Cloned Self

Panarama Planet

Project #7 Scanner

Self Portraits

I think these pictures say that I am a happy person who likes to 

smile. Also that I am confident in my own skin and 

that I like to take pictures of myself. 

Portrait Project

I took pictures of my mom at my house because she is honestly my role model 

and she would do anything to help me. These pictures were taken around

8 o'clock at night. 

Web Assignment #5: Beauty

Question: How would you define beauty in photography?  What are the characteristics of beauty?  How can something ugly be photographed and be considered beautiful? Or can it?  Examples? 

Answer: I would define beauty in a photograph as anything that really catches your eye. Everyone has a different view of beauty. But some characteristics of beauty that I think are something that sends a message without any words and something that just really pops out at you. Something ugly when photographed that can be considered beautiful happens when you can just feel/see what the photographer is trying to get across with the picture.  

example- i think this is a beautiful photograph
because it really sends a message about what
he/she was trying to say when taking
the picture. 

Pumpkin- 10/30/12

Macro

I really like how the green stands out in the box, sense it's the
only green visible. I could have made the green, greener. 

I really like how in the center its very bright, but around it(the
vase) it's dull. I could have blurred it even more. 

I like how blue the lettering is and how faded the
bottom is. I could have centered it and or cropped
it more. 

I like how the eye is such an indescribable color
and how pretty her eyelashes look. I could have blurred
around the eye more. 

I really like how everything is so blurred out
and then all you see is the yellow/orange
leaf. I could have edited out the
blue blob next to the leaf. 

I like how green the leafs are and how they really
stand out. I could have gotten closer to the leaf
or zoomed in more. 

I like how green the leafs are and how its the main focus
of the picture. I could have darkened the background
to make the leafs really pop out.

I like how every other cookie is blurred out, except for
one. I could have darkened the other cookies
to make the one cookie in focus stand
out more. 

I like how blue the bears eyes are. I could have blurred
something out on it to make the eyes really
pop. 

I really like how vivid the food is on the spoon and
how the color just really pops out at you. I could
have zoomed in more when I took the
picture. 

Web Assignment #4

1. Who was Alfred Stieglitz and why is he noteworthy in the history of photography?
2. Choose a photograph he made, upload it to your blog, and explain why you chose it as your favorite by him.
3. With what famous painter was he in a relationship? Who was she?  Upload a painting by her that you like.
Extra: How did they influence each other in their art making?


1. Alfred Stieglitz is an American photographer and modern art promoter. He is noteworthy in the history of photography because he opened New York art galleries in the early 1900's and brought in artwork from Europe to the U.S. 

3.

He was in a relationship with Georgia O'Keeffe. She was an American painter. 

2.

I chose this as my favorite by him
because it is very simple, yet says
so many different things
about the girl.

Tilt shift

Web Assignment #3

1. What is a Brownie Camera?
2. Who invented it, and when?
3. How did it change society, and of course, the photography world?

1. A series of simple and inexpensive cameras, it introduced the concept of snapshot.
2. Eastman Kodak invented the brownie camera in February 1900
3. It changed society by creating a more accessible way to take photos and it also made things like x-rays, motion pictures, and photojournalism possible.

I wish you could see my face clearer, but I really like how defined
everything is. 

September 24th, 2012

Questions:
1. What is a daguerreotype? What did the surface of a daguerreotype resemble? When were they prominent? What photographic process did the daguerreotype replace?
2. What is an "albumen" print? What was the main "ingredient" of the albumen process? When did the albumen process die out?
3. What is a "stereograph?" When were they popular?
4. What is a "carte de visite?" What were they used for?
5. Who were Matthew Brady and Alexander Gardner? They both are notable for what type of photography? When were they active? Post two noteworthy photographs for each photographer.



Answers:
1. 

A dagguerrotype is a photograph taken by an early process employing an iodine-sensitized plate and mercer vapor. It resembled a mirror, the image was directly on the silvered surface. The daguerrotype was prominent in the 1850's. It replaced the camera obscura. 

2. 

An albumen print was the first commercially exploitable method of producing a picture on a paper base from a negative. The main ingredient of the albumen was egg whites. The albumen process died out in the late 1850's.

3.

A stereogram is an image through several techniques that is able to convey the experience of depth conception. You used to have to use a stereoscope but because of technology you don't need too. They were very popular in the 1900s.

4. 

A carte de visite is a portriet of someone mounted on a small piece of card. They were used like trading cards among friends and family.

5. Alexander Gardner and Matthew Brady were Civil War photographers, they are both notable for taking pictures during the civil war. Alexander took the picture of Abraham Lincoln during the civil war. They were active during the late 1800's through the early 1900's.