Saturday, 23 April 2016

The free alternative to Adobe's Creative Cloud

The free alternative to Adobe's Creative Cloud

Want a suite of creative tools at no cost whatsoever? Ubuntu Studio is entirely free and specifically aimed at artists and designers.

http://www.creativebloq.com/productivity/free-alternative-adobes-creative-cloud-21514120

Environmental Portraits


Environmental portrait

An environmental portrait is a portrait executed in the subject's usual environment, such as in their home or workplace, and typically illuminates the subject's life and surroundings. The term is most frequently used of a genre of photography.
By photographing a person in their natural surroundings, it is thought that you will be able to better illuminate their character, and therefore portray the essence of their personality, rather than merely a likeness of their physical features. It is also thought that by photographing a person in their natural surroundings, the subject will be more at ease, and so be more conducive to expressing themselves, as opposed to in a studio, which can be a rather intimidating and artificial experience.

The background in environmental portraits

The surroundings or background is a key element in environmental portraiture, and is used to convey further information about the person being photographed.
Where it is common in studio portraiture and even in location candid photography to shoot using a shallow depth of field, thereby throwing the background out of focus, the background in environmental portraiture is an integral part of the image. Indeed, small apertures and great depth of field are commonly used in this type of photography.

Details in the surroundings

While it is often true that the background may dominate the subject, this need not necessarily be so. In fact, the details that convey the message from the surroundings can often be quite small and still be significant. The key seems to be in the symbolism expressed by various elements in the background; for instance, a baseball cap may not tell you much about your subject (unless he or she is a baseball player), but a chef's hat gives you a lot more detail about who he is and what he does.

Environmental Portraits

Images from http://digital-photography-school.com/environmental-portraits/

Use the following to make an awesome Environmental Portfolio Triptych on one person:
LOCATION
PROPS
POSING
LIGHTING

ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAITS CHECKLIST
Minimum of 30 photos (minimum of 3 locations with 10 photos per location) ready for Monday 4/25.

You will edit 3 per location and place on your weebly for a total of 9 environmental images.

You will need to answer the following questions about the person in your Artist Statement:
1. What do you stand for?  
2. How do you feel others perceive you
3. What do you want to accomplish in your lifetime? 

Minimum of 5 sentences per question. Keep this in mind because if you don't ask the person these questions you will need to ask them or answer to the best of your ability.


 

Dawould Bey Article

Dawoud Bey I Am Statement by Meredith Giltner

Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Fascinating Photos Highlight the Forgotten Beauty of Abandoned Buildings





Germany-based freelance photographer Matthias Haker has a special artistic interest in exploring the architectural nuances of the many abandoned buildings that he comes across. From decaying ballrooms to forsaken hotel lobbies ostentatiously missing their guests, through his vivid imagery Haker restores a sense of dignity to each of the decrepit structures.

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/matthias-haker-abandoned-architecture?context=tag-photo

Wild Foxes in Japan with Hiroki Inoue

Interview: Exploring the Wonderful World of Wild Foxes in Japan with Hiroki Inoue




Assume reference for nature photography.

Japanese Taxi Driver Creates Dreamy Multiple Exposures of the City While Looking for Passengers




Photographer Issui Enomoto is based in Yokohama, Japan—a port city just south of Tokyo—where he spends his nights working as a taxi driver. 

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/issui-enomoto-taxi-driver


Japanese Taxi Driver Takes Multiple Exposures While Looking for Passengers







http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/issui-enomoto-taxi-in-the-sea

Monday, 18 April 2016

Pre-Reading Images

WHY EVERY PHOTOGRAPHER SHOULD SEE 'THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY'



Pre-reading- Know, Observe and Want to Know

Below you will need to fill in the chart of what you know about the 2 photographs. Write all you know, observe or what to know about each image.

To download the worksheet DOWNLOAD by clicking HERE.