Project #5: Constructions

This image is part of a three part narrative sequence.  In this image the figure is alone, I wanted a lot of blank space to emphasis that fact that there's nothing there with it.

Part II:  This was well received, interpreted as a little alone little pepper shaker dude.  It was agreed that the lighting was good, especially considered without it he would blend into the background too much.  For a larger project I could explore the lives of the salt and pepper shakers.

This image is part of a three part narrative sequence.  This image is almost from the first figures perspective, where you see that he notices there's someone else there with him.

Part II:  This was well received, interpreted as a pepper seeing salt for the first time (in a long time maybe).  Again, they liked the lighting and the over the shoulder viewpoint.  For a larger project I could explore the lives of the salt and pepper shakers.

This image is part of a three part narrative sequence.  In this image the figures are together.  I shot it on an angle because a moment like this is a life changing moment for the little figures and I imagine they'd feel a little off balanced as well as happy.

Part II: Everyone liked this one as well, interpreting it as when the two finally meet again.  I was told that my angles are very cinematic, which I think works well as this is a narrative.   For a larger project I could explore the lives of the salt and pepper shakers.

In this image I wanted to try and convey that when learning a foreign language or culture, even if you don't intend to, you end up immersing yourself in it, and it quickly becomes a part of who you are.  I tried to make the image just a little chaotic because learning these things can be very confusing and constantly hard to understand.  In terms of context, this is very appropriate for a school like MSU as we're very internationally minded and are constantly trying to bring international experiences into our education.

Part II: This was interpreted as I intended it, as the language and culture becoming part of you.  Most people said it was successful.  Some suggested maybe taking the character to the extreme and having them go everywhere.  As a bigger project I could further explore the affect of learning about foreign cultures and languages.

Blog Prompt #23

1.  Personal identities can be constructed in how we display ourselves everyday.  This can include how we dress and how we act in different situations.

2.  Personal culture or social environment can be extremely affected by the media.  Even those who are part of a culture often don't understand the reality because of the fabrications that the media has provided for them.

3.  A personal space can be constructed in terms of what we choose to display and what we choose to hide.  The objects we put on display are those that say something positive about us, and we hide the ones that may be negative.

4.  In my daily life I suppose most of how I act towards people I'm not close to is mostly constructed.  Rarely do I lie but I will often omit things and allow others to fill in the blanks as they see fit.

5.  I might possibly use my roommates to show certain scenes from our lives, maybe trying to show certain small aspects of us, or maybe create imaginary characters.

6. I like the idea of using food to create funny images (I just kind of really like food), or images that have some sort of meaning.

This piece is from a sausage series done by Peter Fischli and David Weiss.  The pair have been working on collaborative work since 1979 and this series is one of the first series they've done together.  I found the series very entertaining, it shows simple everyday moments using all types of sausage.  As well as this one there are images of sausages looking at different slices of sausage "carpet" and there's even a sausage car accident.  I'm not sure why they chose to use sausage to show everyday lives but it's quite entertaining.

This image was done by William Lake Price, it is a scene depicting Don Quixote in his study.  Price liked to recreate scenes from both literature and history and photograph them.  Price was originally a painter who specialized in watercolor but he started photographing in 1854 and is well known for using combination printing.

Final Images: Pop Culture

In this image I wanted to focus on the child so while most of him is off center his face is almost centered in the frame which really emphasizes his expression.  This image is part of a snapshot set so I just wanted to try and show a little bit about him and this day, to record the memories.  The method was rather candid, just taking shots whenever I could or felt they would turn out well.  In terms of context these images as a set show the relationship between a young father and his son, especially on a day like his first Halloween.

Part 2: This one was well received, everyone liked the tones and the subject.  It was interpreted as confusion the child looks confused.  His first Halloween ever and he doesn't quite understand what's going on.  In terms of a larger project everyone just commented that this set is in itself a project so I would only have to take it further.

In this image I wanted to capture both father and son in the frame.  I was sitting in the passenger seat of the car and the father of the child was pumping gas.  This moment reminded me of times when I was young and you'd spend the day doing something exciting and when the day was over and your half asleep your parents inevitably have to stop at the gas station to fill up.  It's a calm sort of tired feeling for the child and I wanted to try and show that.  In terms of context these images as a set show the relationship between a young father and his son, especially on a day like his first Halloween.

Part 2: Some people like this one, some not.  A few liked that the figure in the back was blurred while the child was just sitting still, and a few like the shapes and angles the windwos and the figures make.  It may have been a little too dark when printed.   In terms of a larger project everyone just commented that this set is in itself a project so I would only have to take it further.

This image is also focused on the face of the child to show some emotion.  This is another one that I just shot randomly, as these are all rather candid.  I feel that it shoes a good deal of emotion and the personality of the child.  I wanted to create a snapshot that would be the type of picture that parents would frame or put in their photo album.  In terms of context these images as a set show the relationship between a young father and his son, especially on a day like his first Halloween.

Part 2:  This one was also seen sort of in terms of confusion but just incredibly cute.  Some wished that the tones were more similar to the first one, maybe lighten it up a bit but others questioned that as it's obviously a photo taken a little later. In terms of a larger project everyone just commented that this set is in itself a project so I would only have to take it further.

 

This one has an angular composition that was partly on accident.  As it is a snapshot not all framing can be perfect and the father tended to be a little camera shy so I snuck this one.  I wanted to show father and son together, and maybe show a little piece of their relationship.  In terms of context these images as a set show the relationship between a young father and his son, especially on a day like his first Halloween.


Part 2: This was seen as a calm end of the night kind of thing.  I'm not sure how everyone felt about the angle, and again they wished the tones were more like the first.  It may have been that when printed out it looked darker.   In terms of a larger project everyone just commented that this set is in itself a project so I would only have to take it further.