Artist Statement:

This week in photography I created my third draft for this project. I studied and learned about Joel Tjintjelaar who is famous for his work in building photography and using the "leading line" technique. The leading line technique is where the audience is drawn to the lines of the building and is led to the main subject, and in this case, the main subject is the sky. Our goal was to replicate the authors work by using our environment. There were a variety of necessities that needed to be included in this project to create his recipe. First, I needed to take pictures of a variety of buildings and use the "leading line" technique. Second, I took those raw images and edited them. I applied a black and white filter and increased/decreased the exposure settings on each photo. Third, I added a black border to all of my photographs to contain everything that is inside the picture. As well, I cropped the unnecessary parts of the image. For my next draft, I would like to take better quality pictures, and also I wanted to focus on my editing skills.  My goal for the upcoming draft is to find new unique buildings to photograph. 

Artist Statement:
This week in photography I created my second draft for this project. I studied and learned about Joel Tjintjelaar who is famous for his work in building photography and using the "leading line" technique. The leading line technique is where the audience is drawn to the lines of the building and is led to the main subject, and in this case, the main subject is the sky. Our goal was to replicate the authors work by using our own environment. There were a variety of necessities that needed to be included in this project to create his recipe. First, I needed to take pictures of a variety of buildings and use the "leading line" technique. Second, I took those raw images and edited them. I applied a black and white filter and increased/decreased the exposure settings on each photo. Third, I added a black border to all of my photographs to contain everything that is inside the picture. As well, I cropped the unnecessary parts of the image. For my next draft I would like to get better lighting, crisper images, and unique skylines.

Artist Statement: 

This week in photography each of us individually studied a photographer. I specifically learned about Joel Tjintjelaar who is famous for his work in building photography and using the "leading line" technique. The leading line technique is where the audience is drawn to the lines of the building and is led to the main subject, and in this case, the main subject is the sky. Our goal was to replicate the authors work by using our environment. There were a variety of necessities that needed to be included in this project to create his recipe. First, I needed to take pictures of a variety of buildings and use the "leading line" technique. Second, I took those raw images and edited them. I applied a black and white filter and increased/decreased the exposure settings on each photo. Third, I added a black border to all of my photographs to contain everything that is inside the picture. As well, I cropped the unnecessary parts of the image. My goal was to create a dark and mysterious vibe to my photos. In my next draft for this project, I would like to get crisper photos of buildings and find more exciting skylines.   

Artist Statement:

This week in photography we continued exploring several new techniques light painting, motion abstract/blur, and panning. Light painting is where you decrease the shutter speed of the camera and use a handheld light in a dark room. Panning is where you reduce the shutter speed and follow a moving object. Motion abstract/blur is where you decrease the shutter speed and increase the movements of the camera. This week I only had the chance to experiment with only motion abstract/blur. When editing the images, I changed the exposure and color settings. I increased/decreased the highlights, contrast, shadows, brightness,  temperature, tint, saturation, vibrancy, and fade of the picture. At the end of the week, I developed four of my best photos that revolved around the motion abstract/blur category. The results turned to be very exciting and interesting. I believe that I have gotten better at this new technique and hoped to keep improving throughout the semester.

Artist Statement

This week in photography we focused several new techniques light painting, motion abstract/bur, and panning. Light painting is where you decrease the shutter speed of the camera and use a handheld light in a dark room. Panning is where you reduce the shutter speed and follow a moving object. Motion abstract/blur is where you decrease the shutter speed and increase the movements of the camera.  This week I experimented with all three techniques, but my favorite was the motion abstract/blur images. When editing the photos, I tested with the exposure of each of the pictures. For example, I changed the highlights, contrast, shadows, and brightness of the photo. As well I adjusted the temperature, tint, saturation, vibrancy, and fade of the image. At the end of the week, I developed six of my best pictures that fell under the motion abstract/blur category.  The results turned to be very interesting and fascinating. I can't wait to see what we learn in the next couple of weeks. 

Artist Statement: 

Our second assignment of the semester was to create double exposure images with previous photos from past projects. I used the Pic Monkey software to edit my photos. I then layered the two images that I had chosen. I then experimented with black & white filter and color of the pictures. The only photos that I left without the filter were the flower images. The reason behind this is because the flower would lose its place within the picture. I had a fun experience with this project, and I can't wait to see what's next. 

Artist Statement:
Our first assignment of the second semester was to capture reflections within our environment. Within my surroundings, I mainly used shop windows and water to create a reflection. The majority of my reflections contained elements of nature, technology, buildings, the sky, and man-made objects.  While I was editing, I used the black and white filter to make a cohesive set of photos. I also increased and decreased the colors and exposure of each image. Overall, I am delighted with the product that I have created. I am already able to notice how much I have improved in only a couple of months. In my personal opinion, reflections can communicate with each other because they can create an entirely new world. What allows these world to become unique is that they appear to be dreamlike.