"Cause I can't make you love me... if you don't. You can't make your heart feel something that it won't" <3
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
What is the potential of photography?: Questions
1. How can a photograph become more than just an "image"?
A photo can become more than just an "image" by going beyond measures and taking the photograph and place it in a abnormal place, like JR had did with his photos. Through creativity and going to the extreme with images that can reveal a greater meaning.
2. What affect does size or scale have on the power of a photograph?
The larger the size or scale of a photo it targets the audience attention almost immediately. Drawing them right into the image and getting a close up of all the details of the photo.
3. How does location and context change the way we perceive and understand photographs?
It changes the way we view it through confusion or amazment. When we see models we expect them to be on the runway, when we see actor/actress we expect to see them on tv and singers/dancers on a stage. Yet, when you take a photograph the location can be where ever and whenever just as JR did with the portraits by placing them on the roof. It makes things more interesting and makes a permanent mark in your mind.
4. What can you take from JR's photographs to make your images stronger? How might your pictures become more impactful?
A photo can become more than just an "image" by going beyond measures and taking the photograph and place it in a abnormal place, like JR had did with his photos. Through creativity and going to the extreme with images that can reveal a greater meaning.
2. What affect does size or scale have on the power of a photograph?
The larger the size or scale of a photo it targets the audience attention almost immediately. Drawing them right into the image and getting a close up of all the details of the photo.
3. How does location and context change the way we perceive and understand photographs?
It changes the way we view it through confusion or amazment. When we see models we expect them to be on the runway, when we see actor/actress we expect to see them on tv and singers/dancers on a stage. Yet, when you take a photograph the location can be where ever and whenever just as JR did with the portraits by placing them on the roof. It makes things more interesting and makes a permanent mark in your mind.
4. What can you take from JR's photographs to make your images stronger? How might your pictures become more impactful?
Looking at JR's images it makes me what to expand my horizon and location of pictures and just take chances and do the unthinkable to take amazing photos and play around with them to see what I can create at the end. I think it can make my pictures more interesting and make people look forward to wanting to see them posted.
Depth of Field
For the next project I did Depth of Field. It was a fun project to take on. Challenges I had were finding different locations to take pictures at that would really show the depth of field being taken place. With the help of photoshop I feel that my photos came out strong & i got a varity of shots.
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| "Serve!!" f/3.5; shutter speed: 1/180 sec. |
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| "Arrow" f/5; shutter speed: 1/50 sec. |
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| "K80.2" f/3; shutter speed: 1/40 sec. |
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| "Back Tucks 1 <3 Beat!" f/4.5; shutter speed: 1/160 sec. |
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| "Mario!" f/2.8; shutter speed: 1/150 sec. |
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| "Just a walk thru the city" f/2.5; shutter speed: 1/10 sec. |
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| "Volleyball Player Restin Up" f/8; shutter speed: 1/50 sec. |
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| "ROO TOWN" f/4; shutter speed: 1/100 sec. |
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| "Blue Bear!" f/2.5; shutter speed: 1/500 sec. |
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| "What Keeps You Goin' In a Game...H2O" f/3.9; shutter speed: 1/60 sec. |
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| "Txt Phrase" f/3; shutter speed: 1/150 sec. |
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| "Skippy" f/3.5; shutter speed: 1/50 sec. |
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Photographer Report: James Van Der Zee
"Harlem On My Mind"
1. James Van Der Zee2. 1886-1983
3. James was born in Lenox, Massachusetts where he attended school. Later he had moved to New York working as a waiter and elevator operator. For six years James played in Fletcher Henderson's band and the John Wanamaker Orchestra. The orchestra had silent filming which attrached James towards photography. In 1916, he opened up a studio in Harlem. Also, working as a photo-journalist and as a portrait/society photographer.
4. "His photographs of Harlem show it, not as a ghetto, but as a part of the city of New York, with its own unique character which has been said to be romanticized but in spite of that forms an important historical record which is now kept at the Metropolitan Museum of Art." -Anne Darling
James was known for taking photographs of African Americans of all social classes. His thousands of pictures were mostly located in Harlem where he focused of the city's beauty and the people. His main subjects were indoor portriats. He took pictures for weddings, funerals, family groups, teams, and people that just wanted a photo of theirselves in dressy clothing or known as their Sunday's best dress.
5. I like James' work because when I look at his photo I feel at home. Not being from Harlem but growing up in cities much similar I can relate. His focus usually targets on African American dressed up. It reminds me of being at church, seeing the older women have these huge fancy hats and classy decked out dresses every Sunday service. Also, the little girls dancing reminds me of myself when I was younger and my dad would videotape me dancing around the house. By looking at his photographs it brings back memories, which have drawn me into his work even more.
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| Basketball Team c. 1939 |
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| Dancing Girls n/a |
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| Untitled (Lady posing for the camera) n/a |
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| American Legioneer, District of Columbia, 1937 |
Saturday, March 5, 2011
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