Blog notes 179-197

Architectual photography

• use corner of a room, curve of walkway or stairway
• capture vertical and horizontal lines at the edge of a building
• observe space surrounding the object
• pay attention to patterns
• bricks
• carpet
• wallpaper
• windows
• Lense/Film/Camera Settings
• small f-stop- greater depth
• bigger format
• bigger negative-better detail
• slower film
• color films
• emphasize color and setting
• Black/White
• emphasize value, shapes and textures
• lighting
• color of lighting is important in interior architectual photography
• wide angle lenses
• black and white filters-include sky and clouds
• closer you get- more distortion in photo --> step back & capture whole building
• to create 3D- take from the side
• Architectural elements:
• door
• set of steps
• top of a column
• carved ornaments
• bricks

American Photography Notes

1. Illustrated News- first publication
2. Front cover: immediate appeal to attract attention
3. Hidden photography to get big news
4. Photographs used for advertising- people believed photographs and bought the products
5. "Camera can elevate the most lowly object and make it seem elegant"
6. Advertisements were organized around photography
7. Photography added to fame- "media celebrity" ; stars become more famous depending on how good they look in photographs; invented stars
8. Photography used to photograph space: planets, meteors, etc.
9. What the human eye sees cannot compare with what a photograph can bring out
10. Photography evolved greatly and influenced the world

Happy Thanksgiving!

Baraka Reflection

This film was very interesting. Since it had no dialogue, it was kind of hard to figure out the story at first. I enjoyed seeing the many different countries being showed off. It was kind of like traveling around the world without leaving home. Being able to see the good yet also bad of certain countries was very interesting. The different aspects of nature that was portrayed was beautiful. The water fall was very relaxing and nice to watch.

My favorite part was when the group of men were chanting. I dont know where in the world they were representing but it reminded me of hula/tahitian because we do a lot of chanting as well. I liked how the head guy would start the chant or move and everyone followed and he did not even say anything. The power of their chanting was very strong and moving. It was definately intriguing.

This film really made me want to travel. There are so many places around the world that are not really exposed to people in the US. Not only were they perfect photography subjects, they have such a beautiful and rich culture that I would love to experience.

Shadows

ONEshot.

Over the past few assignments, we have been taking forgranted the beauty of selecting shots after we take them. In this assignment, we were to use our first instincts and trust our LCD screens to choose our photo before uploading it.

Fall Sports Photography- Varsity Waterpolo