Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Perception & Space

David Hockney:

"Merced River, Yosemite Valley"

"Sun On The Pool Los Angeles"

Cubism: an early 20th-century style and movement in art, esp. painting, in which perspective with a single viewpoint was abandoned and use was made of simple geometric shapes, interlocking planes, 
and, later, collage. 

"mann island liverpool cubism" By Stephen McNally

"Nature's Cubism" By Kombizz Kashani

Joshua Naylor:



Szymon Roginski:



Roginski's work is what I want to try to emulate in my body of work on multiple perspectives. These photographs were achieved by cutting out printed images into gemoetric shapes and then reassembling them. For mine, I want to try to cut many different pictures into geometric shapes and then create a new image out of that. 

Diptychs & Triptychs

Diptych: A photograph that uses two different or identical images side by side to form one single artistic statement.
"Yakutania Point" By Mike K 

"diptych" By Just Mary
(This one is my personal favorite. I love how the dirt around the frame acts as a sort of vignette and gives the photo an unusually intimate feel. The lighting conveys an early summer evening, which evokes a lot of emotion.)

"diptych" By gfpeck

Triptych: A photograph that uses three different or identical images side by side to form one single artistic statement. 
"Triptych Roundabout" By Eddie Miller 

"Gapstow Bridge - Triptych" By Patrick

"Triptych of man and dogs in Hagley Park" By John Doogan

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Sepia-Toned Infrared Film

I have wanted to shoot with infrared film for a very long time, and hope to finally be able to do so within the next quarter or so. I'm interested in trying something different from simple black-and-white photography for my next project, though, and am feeling very inspired by sepia toning at the moment. I like the retro and surreal feel it gives to infrared landscapes.






Monday, November 4, 2013

Expressive Self Portrait: Life in Water


For as long as I can remember, I've spent most of my time in or around the water. This is always through swim team, water polo, or working as a lifeguard. Because this is such a significant part of my life, I decided to show how all my aquatic activities fit together by putting on different articles of clothing and accessories that go with each activity. I think it accurately represents the kind of mismatched way all of these pastimes go together, and my facial expressions convey how I often feel about having all of these activities: frazzled, and at times annoyed, but always genuinely happy about spending my time doing them. I don't know where I would be if I didn't feel at home in the water, and it's the way that all my aquatic activities perfectly fit together that make me feel that way.