SIX IMAGES

4/30

(this aren't the final product of the images, I will be cropping and evening some out to look better in my final project)

PROPOSAL

4/23

THEME

My theme for the final project will be collecting images of the inside of windows, not the exterior of them (like the following images). I've taken eight photos so far and need three more. I may redo the ones I already did but some will stay. 

PRINT/BIND/FORMAT

As for the construction of the book it will be an accordian style of six columns with two rows with one side of the photographs of the interior windows and the other side will be water colored/drawn exterior window frames. So when you you prop it up it will stay and you will get a chance to see both sides. I will use cardboard and normal white paper to cover it. One side I'll use drawing/painting paper and the other side for the photographs I'll be getting them developed at Adorama with a simple gloss paper. 

WORK IN PROJECT

4/16

At the moment I haven't settled on what theme I will be pursuing for the photography final project but I have a few ideas. I have taken a few photos of windows from both my parents houses' and I imagined to make a accordian style book which on one side has the photographs and the other side is drawings of the outside of the window making it look like a whole apartment block. This is one idea

I also like the look of homemade photo albums with string book or metal ring binding. I would use photos that are more momentable and give the book a scrapbook type of feeling 

 

20 IMAGES

4/2

LIGHT

3/19

LIGHTING

HARD/DIRECT LIGHT

ISO 3200 35mm (focal length) f/5.6 (aperture) 1/400(shutter speed)

SOFT/DIFFUSED LIGHT

ISO 3200 35mm (focal length) f/5.6 (aperture) 1/40(shutter speed)

LIGHT FROM FRONT

ISO 3200 35mm (focal length) f/5.6 (aperture) 1/500(shutter speed)

LIGHT FROM SIDE

ISO 3200 35mm (focal length) f/5.6 (aperture) 1/250(shutter speed)

LIGHT FROM ABOVE

ISO 3200 35mm (focal length) f/5.6 (aperture) 1/320(shutter speed)

LIGHT FROM BELOW

ISO 3200 35mm (focal length) f/5.6 (aperture) 1/60(shutter speed)

LIGHT FROM BEHIND

ISO 3200 35mm (focal length) f/5.6 (aperture) 1/25(shutter speed)

OBSERVATIONS

Light is an important component when it comes to photography, it can make or break the apperance by a landslide. Hard and soft lightign gives off different types of tones and whenever you need to express a photo you choose what kind of lighting fits best. Hard lighting is for dramatic and to the point photos and diffused is more soft and calm photography. Hard photography is better is pictures, such as, for a science book or a description and diffused is for creative art pieces. 

HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON

SPAIN. 1933. Valencia.

BELGIUM. 1932. Brussels.

For my oral presentation I would like to talk about Henri Cartier-Bresson, a French humanist photographer. He's very popular for photography that is candid which captured a decisive moment primarily on the genre of street photography. I enjoy Bresson's art because I'm a true believer that photography is a snapshot of a moment and by itself can mean a thousand words. I am choosing him because I see photogrpahy the same way he does.

CATEGORIES OF PHOTOGRAPHY

3/19

CATEGORIES OF PHOTOGRAPHY

DESCRIPTIVE

Ansel Adams, "Gate of the Valley"

http://anseladams.com/ansel-adams-yosemite/ (accessed March 17th)

Descriptive photography refers to an image that describes something. It's only used to describe something with no other intention. You can describe it by calling attention to qualities such as  selecting it, cropping it, labeling it, framing it, and distributing it. This photo is descriptive because it shows the landscape and map of the snowy location.

                 EXPLANATORY

Eadweard Muybridge, "Mahomet Cantering, 6 Images"

https://exhibits.stanford.edu/muybridge/catalog/hq255hg3120 (accessed March 17th) reformatted digital

Explanatory photography refers to imagaes that aid people to understand hard concepts that you can't see with the naked eye. It should provide visual explanations that should be verifiable (refutable) with further evidence of a scientific type. This photo is explaining the understanding that when horses gallop all four horse hooves leave the ground at the same time.

INTERPRETIVE

Jerry Uelsmann,“Dream Theater, 2004.”

https://www.digitalphotopro.com/profiles/jerry-uelsmann-the-alchemist/# (accessed March 17th)

Interpretive photography also seek to explain how things are, but they do not attempt scientific accuracy, nor are they accountable to scientific testing procedures. They are self-expressive and reveal a lot about the worldviews of the photographers who make them. They are exploratory and not necessarily logical, and sometimes they overtly defy logic and play with ambiguity and are open to a variety of readings. This photo shows interpretation because when looking at this photo you can have a different approach than someone else looking at it. The photo has an idea of supernatural ideas with an unusual appearance. 

ETHICALLY EVALUATIVE

Marc Riboud, "Young Girl with a Flower"

http://marcriboud.com/en/portfolio-4/(accessed March 17th)

Ethically evaluative photography describe, some, attempt scientific explanations, others offer personal interpretations—but most distinctively, they all make ethical judgments. They praise or condemn aspects of society. They show how things ought or ought not to be. They are politically engaged and usually passionate. This photo describes the mode because there's power in this photo. It incarnates non-violence and the sweet face of American youth. The photo inspires pacifists and idealists everywhere.

AESTHETICALLY EVALUATIVE

Andy Biggs,"Elephants and Clouds"

https://www.andybiggs.com/gallery/ (accessed March 17th)

Aesthetically evaluative photography is the wonder of visual form in all its variety and how it can be rendered photographically. Typically they're photographs of beautiful things and known as "art photography". This photo shows the beauty of nature and how aesthically pleasing to see the elephants aline just right and the clouds to arrange themselves in the sky for a picture that was taken for that moment. 

THEORETICAL

Cindy Sherman, "Untitled #118"

https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/objects/untitled-118-0(accessed March 17th)

Theoretical photography refers to an image that comments on art or the making of art. It rises the question of how the photograph was made, about the politics of art, about modes of representation, and other theoretical issues about photography and photographing. This mode is also concerned with aesthetics that is philosophical, issue not specific to photography. This photo depicts a women dressed up and modeling her outfit from that time period of 1989. Sherman avoids the use of text, and has resisted making theoretical pronouncements about her work.