On the syllabus, Week 2 is titled: Introduction to Composition.
Goals:
1. Clarify, simplfy, and present your environment with intention and control.
2. Go beyond "taking pictures" and start "making photographs" through careful consideration of your subject.
3. Reflect on your selections, frame your subject carefully
4. Appreciate light and form
Reading/Viewing:
1. Look at photo by Edward Weston of a bell pepper in a wooden bowl. DONE
2. Read section from Photography--Not Pictorial by Edward Weston. DONE
3. Browse through Weston's other photos. DONE
4. Read about Paul Strand (professor's link was dead so I read the Wikipedia article) DONE
5. Read The Art Motive in Photography by Paul Strand. DONE
6. Browse the professors photo gallery titled "Connecticut Towns" DONE(it was boring as dirt though)
ASSIGNMENT: DOWNTOWN
Concepts to keep in mind:
1. Light
2. Focal Point
3. Line
4. Color
5. Shadows
6. Simplicity
7. Economy of the frame space (get close, fill the frame)
Photograph shapes, reflections, light, and pattern in an urban or town environment. Pay attention to the shapes you choose, where you place them in the frame, and the quality of light.
Avoid being far away. Don't show the whole building. Always shoot with natural light (no flash). You may use black and white. Edit your images in Picasa. Post your best 2 images to the blog, post 6-10 more to Flickr. (The class actually used Fotothing, but since I'm only pretending to take the class, I'll stick with my Flickr account.)
I think this one is my best for pure composition.
I tried to frame the shot so that the lines would move the eye up and through the image. Enhanced the shadows and the saturation, as well as just a tiny bit of cropping to cut out an object that wasn't visible in the viewfinder.
I chose this for my second image.
I intentionally cut off part of the circle to give the composition an uneasy/off-centered feel to compliment the bisecting lines of the window's frame. What drew me to the image was the colors, the light, and the reflections. I didn't even notice my little model in the window until I got home and started editing the image. What a shame...opportunity missed.
The rest of my Week 2 images are here.
If you have the kindness in your soul to critique or comment, I will kiss your fuzzy little toes! :D
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