LIGHT The light falls very beautifully onto the space and it is the brightest on the centre of the bed and the woman's head. I feel like it attracts the viewer to focus on her facial expression. I am presuming the room is lit up with natural light since it is so intense and bright, but also it looks natural and the colours look real as if they are exposed to sunlight. The colours in the image are warm and it seems as if the light is coming through a window because you can't see what is under the bed and it creates a vignette around the frames of the photograph. There is a contrast between the warm room and the subject matter because she looks cold since she has no top on, but also her posture is telling us that she is maybe depressed or upset in some way. |
This image from Peter Fraser reminded me on two inclosed metal walls or some kind of a narrow hallway. I would describe the "hallway" as dark, empty and enclosed which gives of an uncomfortable and awkward feeling. It reminds me of a never-ending space and it has a mysterious feel to it due to the fact that the ending of it is black and we can't identify what it is. Also, the fact that it is zoomed in and so close up adds on to the mysterious feel. I would say this is an abstract photograph since you can't tell what the subject matter is, but you have to be inventive and guess. The first time seeing this photograph was on a piece of a3 paper and I wasn't impressed because it looked flat and blurry. However, when seen on the computer screen, it instantly changed my mind because the colour blue is so intense and bright with a variation of light to dark tones that give the image much more depth. There is almost like an ombre effect whereby the blue turns darker when going more into the centre of the photograph and it creates such a beautiful and interesting looking picture. Because of how dark the centre of the image is, it suggests that is most likely taken at night with a camera using flash.
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POWERS OF TEN (1977) I had an opportunity to personally listen to Peter Fraser talk about his work and his experiences, and the first thing he shared with us was this video. He told us he watched it the first time when he was 15 and that it fascinated him as he saw the world in a different way since it puts everything into perspective. This video had a big influence on his work that was about to be produced. The size of the world is being put into perspective, and as a a15 year old teenager, it is amazing to see the whole world in 9 minutes. From this video, his passion for photography grew and developed. |
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This picture is one of my favourites because it is so striking and intriguing because of the unusual subject matter. The first thing i thought to myself was who keeps their cups like this? However, when looking at it, it looks neat and almost satisfying; a perfect line of cups all positioned in the same way. As much as this looks almost set up, Peter Fraser has most likely came across it and decided to photograph it just because it is unusual, but at the same time, a very interesting photograph. In terms of light, it looks like he uses artificial light, just as he does in most of his images, and I am presuming it is flash due to the washed out and faded light colours. Also, there is a lack of warmth and the light is intense, but it is cold and white which makes me believe the scene is set under an artificial light. Another clue that made me aware of the use of artificial light was the reflection on the mugs. On the right side on the image, you can see a little
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I've had an opportunity to see an exhibition of one of my favourite photographers, and I was amazed when flicking though photobooks and viewing his photographs up large. If there is one thing that really stayed in my mind, it was this enormous photograph of someones behind. I love that he includes intimate pictures in his gallery that are really striking, showing how photography doesn't have limits. What I admire about Wolfgang is that he has a combination of abstract and realistic, and that is something I can relate to, since I like both sides.
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I was intrigued by the uniqueness of Paulinas photobook. It's not an ordinary photobook, as all of it's pages aren't equal in width and that results in one photograph covering two pages. When I flich through it, it's always interesting because there is a change in the layout on every page. I like the way that all the different colours and patterns "sit" on each other and how they look collectively. I want to experiment with my personal summer photographs and make connections between the pages. It's an exposed photobook because it gives a sneak preview of each photograph and the thing is, you don't know whether it's going to be a middle of an image or the edges because when you open it, they spread across a few pages. While I was flicking through the pages of Paulinas |
photobook, there was a little postcard that has a photograph on one side of it, and it matched the one that was in the book so I turned it around and I loved how it look. It was a continuous pattern being played around with, and the negative space on the following page gave the little postcard room to
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Something that really intrigues me when going out to take photographs would be patterns and things fitting together which looks satisfying and correct. When looking at Jasmines photographs, I notice a pattern in her series of work where she combines objects and people together to make an abstract portrait photograph. You can see the red skirt on the waistline that matches the outline of the red couch so they are aligned perfectly. I love her style and I am presuming she has set up most of her photographs. She carefully dresses her models to match the scene of where the photographs were taken and that's why they work so well. In the way, they are humorous and witty because it is as if the women are responding and reenacting the furniture |
We were given a task to search in a desired hashtag and choose some of the photographs which would be combined into a photobook. I chose my hasthag to be #OVERLAP. There was 26,500 images from me to choose from, and I went through the majority of them and picked out only 20 photographs that I liked and thought related to the word "overlap". I liked this exercise because it gave me an idea of what I kind of images I gravitate towards- lines play a big role in my choice of images, as well as groups of objects and abstract portraits of people.
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This photograph looks unbalanced- it reminds me of a seesaw, like there one person on the left, and 4 on the right. The left side of the photograph looks lonely and the colours are colder, the one lonely blue teapot. On the other side, there is a collection of pretty vases with warmer colours, and they are all set up in a visually pleasing way as a group. There is more of a welcoming feel on the right side of the photograph. It's like there are two completely different photographs in one, because each side has a different feel to it. The one thing that compliments the objects is the negative space that the wall behind is providing. It's making the pottery stand out more and the viewer gets to focus on them better. Even though the colours are warm, the space is mostly empty and it gives a clinical feel to the photograph. There is a contrast between the background and the pots |
The first thing that attracts me to Caravaggio's paintings are the strong brown and red shades, but also, the careful lighting arrangement that makes certain parts of the painting stand out more than others. Most of his painting have this dramatic ensamble with people with dull facial expressions. They relate a lot to his personal life of being a man who spent his time in the bar drinking, picking fights and at one stage murdering a man through a brawl. His painting are made on a big scale, so when viewing them, they should give an overwhelming feeling due to the strong warm colours and sad, depressing facial expressions and postures portrayed. |