Photo Assignment: Water

Fountain of Youth

Where The Wild Things Are

Bold and Brash

The Scientist

I Believe

Liberation

Written Assignment: Creative Shooting

A camera's shutter speed control the exposure of the lens and also it's aperture. Manipulating this tool allows for a broad range of creativity, conveying motions, freezing actions, and much more. Shutter speed controls the amount of light that is exposed in the image, making an average of light over a particular time frame rather than just a moment of time. With adjustment to the the shutter speed, one can control what objects in the picture can be focused on and what objects are blurred. To have a faster shutter, more light is needed, to have a lower shutter speed, less light is needed. But achieving your desired amount of blur is difficult, but three main points to consider: speed, direction of motion, and magnification. Speed of the object is one of the most important factors since faster moving objects appear more blurred than regularly moving objects. Direction of motion is the movement of the object either laterally or vertically, meaning that objects that are moving towards/away from the camera wouldn't be as blurry as objects moving from side to side. Magnification also has to be considered since the larger the object the less focused it will be in the picture, and the more blurred it will turn out, but is the most controlled out of all the factors. One common technique in utilizing shutter speed is panning. In panning, the photographer follows the moving subject with a slow shutter speed so that the moving subject becomes focused, as opposed to the opposite (having focus on the stationary subject) which blurs the moving subject. With the use of fast shutter speeds, objects that move in fast rates, like water or falling objects, are captured at a moments time, freezing the frame so that every aspect of the image is captured. Knowing how to use shutter speed is a helpful tool in creativity in photography, allowing for appropriate motion and fluidity in your image.

PPIII: 10 CD/Album Covers

Abbey Road

 El Camino

Slave to the Rhythm

Magic Banana

The 20/20 Experience

Brand New Eyes

 The Blueprint 3

The Chronic

Futuresex/Lovesounds

WOLF

Photo Assignment: Night Time

Twilight

The Raven

Eagle Eye

Bold and Brash

Saturn

Written Assignment: What grade have you earned, and why?

I earned an A last semester and this semester. I believe I deserve this grade since I complete the work that is assigned on time, make use of the class time effectively, and provide quality photographs/written assignments.

Photographer Summary

Irving Penn

Irving Penn, born on June 16, 1917 in Plainfield, New Jersey, is famous American photographer known for his work in fashion magazines, portraits, and still life. He also managed an independent advertising company for clients like Issey Miyake and Clinque. At the age of 27, Penn attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art for four years, studying drawing, painting, graphics, and industrial arts under Alexey Brodovitch. After having many features in the Harper's Bazaar, Penn worked for two years as a freelance designer and began his amateur photography, ultimately taking over his mentor's position (Brodovitch) as art directer at Sak's Fifth Avenue, and after a year directing and traveling to Mexico and across the U.S. In 1943, Penn landed his first cover in Vogue magazine shooting covers, still lives, fashion, and photographic essays. Around 1950, founded his on New York studio for advertising, which led him to his marriage to the fashion model Lisa Fonssagrives, lasting 55 years until her late death in 1992, and his own death in 2009 at his home in Manhattan, New York. Although his work in fashion brought him renown, his work in global ethnographic photography, still life compositions, and being one of the first photographers to use simple white/grey backdrops (with subjects like Martha Graham, Pablo Picasso, and Igor Stravinsky) also gave him great respect in the arts community, impacting life in the 1930's to modern day.

Photo Assignment: Valentines

Oh, Me?

Raw Feeling

Love Lost

Bold and Brash

The Couple

Photo Essay: Tree Picture

The Raven

This picture evokes so much emotion in such a compact space. What may be deceiving about this image is that to the obtuse eye it is just a plain tree, but to the keen eye you may notice that there is a bird concealed with its leaves, an unidentifiable species. The contrast between the lightness of the sky and the rich green of the leaves creates a saturated image. The quality of the photo, as well, contributes to the overall beauty. But what is so unique about this picture is the bird perched on one of the branches, which makes me recall a very curious tale. It's late at night, and late in the year probably December and there is a man is sitting in his room, half reading, half falling asleep, and trying to forget his lost love, Lenore. Suddenly, he hears someone (or something) knocking at the door. He calls out, apologizing to the suspicious "visitor" he imagines must be outside. Then he opens the door and finds…nothing. This freaks him out a little, and he reassures himself that it is just the wind against the window. So he goes and opens the window, and in flies a raven. The raven settles in on a statue above the door, and for some peculiar reason, the guy's first instinct is to talk to it. He asks for its name, just like you usually do with strange birds that fly into your house, right? Amazingly enough, though, the raven answers back, with a single word: "Nevermore." (Intense, I know.) Understandably surprised, the man asks more questions. The bird's vocabulary turns out to be pretty limited though, all it says is "Nevermore." Then the man catches on to this rather slowly and asks more and more questions, which get more painful and personal. However the raven doesn't change his story, and the poor speaker starts to lose his sanity. I believe that this photo's ambiguity and hidden treasure that you may or many not be able to see, almost personifies the story of a mad man, who is interacting with metonymous figure, but is actually in extreme, indefinite mourn of his lost love.

Photo Assignment: Teachers/Staff

P.E. Teacher

Magic of Otay

Go Kray Kray

She Means Business

Ghost Rider

Photo Assignment: Trees

Contemplation

Eugene v. Debs

The Influence of Sea Power Upon History

Bold and Brash

How the Other Half Lives

PPII: 10 Magazine Covers

Pacific Beach Mag

Fitness and Health Mag

Sephora Make-Up Mag

Ikea Home Mag

Delicious Food Network Mag

Magazine for the Modern Age Dog

The Most Real Seventeen Mag Cover

Apple Art

Let Me Take You On My Tricycle

The Jungle