Landscape Photos

I learned so much this week from the landscape assignment. I have to admit that when I first read the assignment I was lost. I was asking myself so many questions about what would fulfill the definition of a "landscape" also I had questions about what the correct framing of a landscape was. In the "What is a Landscape?" article it asks if landscape is a "passive backdrop to human theatre?" I believe that it is a backdrop, but an active one. This "backdrop" is our habitat/environment and can also be seen as a defining element of the people that live in it. The part that stuck with me the most was the first quote in "Landscape as Process"that describes landscape:

"Landscapes are dynamic, shaped by ongoing physical, biological,

social, and spiritual processes: motion, growth, and exchange;

birth, death, and decay; communication, building, learning;

dreaming and worship." 

I think this quote puts the definition of landscape into a very different and thought provoking perspective.

Full & One third view photo

Full

One Third Photograph

Frames Slideshow

Monochromatic

I took this photo at a recent conference I went to. It was held at a day care that is on a 12 acre farm. They were showing us their outdoor classrooms and allowing us to be "preschoolers for the day" I made this "fairy house" out of all natural materials and I though it was the perfect example of a monochromatic theme. There are many hues of browns, both warm and cooler.

Lighting

I chose more than 3 photos to use as my lighting situations. The top picture of the silhouettes I though was just a cute example of how you can take a picture in a different lighting situation and of people in a different way. The bottom photo in column 1 is a backlit photo with some shading from the bridge. The photos in column two both show a technique of using shadow. The top one is shaded partially by a tree and the bottom one the subject is almost fully in shadow with the light source coming from the side. The third column of photos shows a direct light source, the top one shows the subject sideways from the light source, however the face is fully in the sun. The bottom one was in total sunlight, but looking away from the light source slightly.

Macro collage

I used photos of the riverbank and gardens around my house. In my iphoto folder I titled this album as fairyland because it is almost like things you would see a fairy using or wearing or even hiding around or in. Some of the photos are old, but I thought they conveyed this assignment very well.

Compare and Contrast Photos

Photo 1 

Photo 2

The two photos I chose were of my cousin, they were both taken with the black and white setting on my camera and not edited. Also, I had the flash off for both of these photos so I could capture true moments and no one would know that I was taking a photo. Photo 1 I would describe as an everyday point and shoot moment, her pose almost looks rehearsed or as if she had been told to pose that way. Also the background that surrounds her is most distracting (at least to me...). Photo 2 I would describe as a close up (obviously...). This photo has a much different feeling though. I feel like Photo 2 is more intimate almost as though you have caught a glimse of deep thought or an off guard moment. I like Photo two the best because I feel it shows more emotion and feels more candid than Photo 1.