HALLOWEEN SERIES

This was a Halloween based assignment that involved a sequence of our childhood fears and favorite super hero's. The images below were captured from different angles of light in order to allow the images to stand out in a layer of exposure and contrast. These images were developed through a website called picnik, which allowed every student to add their own special effects. Through picnik I was able to add wounds, blood splatters, and I was also able to add text to the images. Each of these pictures represent self-expression because each student reflected on their childhood fears and recaptured scenes from old cartoons and comics.

SHORT STORIES

For this assignment our class was given a task that was based on a new approach of photography. This project involved creating a scene based on small action figures or "real life" human situations. Part of this assignment also involves capturing a "slice of life", which are images of a figure or individual in a certain position or motion. This project allowed one to excel with the idea of self expression because every student received the opportunity to construct their own scene using actors or toy figures.      

Comic Scene

Nerd Vs. Bully 

War Scene

"Slice Of Life"

PORTRAIT REVISION

AVEDON PORTRAITS

After watching Richard Avedon's latest film about his self-expression in art, our class began a project that involved capturing portraits of students that attend our school. Avedon was a very detailed artist and all of his images were significant in various ways. Through out my series of images I strived to follow several of Avedon's techniques in order to capture portraits that truly symbolize a certain notion. I began by capturing my images in black and white, in order to allow each individual to stand out in the picture. Along with that, I strived to take images of the models in different positions in order to reveal a sense of change in emotion. Some pictures portray happiness, others reveal confusion and sadness. These elements allowed my images to become more bold and reveal changes in characteristics.

CHINATOWN

As a class we traveled to Chinatown to observe and capture new cultural concepts. The images below reveal that this district posses many arts and interesting landscapes. Through out the streets there are many murals and structures that are significant to their culture from past historical events. Chinatown is surrounded by many skyscrapers and based on different view points I was able to capture them from different shades and angles. These images portray a lot of altered changes in exposure and contrast, which allows the images to standout.     

These are my six best images that reveal self expression and different ideas of shapes and contrast. I strived to capture the sun in many of my images in order to provide the picture with a brighter and more colorful feel.  

Treasures 

Shadows 

For this assignment I strived to find treasures that have bold and interesting shadows. These pictures were taken in black and white in order to truly allow the shadow to stand out.