point and shoot project

taken from a tree, first is a shot of my shadow in the tree's shadow. makes it seem as a peter pan like person is watching over the person in the edge of the photo. or could be a stalker waiting for the right moment to pounce and attack.
the second photo is of a girl under a tree. the composer of the photo doesn't work because it is an akward angle of Jennifer, the shadows seem to be sprouting up her legs. it makes her seem short and possible laying down. i prefer te first to the second.

portrait article

A portrait is described as capturing some sort of feelings in the picture from a person in a particular place or environment. in this case, Sharma enjoys the shower as a setting because it helps relax the subject or model and it is easier for their emotions to flow as easily as the water over their bodies.

i would want to take a picture in a location that is calming such as a river or a pond because water naturally calms people. but at school, i would have to choose the back hill because the green tall grass and tall trees gives the model the feeling of escape and relaxes them a bit. i believe a portrait there would look better than most locations on this campus.

Timeline

So i wanted to be different so i made my time line a clock to symbolize how time keeps going round and round. Black and white was the starter and is still done today.

I originally made my time line on an actual clock but it was accidentally packed on the moving van for Washington so spent all of Thursday night creating a rough replica. (i had bought a neon clock from a thrift store, welded on picture frames and put the pictures on so they lit up every hour inside the frames)
I did the basic history of photography. First of everything from first ever photo, to first ever photo from space, which also shows human movement forward. i didn't have descriptions when i first brought it into class so i took a black pen and just wrote what the photo was of, if it was the first of something. And for good measure since i wouldn't find the first photo shop image, i just put my first image into my time line of a cherry cat eating a bee. Since i used regular glue, i used puffy paint so when the edges come up, it hopefully will stay down due to the paint, and makes it look a little bit better.

Art photo

Description: music dude is playing while the video guy records the performing dancer

Analyze: slightly angled up with everything in focus and sharp. not high contrast in the photo all together.

interpret: It shows how all the arts compliment each other at the school, and the low contrast between the performers and the school in the background signifies how when the students perform, they become one with the school and their art stands out (the sax, the limbs of dancer, and the camera).

Judge: There could be a bit more contrast in the models and the background and maybe get the edge of the pillar that the camera man was on would give it more feeling otherwise a decent photo

Portrait

Describe: My sister is playing on the computer at night with a lamp lighting her up.

Analyze: A Downward angle with obvious light from the lamp illuminating her.

Interpret: a girl who is addicted to the computer they play on it 24/7

Judge: its not that great of a photo. too much clutter and objects interfering within the boundries and the main feature. could have gotten a better angle and included the hands.

ORIGINAL


SOFTEN BRUSH












Description: top is original photo. left is my soften brush. right is the brush photo+text.
analyze: wierd creepy photo of me doin a "cute" pose.

i like the softened picture because it looks vivid with the colors and all. i actually wish that i could have put both pictures together because it would look better because i dont like how the other picture is faded.

photoshop mes

i had to do this at home so wasn't the best quality or aligned right, but did what was necessary. there are four mes, the weird crazy me is in the top left, the worker on the right, the wannabe in the bottom left, and the festive dorky in the bottom right.

Sequencing

Description: a boy and his girl are together till another girl comes and rips them apart and takes her place. he seems content.

Analyze: Straight forward angle, focusing in on the people in the action.

interpret: How quickly guys can get over someone, or how if you are forceful, you can get anything you want lol.

judge: i think its cool and it presents some meanings that others dont really think about like the above mentioned

studio lighting

Describe:Jackie is holding up a heart neclace to her eye and peering through it with a slight grin on her face

Analyze: A straight angle toward her with the light coming from the left to put the shadow on the right

Interpret: i have no idea for interpret except to say that she wanted to view the world in a different perspective and to see someone in a great big heart

Judge:it gives a good vibe and captures her well witht the white and black corners on either side of her and her definitions being, well, defined

fun with photoshop

so pretty much i went onto Mrs. Alvarez's blog spot and went to the first link and looked for 2 images that i liked the most. first i chose one of napolean on a rearing horse and a squirrel with the intent of putting him on it, but that was too hard and settled for putting the earth in the medieval world. when opened in photoshop, the images were too small, so i changed the size using the image size. then i opened up the earth and used the lasso tool and roped the earth and cut it and pasted it onto the corner of the sky in the medieval castle picture. then i zoomed in and had to take out the black edges around the earth to make it clear and precise. i did nothing to the castle picture except resizing it. but then they didnt want to upload, so i created one more still using the castle, but this time using the ghost in the background as death looming in

capturing motion

Capturing Motion!!

Describe: Jake and paul moving in opposite directions that are blurred so are moving quickly in front of some trees at school. paul is doing a cartwheel, and jake is doing a somersault 

Analyze: it is a straight angle and used a low shutter speed to make the males blurred. the background is still in focus and there is a contrast between paul and jake, the boys and the trees, and the trees and the background. 

Interpret:  the moving together as one signifies togetherness, and the contrast in their clothes could stand as yin and yang?? i just thought the shot would be cool

Judge: It is a great shot, it was caught in the climax of both rolls. it is accomplished in being unified.

depth of field

Describe: A girl laying down in front of a truck on the side of the road. looks as ifs she's unconscious, but cant really tell because she's blurred.

Analyze:it's a flat angle, it seems that it wasn't printed correctly because the whole photo is blurred out and it seems as if the truck was only supposed o be in focus.

Interpret: she could have just been hit by this truck and has passed out. or has given up on life and just layed down to get it all over with.

Judge:If the whole picture wasn't blurred, and just the truck, or just the girl, then it might be a good photo. since it's not, its a fairly bad photo. also next time to get a bit more light on the girl for more contrast

away from society

Describe: a girl squatting on a hill in front of some buildings. she seems to be just thinking about things. 

Analyze: The picture seems to be taken from a higher angle. there isn't much of a contrast in colors. the scratches and dust marks make it seem like it's an older photo. 

Interpret: she seems to be a taking a break. just sitting there with her eyes closed just listening to the world. she's away from the buildings and on the dirt so maybe wants to get back to nature.

Judge: a little bit contrast, along with more plants, may have brought the idea of getting away from society out a bit more. so the work was not all that successful. 

hidden

ok, first off, sorry about the sideways photo, forgot to rotate it. 

describe: ok, so in this pic, my lovely model is hidden behind the tree. her body is somewhat blocked by leaves, and there are many shadows. 

Analyze:The girl is in focus, while some of the leaves are not. the background behind her seems a bit fuzzed. there is a slight discoloration under/on the model. it has a somewhat mischievous tone to her because she's hidden behind the tree.

Interpret: the girl could symbolize goals in life and the leaves could represent the obstacles between us and the goal. or it could be of someone hiding their true feelings, and the leaves are what are blocking our feelings in.

Judge: the photo was a success. the contrast in the leaves gives the picture a sense of difference and hides the girl a bit more as if she was hiding herself. It has a blur on the girl to lighten her up, and the blur brings a bit of a sense of coming into focus with the world.