Granddad/Summative

 These are photos I took at my Grandfather's funeral.  The theme I chose for my summative was death.  I hope that these photos convey the theme and I believe they do.  I chose the top as my best because it is a picture of my Grandfather's plate, the Egyptian desert is the background (where he was stationed during the war).  I wanted to capture a bit of his life while still revolving around the theme.  I used a variety of techniques including symmetry, and selective focus.  I really like these pictures and will keep them forever.  My Grandfather was an amazing man quick to put his family above himself, we love him very much and I am so happy that my family will be able to enjoy the photos I created.  Thanks for reading.

Nature

This is the May theme, I took a series of nature photos the majority of which I took using the Macro setting on the camera.  I believe this is my best contact sheet I have done thus far in the semester.  I am extremely satisfied with every photo and believe they show creative aspects of my photo taking.  For my best picture I chose one of a caterpillars nest I found close to my house.  After messing around a bit I found a really cool angle where the nest looks almost like a tree.  You can clearly see caterpillars walking on and it is a perfect shot for this months theme.

Surrealism

My original idea with this assignment was to contrast light/dark and life/death, this proved to be difficult so instead I decided to take a photo and make it appear to be in a different location than it was previously.  I took this picture near the back pitt and meshed it with a photo I took on the third floor overlooking the library.  My favourite part of this photo is the multiple suns (top right, bottom left, middle right).  I put the picture of the window behind the tree and erased between branches and anything that was not part of the tree.  I am somewhat satisfied with this picture, as I am not good with photoshop it didn't turn out how I wanted.  However I enjoy the concept of surreal photography and will explore it further on my own time.

Lost And Found

Reflection
My original Idea was to incorporate George Bush Jr. into a picture that would explain his capitalist nature/evilness.  I stumbled upon a picture with Bush's face covered in oil this lead me to a similar idea.  I then googled photos of Bush and found one of him smiling, then found a photo of a smile with blood smeared around it.  I glued the mouth to the original photo added some text ("Oil Keeps Me Smilin'") and this is the final product.  I feel this piece has a strong message, I lived in the U.S. during 911 and have alot of knowledge on Bush and his influence on America.  I believe this piece is engaging the only thing that could have been more well done is the neatness of the cutouts I used.  I am extremely satisfied with this picture and feel it carries a strong message.

Gaze

These are the gaze photots, for the majority of them I used selective focus to draw attention to the subject's gaze.  I chose this as my favourite for various reasons but mainly the reporters gaze and amout of attention she is recieving.  I also like the one of Ryan outdoors and of my dog.  All of these photos are proper gazes and I believe they show alot about the subjects.

Things That Make Me Happy

I chose this particular photo because I enjoy the mix of simplicity and rule of thirds.  I didnt do anything special when setting up this photo.  The arrows draw your eye immediately because of the all blue background.  If I had to give this photo a title I would call it the world goes round, but thankfully I don't have to do that.

Chiascuro

Portraiture-Faceless

These are the twenty faceless photos I took in march.  I really like the pictures of Dominic and Myself.  I chose the top as my best because I like how you can see the outline of my face, hair, and shoulders while still conceiling everything on my face.  I tried to incorporate multiple ideas from different camera angles and subjects to poses and location.

Portraiture

Portrait Photographer Research Assignment

Harry Callahan

This photo uses white space to help the viewer focus on the centre of the picture what appears to be a mother and her son.  Having the model in the centre of the page leaves a lot of space around them to help create depth.  It is also interesting that the women is wearing black which contrasts with the grey all around her.  

Annie Leibovitz

This photograph of a woman uses lines too help keep her in focus and centred in the shot.  I find her mask and attire causes illusion and made me think about who or what she could represent.  There is also a slight shadow on her left side from her haid down her left arm.  Having the sky as a backdrop allows the viewer to focus more on the model than anything else, but the buildings on her sides are necessary to help keep her centred. 

Imogen Cunningham

This is my favourite photo out of the three.  The blurred image and facial expression the woman is expressing makes me feel sorry for her.  She seems to be standing next to a plant that is still growing where she is most likely declining.  It evokes feelings of death and sadness, and loss of life but how new life will always come whether it is in the form of a person or nature.

31 March Photo's

Red Stuff

Ordinary To Extraordinary

Photo Basics

Assymetry

Framing

Low Horizon Line

Lines

High Horizon Line

Merger

Rule Of Thirds

Selective Focus

Simplicty

Symmetry

Photo Paint

Composition Analysis

Kyle Knupp

	Framing – The Mother’s hand and head are used to frame the baby.
	Leading Line- The railing and bridge both draw the viewers eye.
	Formal Balance- The image if cut in half would look almost identical.
	Horizion Line- The horizion provides a good backdrop to the picture of the city.
	Leading Line- White line on the road is present for most of the picture and comes from top to bottom.

Terminology Worksheet

Terminology Worksheet

1. Pixel- A single point in a raster image, or the smallest addressable screen element in a display device.

2. Megabyte- A unit of computer memory data storage capacity equal to 1,048,576 bytes.

3. Gigabyte- A unit of computer memory data storage capacity equal to 1024 megabytes

4. PPI (Producer, Price, Index)- A family of indexes that measures the average change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services over time. PPIs measure price change from the perspective of the seller.
5. Resolution- The fineness of detail that can be distinguished in an image.

6. RGB (Red, Green, Blue)- Refers to the system for representing the colors used on a computer display.

7. CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key)- Scheme for combining primary pigments.

8. JPG (Joint, Photographic, Experts)- File extension also referred to as JPEG.

9. Compression- The process by which data is compressed into a form that minimizes the space required to store or transmit it.

10. PSD Format- Photoshop’s native file format.

11. Aperture- A usually adjustable opening in an optical instrument, such as a camera or telescope, that limits the amount of light passing through a lens or onto a mirror.

12.  Shutter Speed- In photography, it is a common term used to discuss exposure time, the time a cameras shutter takes to open.

13. Composition- Object composition is, combining simpler data types into more complex data types, or function calls into calling function. Function composition is an act or mechanism to combine simple functions to build more complicated ones

14. Flash- Instantaneous illumination for picture taking

15. Due Date- The day an assignment or other form of project is due.  (You better make sure it’s in when it’s due)