Photography Workshop

Final Class

2007-12-18T18:37:00.000-08:00

Oh wow, it hasn't registered yet that i'm done with finals and get to go home now!!! Coming back from class, i was still looking at everything I walked by and thinking what a great picture I could make of it. This class really made me recognize my surroundings and to notice what could be captured to make a great photo.
I was really nervous about my final project and started stressing out about it before I even began, but in the end, I'm pretty happy with how it came out :) I think making the pictures bigger is a good idea if I persue it more. I really enjoyed this class and hope to take more photo classes next year :)
Thanks Sonyia have a great break!

Portrait/Self Portrait Critique

2007-11-28T19:39:00.000-08:00

I really enjoyed seeing everyones pictures in class last night. The ones that really intrigued me were the self portraits that people did that didn't even involve their faces. I wish I had thought to have done this because i hated all of my self portraits because they didn't come out clearly. I thought it was so creative and interesting the way some of my classmates interpreted themselves in their photos.
Now... it looks like it is definitely time for me to get to work on my final project. I have been brainstorming but now it's time to really experiment and make it happen! I cannot believe it's already almost the end of the semester! SO WEIRD!! okay.. have to get back to all of my other work. :-/

2007-11-26T18:11:00.000-08:00

i haven't blogged yet this month so I thought I would since it's coming to an end already!!
I was home for thanksgiving and showed all my family the first pictures I took in class. Everyone loved them and my aunt wants one framed for her house! It felt great to have people admire my photos (even if they were family! haha) i went out and bought film and took a lot of portrait pictures of my family because it was just such a nice setting to me and I think they came out really well :) ! I love capturing scenes when noone knows i am taking pictures. I think photography is something i'm going to keep doing even after class is over.

Black and White Photos

2007-10-30T11:24:00.001-07:00

I googled some black and white images of beaches because I have found that I really like taking pictures of the outdoors and I really love beaches. Something about them, especially captured in black and white, is so soothing. Here are a few i found..

I love this picture. Your eye is first drawn to the girl in the front and then you notice the other in the foreground. Their shadows against the sand are awesome. I really feel like i'm in this picture.

I've also discovered that pictures that I am always drawn to are the ones that are vry close up. Although these are just a few rocks, I love them surrounded by sand and the different colors and textures of them. I think this is a very strong photo.

2007-10-29T08:34:00.000-07:00

for this assignment on light and shadows, i have been analyzing light the past few days. My favorite light is when its late in the day, right before the sun begins to set. I believe its the most intense at that point. In my drawing class, i have been able to learn how much light affects objects because i am working on a black and white charcoal drawing of blocks with a spot light on them. It is amazing on how drawing each light detail and shade, the object really comes to life on paper! I believe the same thing can happen when an object is photographed correctly in the presence of shadows and light.

Comparing Two Photos

2007-10-25T10:15:00.000-07:00

Look at this, my second post in one week! I know this is a little late, but better late than never right!
I compared the two photos by Thomas Joshua Cooper and Ansel Adams and although they are both taken of waterfalls ( i believe) each is taken in a way that you get a very different feel from both of them. In Cooper's photo, there is more of a focal point of a part of the water in comparison with Adam's who gives you the full out landscape view of the whole thing. Cooper's gives me more of a mysterious feeling as to what it is that is entwining with the water at the bottom of the photo. It just has a more eerie feeling. In Adam's photo, there is more of a calm feeling of "oh, look at the nice waterfall." It is clear what the picture is when you look at Adam's photo, but in Cooper's you don't know exactly what to make of it all. In comparing the two, you can imagine that Cooper's was a waterfall, but if you were simply to look at Cooper's photo apart from the other.. one might think that was a cloud of smoke, or mist.
Overall, I find it intriguing how taking pictures from different angles and focuses can give you such a different feeling of the same content.

2007-10-23T20:55:00.000-07:00

So i haven't been the best at keeping up with my blogs, but from here on out i am going to make a conscious effort to blog more often.
Today's class was awesome! i loved seeing everyone's photos and how differently we all perceived the assignment and took such different photos. It was amazing how some of the groups of pictures had themes that the photographer hadn't even realized.
With my photos, i was overall pleased with how they came out. I want to try to focus on more objects other than nature and try to incorporate people in them as well.
From looking at all the photos today, I realized that the most obscure pictures were the ones that grabbed my eye and looked professional. Also, the pictures that all had a central focus were my favorite as welll, i don't necessarily like the pictures that have to much going on.
On another note, besides looking at everyone elses photos, I had so much fun developing my own! It was exciting to put my blank sheet of photo paper into the developer to see how my picture would come out! Of course, it was also a bit discouraging when it was out of focus or not the right color, but it was a fun challenge to overcome in order to fix them!
After developing my first pictures, I have a much better idea of what kind of pictures I want to try to produce and think this light assignment is going to be great to try to produce.

Art Exhibit

2007-09-18T13:34:00.000-07:00

I was unable to attend the art exhibit because I had class on Thursday night. I did make sure to check out the exhibit on my own free time, though. I was very impressed by all of the work. My favorite piece in the exhibit was actually a collection done by Thomas Gustainis. He did a collection of different colorful photographs that were all lined up to create a wonderful vision. The use of colors and placement really made the piece stand out to me.
I also finished my positives and negatives. I am still so surprised how a box can actually become a camera and create such cool pictures!
I finally have a camera now too, so hopefully i'll be able to understand how to exactly use it after tonights class! :)

Sarah LaFlamme's Blog

2007-09-11T12:00:00.000-07:00

This is my first blog ever! I went and picked up all of my supplies today for class and just finished my pinhole camera, hopefully it will work tonight in class!