Project 6 - Create a Photo Essay (Final)

 

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Project 6- Second Project Review

Project 6 - Create a Photo Essay

 

Final Project Proposal - Create a photo Essay

Idea one: 

Morning walk my dog. 
Spring is coming, and everything is getting warm. I recently get up like 8 am, and walk my dog around that time. I want to create a photo essay of walk my dog. The step would be to get up, dress up, take my dog out from the cage, and put the leash on her, walking her outside, open the door, let her do her business, pick up behind her, and take her home. All little steps would show very clearly in the image, and I will make sure every image looks interesting and clear to see. 

Idea two:

Spring picnic with friends

We set up a little spring picnic on Tuesday, we will gather together and share homemade food. It is springtime, so I think we should have some interesting things to do especially for spring. I do not have any test shots for it. I know it is a one-time event, so I just want to put this idea here. 

Idea Three:

Making dry flowers
Making dry flowers is one of my habits and it is easy. I will shoot it step by step. I would like to show you how to make dry flowers and the difference before and after. 
1 - bought the flower
2 - pay it by card
3 - drive home
4 - unwrap the flower
5 - clean the leaves, and ready to wrap them and hang them on the string
6 - wait for it dry

7 - put it on the floor after they dry. 

Assignment: Henri Cartier-Bresson - Image Research & Critique:

 

China. 1948.Beijing.Final days of the Kuomintang

By Henri Cartier-Bresson

French, b.1908, d.2004(Estate)

I choose this image because I am surprised when I saw this image. I do not usually check old-time images of china, When I see these images, I totally shocked. It is hard to say the feeling. Not only because I am Chinese, but also I know most of Chinese history. This image, it does make me feel a lot of things other than interesting. 

In this image, the shadow reflects on the wood. I think Henri Cartier-Bresson took this image on a bright day.  Two of them are not looking at the photographer, instead, they were doing their own business. Let's talk about the man which stands behind the wood. He is the boss of this shop. According to the how fancy is the cloth, and the color of skin. It is hard to see him because he is standing in the dark area. However the sunshine makes his face brighter. The man who is sitting on the long chair and eating food. The cloth compare to another men is a big difference. Henri Cartier-Bresson did a really good job to have a contract in his photo. The image looks clean and easy to tell. The texture of the door, the building, the table and the chair, even the shape of shadow are leading my eyes to go around. The focal point would be the man who was eating food, and then I saw the black hat. Those shadow leads my eye from light part to the dark part. Then I saw the another man who stand inside of the house. The motion on their face looks calm. No surprise, no shock or anything else. The front table  which I think is the important element in this image. Therefore, we can know the lawyer of this image. The foreground is the table, the middle ground would be the man who is eating, and the background should be the houses and the man who is standing inside of the house. Super clear, and straightforward. The little hat I think it is also an important elements. It is the darkest point in this image because it is under the sunshine (like a black dot in the white space). 

INDIA.1966

Gujarat.Ahmedabad. 

Women spreading out their saris before the sun

The reason I picked this image because I think it is interesting and a unique point of view to see this image. Especially in the black and white photo. The positive and negative space are very obvious in this image. the fishing net and people are black or green. The beach and sand are white.  The focal point I would say is fishing net which is left side. The reason why it is the focal point would be the background (sand) are white, and the black dot became obvious to see. And then my eye goes to the down part. A person is drugging the big fishing net. I should say it is a frozen moment because the person is pulling the fishing net. All the texture and pattern are leading my eyes to go around. 

Project 5 part 2

 

Project 5 part 1 - Self Portraits & Portraits

interpretative

Symbolic

Environmental - Self

Project 4 Part2&3

 

Part2

1. Deliberately move the object & stabilize the camera

2. Deliberately move the camera & hold the object still

3. Move a zoom lens in & out during a long exposure

Part3:

5. Flash with a long exposure, the camera on a tripod or still surface.

6. freeze motion with flash and blur motion with a long exposure while moving the camera

Project 4, Part 1 - Capture Motion

 1. Freeze Motion

2. Pan motion

3. Blur