Cubism

This is the project I did for photography class. It's based on the subject of cubism, which is a really cool concept. I did this image by scewing certain parts of the picture, adding a texture and gradient overlay in Photoshop. It took a lot of time but, I'm happy with the result. Enjoy.

Friday Photos

Friday Photo #1 - Black and White

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/06/09/beautiful-black-and-white-photography/

This piece is titled "Birds" but unfortunately, the artist is unknown.


I chose this piece because I am fond of everything about the photo.


I like that it's taken from a worms eye view and how the buildings look like they frame the sky.


I admire how the subject in this picture looks like he or she is trying to fly with the birds but also looks like he or she is falling from the building at the same time.  


Lastly, I applaud the detail captured in the buildings and in the sky because it adds more intrigue to the piece itself and the concept behind this wonderful image.

Friday Photo #2 - Something Blue

This is an image I took for this week's Friday photo which I believe captures the essence of perpetual motion that the colour blue represents. The focus on the lighter blue appears faster and more dynamic than the out of focus darker blue, which appears far slower. Thus creating a sense of movement.  

Friday Photo #3 - Power of Words

I chose to photograph the theatre sign because I love every aspect of the theatre. The masks portray the art of being someone else which is one of the main concepts of theatre. I enjoy the challenge of stepping into someone else's shoes and thinking of myself as another person. I really enjoy performing and the art form that theatre captures. 

Friday Photo #4 - Find Light in the Dark

I really enjoyed the subject of this weeks Friday Photo because it is possible to interpret light in the dark in many interesting ways. I chose to capture light in the dark by photographing my brother spinning glow-sticks. The images show patterns of light, colour, dynamic movement and abstract shapes. 

The first image reminds me of a Hot-Wheels track because of the many crossings that could represent tracks. To me this image evokes a feeling of speed because it's a little out of focus. 

The second image is clear and looks like it has two perspectives, one of orange and one of green. The image captures movement and almost a 3D effect.

The last image is more compact yet more dynamic than the second. I like the way the colours create two very different, interesting and random patterns. I also admire the stripes that appear to be behind the wider bands of colour because these add interest to the image.

Friday Photo #5 - Minimize the Horizon

I have to say that I found this week's Friday photo a challenge because at first I had a hard time understanding the meaning of minimizing the horizon. Although I found minimizing the horizon challenging, I quite enjoyed going out and playing around with my camera to get the right shots. Without further ado, here they are.

I chose these two images because I believe they represent this week's subject very well and are interesting to look at because there appears the be more sky than anything else, which was the point of this week's subject of minimizing the horizon.

Friday Photo #6 - Noticing Creases in Fabric

This week's Friday photo was a little like the Alphabet project we were assigned because the subject of this week's photo intended us to pay attention to patterns. I enjoyed this week's subject because much like the project, it enabled me to pay attention to detail and the designs created by the creases.

I chose these two images because they both contain patterns which catch your eye and add interest to the content of the subject.

 The first reminds me of a desert because the creases remind me of the dunes crated by wind in the sand. The sun light also makes these creases look like a reflection in still water. 

This second image is a little different, yet still very interesting to look at. The creases in this fabric reminds me of rolling hills, because of the shape and the appearance of these shapes overlapping. 

                 Friday Photo #7 - Repetitive Patterns

For this week's Friday photo I decided to capture a shell because shells have a lot of detail. They are a beautiful piece of nature and I am fascinated by the pattern that these shells have.

I find this image of the shell to capture this week's subject of repetitive patterns perfectly because each colour on the shell occurs in stripes all over. These colours also repeat to the very tip in an interesting spiral pattern.

The second image I took for this Friday photo is of a wooden lawn chair which has the appearance of being intricately woven.

The pattern created by the wood suits this week's subject perfectly because it is also very repetitive in colour and has a geometric appearance.

          Friday Photo #8 - Reflections in shiny surfaces

For this week's Friday Photo, I chose to photograph three different objects around the house.

The first is of our kettle and I really like how the light coming in through the window appears to be stretched and the objects, like the cupboard also seems to be wider and my reflection is thinner.

This is a picture of a taps' handle. I chose this image because there are two reflections in the picture. This is because there's a mirror behind the sink which reflects my image on the other side of the taps' handle.

For the last image, I chose to photograph a spoon because of the interesting size of the background. It appears that the objects behind me are smaller and the room is more compact yet my reflection isn't changed.

Friday Photo #9 - Somewhere I've never been

This week's subject really made me think. I didn't know what to do for it, so Jonathan and I went for a drive in his brand new car and it suddenly came to me. I had never been in his new car before and so I took a picture.

It's a very nice car by the way! 

For the second photo, as we were driving along I noticed a secluded pond that I had never seen before. I walked up as far as I could and took a couple shots. Like every week, I enjoyed the challenge of this week's subject and couldn't be happier with the outcome.

Friday Photo #10 - Dividing a space in 3 sections

For this week's Friday photo I decided to do something a little different. I divided my closet into 3 sections of colours: lighter, middle and darker. 

This Friday photo was actually a productive thing to do because it brought some order to my closet. :)

Friday Photo #11 - Close-ups

This is the last Friday photo, and it's one of myself. I had to experiment with different angles and I had to bring the brightness up, but all in all I'm happy with the way it turned out.

For this first photo, I wanted to capture my freckles and eyes, so I zoomed in as much as I could, focused and took a few shots of this side of my face at different angles. By far, I find this one the most appealing because you can see the contours of my eyes and nose. I really like how you can only see the top half of my right eye and the freckles on my nose.

I chose to do this photo in black and white because it adds sort of a coldness to the picture. I also really like how the lines on my lips are captured and the shadow created by the light around my right cheek. 

Hanging out with Hannah Maynard

Hannah Maynard was a photographer living in the Victorian era who experimented with multiple exposures, photo sculpture and surreal composite images. Hannah mainly focused on a series of images based around her children and death. 


She was obsessed with the idea of spirituality and haunted by deaths in her family, which inspired her profound and surreal photographs.  This idea is represented in this photograph which fascinates me not only for the content but for the inspiration behind the content.


http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/www2i/.visual/img_med/dir_136/f_05031.gif






Hannah's life was a life I can relate to because Hannah was an immigrant to Canada. She immigrated to Ontario, Canada in 1852 and later moved to Vancouver Island in 1862 with her husband and four children. Hannah's husband was a shoe-maker by trade but also was a photographer who initially introduced Hannah to the photography society. The Maynard's first opened a portrait studio in Ontario which was a very successful business which continued to be successful in Victoria. 


This is a picture of the Maynard Building in Victoria where the portrait business took place:
http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/www2i/.visual/img_med/dir_75/c_08993.gif


This image is an example of one of the portraits the Maynard's business would take. I chose this particular portrait because it captures the era as well as Hannah's skills as a photographer.


http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/www2i/.visual/img_med/dir_143/g_06738.gif






Our next assignment is inspired by Hannah Maynard and her artistic work. We are focusing on the idea of multiple exposures, which in my opinion is pretty cool. 


Like Hannah Maynard, we are going to be setting up a camera in one area and take multiple photos of ourselves interacting with ourselves. She showed this idea in this next piece which I find to be interesting because it reminds me of a family having tea together and also for the inspiration behind the content.

http://web.uvic.ca/vv/student/maynard/art5.jpg

This is the Hannah Maynard inspired piece I completed yesterday, enjoy. :)