Independent Assignment- Winter Landscapes

For my independent assignment I have decided to capture the vast, breathtaking landscapes of Oregon in winter time. Here are a few photos by the late Ray Atkenson; a local photographer who focused on landscapes. These photos are hung in my own home and inspired me for this project. 

Cubism and Joiners

In Cubist artworks, images are broken up and reassembled in a slightly abstract way. The images are usually taken from different angles to add dimension and complexity to the the piece.

Here are some examples of Cubism...

                                                                           Shrooms

                                                                    Marisa Schwartz

                                                                     Cate Laskovics

                                                                            Cubism
                                                                       Joshua Naylor

Here are some examples of David Hockney's joiners...

                                            Merced River, Yosemite Valley, Sept. 1982

                                          Prehistoric Museum Near Palm Springs, 1982

  Photographing Annie Leibovitz While She Is Photographing Me, Mojave Desert, Feb. 1983

Diptychs and Triptychs

A diptych is two different or identical photographs side by side, to form one single artistic statement. The two images can show opposition, contrasting ideas, or can be very similar. A triptych is the same thing, but instead of two images, there are three.

                                                                Falling Diptych

                                                                                            Eric Distad

  
 PinHolga pinhole diptych photo of the Orange Stinger at Disney's California Adventure
                                                                    Chris Keeney

                                       
                                                         Sunflower Bird Diptych
                                                                 Patricia Strand

Here are some examples of triptychs...

                                                          Three Departed Men

                                                          Alexander Ipfelkofer

                                                                    Cloud Triptych 1
                                                                        Greg Wayn

                                                                   Roddy MacInnes

Infrared Photography

For my independent project, I chose infrared photography. Using my film camera, Rollei 400 IR film, and a Hoya RM-72 filter, I was able to create beautiful images. I printed my final photographs on metallic paper, which gave them more of the old infrared look. The first photo below is a black and white infrared photo by Sean Farmer. You may notice that the trees have a white glow to them, and the reflection onto the body of water is quite detailed; these are both common things to see when shooting infrared photography. The bottom photo is one of my infrared photos that I printed on metallic paper.  

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Then and Now

When I was little, I absolutely loved to get dressed up and put my moms makeup on. I had a huge dress-up box and I just had to take it with me whenever we went out of town. It was about that age when I started my first ballet class. I loved dancing because I thought ballerinas were so graceful and beautiful. That passion for dance is still in me today, and I do enjoy dressing up occasionally; this time, not in my moms old bridesmaid dresses!  

                                      Ali- age 2                                                   Ali- age 17

Transfer Methods In Photography

Today in class we experimented with different transfer methods in photography. Below is a transfer Alaina and I made using the DayLamp, and Ms. Abens' color positive film:

Here are other examples of transfers: 

 

Italy Purell Transfer

Julie Mixon

Photo Transfer onto Wood

James Brandon

Inspiration

On Tuesday, September 18th, we took a class field trip to some art galleries in downtown Portland. In the Blue Sky Gallery, I found a piece of art that was an inspiration to me, here it is:

Dharma Strasser Maccoll

Small Ombre Bloom- 2012 

What is Your Natural Vision?

This article was about how not every photographer is talented at all kinds of photography. In fact, most photographers excel at only a few types of imagery. The writer goes on to tell us how she thought that grand landscapes were her calling, but after going over her portfolio with her friend, she discovered that photographing subject material between 2 and 15 feet away from her camera was a style that she excelled at. 

I believe that I excel at natural landscapes. Last year in the beginning class we tried street photography and urban landscapes and I didn't produce my best work from that assignment; It just felt awkward! But I'm glad that I at least tried those styles out, because now I know what I'm good/not good at. Below is one of my favorite photo's that I took for the natural landscape assignment last year!