Aberrance

2.15.2012

 

This is a photo of Breyane producing fire from her hands. She is wearing black and is against a white background to highlight the main point of the aberrance photo. The subject is pretty close.

To portray this aberrance concept, I cut fire, from a picture of when I went to a bonfire at the beach and positioned them in their hands. I also edited her eyes to reflect the elements in her hand. I also warmed up the picture by darkening it a bit and reddening the picture with a slight touch of green. The image was intentionally taken in focus to bring light to the entire subjects. 

The image is pretty light with a lot of contrast to make the picture appear striking and full of life. It was taken outdoors against a white brick background to keep the subject and photo simple. This is trying to portray aberrance and how humans can't produce or hold fire. 

In my mind, this picture was successful because I was able to pull off the concept of someone producing fire when in reality, they can't. 

Commercial Shot

1.16.2012

In this picture, there is a woman wearing black Ray Ban sunglasses. The fan is blowing her hair to the left while she looks to the right. She is wearing a black v neck shirt and is placed in front of a gray background.
It was taken intentionally in focus and up close because it is a head shot focusing on the sunglasses than anything else. I darkened the picture to give it a "cool" and laid back tone and to portray how the Ray Bans sunglasses make you look cool. To emphasize the coolness, I manipulated an electric fan to blow directly in front of her face. I changed the colors of the photo to black and white with a tone of gray to also give off a chill tone and feel. I placed her in front of a gray background to give the photo a simple look and to not distract the viewer from the whole point of the photo, which are the Ray Bans.
In this photo, I attempted to portray the simplicity and cool vibe that Ray Bans give you when you wear them. The photo was taken indoors against a wall. It is semi dark to illustrate the laid back tone.
I believe my photo was a success because it came out how I imagined it to come out.

6 Different Lightings

January 6, 2012

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January 6, 2012

These photos are of a ballerina with a white top, black spandex shorts, pink tights, and pink pointe shoes. She is sitting on a velvet red couch and is placed in front of a black background to portray a room. The subject is not far away, but is not up close and has different types of light shining on her.
All the images were taken intentionally in focus to capture every aspect of detail in the picture. The lighting in the first picture was taken with the strobe light for the lighting to illuminate the entire subject and setting. The second picture was taken with one hot light pointed at the subject from a slight diagonal in order to imitate a spotlight on the subject as a dancer would be on stage with a spotlight. The tone of the picture is intense. The third picture was taken with two hot lights pointed from the right diagonal front and left diagonal front to give off a bright scene. The fourth picture was taken with one hot light pointing at the subject from the bottom right diagonal to light up the bottom part of the subject and attract attention to her important dancer features such as her tights and pointe shoes. The fifth picture was taken with outdoor light coming from the left to make the picture look natural. The sixth picture was taken with a high hot light pointing down at the subject from the left side to make the left side of the picture dark in order to portray an ominous side to ballet.
In these photos, I intended to portray the different trials or perspectives of a ballerina. The first picture is the common perception of how ballet and dancers are seen. However, there's more to dancers than meets the ey. The second picture showcases the dancer as if they were on stage, with a spotlight, correct posture, and character. The third picture portrays how most dancers see themselves. The shaded sides around the dancer explain how there will always be room for improvement and exploration for new moves. But the bright part of the picture represents the passion of the dancer as an artist. The fourth picture brings light to the tights and pointe shoes to display how important the features of a dancer are and that they help create the artist. Since the fifth picture was taken with natural light, it implies that dancing is a natural art for humanity and that it is made up from natural aspects such as muscles, flexibility, style, and passion. In the sixth picture, the top part of the subject is partially dark, while the bottom part of the subject is brightened, and the left side of the picture is dark while the right side is bright. This portrays how the audience only sees the dancing of the dancer and their result from practicing, but don't see or know the practice, hard work, time, effort, criticism, lectures, stamina, sweat, blood, and tears that make the dancer, a dancer. All the pictures were taken indoors.
I believe my work was very successful because it came out exactly as I envisioned it to be. I went into the project not knowing how I would want the lighting to appear, but as I was doing this photo shoot, I began to realize how I wanted them to turn out, and they turned out very nice.

Art Show Photo

12. 7.2011

In this photo, Athena is holding a picture of Jennifer holding a picture of Breyane holding a picture of I. Athena is up close, but everyone else in the picture is far away.
The image was taken intentionally in focus so the objects of the picture could be seen. The pictures within the picture were cropped and edited inside the other pictures with Photoshop. The contrast of the picture benefits the idea of the subjects standing out.
This picture is communicating a different and interesting way to see photography instead of the typical portrait. It is just a picture that it visually appealing to the eyes. The image was taken outdoors on the side of a house. It is bright so that the subjects can be seen.
To me, this piece was successful because we were able to capture what we were trying to portray and it came out the way we had it planned in our minds. 

The Burning House

11.28.2011

• My dog, Zola
• My dog, Molly
• A guitar
• An ukulele
• My Polaroid OneStep 600 cameras
• Pointe shoes
• A rosary
• My cell phone
• A pocketsize Bible
• A picture of Jesus
• Sunglasses
• My iPod Touch with earphones
• Some asian snacks (Teriyaki snacks and rice crackers)
• My laptop
• A bandana
• Bracelets and a chain

+ I would bring my wallet, passport, and Canon T1i (Camera taking this shot)

Series

11.17.2011

I see three different girls holding a printed photo of another girl's facial feature. On the very left column, Athena, the very first one, has the eyes of Breyane, the second girl. Breyane has the nose of the next girl, Jennifer. Lastly, Jennifer has the feature of Athena. On the very right column of the picture, are the head shots of the girls with their complete facial features. These pictures were taken up close. It is a figurative picture.
The tone of the pictures on the left column are unhappy because they are seen with someone else's feature. To emphasize this tone, the color of the pictures are on a black and white scale. On the other side, the tone of the pictures are happy. To emphasize this point, the pictures are in color. I darkened the lighting of the picture and increased the contrast by a bit. Originally, the photos in the photos of the left column were blank white pieces of paper. I photoshopped and cropped the individual features from the pictures on the right onto the pieces of paper. The images are in intentionally in focus.
I juxtaposed the series by each girl with what they would look like with someone else's feature and their natural features. I did this to exaggerate the point that everyone looks perfect the way they already are, and that if they had someone's else's facial feature, they would not look like themselves. These pictures were taken indoors, with the strobe and black background.
I believe my work was successful because it came out better than the way I had wanted it to. The lighting and complexion of the pictures are on point.

The Truth

11.11.2011

I see a girl sitting down, reading a book. There are trees in the background, and little yellow glowing twinkling stars surrounding her as she reads. There is sunshine shining on her, but with gloomy skies.
The tone of the picture is enchanting and like a fantasy. The image is intentionally focused with the background blurred out. The contrast of the picture is lower than normal and the brightness is higher. The exposure is also higher than normal.
The truth is, Hannah loves to read. Ever since she was little, reading has always been a part of her and something she would do on her spare time. When she reads, she becomes absorbed in the book, all her problems go away, and nothing else matters. The glowing yellow stars are photoshopped all over her to express the book coming to life. The lighting of the picture is very bright and light to portray the setting of the fantasy she is reading. It was taken outdoors on a field.
I feel as if my work was pretty successful because I was able to capture her doing what she loves. Also, it was very accurate to what I pictured the photo to be in my head.