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.