Equivalence

Equivalence

Home Work

Equivalence 3

Equivalence 2

Equivalence 1

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Technical

1. 8.64 x 12.96 inches.

2. 8.64 x 17 inches. On the top and bottom.

3. Guide.

4. To duplicate, pull it into the symbol on the bottom that looks like a "post-it-note", and to delete pull it into the symbol that looks like a trash can. To pull, click and drag.

5. Click on the symbol that looks like a folder.

6. No it is not. The background can not go into the folder.

Tech Questions

1. The gradient tool is the rectangle  six boxes down on the right hand side that is white on one side and black on the other.  The pen tool is eight boxes down on the left hand side and looks like a fancy calligraphy pen.  The shape tool is nine boxes down on the right hand side, and can look like and number of shapes, rectangle, triangle, square, polygon etc.

2. The gradient will look lighter as it goes up, and darker as it goes down.

3. On the settings bar select the second one over and click then choose the one that transitions from your color to little checkered boxes.

4. You have made vector art.

5. No it is not.

6. Black.

7. Click and hold on the shape tool, and then select the ellipse tool.

8. 72

9. Dots per inch.

10. They are the same size, you can tell by the rulers on the side, but the person pressed command + to maximize the page.

Bonus: Pixels per inch

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Emulation Inspiration

Critique

I took this photo for the mood/movement assignment.  It was titled the "Take-Off".  The shutter speed had to be high to capture the movement of the dog, and the aperture was smaller, around 5.6.  The photo was taken portrait style, outside during autumn.  The original photo was a bit dark so I used levels in photoshop to create the proper exposure.  This created an interesting contrast within the leaves.  Because it was a sunny day in autumn I was able to use a low ISO.

This photo is about catching a simple moment in life that holds a "bigger picture" for some.  For me this photo is about the small moments that occurs in such away that it brings me happiness.  The colors, reds, oranges, add to this feeling of warmth, and happiness.

I like that I was able to capture the movement where the dog's front paws were off the ground but her back ones were still on the ground about to take off.  One things that bothers me about this picture is the green pine trees in the background, I feel like they're "messy".  Also there is a branch in front of the woman's face and it's a bit distracting.

Emulation 2 Final Photos

Story Board

Color/B&W Edits

Emulation 5 Photos

New Emulation

I emulated this photo of reflections on water.  I found this photo on a art sharing site from an unnamed artist.  I like this photo because of the color, mood, and overall composition.  Reflections are an interesting topic to look into because many times reflections are a symbol of someone's true personality, or of how one perceives themselves, or how they are perceived, such as mirrors.  This photograph is of nature, and of a certain being/thing contrasting nature.  I have captured reflections on water in my photos as well.  To emulate the "nature contrasted" theme of this photo I photographed water, from a recent rain,  captured inside of different man made objects (E.g. Pots, birdbath, dips in pavement).  With this project I have tried to capture a "moment" where reflections are captured, and a story is made.

Story Board

Proposal

I will be emulating Catherine Opie and her series, "Surfer".  I am particularly drawn to this series because of the directness of the photos.  All of the portraits are of different surfers, one per photo, and are taken in front of the ocean, presumably where they surf.  Also the blue/gray tone of the photos sets the mood; early morning, and you can almost feel the water from the ocean, and the breeze on the beach.  The subject of the photo is always the surfer with a somewhat neutral background of the ocean.  The surfer is lit well, probably with the three point lighting method.  The surfers look right into the camera, and you feel an energy from the photo as if they just want to jump back in the ocean.  Catherine Opie also has a "sister" series of a group of surfers out on the water, just black dots against the powerful blue ocean, and light blue sky.  This series is an amazing contrast to the "Up Close and Personal" feel from the "Surfer" series.  In my photos I hope to have a mix of "Up Close and Personal" photos, and photos of the subjects far away, just collections of people.  I also hope to set a mood with the colors, either warm with reds, yellows, and oranges, or cool with blues, and greens.  As Catherine Opie used surfers I plan to use musicians, seeing as Doane Stuart has a large supply of them.  I plan to photograph seperate musicians and as a final photograph, photograph them all together in their "zone".  In the portraits I hope to photograph them somewhere that has meaning to them, and their music.  I will try and capture the photos as they are making music.