Great Black and White Photographers PART 3

1) His photos first caught my attention because, they looked surreal and they told a story.

2) Photo 1:
I see a a boy standing in a large body of water. It looks as if he walked across the path of stepping stones to get there. The boy is looking at the gorgeous view of mountains across the water.
I smell the fresh, moist air that always seems to come off the water. It feels very refreshing. I hear the shallow water. It sounds very calming and still. I feel calm when imagining myself in this photo. It's very simple and gives me a content vibe.  

  Photo 2: 
I see continuous rows of lots of very similar houses. It looks very cluttered from the view we're given. I hear the quiet streets as the result of what looks like early morning time. I smell smoke from the chimney's of the inhabited houses. I feel the smooth stone that the houses are made of.

3) I would like to create a power point about my photographer. 

Mural Project Preview

1) A theme that we could take here at school for this project would be education or school spirit.
2) I think we should open up cameras to people that don't have camera phones.
3) In my opinion we should put the mural up somewhere in the courtyard or near/in the art hall.

Abandoned Theme Parks

1) Koka Family Land in Shiga, Japan and Tokakanonuma Greenland in Hobara, Japan were my favorite theme parks of the bunch. Tokakanonuma Greenland  has a creepy yet vintage feel to it that makes me want to visit. Koka Family Land is the least creepy of all of them and has a beauty about it that makes me want to visit. I would love to visit both of these places and take pictures.

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3) abandoned buildings, haunted hotels, swamps, junk yard, construction sites

4) Abandoned building- Mathias Hacker

5) I would love to take pictures in these  places because, they really interest me. I like the element of nature taking over the abandoned space. I would expect to take pictures like the one above, or pictures with people in them.

6) For me to be able to take picture in these locations it would take a lot of research and traveling. I would need a camera, tripod, and lenses. I would also need to take into consideration trespassing and breaking and entering laws.

Africa

1) In this article, photographer Nick Brandt is interviewed. He tells the interviewer about how endangered animals are his inspiration. Also, he talks about getting up close and personal to take his photos rather than using a special lens to zoom.

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3) In this picture, there are two lions touching heads. This photo is my favorite because, it's simple but it tells a story.
4) An evident rule of photography in the picture is simplicity because all focus is on the subjects and the background is simple.
5) He uses a Pentax 67II with 2 fixed lenses.
6) His reason for taking these photo's is to show these endangered animals just 'being' in there habitats before they are no longer.
7) His hope for these photos is to show people these beautiful animals that are disappearing at our hands and make them want to do something. 
8) " There is also something deeply, emotionally stirring and affecting about the plains of Africa—those vast, green rolling plains punctuated by graphically perfect acacia trees under the huge skies."

Peer Reflection

1. http://zoegarrison.blogspot.com/
2. In my opinion, the rule she best replicated was rule of thirds because, her subject is not in the center. 
3. In my opinion, the picture she chose for simplicity wasn't the best because, the background is cluttered and the focus isn't on the subject.
4. Her pictures are very good and shot at a nice angle.
5. Something she could improve on is clearly focusing her camera before shooting her picture.

Simplicity

Framing

Balance

Lines

Rule of Thirds