Depth of Field

Description of Project:

The goal of this project was to display a depth to the picture. The overall theme was music. I took the pictures at a concert, and tried to give the pictures a sense of depth. I did this using the Gaussian Blur tool, and blurring either the background or the foreground. The picture titles are songs, copyrighted to their respective bands.

"When I Get Home, You're So Dead"

"Black Cat"

"Jamie All Over"

"Ocean and Atlantic"

"Anywhere But Here"

"Baby, We're Invincible"

"Mr. Right"

"Dakota"

"Baby Blue Eyes"

"Just Another One"

"Forever and Always"

"Tempo"

Pictured in the photos:
Eric Halvorsen
Nick Santino
Brooks Betts
Derek Sanders
Alex Garcia

Bands are :
A Rocket to the Moon (Last 7 pictures)
Mayday Parade (First 5 pictures)

Motion Blur

Project Description:

With this project I wanted to experiment with the creation of shapes with light. My interest initially peaked with this with the Sprint commercials from a few months ago. I had also seen pictures of these and I wanted to do them myself. Not knowing how, I didn't pursue this further. Then in class Kraus(you) explained how this was accomplished, and from then on I knew I HAD to do this.

"Squiggle"

"Flight of the butterfly"

"IDK"

"Double Stuf Oreo"

"A Fountain out of Geno's Head"

"X"

"genO"

"geNo"

"gEno"

"Geno"

"Salmarnir(UnderOath symbol)"

"The Ghost of You"

Photographer Report: Chase Clymer

**NOTE: Double click on the pictures to see them full size.  The pictures chosen were too big.

Chase Clymer

1. Chase Clymer

2. December 12, 1989

3. Chase's interest in photography began when he was in high-school.  A friend of Chase's showed him how to use his camera, and that peaked his interest.  Resulting in this interest, Chase signed on for photography classes in high-school and gained more knowledge through experimentation and being self-taught.

4. Being in a band himself, Chase mainly does live-shots and band portraits.  Portraits are his main focus and what he quoted says it best, "I shoot portraiture. I like shooting people, it's fun to capture them looking their best."  Chase's work can be found on his website, or in various music magazines such as Substream Music Press, AP(Alternative Press), and a few others.

5. What initially attracted me to Chase's photos was mainly the fact that I am a fan of his band.  I also have an interest in pursuing a live photography aspect and I admire Chase's work.  I find his live concert photos wonderful because of the fact that he captures the feel of the concert wonderfully.  Also, his portraits are nice.  He captures his subject in a very good way.

6.

Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying - Columbus, Ohio - April 21, 2009Our Last Night-c. 2009City Lights- c. 2009The Hi-Fi Horizon- c.2009

7.Sources:

Chase Clymer

http://www.chaseclymer.com/home

3rd Quarter Projects*

Urban Decay:  I plan to tackle this one first, because I feel that the snow and cold will make it look cooler.  For this project, I am planning to take photos of a Cemetery near my house.  The headstones provide an interesting opportunity of picture-taking.

Contrast and Texture:  I plan to take pictures of objects in contrast to the snow and ice outside.

 

Depth of Field:  I'm most likely going to take pictures of my friends in different situations, experimenting with blur and focus and such.

Portraits:   My portraits will definitely focus on my friends and capturing their personalities.

*All ideas/ assignments I wish to work on are subject to change.

Photo of Haiti

1. I was attracted to this photo because of the mother and her child.  It struck me immediately, because even though the mother is hurt, she is still protecting her baby.
2. The depth of field in this photo is striking.  Even though there is a man directly in front of the woman, you can still tell that she is the intended subject matter.  Also, the woman and baby draw your eye because of the fact that she is  wearing red which stands out against the gray-ish, dull, rubble filled background. 
3. As mentioned above, the woman and child are the intended focal point. The lady's red shirt immediately draw your eye, because it stands out from the background.
4. It shows a victim.  It also shows that the victim is a mother. Also, not only is the mother directly affected, but her child is affected indirectly.  It shows the devastation and what the survivors are willing to do to move on.
5. I am choosing the mother:

"We have to make it to the hospital.  Not only for me, but for my baby."