The mans facial expression seems as though he's not very worried about anything. The sun is either rising or setting in the background. I believe it is rising. Cutting out the ice blocks is probably his job and since there's only three holes, I think he just started that morning.

what is photography

1. The question Erik poses to the audience is “is this photography”.
2. Ever since he was 15, Erik’s passion has been photography.
3. Previously, Erik believed that anyone could take photos. He believed that you just had to be in the right place at the right time.
4. This inspired him to be different with his photos. He doesn’t want to just get lucky, he wants to take all this photos further.
5. Erik's photos have an unnaturalness to them. They all have an unexpected twist.
6. The photos are realistic enough to seem as though they were taken by a camera but don’t make complete sense.
7. Erik matches the lighting in his images. He does this to combine them seamlessly.
8. It’s easier to create a place because your ideas aren’t limited by your surroundings.
9. He starts by sketching out his ideas and then joins photos together.
10. Anything is possible now and we have the tools to create whatever we want. The only thing that could possibly limit us is our imagination. 

perfectly symmetrical

lost in the world

I did this with you last year.

zoo fashion challenge

inside me

photo composition

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