Final Project

For a college student one of of the hardest and the most stressful times of the year is during finals. Students vacate their dorms leaving all fun behind them and flock to the library to begin the grueling process of studying. Whether it be memorizing a stack of organic chemistry cards, or writing a paper on the social changes during the aftermath of WWII, students cope in all sorts of ways. They cut themselves off from the world and enter one all their own with nothing but a pen, paper and the head between their shoulders. This series demonstrates the isolation and stress that students face during this difficult time. It possesses raw emotion, purpose and the feeling of desire to achieve. I've often found that when people are pushed to the limits they can accomplish extroidnary things that help them grow and become better human beings. 

"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't want to work hard."

Final Portfolio

Final Project

The theme that i've chosen to explore for my final project is on the subject of documentary photography. I love the idea of capturing something or someone who is completely in their own element and is completely unaware that they are being documented. People tend to be the most natural when they think no one is looking. I'm choosing to shoot this in black and white because i think it makes the photos more timeless and real. This photo portrays students in the library completely cut off and studying (or browsing the internet) without worrying about what's going on around them.

Dayna Bartoli

I choose this series because i felt that the images were very captivating and the compositions worked very well. I particularly like how the artist used the use of circles to really create depth and almost another level to the photos as opposed to them just plain. The circles definitely give the series a cohesive feel as well as the square shape of the photograph and the zoomed in focus that each one possesses. My favorites pieces include photo number one. I think that it was a good picture to start out with because it is really strong and it makes the point of the series right away. Also it has this sort of trapped beauty that almost seems like it's trying to escape from the circle. Another photo I really enjoyed was photo number 9. It was like the first one a very strong photo and I think the colors are very strong; it gives off a very calming feeling and I like the use of the "veinlike" light, it brings a lot of life to the photo.

Here is a like to the photo series, enjoy!

https://www.lensculture.com/articles/dayna-bartoli-florafaunal-angiography#slide-4   

Lenscratch 2013 Portrait Exhibition

 Verity Mackintosh, Costume Adjustments, Taipei, Taiwanf

I've chosen to write about this image because it is successful on a number of different levels. The lighting is absolutely gorgeous; the backlight with the faded out edges really brings your attention to the subject. The light also does a really great job of hitting all the jewelry that the young woman is wearing and it creates wonderful texture that jumps off the page. I also like the tones that were used to create this. It has more of a warmer feeling than just a harsh black and white and even though there are so many shades of gray, they don't seem to get lost in each other. As for the subject itself, i believe that it has a lot of emotion and it looks really authentic. I like how the girl is not looking at the camera and the position doesn't look too forced (I think the cropping helped achieve this as well).   

Album Cover

 Final Edit.  Artist-The Marshall Tucker Band.  Song-Can't You See.  I chose to edit the photo this way because the song written during the 70's and I wanted to give the album an old time 70's feel. To create this look I changed the colors around to give it a more faded look.

Documentary Photography

David Seymour

Photographer: David Seymour
Austria, Vienna. 1948

I chose this photo because I found the story behind it very interesting. At first glance it looks as if this is a picture of a girl who attends boarding school, and is sitting at her desk doing work. When I read the caption I was surprised to learn that the girl is in a juvenile delinquent facility for being a prostitute. They also referred to the room in which she was in as a cell. Its surprising because the picture conveys something totally different, but one has to keep in mind the time period in which the photo was shot. Things have certainly changed a lot since 1948, and prison cells don't tend to look this clean and accommodating anymore. I think the photographer did a great job of really capturing a moment that conveys a feeling. Even though the girl doesn't look like she's in jail the tone of the photo suggests that she's trapped. I also really admire the lighting with the high contrast shadows and highlights.      

Nature and Landscape

                                                   

Food

Action

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