Saturday, November 27, 2010

Baraka Reflection

Elements Used:

  • Rule of Thirds
  • Proportion
  • Line
           The Movie brought sadness in my opinion. I saw the expression in people's faces and the faces of sculptures and paintings and you see their serious faces that bring depression and loneliness to their faces. Occasionally you will see passion in something like in their religion when their participating in a chant or ritual. The background music of the movie really brought in more dramatic affect especially in the closeups of people with lonely and sad faces. 
          Something that stood out to me was the beautiful of the environment around the people. it was very tropical and filled with beautiful waterfalls, volcanoes, mountains, and valleys. Although it wasn't like that everywhere. The cities were filthy, crowded, and run down. The movie made you feel sorry for the people with the jobs they have and you can see the stress and back breaking work they do everyday. It made me appreciate not having to work like the young children did and do everyday around the world. 

Thursday, November 11, 2010

11/11/10

With this picture I had the Rule of Thirds in mind. I liked the calmness of the water with the indent the leaf made in the pool. The color of the water stood out but also made the leaf stand out.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

American Photography Video Notes

-Photos
  • the Developing Image
    • first camera used to take pictures at home developed February 7, 1900
      • was called "the brownie"
      • only $1
      • sold a quarter of a million cameras in the 1st year
  • Developing Postcards
    • Luc Sante Photography
      • developed on postcards
    • postcards were developed with no extra charge
    • photos were no developed on newspapers magazines or books
      • had to be hand glued and expenses were high
  • National Geographic Magazine 
    • pioneered the first colored pictures on their magazines
    • photographs made the magazine popular
  • Curtis 
    • traveled around the world photographing native Americans
    • left us with a photography legacy
    • Brought clothes with him in case the NA didn't look right and fixed them