Sunday, 13 October 2013

Photographs of Interest (3) (B&W only)


I think the way that movement is captured in this series of photographs is really interesting. I also love the way that the skirt flows and hangs; it's very lovely. The compositions are all uniquely captivating, as if each individual photo could be its own piece. But putting them together creates a whole new, and fantastic, effect.


This photo is brilliant. I love the lovely innocence of this piece. It makes me think of school days, and made me smile as soon as a saw it. It's a fantastic composition. I think that when the photographer decided to capture this scene, he wanted to do so in a way that would make people feel warm and happy when they saw it. I also like all the cars in the background. It makes you wonder what those drivers were thinking when they saw this scene.


Out of all of this photographer's work, this particular photograph really stood out to me. It's also well lit and very effectively composed. The outfit she's wearing is brilliant; I love the patterns on it and the feathers on her head. It is the kind of photograph that you would see in an old matchbox or a frame in an old house. It's so wonderfully retro.

Sunday, 6 October 2013

Photograms of Interest


Susan Derges -  I love the composition of this photogram; how it looks like a real scene, and at the same time, its so unreal too. The ripples on the water look so beautiful, and the leaves at the top are very interesting. I love all of Derges' work. It's so professional that with some I could barely tell whether it was a photograph or a photogram. It's absolutely fantastic.


Laszlo Maholy-Nagy - We did something similar to this in our last photography section, where we put objects onto photographic paper and flashed light above it. The results were interesting, but not as good as these ones. I love the shapes and patterns you can see in this photogram. It's like looking at clouds; it can look like lots of different objects. I think it's captivating.


Adam Fuss - The water in this piece is just amazing. There are lots of photograms similar to this one, but this was my favourite because of how amazing the ripples in the water look. I also really like the yellow of the water and the purple in the silhouette of the baby. Because purple and yellow are complimentary colours, I think that this photogram works very well and looks really lovely.

Photographs of Interest (2)

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This photo makes me think of long school days, when by the end of the day, all you can think about is your bed. I feel very nostalgic looking at this photo. It so beautifully catches the innocence of childhood. I also love how simple it is, because it means you're focusing on the little girl instead of the background. I love it, such a lovely piece.


This is a brilliant piece. I really like how this girl looks here. Everything about her makes her seem like an old woman; from her vacant expression to her old clothes. I think that this effect of mixing young and old together is really interesting. The outcome is fantastic.


There's something so comical about this scene. The woman washing her hair is supposed to be sexy and nice to look at, but the man in the background completely changes the whole scene. Because the man is in the same position as the woman, it makes the scene a little... gross. This is a great composition. I love the accidental element it has to it. It's almost as if someone has tried to take a photo of a lovely woman, and has ended up with this fat man in the background. It's hilarious! I think its a fantastic photograph.

Wednesday, 25 September 2013

How To MindMap

In photography we did a big group exercise on making a mind map. We were all given a starting word (our group's was Light) and we had to do a huge mind map, connecting as many ideas as we can and thinking about the word in lots of different ways. We did this in four groups, then stuck the mind maps together and connected as many of the points from the different mind maps as we could, turning into ONE BIG MIND MAP! It was a really good exercise to get us thinking outside the box.





Tuesday, 24 September 2013

Photographs of Interest


I really like this piece because of the different areas of scenery and the different textures in them. I like the contrast between the dark sand and the light sea. The remnants of the pier sticking out of the ocean is really quite captivating. I really love looking at it. I  can't describe what it is exactly that makes this so facinating.


This photo is lovely. I just love the way the main girl has been captured. It's almost as if you can tell exactly what she is thinking and feeling from this one photo. She looks so apathetic and there's such attitude in the way she is standing; it's almost as if she is an older woman than a young girl. It's really... captivating.


I love the overall composition of this photograph. The background is very interesting. I think the reflections in the puddle and the ripples around the ladder are brilliant. Then there's the man jumping over the water. I love the contrast between him and the background. In the background, you can clearly see the detail, however the jumping man is simply a silhouette. This gives the character a sense of mystery, which makes the whole photo really interesting.

The Letter C

For our introductory task in photography, we were each given a letter. And, in groups, we had to find objects and places that began with our letter. My letter was C.


Converse shoes


Camera


Coca Cola sign


Cage


Cone


Corridor


Corner


Chair