Italy art gallery

Today I attended the art gallery and it was absolutely stunning. The combination of landscape and portraits created an image in the audiences mind of what the trip was like. I liked how the smaller matte images were put together in groups and the larger mattes had their own space on the walls. The portraits of the people in Italy had very good lighting and focus.

Wynn still life

For my still life project, I am going to photograph a series of the same object from my perspective and from 5 other peoples prospective.

Still life

For my still life project I will be photographing different types of soda bottles. I will shoot either plastic or glass bottles all with different colors. I will be shooting on a white backdrop.

Still Life

For my still life project I want to show the weight of the trash produced by processed and fast food has on the environment. For example, for one of my images I want to buy a fast food burger and take it out of the packaging a put it on the left side of the frame. Then I would pile up all of the trash associated with the burger (rapper, bag, napkins, sauce package, receipt, etc.) on the right side of the frame. This would show the amount of waste produced for one burger and it would show the contrast of the small burger to the large pile of trash.

Jaden Salameh Sill Life Concept

For my still life project, I am going to base all of my photos off of different sounds. In my images, i would like to photograph different actions like a hand circling around the rim of a wine glass, a glass bottle being shattered on the floor, mentos being dropped into coke, fireworks popping on the ground etc... In my photographs, I want to try to convey the sound through the image so that when my viewers see the image, that sound automatically comes to mind.

Still Life Project- Lee Tritt

For my still life project I am going to take a look at a lifestyle that is different than mine. At episcopal, many people have amenities that others do not have. I do not know what the world is outside of my life and what I know. However, I do know that life is not the same for everyone. To go along with my theme of one man's trash being another man's treasure, I will go good will and several other thrift stores to see what people decided to give away. The images I will photograph vary from shoes, toys and other accessories. Once the project is done, the items will be returned to hopefully be someones treasure and give them joy similar to the joy photography gives me. 

Still life

For my still life project I plan on using objects to represent someone’s life and how someone’s aspect on life is a full circle. This person’s childhood was happy and exciting so I would photograph toys and coloring and the pictures will be bright and happy. Then when this person gets into their teenage years they get depressed so I will use objects and lighting to symbolize their feelings toward life at that time in their life. Then when they are older they become happy with their lives again and I will use object to symbolize that.

Still Life Project

    For my still life project I want to focus on fixing things the wrong way. In life we put many temporary fixes on permanent problems, so for this project I want to take a more comical approach on this idea. I will work with materials that are broken, cracked, or in need of repair. The way the materials are fixed will be obviously wrong, but will shed a light on the obviously wrong temporary fixes in society. For example I will take a broken piece of wood and make it look like it is being sown back together, which is definitely not what one would actually do.

Still Life Project

For my still life project, I will photograph different miniature toy animals, representing real animals. I will photograph them in the studio with different types of trash, such as soda can rings and saran wrap constricting them. These photos will represent the effects of pollution on them. These photos will also be somewhat chromatic to make the effect more dramatic. For my out of studio photos, I will display the same animals, but in habitats similar to their own. These will show them thriving as they are supposed to out in the wild, free from pollutants.

$till lyfe

For my still life project, I plan on staging different parts of my room (or what my room would look like) based on what my room looked like during certain times of different milestones in my lifetime. The images will consist of different principles of design and are intended to be somewhat monochromatic. Each photo will contain important objects from my past  and will symbolize what each "important" year meant, and how I felt during this time; displaying how it shaped my living space.

Lauren Avery- Still Life Project

For my still life I plan to create 6 images that demonstrate 6 specific instances of chaos that have either taken place in the world or are currently taking place. For three of the images they will be a story line and transition from being a once happy time to one now that is of distress. For the other 3 images it will repeat this type of transition but a different story line. More specifically I plan to use both 9/11 and its sudden occurrence that changed the lives of many forever and also a hurricane that had a similar effect but took more belongings and possessions rather then lives.

Lizzy Curran Still life !

My concept for my still life project is to create a scene of the preparation and the event itself of a child birthday party. A part of my out of studio will take place at party city and at my home as i will be collecting party materials and baking a cake. I will not be using the cake that i baked because it will not look as good as a birthday cake from publix. I will be setting up the party in a still life and each studio image I will make small changes to each scene. the first three will be out of studio for the preparation and the last three will be the part itself with everything becoming less vibrant as the cake stays the same because no body will show up over a period of time.

CheyAnn’s Foil

For the photography project my object is aluminum foil. I was very drawn to the unique origin of my item. Aluminum foil derived from aluminum due to aluminum’s numerous characteristics—the most interesting being—malleability. With malleability, aluminum has the ability to be flattened or hammered into any shape without becoming cracked or torn. To me, it symbolized that aluminum foil has the ability to shape shift according to the needs of the environment. In my project there will be a series of monochromatic photos that displays the sense of blending in with one’s surroundings or hiding from the torment of society.

Rubber Band Artist Statement

When you think of what rubber bands can do, one idea that comes to mind is that they can stretch. Although no matter how hard you stretch it out, once you release, it will come back to its original shape and condition; that is unless you stretch it to the point of breaking it. In my series of images, the model and surroundings will go through a series of changes depicting the life the model has gone through. The life will be twisted and distorted, like twisting a rubber band. However the model and her surroundings will recoil to the similar if not same lifestyle she was once living at the start.

Murder Mystery

As my object was a knife I plan to create 8 images based on the idea of murder. With this I want to portray the idea of "murder mystery" through these images and create a storyline also. For the first four images I plan to emphasize the idea of a poker game gone wrong which ends in murder. However, I will not disclose who the murder is in the images but rather create a photo that leads to the potential murder. For the remaining four images, I plan to shoot out of studio during the night and to use flash to take the images to emphasize the idea of a crime scene. These four images will be taken either at a bar or a gas station and again will not directly disclose the murderer.

Jaden Salameh - Photo Idea - Paintbrush

                                 
The idea for my project surrounds the idea of artists drowning themselves in their work. Painters pour their heart and souls into most of their work. They can devote so much time and thought into their paintings and it all starts with picking up a paintbrush. In my photos I will incorporate a variety of colors, mixed emotions, and people being submerged in water.

Stool

I am going to use the theme of hidden messages and text to further the images complexity. I will take inspiration from my John B. project using the weird picture with abnormal text. I will have a picture combining two art mediums: photography and drawing. The text will be catchy like something you would see on the back of a shirt. But it will be contrasted by the dark picture. It will be a dark picture but motivational text. Like live, love, laugh with a picture of a dead person smiling.

Photo theme (paper clip)-Reinhardt

Stress

My theme for my project is stress. When people are stressed everybody has a different reaction. Some people are upset and start crying or eat, while others clean or are very lazy. I will use different colors to help set scene, or vibe, in the pictures. I will be shooting portraits to help show emotions and the physical appearance during the forms of stress.

Parklyn's Rose Project

The topic of this project, based around a dead rose, is the spreading of joy and happiness compared to the spending of money. As happiness is spread from person to person a "joy dollar" will be spread. The "joy dollar" is a visual representation of one person's positivity spreading to the other person. Actions of people of could include giving flowers, opening the door for someone, and giving food to a homeless shelter. Hopefully, this project will challenge the viewer to question their value of joy compared to their value of actual money.

Wynn Opposites Attract

My goal for this project is to photograph things that are opposites. The theme is opposites attract, for example a photo I may take would be a sandpaper pillow, because pillows are "supposed" to be soft, while sandpaper is rough. I am going to apply this idea to all five of human senses, taste, touch, smell, hearing, and vision. I want my images to make the person looking at it feel something, such as someone biting into a lemon.

Trash project

The focus of my project will be minimalism vs. someone focusing only on money/having an excess amount of material objects and how both of these affect peoples' happiness and how they live their life.

personality from paper photo 2

My focus for my project was individuality, but is now personality. I started with the idea of people holding heavy materials , but then i expanded that more to the characteristics of different people. My goal is to convey how people in a community are unique in different ways, whether by how they dress, how they look, how they act, where they like to go, emotions etc. My idea is to make a series of portraits involving different people with outgoing and fun personalities. I will be doing in studio.

Concept of my project from a light button

Light can be used for a variety of things. One of them is shedding "light" on darkness. Seeing something in a new light can allow for a change in perspective. My concept focuses on the viewer's perspective of the image when it is in a different situation than what it might typically be in. I want to work with water, fire, and smudged glass to affect the image's look, and then show the image without such things causing the viewer to question what they might have originally thought about the image when it was warped.

Cup project

My idea for this project is to symbolize a cup by using the well known metaphor "Is your glass full or empty?" I will portray this idea by photographing portraits showing pessimistic vs. optimistic views on life and relationships using background choice and differentiation of saturation and contrast.

battery project

My idea is to make photos that represent different people's motivations. I will interview different people and base my photos on what their response to my question about the source of their motivation, featuring the person in them. For instance, if one of my models says that her motivation is religion, I could base my photo around the church.

portrait review of sydney freed

Sydney had very nice lighting of her picture with the red gel. It increased the intensity of the photo and really worked for me. I think that when reshooting, she should have nonbranded clothes and overexpose a little to get a crisp, white background.

Portrait Review for William by Lauren

William's project is based on activities that normal people do on a day to day basis. However, he has people dressed up as Kings and Queens doing the normal people activities. For his project, one suggestion I have is for the picture where he has the girl drinking a Starbucks, I think it would be cooler if he took this picture actually in Starbucks or in the drive through. Overall, I think that these images are very well done. :)

peer review for Ella Ogletree portrait

               I like the photo of the girl holding the 2 solo cups. The gel creates a scene that may look like she is at a party and is being pressured/is pressuring someone else to drink something they shouldn't. The idea of being pressured to wear certain things in the 2nd photo is good, however i feel as if it could be more organized by moving the hands further away from grace's body to show her resistance to the pressures being put on her. I love the third photo and the concept that it portrays. The lack of saturation and monochromatic color creates an image that serves a purpose.

Chey Ann Portraits Review

                   What i like about Chey Ann's portraits is that they are very consistent. They all have constant lighting and fix well in the frame. There are a few of the photos that could be expanded to see the elbows and fix the model more into the center of the frame, like the smoke photo could be centered more and the covering the ears photo could be expanded to see more of the elbows.

                 I also think that Chey Ann could brighten the center of the photo and darken the edges to almost put a very obvious spotlight, even though there is one already. There is also the acceptance photo which could be in a different background such as maybe a sunset or some sort of environment.  I would like to add that in the depression stage she could try and make her cry for even more emphasis. Other then those things i think these photos are amazing.

Portrait Review for Lee Tritt

 For the photo project Lee Tritt portrayed a theme of anger. He does this by adding a red film to all of his photos. This red gives a sense of anger. In all of the photos Lee has his model become angry. To scrunch the face and frown. The framing is good on all the photos but I think he could work on shots that weren't so close up. To make the viewer find the anger inside of the model instead of just showing them the anger. Two of the three shots are very similar, I suggest making a variety of shots. Try to portray anger in a different way instead of just the face. 

improvements for Christian

He should work on making sure the photo does not have any unnecessary things in it like in the one of the kid in the bushes to make sure the house is not in it. Second, the one of the kid on the cooler next to the pool, you should make sure his foot is not cropped out. Otherwise I like the rest of them.

portrait review for lizzy by maddie

I loved your idea of athletic vs. classy. It was reflected really well in your photos. The diptych of Brooke could have more variation between the 2 photos. She could be doing a different pose or facial expression. Your out of studio photos could have more ties to your theme. Some of them seemed like they were out of place. I really liked the composition in your photos. They were all clear and edited well, and you didn't cut off any limbs. :)

portrait improvments for wynn

I loved the theme of Wynn’s pictures. And most of them had a good composition and were well shot. What she should change is in the picture with Parklyn have her show a little more emotion to go with the picture. Out of studio I would just make sure they are in focus. I like the idea she was going for with what she had her models doing. I would just retake the out of studios and make them more In focus

Gabi’s portraits

Gabi can improve her portraits by color correcting the background with different gel colors. She also used angles in her out of studio shoot which made her model seem smaller, she could do a contrasting or parrallel effect with the in studio models and either shoot up at them or shoot down on them.

Portrait review for Kenzie

For Kenzie’s portrait review, she had good ideas but she should focus on trying to connect all of the photos and make a designated theme. She had good models and well balanced colors, but her photos and models didn’t match each other. She should also focus on more evenly distributing the lighting on each photo and coming up with a designated theme that can be portrayed through all images.

Portrait Review for Aaliyah

In Aaliyah’s series of photos she has a very creative concept. Her overall theme supported the notion of gender roles but with a twist. The photos she shot in studio displayed girls in our class dressed as the traditional boy. Most of her photos are pretty consistent due to the use of shadows and blue gels. In the portrait of Paige dressed as a boy there was a shadow running along the left side of her face which, in my opinion, made the photo very authentic with her stoic expression. In the photo with Paige and Allie it was interesting to see how Paige’s shadow reflected on Allie’s face creating this sense of everlasting sadness. Her focus is very superb. That being said, I feel like Aaliyah should incorporate the same sense of sadness and emotion as she shoots her environmental photos because her portrait series needs to remain cohesive.

Portrait Improvements for Nathaniel

   For my improvement post, I am talking about President Nathaniel's project and how he can fix and improve his photos. For my first critic, I would lower the light on Sahib a bit lower so that the background color looks even. I would also use a spotlight to go straight on so that the chair is the same color and so there is symmetry. My last critic is that Sahib changed his facial expression and to lean his chin us so there isn't a double chin which he complained about. But besides that I really like the photo. For the second photo in his project I would plus out the little white part on Clayton's phone. Besides that I truly love the emphasis on the aired and the facial expression. This picture is one of my favorites from this project. For the third photo I would only change too things. I would change what is on the screen of the computer to something that all students really hate. The other critic I would do it change the way he is sticking up his middle finger so that it is more of the focus of the photo. But everything else I love and love the message of the photo. For the fifth photo I would just fix the way Sahib's leg is up because it is an awkward position to be in but I love the access granted on the screen. Overall for the in studio photos are really good and show your theme really well.
   For the outside studio photos, there are a few changes i would do to make the photos even better.  For the first out of studio photo with his little brother playing a video game. To tweet this photo I would shoot at a lower angle so that the arm is not cut off so awkwardly or have him sit up a bit to even out the line of the couch and the line of the door so that they are one continuous line. For the second photo I would not reshoot it and just keep it as it is. I truly love this photo and how he looks so involved in his work which really works with your theme. Good Job! For the last photo I would shoot farther away and not cut off part of his head and arm and maybe shoot lower so that we can see his facial expression. Or I would put something on the screen that attracts the viewers and be the counterpoint of the photo.  I love this project and I see so much potential with it. Keep up the good work.

Jaden Salami's Portrait Improvements

       Overall, good work. However, there are some things we can work on...
       For the lighter in studio one, I would remove any accessories such as watches and rings. Also, the brighter nail polish colors are sort of distracting, so maybe cover those up. I don't know how nail polish works though, so if you can't just cover it up, it is not that important. Rate 8/10.
        For the in studio that has the orange background, try to get your models more in focus. Also, Sierra and Gabi's eyes look closed. I would crop the left side of the photo so you get rid of the excess orange light. You should tell your models where to look, since some of them are looking at the camera and some are looking away from it. Rate 6/10.
        For the darker in studio, turn Gabi so she is facing inwards. Also make sure that they are all in focus. Not to beat a dead horse, but make sure to take off the jewelry. Rate 7/10
        For the green in studio, just make sure to not cut off the feet or move the photo up in general. Cover up the logo on Lizzy's pants. Also you might want to not have socks in it. Rate 7/10.
        I would not change much for your out of studio pictures. They are actually pretty good. Rate 9/10.
        In conclusion, your project has potential. If you fix some of the little things, this should be an easy A. Overall project rate 8/10.

Paige Review Portrait Project

I really enjoyed Paige's images. You could tell she gave a lot of thought into what she wanted her model to wear and what pose she wanted her to do. My favorite picture has to be this one because the symmetry is easily spotted with the shadows. Her hair may not have been intentional; however it really fits into the picture. It's like if I were to visit paris, I'd spot someone dressed and styled exactly like her model. What she could of did better was she could have played with the lighting a little more or add a slight vignette. Overall, Paige's portraits looked very professional considering this is the first portrait project.

Portrait Improvements

Maddie

       Maddie's composition of pictures were well shot and interesting. To improve, I think she should more clearly focus on a theme. It could be the way we express ourselves, through clothing or facial expressions. For example, the picture of Sierra with the paint on her body could express joy, excitement, or confusion. Also, the picture of Lizzy could represent anger, timidness, or apathy. Maddie's use of the gels really added to her pictures, and they may also help her focus on the emotion in the picture. Finally, the out of studio pictures were really well shot, but it might add to the picture if the focus on the picture of Joelle on the house was more in focus on Joelle and not the house.       Overall, honing in on a theme would really bring Maddie's composition together.

For Katie’s improvements, she should focus on making her theme a little bit more clear. For example, make the sports/dressy outfits more defined as sporty or dressy. I think the out of studio pictures should be retaken because it didn’t really match the theme that she was going for. Also, the lighting of the out of studio should make sure that it’s not too bright on the models’ faces.

portrait improvements

For my first two photos, I have had a boy. I need to use a girl as a model as well. I also need to mix up the facial expressions that symbolize anger. Also I am thinking about setting up a scene in the studio where someone would be angered; I feel like it could turn out very well.

portrait project

One  improvement I want to make is the focus on my first in studio pictures, I wish they would’ve been in more focus. I also wish I would’ve figured out a way to take away some of the light from the background on my second in studio pictures.

Portrait improvements

To improve my photos, I am going to fix the frame and the position in which I shoot them in. My ideas and lighting are good and they work well together, but I need to factor in the correct way to shoot the image and position the models to fit the frame.

Portrait Improvement

I will make my portrait photos better by going through all the small details and looking through which edit looks better. I will make sure that the photos are as even as possible and fit the frame well along with the vibrancy , lights, and darks.

Portrait improvements

To improve my photos, I would like to experiment with different types or lighting and gels. also to make sure that nothing significant is cropped out of the images, such as arms and above the waist.

Photo improvements

I want to improve my photos by making sure that nothing is cut off, especially feet. Also, sometimes the lighting is focused on one person, so I should make sure that that light is turned to a lower brightness or the light is backed up.

Photography Portrait Improvements

As far as my portraits go, one thing I want to improve throughout the whole project is working to improve the angles and make sure that everything is in focus and included in the picture. Also, more specifically as far as my 60s pictures go, I want to redo them to get full body pictures to aquire a full effect.

Portrait Project

To make my studio portraits better, I’ll focus more on my model. I have to get better at giving instructions and having my idea of what I want her to do, set into stone. I was a little all over the place and I had my necessities, but not every thing I wanted. Overall, next time I need to be a little more outspoken and less friendly. If you fail to tackle things, then you won’t get the desired results. I wasn’t giving strong enough commands and next time I’ll make sure I’m not afraid to.

Portrait Project

        I want to improve my photos by considering the lighting and matching the shutter speed and ISO to compliment the type of photo I am trying to accomplish. I also want to work on the type of focus that brings out a deeper meaning in the photo.

portrait project Lizzy curran

I want to improve my skills by working with different lighting techniques and angles.

Portrait Project

Portrait Project
Clayton
Period 2




The way I want to improve my photos are to incoperate different lighting techniques. All of my photos use the same lighting except one and I want to change up the lighting for some. I also want to use different. background colors.

Portrait Project

I can improve by using more settings (seamless) and using less time for one shot. I need to be more effective with my time usage by spending more time communicating and setting up the model only one or two times, then taking 30 min to position the model correctly. I also need to use varieties of seamlesses.

portrait project

To improve my portrait project the pictures I would retake are the ones with Parklyn sitting down behind the table. I would either iron the sheet so it has less wrinkles in it. Or I would change the sheet color to a brighter color to continue the theme with the bright colors in my in studio pictures.

Portrait Project Improvements

To improve my photos, I will focus on framing my subject properly. I will look at the backdrop to make sure it is not creased. I want to be intentional with all the details in my photos. I will also make sure that all the moving parts in my photo are in focus.

portrait project

To better my my photos on portraiture, I need to adjust the lighting. I also need to know my plan for shooting which will help the process. In the first shoot I established good ideas to better improve the photos.

Portrait project

To improve my portrait project I will work on improving my lighting. Some of my pictures do not portray what emotion I want because the lighting is either too dense or too light. I also want to focus on making my shadows more purposeful. I do not want my shadows to be an after thought.

portrait project- parklyn gardner

Parklyn Gardner

2/8/19

Period 2

I am going to improve my portrait project by shooting correctly in ISO. I shot in high ISO which influenced the clarity of my photos. I am not going change my model's poses but I need to shoot it right so it is clear enough.

Portrait Series

To make my studio photos better I need to have a better focus on my model in the center by lowering my aperture and increasing my shutter speed in case I or my model moves. For my studio photos I have the lighting I desire, but I just need to perfect my focus on my model and I will be fine.

portrait project

to make my in studio photos better, I need to focus the lighting more on the person in the middle. I need to center the people more. In my environmental shots, I need to shoot at a better time of day for better lighting.

Portrait Project Improvements

To make my project better, I plan to spend more time on my environmental shots. I will shoot in more locations and poses. I'll stop cutting off people's shadows or limbs in my photos. I've noticed that in some of my photos, I've also had a little bit of fuzzy focus.