Blog 6

    The similarities between the two different images is they are a both of well known people. The difference is the one of  Dick Cheney is just a SNAP SHOT and not really creative. While on the other hand the Obama pictures were much more artistic and you can tell the photographer had a well thought out plan on how the picture should be taken to make it much more interesting photograph.

Blog 5

    These artist had very different ways of creating abstract works of art:
Breuer achieved abstract photos by burning  photographic papers.
Rossiter printed a sheet and it looked like a cloudscape, how this was made is over the years the light leaked through the packaging.
James Welling printed pictures of drapes that were high-contrast monochromes.
Quinlan did manipulations in the darkroom.
Barbara Kasten played around with scaling and printed them in small pieces.
Roger Newton shot through glass and plastic that was filled with mineral oil, corn syrup and water.
Fontcuberta enlarged depictions of drops of  blood.


Famous artist who have been attracted to abstract work:
Man Ray
Wolfgang Tillmans
Paul Strand
Harry Callahan
Lotte Jacobi

Blog 4

1. Will you include a person?
     Yes
2.What objects?
   Shoes
3. What is the emphasis of the photo?
    Feet and Shoes
4. What compostion techniques will you use?
    Rule Of Thirds
5. What lighting will you use?
    Sunlight.

Blog 3

    Somethings I picked up from the reading was watch your background. Does it help the focus on the subject or help make it interesting? If not fix it so its not so busy, and helps make the image better. Also, beware of the contrast in your photo. Check the lighting and ask what amount of contrast is good for the picture. I learned that artists don't always follow the "rules", so it's best to go with your instinct. If your not in a studio, you have to work with the subject as is. Some subjects are able to create strong composition, while others you have to find other ways to work with it such as different camera angles.

Blog 2

    What I learned is that you can't decide how you want to compose a photograph unless you know what your going for and trying to convey. Also, you get your motivation by your idea your trying to communicate to your viewer. As well as, some people known as "Visual Thinkers" are born with a good sense of composition. Learning composition is like learning a new language. It takes a lot of work, practice and it will be some time to master it. Photographers usually have a hard time seeing beyond reality; for the image we want to create is in our heads, but we have very little time to think about what we need to do to achieve it.

Blog 1

Visual Balance: Different parts of composition relate to one another.
Visual Balance Types:  Symmetrical, Approximate Symmetry, Radical Balance, and Asymmetrical.  
Approximate Symmetry: Each side of design are almost symmetrical.

Maggie Taylor

Maggie Taylor is one of my favorite artists. I think she is very creative and each image is so unique. All of her pieces remind me of a fairy tale or magic. I've noticed that some of her pictures are Alice and Wonderland inspired or have reflections, fish, butterflies, wings, birds, crowns, clouds, rabbits, and bunny ears. The part I enjoy the most about looking at her photos are thinking about what it means and knowing I probably won't figure it out because none of it makes much sense, but that's what surrealism is.