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CREATE - PHOTO SETS, photography

Yellow Highlighted Contact Sheet and Evaluation (Nature)

Chelsea |

yellow highlighted contact sheet (nature)

I chose the following images for yellow-highlighted photos. I took pictures of the beautiful side of nature, my original topic, from 798 and some from outside of school during my free time. Considering my previous purpose, I mainly focused on taking photos of trees, bushes, and leaves. My yellow highlighted photos fit perfectly with my new topic; they show the natural side with the light and the colors are well spread with calm and smooth textures.

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Red Highlighted Contact Sheet and Evaluation (Pattern)

Chelsea |

red highlighted contact sheet (pattern)

These pictures show the pattern, out of focus, and shape the most, which fit my goal of taking photos that don’t focus on specific objects and create the pattern made from shape. For improvement, I will focus on taking photos of out of focus, because a picture that was supposed to show this technique didn’t work out by not showing a specific object and wasn’t blurry enough. For the next shoot, I will try to take photos that are similar to my choices.

CREATE - PHOTO SETS, photography

Yellow Highlighted Contact Sheet and Evaluation (Pattern)

Chelsea |

Yellow Highlighted Contact Sheet (Pattern)

I chose the following images for yellow highlighted photos. During the 798 photography trip, my topic changed from the beautiful side of nature to objects because there was less nature that could fit my idea. Considering my new topic, I mainly focused on taking photos of sculptures and shapes that formed a specific pattern by repetition. My yellow highlighted photos fit perfectly with my new topic; they show a particular pattern by repetition of shapes and lines, and the light and color are well spread with calm and smooth texture.

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SETS PART 4: Further Sets

Chelsea |

The other chosen artist: Yann Arthus Bertrand

8 outstanding photos

Citation:

  • https://www.yannarthusbertrandphoto.com/produit/olive-groves/

I chose Yann Arthus Bertrand because he usually focuses on shapes and patterns, which is opposite to my theme, “beautiful side of real nature.” Compared to my first artist, Eliot Porter, these two take photos using entirely different techniques. Eliot focuses on  landscape and nature, while Yann focuses on patterns made from shape. 

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SETS PART 1: Select and Analyse an artist and their work

Chelsea |

My chosen photographer: Eliot Porter

PART 1: Select an artist

Gallery:

Citation:

  • Holden Luntz Gallery. “Maple Leaves and Pine Needles. Tamworth, New Hampshire, October 3, 1956.” Holden Luntz Gallery, 8 June 2024, www.holdenluntz.com/product/maple-leaves-and-pine-needles-tamworth-new-hampshire-october-3-1956/. Accessed 18 Sept. 2024.

  • Holden Luntz Gallery.“Lichens on River Stones—South Coast.” Holden Luntz Gallery, 8 June 2024, www.holdenluntz.com/artists/eliot-porter/lichens-on-river-stones-south-coast/. Accessed 18 Sept. 2024.
  • Porter, Eliot. “[Frostbitten Apples, Tesuque, New Mexico] (the J. Paul Getty Museum Collection).” The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection, www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/108GDB.
  • Porter, Eliot. “Aspens and Fallen Leaves, Maroon Lake Road, Aspen, Colorado.” Getty.edu, 2024, www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/108GE4. Accessed 18 Sept. 2024.
  • Porter, Eliot. “Cliff, Moonlight Creek, San Juan River, Utah.” Getty.edu, 2024, www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/108GEB. Accessed 18 Sept. 2024.
  • Porter, Eliot. “Foxtail Grass, Lake City, Colorado.” Getty.edu, 2024, www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/108GD7. Accessed 18 Sept. 2024.
  • Porter, Eliot. “Sea Weed at Low Tide, Hellnar, Snaefellsnes.” Holden Luntz Gallery, 15 Nov. 2023, www.holdenluntz.com/artists/eliot-porter/sea-weed-at-low-tide-hellnar-snaefellsnes-2/.

Porter, Eliot. “Tidal Marsh. Mount Desert Island, Maine, August 4, 1965.” Holden Luntz Gallery, 15 Nov. 2023, www.holdenluntz.com/artists/eliot-porter/tidal-marsh-mount-desert-island-maine-august-4-1965/.

Characteristics:

1. The leaves in different colors encourage me to feel the mood of autumn.

2. The fruits on the tree make me wonder what type of fruits they are and where they grow.

3. The unknown brownish landscape gives a mystical and unique theme.

4. The difference between the traits of rocks interests me to find out the main effect.

5. The green and pink mixed bushes give a mystical and wonderous theme.

 

Connection to my vision:

I chose Eliot Porter because he uses calm, soft, and gentle moods to take photos of real nature, which completely fits my purpose. The overall photographs inspire me of the unnoticeable and beautiful sides of nature, and I will adapt his ideas in my photographs too, which will be done by fostering relaxable moods by setting the camera stable and soft, taking the photos a bit far from the main points, and mainly focusing on the nature obviously.

PART 2: Fully Evaluate ONE image

(Porter, Eliot. “Cliff, Moonlight Creek, San Juan River, Utah.” Getty.edu, 2024, www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/108GEB. Accessed 18 Sept. 2024.)

I chose this image because it showed abstraction the most.

 

According to the title, this is a photo of a cliff. However, what surprised me is that when I saw the cliff in real life (not the place where this photo was taken, though), I didn’t notice that the cliff would be creating multiple shapes that were this outstanding, and the colors show a clear contrast. If you divide the photo diagonally, you will notice that the top part is bright while the bottom is relatively dark. The texture is mainly smooth and barely shows bumpy lines, but the darker areas show bumpy lines to create roughness. Relating to real life, this picture reminds me of food, which has holes in repeating patterns on the surface, like a waffle. The rock that has holes reminds me of a waffle because of its depth and shape. Surprisingly, food can be imagined from a photo of a cliff.

 

Shape is the most important element in this photograph because the cliffs create mystical and all-in-different-size shapes by crossover. Shape also takes the main parts of this photograph because the picture clearly shows how cracks and holes can be made even on one cliff.

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BLOG POST 8: Statement of intent

Chelsea |

Recalling nature

The message of my triptych will be the beautiful side of nature. The beauty of nature is known by most people; however, it is barely noticed by all people. I want the audience to appreciate the beauty of nature, by looking at my photos and using a calm and colorful mood and theme to engage the audience. For inspiration, I will refer to a photographer, Eliot Porter, who mainly takes photos of real nature, with a soft and gentle mood. In my opinion, nature is now an inseparable element that coexists with humans but many seem to forget about it, so recalling memories about nature will help the readers to identify my purpose.

 

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BLOG POST 6: Photo Safari

Chelsea |

I think #6 is the best because it looks the same as the original. The circle is in the middle and the background is solid.

Meanwhile, I feel like #8 and #12 are the worst because I couldn’t find any things that could fit them; therefore, I had to get photos from Google, but I still feel like #8 isn’t the same as the original because the original photo has 5 x 5 amounts of circles while mine has 2 x 3 amounts of circles.