Connecting: My Identity
Title: Happiness in my daily life
Description:
It is a picture that shows what kind of life I am living by discovering myself in my daily life. It may be an adaptation to an unfamiliar place, but it may be a daily picture of myself looking happy to others. These are all pictures taken by people who are seamlessly connected with me. I think my identity is socializing. I was hungry and bored and wanted to buy things and be among my friends and family.
RED PHOTOGRAPHS
These are my three “red” images, chosen from the “green” ones, to reveal the three that best relate to Alex Webb and show my vision. Out of the three photographs, the image I would like to highlight is the first and second photographs. I like their facial expression and their lively motions.
In my photo, you can see the horizontal and vertical perspectives that are revealed very well. This slowly pulls the audience in and parts of other buildings into the frame.
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GREEN
I chose the photos I did for the yellow pictures because I think they fit the requirement of being inspired by the street photographer while having my own style. I tried to include similar elements that he has formed. I also try to use this style of finding shadows to capture the detailed facial motions.
YELLOW
Below are my “green” photos selected from the “yellow photos.” I chose these images because they best relate to the artist and include my style. Following this vision, I took photos of architecture, scenes, and objects, such as buildings and humans.
3 Techniques
1. Working on the Scene
Essentially, working the Scene means taking multiple photos from one angle, location, or of one object. This is done to have a selection of images, a minimum of 1000 photos total.
2. Capture Gestures
Gestures can be facial expressions, hand movements, or someone slumped at a cafe doing work. It is essential to capture gestures as they can convey various emotions, creating an interesting photograph. Sometimes, framing is sacrificed to capture exciting and unique gestures. Gestures can also create lines and dynamic movement and draw the eye to different areas of the photograph.
3. Look for things out of place / unusual situation
I find this concept the most interesting, as it merely takes photos of things uncommon in the area. I think this technique is probably the most fun, as it creates amusing and thought-provoking questions and a story. For example, Robert Doisneau’s photograph in which he found a man holding an umbrella over his cello. This funny image makes you question what the man was doing and why he values his cello case as being dry rather than himself. Unusual things can also be shooting through glass or focusing on reflections and shadows, creating exciting and original photographs.
Alex Webb
The reason why I chose this artist:
I have chosen Alex Webb as my inspiration for street photography as his framing and attention to background are remarkable. I enjoy the normality in the setting that he uses and the clear, to-the-point style of photography. His simple ideas of capturing what she sees while paying attention to colors in a scene create coordination. Furthermore, I think he has an iconic use of bold and vintage colors, which is beautifully captured in this photo. It is also unique since it doesn’t have the typical buildings and streetways shown in distinctive street photography. I want to recreate the precise, parallel framing that Alex Webb uses and aim to highlight the culture of China, its people, and its everyday life.
One image Evaluation:
This photograph of a boy holding a ball with his finger fascinates me.
I chose this photo because I liked the feeling of a collaboration between humans’ daily life and the city. I wanted the tone of the building to contrast with the blue ball and the walls.
The deep contrast between the ball and the background wall is unusual because of the unique color. I also like how the composition of humans with background is positioned excitingly to create an eye-catching piece and make the work more interesting.
RED PHOTOGRAPHS
These are my three “red” images, chosen from the “green” ones, to reveal the three that best relate to Angie McMonigal and show my vision. Out of the three photographs, the image I would like to highlight is the first and second photographs. These two photographs are similar to one of Siskind’s photos I evaluated in the blog post Sets 2: Artist Selection because of the deep contrast in the texture of the background, especially the rock wall.
In my photo, you can also see the texture of the rock wall, and the horizontal perspective is revealed very well. This slowly pulls the audience in and parts of other buildings into the frame.
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ALL
YELLOW
I chose the photos I did for the yellow pictures because I think they fit the requirement of being inspired by an abstract photographer while having my own style. Although the images aren’t exactly in the style of Aron Siskind, the artist I chose, since some of my photos are in color while his are all black and white, I include similar elements that he has formed. I also try to use this style of finding shadows to capture the detailed type.
GREEN
Below are my “green” photos selected from the “yellow photos.” I chose these images because they best relate to the artist and include my style. Following this vision, I took photos of architecture, scenes, and objects, such as buildings, humans, chairs, and walls.
I chose this image because I love the texture of the wall and the outstanding contrasts with the letter and gray background.
I think the texture is the most important because the texture is very apparent and can create the general mood of the photograph. I also like how the shape is positioned excitingly to create depth and make the piece more interesting.
Siskind’s photos are abstract because although you could know what the object in the photos is, it is hard to understand the meaning behind it, making the piece ambiguous and abstract.
I like the different textures and contrasts shown through Siskind’s work, especially how his photographs feel raw and organic.
Aaron Siskind is perhaps one of the best-known abstract photographers and pioneers of the Abstract photograph movement. As a New York City native, Siskind began his career as a social documentary photographer but continued emphasizing modernist, abstract elements within his works from the 1940s on.
Characteristics in Siskind’s Work
Close-up composition: The photos are fairly close-up to the point where you can see the details of the subject taken.
Black and white colors: The colors in his photos are all colorless to emphasize the forms of the objects. The use of black and white shows more excellent contrast, and the colors in between, like shades of gray, show less difference.
Exciting and various textures: Some photos have a crinkly texture, some are smooth, and some are organic.
Shape and shadow of an object: The shape and shadow of an object are the most prominent features in his photograph. Using the forms of shadows that change according to the angle of the light being revealed, Siskind divides a section between objects and objects, creating new objects and atmospheres through shadows rather than just taking a moment of one object.
Unique angles and forms in his photographs: Siskind’s striking gaze on objects is one characteristic different from other artists. Taking pictures of objects in equal parts, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, to excellent proportions is one of the great features of his pictures. In addition, similar to texture, Siskind’s photos emphasize the various forms; some are flat (which is more graphic), and others are more three-dimensional (which has more depth).
Here are the photos I took during our 798 field trip:
“Yellow” Photographs
I chose the photos I did for the yellow pictures because I think they fit the requirement of being inspired by an abstract photographer while having my own style. Although the images aren’t exactly in the style of Angie McMonigal, the artist I chose, since some of my photos are in color while his are all black and white, I include similar elements that she has formed. For instance, most of her photos are of buildings and nature, with obvious contrasts of tones. I also try to use this style of finding shadows to capture the detailed type.
“Green” Photographs
Below are my “green” photos selected from the “yellow photos.” I chose these images because they best relate to the artist and include my style. Following this vision, I took photos of architecture, scenes, and objects, such as buildings, humans, chairs, and walls.
“Red” Photographs
Finally, below are my six “red” images, chosen from the “green” ones, to reveal the six that best relate to Angie McMonigal and show my vision. Out of the six photographs, the image I would like to highlight is the first and last photographs. These two photographs are similar to one of McMonigal’s photos I evaluated in the blog post Sets 1: Artist Selection because of the deep contrast between the structure and the background.
In my photo, you can also see the tone of the building contrast with the gray sky, with a shadow and the empty spaces. This slowly pulls the audience in and parts of other buildings into the frame. I think black and white tones create a sense of loneliness and lack of contact with people.
