Activity 5

Create a landscape utilizing foreground subject matter to create a sense of depth. Discuss how the resulting image is likely to be read by the viewer.

photo by Ryan Aicard

I am a fan of the above picture for several reasons. The first is the use of man and nature and how they can co-exist. But I feel that the image can be interpreted as how the most beautiful parts of nature are often off limits. in the foreground you see barbs, signs and a fence but as soon as you pass that you see a beautiful mountain landscape. So even though that we might be focused on the limits in our life if you look past those there is always true beauty.

Activity 4

Create two photographs in a location with tall buildings or trees using both formats. Create a closed and open landscape at one location. Discuss the different ways we read the resulting images.

These two images are very similar and different in many ways. Both of them are taken in Sedona Arizona and express the vibrane in the red rock. However, the first image is a closed landscape photo with some framing from the trees. Then the other photo is an open landscape with a full Sedona mountain in frame. Both are landscapes and both of the same area but the type of photograph that was produced is different. This just shows how diverse an area can be with photo oburtunities. So there is always something to shoot.

Activity 3

Compare and contrast a landscape photograph with a landscape painting. Discuss the expressive possibilities of each medium using your examples to illustrate your argument. Choose your examples carefully as representative of the medium. 

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Christina Del Sol

The two pictures above have the same subject matter in them, Sedona's Red Mountains, yet the two pictures are very different and portray a different emotion. the image above shows beauty and darkness contrasting each other while the image below is more of a child's representation of life which is happy and graceful. this just shows that it doesn't matter if everyone uses the same space to make there art because what you are trying to portray is ever changing and that shows in everyones different art work. personally i love the below one more because am a huge fan of the abstract and it is a powerful piece to me.

Nature Contrast

Find two landscape photographs that question social values or act as a metaphor for personal issues that the photographer is trying to express. Discuss whether the communication is clear or ambiguous and how this communication is conveyed.

The image below shows a deep contrast between nature and urban civilization. The lighting used in this photo show how different the two can be but still have a sense of unity and tranquility. The photographer used light in a big way to have deep dark colors for nature and bright light for the city. it is a reminder that no matter how much we build nature will always be growing right along side us

Photo by Ata

The next image below is a city pipe with a sapling growing inside. This is a little different from the other image because it is not a half and half contrast. instead this shows that no matter how much we try and get ride of it nature will find a way to out do us in any way it can. this is the true beauty of nature, no matter how much we hurt it it is always there for us in the strangest ways sometimes.

Photo by Christiano Quadrar

landscape activity 1

View the image by Walker Evans on this page and describe what you can actually see (objective analysis) and what you think the image is about (subjective analysis).

Discuss how effective Walker Evans has been in using a landscape image to communicate a point of view. Can this photograph be considered as Art? Give two reasons to support your answer.

Walker Evans

the image above shows a graveyard with a backdrop of a mining town in Pennsylvania, however i personally see the difference between life and death in this image. the photo shows that death is always there but you can still live along side that reality. Walker Evans did an amazing job at portraying that in this landscape photo.This image can be considered art because of the mood it is trying to express. it tells us that no matter what or how good are life is death is always going to be waiting, but that is ok because we can still live happy with it there.

activity 4

• Find two examples of photographs, which make use of maximum depth of field, and two examples, which have very shallow depth of field.
• Describe how the photographer’s selective use of aperture affects the subject in each of the photographs you have chosen.

In the above picture there is only a select subject in focus. this is done by changing the aperture to a shallow depth of field setting such as a large f stop. this lets only whats the photographer want to be in focus.

for these next photos it has all of the image in focus. again this is done by changing the aperture to a better setting. to get the whole image in focus you can use a smaller f stop and that will bring everything into focus.

Activity 3

Find two images that have been shot into the light or included the light source. Explain how the photographer may have gone about taking a light meter reading for these photographs.

niel van neikerk

kirk tuck

The two images are a different type of photography. they include the light source and the natural environment of the studio. this is a different type of photography and it really gives the images a raw feel. i bet that the photographer did this to show that even without perfection in the environment a subject can still be beautiful and pure. this is a technique that i would love to try out for my next assignment.

Lighting source

• Find an example of a photograph where the subject has been lit by a single light source and an example where more than one light has been used.
• Describe in each the quality and position of the brightest or main light and the effect this has on the subject. In the second example describe the quality and effect the additional light has.

In this picture there is heavy, dark shadows. This is a very powerful and strong image with a single light source on the face. this gives the image a dark mysterious feel all the while it is still a beautiful picture of this old man. there was one light source and it was probably used in a studio with all the lights out but single source.

Caroline Winn

This photo shows a girl sitting down. at first one might think that is is just lit by a single source but notice no shadows? this probably means they are using soft lighting and that could mean an umbrella. the picture looks like it is trying to be perfect but still look natural so they used a home setting and studio lighting.

Soft and hard light

Look through assorted photographic websites and find some examples of subjects lit by hard light and examples of subjects lit by soft light. Describe the effect the light has on the subject’ texture, form and detail, and the overall mood of the picture.

Erin Eye

Erin Manning

These two pictures are great examples of soft lighting. notice how there are not very many harsh shadows this is because the photographer had good light when taking the pictures. this gives the images a very strong sense of happiness and joy. If the photographer had more harsh shadows on the subjects it would have given the image is a very different feel. Overall the lighting on these two subjects is a very soft and bright feel.

Mathew Hannen

Mike Doley

On the other side you have these two images that are very good representations of hard light. the shadows in these photos are very defined and bring a very dark and meaningful feel to the images. they feel like they have a rugged and strong texture. Again the subjects would be completely different if the photographer had used soft light. All in all these photos are very different from the soft lighting.

Activity 4

Collect one image where the photographer has placed the main subject off center and retained a sense of balance and one image where the photographer has placed the main subject off center and created a sense of imbalance. 
Discuss the possible intentions of the photographer in creating each image.
Create four images, placing the focal point and/or visual weight in different areas of the frame. Discuss whether each image is balanced.

photo by Trisha Day

in this photo the two birds are off center but since there is more activity in the image the birds come across as balanced since there is more than just the bird in the image.

photo by david smith

the subject in this image is off centered on purpose and makes the image feel unbalanced but still brings a good picture out.

photo by Ryan Aicard

the subject in this photo is off centered and makes the photo feel unbalanced since there is nothing on the left side.

photo by Ryan Aicard

the subject in this photo is off center but the photo still has a balanced feel since the subject is so big.

photo by Ryan Aicard

the image is full of a subject with very equal content no the left and right side so this is a very balanced image.

photo by Ryan Aicard

the image has the subject on the far left and has a very unbalanced feel because majority of the image in empty.

Rule Of Third

Find two examples of Photographs that follow the Rule of Thirds and two examples that do not. Comment briefly on why and how you think the composition works.

This photo show the beautiful subject in the right side of the photo looking off in to the distance. The empty space on the left side shows the vast space of nothing the subject is looking at.



The light bulb in this frame is again in the right hand side and has a bright circle around where it is lit up. the rest of the photo space is black showing that this is the only light source nearby.


Photo Credit  Vailancio Rodrigues

Read the following passage taken from the book The Photographer’s Eye by John Szarkowski and answer the questions below. 

 

‘To quote out of context is the essence of the photographer’s craft. His central problem is a simple one: what shall he include, what shall he reject? The line of decision between in and out is the picture’s edge. While the draughtsman starts with the middle of the sheet, the photographer starts with the frame. The photograph’s edge defines content. It isolates unexpected juxtapositions. By surrounding two facts, it creates a relationship. The edge of the photograph dissects familiar forms, and shows their unfamiliar fragment. It creates the shapes that surround objects. The photographer edits the meanings and the patterns of the world through an imaginary frame. This frame is the beginning of his picture’s geometry. It is to the photograph as the cushion is to the billiard table.’

Q. What does John Szarkowski mean when he says that photographers are quoting ‘out of context’ when they make photographic pictures? 

-when a photographer takes a picture they chose to show only a part of the real story so while a picture could show one thing in reality it could be different. 

Q. The frame often ‘dissects familiar forms’. At the end of the last century photography was having a major impact on Art. Impressionist artists such as Degas were influenced by what they saw. Look at these examples of Degas work, which clearly shows the influence of Photography, and explain why the public might have been shocked to see such paintings.

-When this was happening painting where what was held on a pedestal and photography was easy, when they then had a photo that was so good painters wanted it it showed that photography was a  deal

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Look through assorted photographic websites and observe how many photographers have moved in very close to their subjects. By employing this technique the photographer is said to ‘fill the frame’ and make their photographs more dramatic. Find two examples of how photographers seek simple backgrounds to remove unwanted detail and to help keep the emphasis or ‘focal point’ on the subject. Attach two images you find to your reply to this discussion.

Photographers have started to move closer to the subject because it gives a cool feel of abstract. In painting or drawing just having a series of lines and shapes can make an abstract piece, but in photography you have to take everyday objects that people always see and make it something different. This technique is not only hard for the artist but also the viewer and makes it a little more artistic. 

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