My Photography (2)

My images for my folio have been uploaded onto my flickr account. I am happy with what I was able to do with my set of images. Instead of printing the photos out and sticking them in a visual diary I would have preferred to use iPhoto to create my own Photo book. This would have really enhanced the colour and presentation of the images and made it easier to maintain. I was pleased with my range of colour and texture presented in my final images. But was dissapointed with the clearness and quality of the images when they were displayed on the computer. This could be because of the use of photoshop to crop and alter the images, contributing to the loss of megapixels. I also would have liked to experiment more with landscapes rather than just images mostly consisting of people. Overall, I am pleased with the outcome of my images and plan to continue taking photos and try and improve on my photography skills as well as my photo editing skills. From this unit I have discovered an interest in architectural and landscape photography that I never quite had before and plan to experiment with taking photos of different objects and landscapes rather than just photos of my friends and family.

My Photography

I have already wrote a little bit about what Photography means to me....

For my folio I want to create something that I can keep as my own. But also something that can express who I am as a photographer and that can demonstrate some of the art elements in photography. This is my only Art unit in my 4 year Bachelor of Education course. My two majors are Psychology and Humanities so this course is a different experience for me. However, I have always loved taking photographs. Once again, I believe in taking photos to capture a moment so I don't want any of my photos to be staged.

Therefore, I am thinking of using some photographs that I took at my boyfriends caravan recently.

I will use Photoshop to enhance colour, brightness and contrast; and crop out any unnecessary objects that interfere with the image. I plan to print off my final images and present them in a book or visual diary. This is because I like the presentation of prints rather than them displayed on a computer screen. Prints are more detailed and I would like to add to my folio overtime to create something personal to me.

What is Art Photography?

What is Photography as an art form? To describe Photography as an art is a very complex task. There is a huge history of Photography and to be able to cover it's history and it's meaning in a 12 week course is difficult. In my previous post I mentioned that I see photography as a means of capturing a moment in time. I use photographs as artefacts and see them as my own personal collection that I share with myself, family and friends. However, photography as an art is something different entirely.


Photography first was used as an aid for painters, eliminating the need to pay for models or spend long hours of time sketching.


'It has (also) been suggested that photography encouraged the Impressionist painters to experiment with manners of painting which could also capture a sense of the moment.'


Photography itself became an art form and took on the views of the realists. The realists were more conservative and did not percieve Photography as an art.


'It must be admitted by the most determined opponent of photography as a fine art that the same object represented by different photographers will produce different pictorial results and this invariably not only because the one man uses different lenses and chemicals than the other but because there is something different in each mans mind which somehow gets communicated to his fingers end and thence to his his pictures.' (Harker, 1988, p46)


Photography uses the elements of art: line, shape, form, space, texture, value and colour; and thhere are many different forms that Photography can take. Such as architectural photography, landscape photography, fashion photography, portrait photography etc.





An example of line used in Photography.



Even Contemporary Fashion Photography incorporates Colour and Shape into their images.

Ofcourse this is only a brief summary of Photography of an art form. There are many different events, aspects and debates of Photography that contribute to it floursishing as an art form. That would require a lot more information and discussion than the word limit that we have been provided with. :)

Interests in Photography

If I was ever to take on Photography as a career. I would love to be a photographer for music artists/bands. Either in live Photography or in the creating of album/artwork covers or promotions. Just because this is something that I am interested in. This is a way of portraying to people the bands/musicians as artists through Photography as an art form.

http:// blogs.knoxnews.com/brown/archive/DresdonDollsSMALL.jpg

www.bandswallpapers.com/placebo2

http://photobucket.com/bjork.jpeg

What photography means to me!

What Photography means to me: When I think of photography... I think of capturing moments in time. Capturing moments that mean something to me... Moments that can make me laugh, smile, cry or trigger any emotion. At home I have countless amounts of photo albums and a big tub of photographs. Ever since I have been young I have loved taking photographs. A lot of my friends refer to me as 'the human camera' because everytime we go out or even when we are just at home I am always taking photographs.

Self Portrait

We were asked in class awhile ago to take a photo that represents ourselves.

I found it difficult to take one photo that represents me as a person. So I took one photo that represents an aspect of my life and who I am.

I took this photo at a music festival.

It represents the way that my life is full of ups and downs and suspense. This photo captures a moment suspended in time as the people hang from up in the air.

Just like how during moments in my life I can feel like I'm floating, free of any stress and responsibilities. But that moment is short lived as the ride ends and I am brought back down to reality.

This photograph captures the fun and stress free apect of my life.

This photo can represent anyones aspect of their life as many individuals experience highs and lows.

But I feel that this photo is important to me as it represents the most important feeling in my life. Which is to let go and have fun when possible. I wish that this moment could remain the same and that the ride would never end.

Andre Kertesz

Andre Kertesz (1894-1985) played a large role in the art of Photography.

Kertesz started Photography around 1912, often taking photographs of his surroundings.

He referred to his camera as "a little notebook, a sketchbook. I photographed things that surrounded me- human things, animals, my home, the shadows, peasants, the life around me." -
www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/kertesz


Kertesz is often forgotten about when it comes to the history of Photography.

Henri Cartier- Bresson once said of himself, Robert Capa, and Brassai, that, "Whatever we have done, Kertesz did first."
www.curatorial.org/exhib_kertesz.html

Kertesz' photographs focused on the 'decisive moment.' He mostly used a 35 mm camera so he could capture his surroundings according to his style. That is, he had access to his camera at all times making it easier to capture the moment.

Life of the valley vendor- 1928 - www.pbase.com/image/61191413

"The moment always dictates in my work. Everybody can look, but they don't necessarily see. I see a situation and I know that it's right." - Andre Kertesz
http://rogallery.com/Kertesz_A/Kertesz-Andre-Biography.html

What I think makes Kertesz so influential on the history of the art of Photography is that he did not have to create the image before it was taken, unlike many photographers, his photographs were natural and taken in the moment. This is even more inspirational thinking back to the process in taking and developing photographs back around the time that Kertesz was creating his images. These days moments can be captured over and over again using digital cameras and can be viewed within seconds. Back when Kertesz was capturing these images it took more skill and time to bring these moments to life.

http://homepage.mac.com/curatorial1/Kertesz%20web%20gallery/

Photos around the University (cont.)