Frames September 19, 2008

Frame Dynamics

“Long Train”

This was taken on a back road in Winona. A train was going by, so i stopped and took some shots. Showing the Dynamics of the Frame. I see this as some part of Diagonal Tension. 

Frame Shape

“Hidden Nature”

This is a view of the human vision. Seeing things differently from a different perspective. The Shape of the fence brings out the power of this image that i captured. 

Filling the Frame

“A Night at Charlie’s”

I spent the night at a crowed bar and took this picture. I made sure i could fit as much into the frame as i could without it looking too tacky. 

Placement

“It’s Lonely out there”

I saw this table just sitting there. It looked lonely. The placement of an object within in the frame is very important. Has to have purpose and intent. 

Dividing the Frame

“Hey you!….Over There!”

I divided the frame with the trees and the person in the photo helps give more character to the photo. 

Horizon

“Fall Begins…”

This was a midday picture taken out on Prairie Island. Catching the horizon line out in the distance. 

Frames within Frames

“Looking for Light”

A burst of light came in through the doorway to my room. So i put my mom there and the door frame gave way to a frame within a frame. This photo being in black and white gives more personality to the photo. makes you think there is more to the story here. 

Breaking the Rules September 12, 2008

            When we think of photography, one big thing we think of is rules of thirds. In this photo I broke this rule. We have my friend on one side of the photograph, while there is nothing on the other two-thirds of the frame to balance it out. I also played around with the color of the photo. When I took the photo, I was going for the girl who was breaking all the rules, such as smoking, tattoos, and being the rebel. Then, with the cloudy day, I had this image of dusk and all the blue and gray tones coming out. I played around with this in Photoshop. This picture is one of my favorites that I took so far. My vision I wanted came out so clear in the photo. 

A big deal in photography is to have the picture in focus. For this photo I took it into focus and then adjusted it so it was out of focus, but still able to tell what the subject is. We are distorting the photo here. This is a bridge looking over the Mississippi River from Latch Island. This was taken around sunset, so through the clouds we have some shades of pinks coming through. 

Another rule that we break in photography is the trying to get focus right in close up photographs. Being so close I focused on one eye to get the effect I wanted. I should have focused on both eyes, but in breaking the rules, we went this look. This is a close up photo of my cat. Taking animal photos is always a challenge. Getting them to hold still long enough for you to take the shot. 

 

 

 

 

Remembering 9/11 September 11, 2008

“Where we have been”

We have to understand where we come from to understand where we have been. When I think of the events of September 11th, I cannot help but think of all the past wars we have fought. This is seen in Winona’s own Veteran Memorial Park. I took different angles and poses of the images around this area. There was a torn flag, that someone must have put there in memory. We never forget these people by the gestures of a single flag that has worn over time. 

Self Portraits September 5, 2008

Candles convey all sorts of different emotions. We can guess on the type of person that is holding the candle, but this is not really what I was going for. When we look into a candle we see what we want to see. Every time I see a glowing candle I think of life and death. Thinking this, I feel like it is my own hands holding this candle. I had no flash and a close up on these hands gripping the candle. After taking a series of these shots, which is one seen here, I have gotten more ideas for different candle shots. This is a self-portrait of the inner self. I tried to capture mine here and, hopefully, you can see yours in it, too. 

I was sitting down by the river one afternoon looking for some inspiration. I took many different photos this day of my boyfriend around the river. Then I found it in playing with leading lines. This is one of my favorite techniques to work with.  I found this while we were walking and I yelled ‘stop!’ This gives the feel of my boyfriend’s contemplative side. He is looking over the river just thinking about the day as I take the picture from behind. His black shirt made this statement more clear. If he had any other color shirt on, we would probably not feel the seriousness of the photograph.

This is a photo of my friend’s tattoo. She just recently got this done. She told me this tattoo reflected her life on where she has been so far.  I did a close up on the tattoo, which is located on the side of her stomach, and then I added her hands for a little more to the photo. I used tools in Photoshop to get the words on her to jump off the page. I believe I achieved this. I played around with sepia tone to see if that would add character, the pale skin and the black lettering gives off the same idea as that would. This phrase represents the person behind it because no matter what troubles or hard times she goes through, she remembers that she is still a fighter. 

Photo from back when August 28, 2008

This is photo i took back in high school. This photo is a close up of nature and my friend’s eye. I put this photo in a contest and had it go on to be displayed in Rep. House for Southeastern Minnesota. It was a great deal and meant a lot to me. It was the first time that i realized that my photos could be more than just a photo and mean so much more. This is where the seriousness started. This is where my photographic dreams began.