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Identity Photography Presenting Andrew Luo

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The way I will be presenting the photographs will be a 9-grid image collage with 9 photos in each grid. The photos will be arranged in a way that the 8 photos on the outside surround the unique photo in the center.

Props:

  • A large board
  • A few chairs and a figure
  • Messy pieces of paper on the board

 

Contact Sheets:

Yellow:

The yellow photos are the ones that are overall success in terms of fitting my vision but are lacking details in either facial expression or lighting that really show the frustration of the math enthusiast. Many of these photos have too much of boring and banal facial expressions, and some of the photos had my face blocked without showing other signs of identity.

 

Green:

The green photos are the photographs that fit my vision and could be used for the final 9 pictures. The green pictures differ from the yellow ones as all green photographs do not have obvious flaws (e.g. facing down or hiding the face without exaggerations on other body parts, bad lighting, and banal postures). The green photographs have many unique features about them such as a good angle, a good posture, or exaggerated facial expressions. The green photographs also contain details that I think could enhance the effects of the photo and make it fit the vision more.

 

Red:

The red photos are the best photos from the set. The photos accurately represent my vision and clearly convey the ideas I want to express. The main difference between the red and the green photos is that the red photos give me a sense of vividness and realism. I asked a few friends and family members and the ones that saw the red photos had a higher chance of realizing my vision and intent without me telling them.

 

Analysis: Studio Josh3500.JPG:

This photo is the most iconic and representative photo out of the photos with the frog figure on the chair. In this picture, I am standing near a very messy board I intentionally set up (with red paper stripes and my math worksheet pages), trying to teach the frog figure how to do the math. My facial expression is very passionate yet a bit insane as I am explaining to a figure. In the photograph, the chairs form a pattern of lines, all pointing toward the right side of the photo where I stand. The varied shape of the gaps of the paper from the whiteboard also gives a contrast to the identical shapes of the worksheets. My hand is also carefully placed, with the fingers spread out looking like the left hand is facing the camera, while the right-hand points toward the board.

 

Green & Red Edited:

 

 

 

Final Presentation:

 

For this photography presentation, I chose the format of having 9 photos arranged in a 3×3 plot, inspired by a common arranging format in Asia called the “九宫格” (9-block grid). The photo collage has the photo without the frog figure at the center as it would represent the negative feelings when no one is paying attention or listening. I used frogs for the collage have another reason – frogs represent my identity the best. I am being called the Froge by all of my friends, and most of my usernames for my internet accounts are called “Froge”. The lighting difference between the outer photos and the one at the center is also intentional as it can fit the mood of the photo better by giving vividness to photos that have a figure listening.

Abstract Photography Set 1

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Yellow Photographs:

Yellow photographs for me are the photographs that fit the vision but I would likely not use for the final triptych. The photos have some type of flaws such as too much detail, bad angle, or not abstract enough. The difference between yellow and green photos are that those yellow photos are not abstract enough or does not fit with other photos. As an analogy, the yellow photos correspond to RU (rarely used).

 

Green Photographs:

Green photographs for me are the photos that have good abstraction, are fit for my artistic statement, and overall more eye-grabbing than the yellow photographs. Most of the pictures contain mainly abstract patterns and not a lot of distracting elements, however, the pictures differ from the red ones as they might not fit other photos in the set well or they might lack some uniqueness to it that makes it more usable than other pictures. As an analogy, the green photos corresponds to UU (underused).

 

Red Photographs:

Red photographs are the photographs that I would likely use in my final triptych and the photos that I think fit the best with my vision in the set. The first red picture on the top left is a photo of a building taken from very far away, thus the pattern is obvious and the photo is zoomed in. The second picture on the top right is a picture of a wall next to the dome in the school. The dripping water’s trace and the lines that form a pattern fit my vision well and provides more variety. The third picture on the bottom left is a zoomed-in picture on the school building from the baseball courts. However, the three pictures do not work together as a triptych, so the goal for the next set is to build on the 3 pictures and build a triptych. As an analogy, the red photos corresponds to OU (overused).

Abstract Photography Set 2

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Set 2 Yellow Section:

The yellow pictures for me represent the pictures that fit my vision and are not extremely unusable. The set’s vision is to take pictures that expresses patterns in large scale in buildings and architectures. However, these pictures are not the greatest. In most of these photos, there are too much detail or too much noise that I can not crop. In some yellow pictures, there is too much blank space, some have too low quality, and some are simply not abstract enough. As an analogy, this section corresponds to RU (rarely used).

 

Set 2 Green Section:

The green pictures for me are the pictures that can be used in the triptych. Due to the fitting problem and variety problem in the set, 4 picture that were green were promoted into the red section. Therefore, I do not have as much green photographs as I did in set 1. The difference between my green pictures and red pictures are that the red pictures either fit together really well in a dedicated triptych or they look generally more interesting. As an analogy, the green pictures correspond to UU (underused).

 

Set 2 Red section:

The red pictures for me are the pictures I would likely use, are straight up fascinating or help other pictures fit in a triptych. Since the purpose of Set 2 is to provide assists and build the triptych on top of the existing 3 red photos that does not fit in set 1, I have an unusual amount of red photographs, at 7. All of my red photos are neatly edited and polished. The first 5 photos are pictures about a brick wall in Chaoyang Park, I realized that it has a mesmerizing pattern and decided to take pictures of it with a variety of angles and focuses. The 5 red ones are the best photos of the best angles. I have also added a more abstract counterpart to all of my red photos. As an analogy, the red photos corresponds to OU (overused).