Week 9 Writing Assignment

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SOUTHWEST - ANSEL ADAMS

The main idea was to bring together photos of the Southwest in Adams' visits.
Adams said that he saw magic, strength and beauty in the Southwest, and the purpose of his photos were to capture all of that.
He definitely uses natural light to his advantage, creating interesting shadows and lighting in his photos.

Week 8 Writing Assignment

Since the photographer disabled users saving his photos on flickr, here's the link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rafalkryczka/6260950161/in/pool-71917374@N00/

The lighting supports the main subject, which I think is the girl because most of the light is hitting her instead of the guy. The position of the light is off to the photographer's left, which casts interesting shadows on the guy. I assume the lighting is set back a ways or else the guy's face might not be in shadow as much, which I think makes the photo. The photographer wanted the focus to be on the girl, so keeping her in most of the light emphasizes that she is the main subject.

Lighting: Week 8 Assignment

Sorry for some of the ridiculous faces. She can't be serious for more than ten seconds.

Lighting at eye level, coming in from my left in first photo 

Lighting facing down at roughly 45 degree angle, still at my left in first photo 

Lighting closer, set right in front of Katie about 2-3 feet off the ground

Playing with lights

Pretty colors & Nature: Week 7 Assignment

For this assignment, I went up to Wilbur Lake, drove around up there for a bit, then went back to the pond on campus

Interviewing an Artist: Week 6 Writing Assignment

I interviewed Ashton Popiel, who graduated from University of the Arts in Philadelphia this past spring. She's a friend of mine, but more importantly, she's an amazing photographer. 
http://www.ashtonpopiel.com/


What motivates you to make your artwork?
"For me and my music photography, it's the artistic expression and the challenge of capturing a moment that motivates me. When I'm photographing a band performing their art, I want to utilize my tools and use my art to show off their emotion in the best way that I can, which is through imagery. Music has been prominent throughout my entire life and when I'm in the press pit photographing a band, I feel like I'm giving back to a community that has given me so much for the past 24 years."

What are you trying to communicate through your artwork?
"What I try to communicate through my photographs is how passionate these musicians are when they're performing. When shooting, I tend to isolate the artist by themselves within the frame so all of the attention is on them and everything else is just background noise. The connection between a fan and a musician is incredibly important, and I try to carry that out of the venue and into a still moment in time with my images."

Shadows: week 6 assignment