Identity is anything that would represent a person. It does not need to include the person themselves, but to show any personality as a metaphorical express is also perfectly fine. Clearly, it can be a hobby, a personality, a symbol, or anything that the person prefer to show themselves as in. For example, if i were to express myself for one identity, it could be my religion. There is no specific good portraits as long as the person themself enjoy it. It is definitely possible to represent a person photographically without the person them self indeed, for which their life can be much more than their own body; The express can also be including several photos, if one prefer to choose it over one.
Steven
"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious" - Albert Einstein
Yellow Photos
Green Photos
Red Photos
Overall, I believe that my photos are quite successful. Although they were not chosen as the top 12 photos, I made a clear connection with my chosen photographer, Andre Kertesz, who also used loneliness and distortion to form abstract street photography. For example, I used the blurry fog to cover some parts of the building in the top right photo, which made the whole scene quite dreamy and confusing. Also, the down left photo of two people watching a view of the lake showed a peaceful view, which further achieved my focus (which was actually similar to my abstraction photographies). If there is something I would improve on next time, I would try to make my photos slightly more street and people based instead of abstraction based, which my friends gave me suggestions on making closer shots to see people’s expressions and faces. I would also want to work on making a variety of moods, because what I have for my contact sheet seems a bit plain on the mood. Finally, my biggest takeaway is to take photos without worrying that they would be ‘bad’ photos so i can have more opportunities to capture better shots
Photographer: Andre Kertesz
Analysis: Andre was a photographer who loved to capture images with many details. He specifically focused on street photographies by creating an interest in angles or in distortion. He tried to make the characters in his photo pause during a specific action, and by doing this he created a sense of loneliness that seems to last at forever. Furthermore, his photo uses a dim tone of color to express his tone in a even clearer visual so his perspectives can be easily noticed.
Photographer’s photo:
This photo demonstrated a great example of an eerie angle. The stairs managed to show a disoriented look, as if the handrails were stuffed from different dimensions. The shadow of the man sitting near the lamp centers the image to the right, so the tree also connects with the image to the angle. The man on the left walking also shapes at an awkward structure such that he was dancing on the opposite direction of the sun. The grey tone overall presents a depressing mood, which perfectly matches the information given by the clues of the image.
My Red Photo
I took this photo inside of the car, where due to the cold weather a slight fog blocks the view. Surprisingly, it worked quite well to what I achieved, where the blurry sunlight and the disoriented house formed a dreamy view. There is a clear texture of the fog, but the focus is quite awkward (with a little bit of abstraction). Although there is no specific person, this street photography still can be achieved with the elements such as balance and composition, therefore I chose this to be a red photo.
Mind Map:
Mood Map:
Artist:
Andre Kertesz
Example:
6 Elements:
Fishing technique
Tension
Balance and Harmony
Avoid Distractions
Focus on the background
Layers
I was hoping to create images with one object under cloud (or a clean background), for which I wanted simplicity and how to use blank to replace colors. It worked out amazingly well, and accomplished exactly what I wanted because, clearly, chimneys and buildings are sticking out under the sky in my triptych. My success criteria was simply to make photos that I thought was ‘interesting’ whilst following the abstraction rubric, and I decided on these three photos only because I liked the comparison between the background and the building itself. If any photographer inspired me, it was Stieglitz’s images of cloud, and how they were shaped without pattern, yet still in a satisfying way, so I tried to capture what i thought was the ‘best’ clouds as well, just to add some additional elements. I did successfully achieved my theme of loneliness, because there was only one object solemnly facing the sky, as if it was left out somewhere. I specifically decided on the side that the object was on, where I had to decide between right-middle-left, or left-middle-right. In the end, I thought that as more scattered it is, the more ‘lonely’ it is, therefore I made it so that all the objects was far from the others. The one personal part about my triptych is the emptiness I focused on, as it was something I felt since I was young and continued to adapt with. In these photos, my solemn was expressed quite well, and thats the reason why I chose these to be the triptych that explains me. I do hope viewers would take some time looking at the difference between clouds, as it shows my three different feeling to solemn and loneliness: Dream, fear, and sadness. Finally, if I had more time, I would capture one photo the same way as it was, but raining, so I had more to express about the sadness.
My Red Photo Analysis:
This photo shows an alley locked behind an iron fence thats corroded. On the two sides, deserted buildings stood tall under a dreamy sky, forming a strong contrast. The center of focus eventually points to the spot where the floor meets the cloud, but its seems very far, as if it could only be seen but not reached. The close up texture for the gate is also amazingly clear, so the audience could easily ‘feel’ the photo and build connections instead of only seeing it.
Jon Bilous Photo Analysis:
I really liked the overall use of color in this image. The whole photo is filled with bright paintings, white clouds and a very blue sky, which presented audience with a delightful mood. The overall focus also points towards the center, which I imitated in my photo, to a disappearing point. The use of shapes and texture on both sides was also an interesting use of element, which further included details for viewers to appreciate. Although this photo is not quite abstract, some of the key points became very useful for my set, and I learnt a lot from this image to place on my photo above.
Yellow Photos:
These photos did not fully express my theme, or had very few elements in them, but are somewhat better compared to the other photos that I captured. Most of them included too many shapes and become very random, whilst others had a slight angle (lighting) problem. Overall, these are simply images worse than what I expected, but still reached the basic requirements.
Green Photos:
These series of photo were some very fine images that I selected, but was shot in rather special settings therefore I couldn’t get them into a set. However these were still images that had a center of focus, with a specific pattern on both sides of it. Some of them included shapes and textures, and others are more basic with lines, yet all accomplished my goal quite well.
Red Photos:
These three photos each included various amount of elements, and can be placed into the same series (after a simple cut on the edge). The pattern of the fence created a great use of lines, and the corrosion increased the level of solemness. The symmetry on both sides further showed the center of focus, providing a grim, lonely feeling, for which anyone who examine the photo feels locked up between two walls, hopeless.
My Red Photo Analyzation:
This photo presents a very clear layer, with the blue sky as the background and an airplane at the top right corner. I chose this photo because I liked the formal elements of abstraction included. There is a clear lighting choice, for which we can see the shadow of the airplane against the sunlight, and the focus of the object (the airplane in this context) is quite interesting with the choice of angle. The airplane head tilting up gives a satisfying angle, perpendicular to its wings, making a ‘x’ shape for the alphabet. Finally, the strong contrast between the broad sky representing and the airplane representing humanity fits my theme of loneliness, to show how human is only a small part of nature.
Pedro Correa abstraction analyzation:
This photo shot by Pedro Correa inspired me for which the emptiness of the background creates a contrast for the elements to make the outline of objects clearer. This not only showed deep contrast against one shape to another, but also provides a special term of focus. The scene of the man (or woman) walking towards the edge was also a great example of use of angle to achieve the theme. The change of color in the background was also something that i learnt from, so the photo can present audience more details.
Yellow Photos:
These photos somewhat managed to reach my theme of ‘loneliness’, but they all had a slight sort of problems in them, therefore they could only stay in the yellow zone. For example, I captured many shots about chimneys sticking out under the sky, but these photos did not involve a lot of formal elements, therefore they weren’t as abstract and creative as my better choices. Also, a few photos in here was shot in a rather awkward matter, so they remained yellow instead of green.
Green Photos:
These green were some photos that I really enjoyed appreciating, but not as good as the red photos due to special circumstances. They couldn’t be placed into sets, because the elements were too unique, and the angles were also different from other shots. However, they are indeed awesome abstract photos, and could possibly be used in the future.
Red Photos:
These are some of my favorite photos from my whole set because they include the same background, shares the same capture angle, and perfectly fits the theme of loneliness, therefore they can be placed in a set together. Also, they included features like lines, textures and focuses, so these photos demonstrates a good amount of abstraction, making them my favorite photos.
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