Assignment 6: Self Portrait

These self portraits say a lot about who I am. The top one shows how I am free-spirited and at peace with myself. It shows how I believe in things that others would see as ridiculous or impossible. Much like making wishes on a dandelion is superfluous act. The second one portrays my love of painting among other creative aspirations. I think that my eyes show my deep longing to make beautiful things for people to see.

Elliot Erwitt and William Klein

     These two men have taught me through their photography that it is important to capture the bazare moments in everyday life. They showed me that is okay to think out of the box and follow my intuition. After learning about them, I learned how little attention photographers get for the amount of time they spend on their photos. Elliot Erwitt explains how it is important to keep the contact sheets under wraps because then people will feel the need to have their own input when it should be up the photographer and their keen eye in what makes a great photo. They taught me that is important to shoot many photographs because even the smallest detail can make or break a photo.

Assignment 5

     I chose to do my typology over mailboxes because I felt that their uniqueness is often overlooked in the day to day life. Mailboxes have allowed us to communicate with others for many many years and have helped expand our ways of communication a lot. Although we have new ways to talk to others besides traditional mail, American society still utilizes them and they can often be seen at the end of every house, apartment, and businesses. This typology allowed me to see the minute details in something as simple as a mailbox and allowed me to capture them all in the same way.

Assignment 4

Panorama 1: This panorama has many elements that grasp your attention. The tree, house, and garden area add depth to the photo which I really enjoy to look at.

Panorama 2: This panorama is of my backyard. I really enjoyed it because the space looks vast and never ending. The subtle piece of the building on the left and the fence on the right helps portray the depth of the photo as a whole and preserves it's sense of nature and community all in one.

Grid 1: I chose to do a grid on this photo because I felt that there were a lot of elements on the fountain that would look nice broken up. I took pictures from above the fountain and below while still showing that the fountain was the most important aspect.

Grid 2: I chose this grid because I liked the contrast between the house, the sky, and the ground. I think that the dogs added an extra feeling of "home" to the photograph as well. I chose to break up the photo into obvious changes between sky, building, and ground.

Things Left Behind

These photos represent things left behind. In the first photograph it portrays a young girl grasping onto the door while saying goodbye to a friend. The second photograph captures a pair of eyeglasses left on the counter when they should be being used. The rosary was left behind by my grandmother to my mother who died when my mother was only two months old. The photographed dog is left behind every time the owner leaves the house and the dog is left alone. The room shows how the bed is left behind unmade and untidy.

Assignment 2

     Portrait photography is a type of photography where a person is the main subject. Although the subject may not be the only object in the photograph, they should be the attention-getter. Portraits are meant to show personality and emotion. For me, the best portraits are those that are not posed and are taken when the subject is relaxed and free of any anxieties. Portrait photography allows us to see a person in their true form and allows us to remember them in a specific way. Portraiture is an important type of photography that allows freedom of expression and is highly personal.

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