Semester 1 Personal ReflectionToday you will be writing about your own work that you have made in this class.
Take some time to think about the different projects you have completed so far in class. You will pick one project that you responded to, and one project that you did not respond to. Then, you will write about your experience. Be sure to include this information in your writing:
Next, pick your least favorite image that you have created this year, and write at least 1 paragraph analyzing the image. Describe specifics, form, and content. Finally, evaluate the image. Be sure to describe which project you shot the image for. For your final paragraph, take some time to write about your Dream project. Explain how your final images pertain to the theme word of DREAM. Explain how your images are cohesive. Your analyses must be a minimum of 5 paragraphs, with 5 sentences minimum per paragraph. Be sure to post your analysis as a comment to the correct class period blog post. Your analyses are due by MIDNIGHT on Wednesday, 1/29/2020.
Chloe Clark
1/29/2020 10:57:25 am
Personally, I enjoyed the relational portrait project the most. Taking the family portraits gave me a chance to spend more time with my family and have a fun time taking pictures of them. Taking portraits of strangers, despite not being easy, was definitely a good thing for me to do. It forced me to branch outside of my comfort zone and do something that I normally wouldn’t. This project as a whole made me think more about the backgrounds and setting of portraits. I realized that although portraits are mainly focused on the person or subject, the background is just as important for completing the look that you might be trying to achieve.
Isabella Grossman
1/29/2020 11:18:23 am
Since beginning Digital art I have completed various projects that have challenged me artistically and forced me to make compositional choices as well as manage time and effort efficiently. I was most stimulated by project 3a: Self Portraiture. With this project I had a clear image of what I wanted to create, more specifically with my alternate ego portrait. This image was consuming in the sense that I had to put in a lot of thought into how I wanted to present myself as well as the factors that I needed to consider to make this possible. The images were taken in colored lighting and I had to set up my camera with a timer and a tripod in front of me and I struggled with finding a position in which I could be comfortable and natural in and still take a quality image. I also had to consider my clothing, makeup and hair for the images I took that would reflect a side of myself I don’t present daily. This image taught me new skills such as organizing a shoot and composing an image in a specific way and what methods I can use to go about it as efficiently as possible.
Ben Barlow
1/29/2020 11:58:43 am
The project I most enjoyed thus far in the year was the composition project because I was able to photograph what I enjoy, cars. Since we had to pick one object in particular to focus on, I enjoyed finding all the best angle of the sports car I chose. I take pictures of plenty of cars, but this project really helped me analyze how I am taking the shots and how I could make them better. I think through this project, what I learned about cars is applicable to whatever I am taking pictures of, and overall made me a better artist. I think where I learned the most however, was observing my focal length and how shallow I discovered my depth of field was. Upon processing all my images for this project, I learned that many were not usable because I had not taken the time to see if my focus had been setup correctly.
Ben
1/29/2020 12:02:55 pm
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Flint Rose
1/29/2020 12:05:05 pm
For me the project that resonated most with me was project 4, dreams. My favorite part of photography is photo editing, this project was the first one for me that really embraced photo editing and gave me creative freedom. I made some of my best photos in this project, and I think this is because I had total freedom to make whatever crazy surreal photos I want. I did not like project 3b, portraits, for the exact reason. I feel like 3a had more creative freedom then 3b. In 3b it was very strict on what you would capture and how, Shallow depth, strangers/family, etc. That made me feel like it was a lot more of a chore to take my photos then with 4.
Nathan Harrison
1/30/2020 07:02:16 pm
The project that I liked the most so far was the relational part of the portraiture project. It was fun to take pictures of my family and even though it was weird and strange at first, strangers. I’m not really an easy person to approach and start a conversation instantly, so going out and asking strangers if they could be photographed was a new experience for me.
Abby Muir
2/9/2020 05:51:48 pm
One project that I really enjoyed doing was the strangers project. It took me such a long time to get comfortable asking people for a photograph, but once I did it was a lot of fun.It really brought me out of my shell and allowed me to meet some interesting people.
Kellen Dukatnik
2/24/2020 09:53:24 pm
The project I responded to the most was the self portrait project. This project made me want to go all out because of the availability of the resources I had to create the photos. I was also able to incorporate my pet into the shot which made creating the image a little more enjoyable. The second part of this project allowed me to incorporate one of my hobbies into my photos which was hunting. 2/26/2020 12:08:32 pm
The project I enjoyed the most was the portrait project. Though I didn’t like the idea of asking strangers, it allowed me to take some unique photos filled with color. Some of my favorite photos were from the candy and plush stores. I may be more open to asking strangers for photos. I think this helped me become a better artist as it has some of my best photos yet. A skill I learned was learning how to ask people to position themselves for a photo. Comments are closed.
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