Fine Art

the first photo is of a wooden gord. i chose to take a picture of it because to me it says that we can try to be perfect and smooth on the outside but when you take a closer look, we are always going to have those indents and things that make us imperfect. it is because of these imperfections that make us unique (which is why this piece of wood is unique and beautiful). there are sections of it that are smooth but the majority of it is not. and that is how we as humans tend to be, together in some ways but incomplete in more that we could imagine.

the second photo is of a bird in a cage. it is another way of saying that the bird is trapped. when we look at the world and the people who are struggling everyday within it, we tend to feel trapped. the bird represents us as humans while the cages bars can represent society, family, friends, work, etc. the thing surrounding us is where we live and how we live but there are moments were we get angry and realize that it is a cage with boundaries.

Reflection

STILL LIFE

i chose to use my grandmothers bible and a necklace made out of a diamond from her wedding ring for my still life. for me, my grandmother was an extremely important person in my life and she inspired me to do great things. i have recently become more involved and interested with the church which is why i found her bible to be appropriate. and her diamond is merely a symbol of remembrance. i think the shadow cut out that i used worked to my advantage in the photo with the white edges in order to provide a unique feel and look. i am pleased with that particular photo but not so much with the other one on my blog.

still life

PHOTO SHOW

Cultural Shot

In order to capture the Mexican/Hispanic culture i chose to take photos in Old Town San Diego. The first shot is an old pueblo kitchen, the second is a mexican skeleton and the third is a photo of three ladies making tortillas. Out of all three, my favorite is the third one because it captures the culture from the past and how it has stayed the same into the present time. I find this picture interesting because the eye is drawn to each of the ladies (not just one). They are all doing different things and each have their own story for what they are doing. I am pleased with these shots and would use the third one if i were to put it in the Balboa Park show.

fashion

for all three of these photos i wanted to show the contrast between the fashion and the background. i decided to show off the dress more by placing the model (lindsay fulton) in front of urban grungy backgrounds in an ally way. although the dress is the same in each shot i feel as though it is shown off in different ways. i am pleased with these photos and would like to keep trying to experiment with this type of photography (contrasting fashion). my favorite out of the three is the first one because of the wooden garage door and the pebble flooring. it gives it a little more of an elegant feel and is not as noticable that it was taken in an ally. 

School Site

For this photo shoot i decided to portray the dance art form provided by the school. the photos both show the diversity and skill level in the dance classes. i wanted to have them on different levels for the second photo and i am pleased with the outcome of that decision. the way i captured the Annie Libovitz photo style was to change the pictures to black and white and leave the sides of the background showing. she did this in her dance photos often so i thought it would be appropriate in this case.

Location

For this shoot we were put in a location that is not normally used on campus when taking photos. With Nicole being on the desk for the kids to draw i wanted her to be "on the same level as them" without blending in. This is why i decided to have her sit down on the table rather than stand. In order to emphasize the kids drawing her i put a spotlight on Nicole but made sure that it shined brightest on the little girl in front. I am pleased with this photo but wish i had more time to shoot because i think i could have gotten some better shots. 

photo leave behind

i am pleased with my photo sheet for the most part. i think that this picture represents the strongest dance picture i took for my portfolio. while the photo is based around blacks and whites i decided to put it on a black background to make the model stand out more and to keep it simple. i then put the white box at the bottom to accent the light tones in the photo and separate the name from the contact number. i chose to use reverse colors for the lettering so it looked clean and provided contrast. the one thing i would change on the card would be the font choice because it is not as professional and serious as the photo itself. that is something i have to learn from experience and i am glad i discovered it in this project.

PORTFOLIO

my pictures are not uploading onto my blog right now for some strange reason but i will start a tumblr and that will hopefully work better for the rest of the year. while shooting my portfolio pictures i chose to use Lois Greenfield as my artist inspiration. She focuses mainly on dance portrait shots but also some regular portraits. i decided to make my portfolio represent dance and normal portraits. the way i made my work resemble hers was to use only black or white backgrounds so that the model stood out more, and i also used the strobe light in order to define specific parts of the model. i found that it is not always the shot you intend on getting that you end up using in the end. i am pleased with all my pictures but realize that i could have challenged myself more and taken more of a risk, which i intend to do when reshooting my portfolio. i am indeed pleased with the way the pictures turned out and how i edited them in a simple way but also making each shot have a certain feel to it. sorry again that they are not up here for you to see. i will show you them on monday and hopefully get them uploaded or i will start a tumblr and give you the address for it.