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For this assignment in principles of photography, we had to stop motion. My good friend, Marvin, who used to be a professional dancer, was nice enough to exert himself for this picture. This was shot at Cheeseman Park at dusk. We got really lucky with the light.
I took this picture of one of my friends for my color management class. The objective of this assignment was to take a photograph and use color management techniques to get a good print. In this portrait, I tried to capture the serious, yet mysterious nature of my friend.
For this assignment in Principles of Photography, we had to shoot an environmental self-portrait and a conceptual photograph. We had to be present in the environmental shot. The conceptual shot was supposed to depict something representative of ourself. Since I don't actually like to be photographed, and am quite sure that I am on the correct side of the camera, I found the environmental self-portrait to be rather challenging. I chose to only show my profile to demonstrate my shyness at being photographed. The bubble represents my fun side, but since it is a perfect bubble it also shows that I am a perfectionist. The bright colors inside the bubble demonstrate my vibrant personality. I backed up a playful scene with strong pillars to show that I have strength. For the conceptual shot I photographed a gutter flower. I can't think of anything stronger, or more defiant than a flower growing through concrete. I know that I have the ability to face adversity and always survive. I also believe that everyone has at least two sides to their personality and that is represented by the two stems this flower has.
For my digital illustration class, we were asked to demonstrate either pain or passion. I wanted to demonstrate pain, but not in a typical fashion. My grandfather passed away several years ago and I know it was painful for everyone in my family. Long before his death, he fought in WWII. I know that his absence in war worried my grandmother daily. As we are currently at war, I know many families are experiencing similar heartache. I wanted to illustrate that such pain is timeless. For this photo, I used a 4x5 camera with a digital back. I took an old picture of my grandfather in uniform and re-printed it. I then broke the glass and put a plane of focus over just his eyes. I took a separate picture of my hand and composited it in. The ring in the photo is actually an old family engagement ring. Once composited, I played around with the blending modes to get the desired effect. When I told my grandmother my plan, she was excited and is eager to see the finished photograph.
For this assignment in Large Format Photography, we were asked to demonstrate either a positive or negative emotion. I chose to demonstrate a negative emotion by creating a scary scene. I am scared and yet strangely fascinated by clowns, so it seemed like a perfect subject for this photograph. I emphasized the feeling of this photograph further by utilizing depth of field. The large format camera is perfect for this. I threw a plane of focus from the bird's foot to the clown's hand to the the eye of the mask and left the rest of the scene slightly out of focus. I believe my efforts were successful, as most of my classmates were sufficiently scared by this photograph.
For this assignment in Principles of Photography, we had to shoot an environmental self-portrait and a conceptual photograph. We had to be present in the environmental shot. The conceptual shot was supposed to depict something representative of ourself. Since I don't actually like to be photographed, and am quite sure that I am on the correct side of the camera, I found the environmental self-portrait to be rather challenging. I chose to only show my profile to demonstrate my shyness at being photographed. The bubble represents my fun side, but since it is a perfect bubble it also shows that I am a perfectionist. The bright colors inside the bubble demonstrate my vibrant personality. I backed up a playful scene with strong pillars to show that I have strength. For the conceptual shot I photographed a gutter flower. I can't think of anything stronger, or more defiant than a flower growing through concrete. I know that I have the ability to face adversity and always survive. I also believe that everyone has at least two sides to their personality and that is represented by the two stems this flower has.
For this assignment in Large Format Photography, we were asked to demonstrate either a positive or negative emotion. I chose to demonstrate a negative emotion by creating a scary scene. I am scared and yet strangely fascinated by clowns, so it seemed like a perfect subject for this photograph. I emphasized the feeling of this photograph further by utilizing depth of field. The large format camera is perfect for this. I threw a plane of focus from the bird's foot to the clown's hand to the the eye of the mask and left the rest of the scene slightly out of focus. I believe my efforts were successful, as most of my classmates were sufficiently scared by this photograph.
In America, we tend to ignore the less desireable. We don't like to address that which is not "pretty". For our genera project in Principals of Photography, I chose to do a portrait series. However I wanted to do something different...so I photographed homeless men in Denver. They all had different stories that were equally fascinating. 
