This is a set of photographs by Albert Renger-Pazsch. In this set, he photographed landscapes and daily objects through different lenses than what we are used to seeing. Henceforth, he showed the beauty of the things around us. He used a lot of tone in his photography and his photographs are images of realistic things through beautified views. For instance, he would zoom in/out on objects and take a photograph of the object from the best view as well as probably tweaking his position in order to capture the best tone(such as shadows) of the object. I chose him to be my inspiration because his style of photography reveals the beauty without it being unrealistic.

This is a set of photograph of water glasses through different angles. For the first one, I chose to do a view that has distance then for the second and third I gradually pulled the camera in.  In the first photo (the top one), I took the photo from a horizontal angle while in the second photo, I chose a slightly angled view (tilting a bit up) and took a close up photo that is slightly blurred. For the last photo, I took the photo tilting horizontally left and blurred the photo even more.  This corresponds to my statement of intent because I photographed something that is realistic and used in daily life in angles that are not so obvious.

ABstraction by linda

Statement of Intent:  The Uniqueness of Objects

The message of my triptych will be to highlight the uniqueness of daily objects.  Daily objects could be observed in angles that reveals their distinctive features. Through my photographs, I want the audience to appreciate the beauty and individuality of every commonly ignored object and to discover the uniqueness of the daily objects. For inspiration, I will try to find a photographer who portrays “normal” objects in angles that are not commonly thought of or seen in.  I want to find a photographer that uses soft hues and cool toned hues in photographs. Originally, I choose Uta Barth, but later, I realized even though I wanted a softer tone I still want the picture to be realistic, meaning with minimal filters. In my opinion, we have to try to appreciate the little things in daily life.

1. I think Formal Elements mean that the fundamental elements that compose a picture
2. Line: a straight or curve continuous length that does not have width    Shape: something composed from points and lines that is closed and have length and width    pattern: the repetition of lines and/or shapes   Texture: how a substance feels like  focus: how clear something is   value/tone: how light/ dark something is
3. Line:   Shape:   Pattern:   Tone: Texture: Focus:
4. I think an elements cannot exist in pictures in isolation. This is because everything has a texture (at the very least) and some type of tone. However, the main focus/emphasis can be a single element. 

1. change our view; we view objects from different angles
2. pictorialism is a style of photography that focuses on the beauty of the objects
3. abstract photography is a style of depicting pictures that do not have clear association to the object
4. He was a German photographer who was a pioneer in the new Straight photography
5. Ordinary subjects that could be found in daily life
6. He wanted to display to beauty of the items seen in daily life
7. He probably wanted to focus more on the beauty of objects as they are, not through almost filter-like photography
8. He photographed pictures of things that can be created/seen in daily lif

“Abstract photography can be defined as capturing images in which the subject isn’t the most interesting element. Albert Renger-Patzsch and Aaron Siskind photographed the ordinary to reveal their beauty. Uta Barth reversed the typical use of the camera, shooting out of focus and Andreas Gursky photographs the repetition of elements. During this unit you will investigate appropriate examples of abstract photography and respond in your own way.”

I think abstract photography is capturing images that reveals a deeper context or something ordinary.