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Nightshift 2011

Nightshift 2011

 

Assignment #6 Photographs

PART A

 

 

PART B

 

Assignment #6

 Jerry Uelsmann

His photographs have recently been imported into a commercial website. He first began teaching photography at the University of Florida. This was his first job. As a photographer, he collected a lot of photographs. These photographs were shot in different museums worldwide such as London, Paris, Washington, Canada, Australia, Boston, Scotland, Kyoto, Korea, etc. With these photographs that he gathered, he was able to show the extraordinary effects that the process of photography can do. Early in his career, he preferred using the multiple printing technique. However, in 1967, he experimented on combining negatives and his work which were exhibited in different places. Most of his photos are combined with other photos and are black and white. As we can see below, he basically transformed the hand into a trunk of a tree.

Journey into Night 2006

Oscar Gustave Rejlander

Like Uelsmann, he undertook many experiments to perfect his photography. Instead of combining negatives, he basically experimented on combining paintings in 1853. In 1857,  he came up with a photo where he combined different photographs. He composed this photo out of 32 different shots and named it "The Two Ways of Life".  He was influenced by Raphael's painting, "The School of Athens". The comparison between Raphael's painting was between science and philosophy. Although there was a great reaction against him and his work he managed to attract wealthy buyers, among which queen Victoria was also listed. She bought one of the few copies of this photo.

The Two Ways of Life 1857

Raphael

Assignment #5B

Portraits

For this assignment I was able to ask my friends to be my model. I adjusted my ISO to 400-600. I did not use the flash on my camera. I used different lightings such as: the big spot lights from the studio, a desk lamp and the sunlight. This exercise was really fun especially when we worked in the studio. Working in a studio was an amazing experience. I finally understood how different lightings can change the perspective of a portrait. Though I know it was hard to adjust my ISO in some shots,  I was able to take a good picture.

Assignment #5A

This assignment was challenging. I had really fun though. Working in a studio with different equipments was a new experience for me. We used two different lights and two different backgrounds (Grey and Black). I did not use my camera's flash. For the setting of my camera, I used ISO 400 and 200 for my shutter speed. The aperture was 4.5 .

Studio Shots

Assignment #4

Stop Motion

Blurred and Panning

This assignment was incredibly challenging for me because I had a lot of trial and error. I was frustrated in every single shot that I took. It was also hard to find a perfect location to capture the best moment for the panning and blurred shots. I used a tripod for the blurred and panning shots. The tripod helped me a lot in terms of stability on the surface where I proposed to set it up. Most of my blurred and panning shots were captured outside in daytime and not in nighttime. In daytime, it was easier to see a lot of movements of people, cars and animals outdoor. 

Most of my stop motion shots were taken indoor. It was easier for me to find something interesting to capture. Though there was not enough light indoor, I had to use the flash.

It took a lot of patience for me to be able to capture the right moment in every shot. I know I had a lot of trial and error in this assignment but hopefully I was able to come up with interesting pictures.

Assignment #3

I really like this image because it has a lot of interesting textures. First of all, I adjusted the highlights and shadows of the original shot to make the image interesting. Then I used different effects such as Black & White, Sepia, Glow and Tint. These effects helped me determine its different possible transformations. The two most effective transformations that caught my eyes  and enhanced the image were the Black & White and Sepia effects.  The Black & White effect expressed shapes, tones and textures in the image. The image showed its ability to communicate rather than on its original shot. The image became very dramatic too. On the other hand, The Sepia effect made the image look older than it really was. The texture was more evident and it changed the "feel" of the image.

In regards to the other effects that I least liked, the Glow effect showed a gauzy glow to the image. In my perspective, it gave more emphasis to the sun's light hitting on the wall. Also, it made the image softer and smoother which detracted the harshness from the image.

The Tint effect also didn't work well when I used it. I  just chose the color and I adjusted the color preservation.

 

Original Shot

Black and White

Sepia

Glow

Yellow Tint

Assignment #2

This is not a Zellers Catalogue!

This is it!

Assignment #2

Walker Evans

    Walker Evans makes American documentary Photography in 1930s. He has a splendor vision of documenting "American Life". His shots serve as a historical document during the Great Depression. His purpose of this kind of documentary is to record and demonstrate what is important about any sort of event, people or place. His shots contain selected excerpts from the entire observational experience. His pictures are all black and white. Most of his shots are horizontal and vertical depending on his subject. He emphasizes on the poor people, all classes, who are unsuccessful during the Great Depression. He also focuses on automobiles, architecture, American urban taste, commerce, small scale, large scale, the city street atmosphere, the street smell, the hateful stuff, women's clubs, fake culture, bad education and religion in decay. 

Bud Fields and His Family, Hale County, Alabama

Starving Cuban Family, 1933

Reference: http://www.cosmopolis.ch/english/cosmo8/walkerevans.htm

                    http://www.likeyou.com/en/node/12347

                   

                    

Lee Friedlander

    He begins photographing the American  social landscape in 1948. His photographs bring to the surface the correlation of everyday life that comprise our modern world. He has a unique vision that underscores the two-dimensionality of the picture plane and the potential for photographs to contain varying levels of reflection, opacity, and transparency. The pictures are mostly sepia and black and white. Most of his shots are horizontal and vertical depending on his subject. He has a lot of ideas such as street images, trees, gardens, landscapes, nudes, the industrial and post-industrial environment, portraits and self-portraits. His significance lies much more i his early photographs. using his camera, he gave shape to the cliché of life. Lee was experimenting with different camera formats and frame ratios. Within the span of the 89 images in Frederick Law Olmsted Landscapes he shifts from his Leica, to a Noblex pivoting lens panoramic camera, to his Hasselblad Superwide, and the results are noticeable beyond the obvious frame shape.

Florida 1963

Santa Fe, 1995

Reference: http://www.profotos.com/education/referencedesk/masters/masters/leefriedlander/leefriedlander.shtml

                   http://www.mocp.org/collections/permanent/friedlander_lee.php

                   http://5b4.blogspot.com/2008/02/lee-friedlander-photographs-frederick.html

Assignment #1B

Link To My Self-Portraits

Assignment #1A

-What kind of camera do you use?
 I use a Canon Rebel T1i DSLR camera.

-What is the resolution? (ie. 4megapixels)
 It has 15.1 Megapixels.

-What kind of media storage does it have?
 It uses SD or SDHC card.
 
-How do you download images to the computer?
 I use a USB cable.

-What is the name of the cord connecting the camera to the computer?
 USB Interface Cable IFC-200U.

-How many low res images can you store on your disk?
 7321 images

-How many high res images can you store on your disk?
 1171images

-What kind of image (file format) is stored on disk?
 JPEG

-Do you have a camera manual? Have you read it?
Yes I do and I have read it.

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