Stereographics

I had a little technical difficulty getting the third stereograph to show up.  I think theses photos are so cool! You don't usually see photos like this. I really like how they turned out!

Cloned Self

I took this photo outside in front of my house at night. I really like the christmas lights in the photo. This project took a lot of patience, I would accidentally erase parts of the photos. All together, I thought this was a fun project.

Self Scanning

I thought this was an interesting project. Some of the photographs came out really good, and others didn't. I think that having the texture of my hair in the photos makes the scans really cool.

Portraits

This is Emily. This was taken in front of my house while she was in the car.  Emily's face was reflecting the light, and I thought her "silly" face really brought out her funky personality. This is my favorite photo I have taken all year.

Kaylee was very smiley, and I thought the red beads would make her face have a little  more color, but by the time I Cross processed them, it didn't really effect the coloring on her face.

This was a door to door salesman walking in my neighborhood. I took this photo in the street in front of my house. Something about his face just made me want to photograph him...

This is the older couple that lives across the street from me. They were going out for an afternoon walk.  When I took this it reminded me of the famous "American Gothic" painting.

This is my neighbor Kent. He was working on his car, and I was making fun of him for wearing his hat sideways. This captures the funny side to my neighbor.

This is Victoria. She has a funky eye, and thinks its funny to scare people with this face. This top photo reminds me of old photos from the 70's and 80's. 

Wendy has been a friend for a long time. I took this photo at her hair salon.  Its hard to resist her big smile. 

These are my top 10 favorite photos.

Self Portraits

In this photo, I liked the fun design on the bus stop windows. I thought it would have a nice graphic look to it.

This is one of my favorite photos. I love the background and it really shows what I like and who I am as a person.

I thought this was a cool funky hat.  It reminded me of fish and the air bubbles they release, so I made a fish face. =)

I was getting my hair done, and I looked like a dinosaur with tin foil everywhere, but now that I look at in from a photographer's standpoint, I like the contrast that the tin foil gives off and how it reflects the light.

Beauty in Photography

Beautiful Photography is looking at a photo and being able to have a new outlook on life. Looking at life from another perspective.  You can take ugly photos by messing the photos up, but to produce an ugly photo, you really have to try. Ugly photos don't change the way we look at life, they make us see what we already know.

I believe this is a beautiful picture, looking at this tree and flower from a new perspective.

Pumpkin Guts

Today we added guts to our photoshop pumpkin. I learned that if you take the opacity down, you can see some of the guts through the other layers. I am really happy about how this image turned out. I can't wait to do similar projects in the future.

Pumpkin Carving

Today we digitally carved pumpkins! I now have a better understanding of using photoshop  and I had a lot of fun making this pumpkin look realistic. It still doesn't look completely realistic, but I am learning to accept its diversity and individuality. Happy Halloween!!

Alphabet Project

In this project I definitely learned patience. This project took a long time, I also learned how to use photoshop to move images from one portrat to another. I had fun taking photos for this project. Most photos came from objects around my house and outside. I look forward to more projects soon.

Alfred Stieglitz

1. Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer. He worked to promote Modern Art and make Photography an accepted form of art. He also opened many art galleries in New York to present his work.

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These are my two favorite photographs of Alfred Stieglitz. In the first photo, I love the reflection the tree produces off the water, the smokey/foggy atmosphere makes the photo feel mysterious. I the second photo, the texture and shape of the clouds interest me. They are really interesting and pretty.

3. Alfred Stieglitz was married to Emmy when he was invited Georgia O'Keeffe to work with him in his studio. Alfred had and affair with Georgia and later divorced Emmy to be with Georgia. Georgia O'Keeffe was a famous painter during the early 1900's. She would paint portraits on a large scale then paint the objects as if they were close up.

Extra: Georgia O'Keeffe provided the muse that Alfred Stieglitz wanted. This changed his style of photography. He began taking more portraits especially nude photographs of Georgia O'Keeffe. He was inspired by her and her work. His portrats began to increase in popularity to his peers and society around him.

Macro Photos

 

 This has been my favorite project so far. I really enjoy photographing nature and landscapes, and to take macro photos of plants and other living objects have been so much fun for me. I learned how to use photoshop in greater detail including, how to blur the background and how to change the lighting of the the photos. This has really changed the way my photographs look. I am excited to take what I have learned about this project and use it when I take photos outside of school.