Assignment 4

Not much to say about this assignment. It was quite a bummer finding out that yellow and purple were complimentary instead of orange and purple. at least Mr. Slade let me use some of them.

this couldn't really be reshot with any other kind of squash, pumpkins are some of the only ones with flat tops. this would be complementary.

analagous, It is a lime on a pumpkin on a yellow plate, no that plate is not white with bad lighting, the focus is just on the lime.

that spagetti squash was a pumpkin. that is one I did have to reshoot.









pretty much self-explanatory, I would have liked more time, though. I learned that i can't check the requirements enough. or look at a color wheel

Irving Penn (finally)

Irving Penn (6/16/1917 - 10/7/09) was a photographer well-known for his clear, simple portraiture. He is mainly known as a fashion photographer who once worked for Vogue, but he also did Things like still-life cigarette butts, and traveled all over the world, shooting people like New Guinea natives and the like. His photographs are well-known for being naturally, yet surprisingly well lit, having a grey or white backdrop (he was one of the first photographers to use this), and often having figures in tight spaces or corners, which strangely enough, brought out drama and emotion and drew peoples' gazes to the face and expression.

this man's stance looks almost defensive, from the angle of the camera, it looks like he is turning away and hiding his face behind his coat and hat, but the light will not let him. Above all, this photograph shows fear of exposure or recognition.

This is a good example of Irving's Fashion photography, with the woman's laid-back stance implying sensuality. Of course someone would want to buy those clothes because a pretty lady is wearing them! this is a pretty good example of a white backdrop.

The subject of this picture, while at first appearing grief-stricken, brings to my mind the emotion of nervousness. with one hand he scratches his arm, while with the other he rubs his temple and holds his glasses in his hand. Also, his frown looks really stretched out, not a frown of sadness, but a frown of anticipation.

gee, i must really like old men with glasses. this one portrays a tiring old man who looks to be at the end of his days, as his eyes slowly close, the shadow envelops him. What i admire so much about this is that despite the impending end, he justs sits there contentedly and accepts his fate.

This is hardly what one would call vogue. this is a good example of a grey backdrop. These butchers look like a father-son pair, the elder to the right affectionately puts his arm on his presumed son's shoulder as his son sheathes the knife after a job well done.

Assignment 3

This is some random Lichen I found on the concrete wall in my backyard. It is cool how it looks like it is dripping down.

This is a yellowjacket trap in my backyard, The highlight to the left is really bad and I am considering reshooting it.

This was at my dad's buddhist church, in the dark old basement where they practiced tae kwon do. This could also be reshot, I would have to come in closer. This is my favorite picture of the assignment.

This rug is sorta blurry... :( but i like the texture.

This was by some really good light, It's a little wierd because there is a little bar of in-focus while the rest is out of focus.

That Dog Hair bugs me. It would have been better without it. I maybe would have even printed it.

Another Picture with that highlight... Mr. Slade says I have a bad habit.

I almost printed this one. It is an urn In the same area as the earlier tae kwon do mats.

That is an evil corner. Now there is yellow. This is my least favorite one i chose because it is so blurry.

I love this one's wave.

Another really in focus one. I'm surprised i got this so well, my sister was jumping on this couch when i took it.

These bananas were probably my worst Idea. EVERYONE does bananas.

Assignment 2 1/2

This Is the retouched Shot. You can't really see it well here, but in the Untouched (lower) one, You could see the door that the window was on. I gave it a bit more contrast, a bit more vibrance and played with the curves a bit. It doesn't look hugely different on the blog, but in lightroom and prints, there is a visible difference.

Untouched