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10/21/16
Todd Hido
(none of my photos)
I am emulating Todd Hido for this project because of his neat night photos of streets. After doing a bit of research, I found out that he also takes pictures of homes and apartments at night, when the lights are on in the windows. He also occasionally takes portraits and shots of interior spaces. All of his photos have dramatic lighting and simple, yet vibrant, color palettes. Most pictures have some fuzzy aspect to them, such as fog or diffused shadows, so more attention is focused on a particular element. In his house photos, it is usually the lit windows.
I am going to be focusing on emulating the dramatic lighting and limited color palette aspects of his work. I am going to take shots of places at night and perhaps even some portraits. I hope to get better at using limited color schemes by the end of this.
10/14/16
10/6/16
10/3/16
UNH Alumni Write-Up
(not my photo)
Fjord Port by Michael DeLuco.
The piece of work I looked at during the Exhibition is a black and white image of a port after a snow. The first thing I noticed was the large dark spot of land in the bottom left portion of the picture, since it is much darker than the background. The rest of the picture contains mountains, water, a boat, and, of course, the land. All the dark aspects are in the foreground and get generally lighter as they recede in space.
After seeing the big dark part of the ground, my eyes followed the contour line that the boat and the barrel-like structures make against the water up to the right middle of the piece. From there, the mountains and their dynamic flowing lines lead my eyes all the way to the left side. I think this is a successful composition in the way it makes you see every bit instead of making you focus on one thing. If the land were more flat and ran horizontally across the picture, I don't think it would be as pretty. Most of the cylindrical structures that are in the port would have to be taller to make the piece look like one complete photo. Otherwise, there would just be land then water then mountains, and it wouldn't feel as wholesome.
As far as content goes, I think I would like to see another boat and maybe some more building things on the right side. Despite that, I think the way it is contributes to the mood of the image. If another boat was captured in this moment, the picture wouldn't seem as lonely as it does. If there were more structures on the right side, it would seem like the port is bigger and continues further than what is implied in this snapshot. This also adds to the lonely feelings.
I don't particularly feel like this piece has a deep meaning to be interpreted, but maybe Michael was trying to just show off this port. Taking this picture could have been a way of making sure more people knew this place existed. It could also be meant to evoke emotions. As I said previously, the photo makes me feel lonely. If this is what was the intention, I think taking the picture on a more foggy day would have been a nice addition.
After seeing the big dark part of the ground, my eyes followed the contour line that the boat and the barrel-like structures make against the water up to the right middle of the piece. From there, the mountains and their dynamic flowing lines lead my eyes all the way to the left side. I think this is a successful composition in the way it makes you see every bit instead of making you focus on one thing. If the land were more flat and ran horizontally across the picture, I don't think it would be as pretty. Most of the cylindrical structures that are in the port would have to be taller to make the piece look like one complete photo. Otherwise, there would just be land then water then mountains, and it wouldn't feel as wholesome.
As far as content goes, I think I would like to see another boat and maybe some more building things on the right side. Despite that, I think the way it is contributes to the mood of the image. If another boat was captured in this moment, the picture wouldn't seem as lonely as it does. If there were more structures on the right side, it would seem like the port is bigger and continues further than what is implied in this snapshot. This also adds to the lonely feelings.
I don't particularly feel like this piece has a deep meaning to be interpreted, but maybe Michael was trying to just show off this port. Taking this picture could have been a way of making sure more people knew this place existed. It could also be meant to evoke emotions. As I said previously, the photo makes me feel lonely. If this is what was the intention, I think taking the picture on a more foggy day would have been a nice addition.
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