Stereographs

                                                                 

Scanned Face

Cloned Panorama

Self-Portraits

10 portraits

These are pictures of my great grandmother and my little brother. My brother is a rambunctious and bubbly little boy that loves to pose for the camera! My grandma is 80 years old but still 20 at heart. She is the kindest person I know and has such a silly personality:) 

Web assignment #5

How would you define beauty in photography?
To me, there are a lot of different ways a photo could be beautiful. It all depends on ones idea of beauty and what they are attracted to. A beautiful photo could be anything that changes your perception of something, something that makes you feel an emotion, something that leaves you speechless, or maybe just catches & keeps your attention.

What are the characteristics of photographic beauty?
It depends on the quality of the photo, the photoshop effects the photographer chooses to use, the angle, and the subject being photographed but not always necessarily.

Can something "ugly" be photographed and still be considered beautiful?
Yes. For example, bugs are really creepy looking if you just look at them with the naked eye, but if you really took the time to get up close and creatively photograph them, you could get a really great photo.

A photo I think is beautiful:

Pumpkin!

Web Assignment #4

1) Who was Alfred Stieglitz and why is he noteworthy in the history of photography?
        Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer and art promoter. He is noteworthy because he worked to make photography an accepted art form in society. He also ran art galleries in New York in the 20th century.

2) Choose a photograph he made, upload it to your blog, and explain why you chose it as your favorite.

I chose this picture because I really like the rain and the way the streets looks after it has rained. I also really like the lights, and how they reflect on the wet pavement. The tree really stands out because it is the only one and also because it has no leaves. This picture is very wintery and this photo makes it easy to imagine actually being at the location.

3) With what famous painter was he in a relationship with? Who was she? Upload a painting of hers that you like.
      Alfred Stieglitz was married to Georgia O'Keeffe, an American painter that focused mostly on flower blossoms and New York buildings.

E.C) How did they influence each other in their art making?

      Georgia became Alfred's "muse" when they fell in love; he took over 350 photographs of her and sold them, and one photograph of Georgia in particular called "Hands" sold for over 1 million dollars. Since Alfred had such a big impact on the art world at this time, he helped her out by promoting her paintings and even put together an offer for her Calla Lily paintings in 1928 that would be the highest amount of money ever paid for a group of paintings by a living American artist. Georgia gave Alfred something to photograph for a large profit, and he made her famous.

Macro Photo Project

Inverted Negative

After doing this project I learned what not to do next time, because I accidentally opened the camera and exposed the film without rewinding it first. I also forgot to put a lid on the container the first time I was shaking up the liquid so it spilled everywhere. This project taught me how to develop film, I really had no idea how to do it before. Doing everything in the dark is really hard, though; me and my partner had to have help putting our film rolls on the wheel.

Tilt Shift Photos

Web Assignment #3

1. What is a Brownie Camera?

The brownie camera was a simple and inexpensive box-shaped camera with a meniscus lens.

2. Who invented it, and when?

Eastman Kodak invented the brownie camera in 1900.

3. How did it change society, and of course, the photography world?

It invented the idea of the snapshot and it was a camera that anyone and everyone could use.

web assignment #2

Q #1- What is a daguerrotype? What did the surface of a daguerrotype resemble? When were they prominent? What photographic process did the daguerrotype replace?
A - The daguerrotype was the first photographic process where the image is a direct positive made in the camera on a silver copper plate. The surface of it is like a mirror, and they were most popular in the nineteenth century; 1839-1860's. The daguerrotype replaced the Chevaliar lenses.

Q #2- What is an "albumen" print? What was the main "ingredient" of the albumen process? When did the albumen process die out?
A -  The albumen print was the first method of producing a picture on paper from a negative. The main ingredient of the albumen process was egg whites. This process died out in the 1890's.

Q #3- What is a "stereograph?" When were they popular?
A - A stereograph is two images made from different points of view put side by side to create a 3D effect. This type of photography became popular in 1851.

Q #4- What is a "carte de visite?" What were they used for?
A - The carte de visite was a type of small photograph the size of a business card. They were used for collecting and displaying cards.

Q #5- Who were Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner? They both are notable for what type of photography? When were they active? Post two noteworthy photographs for each photographer.
A -  Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner were two photographers that took photos of people and events from the American civil war.
                                                        Alexander Gardner's photos -

 

Mathew Brady's photos-