Today you will be writing about this self-portrait image by artist Alex Stoddard. Now that you have made your own self-portraits, think about the great difficulty the artist must have gone through to get this shot. What equipment might he have used? What do you think the lighting scenario was? Where was this photograph made?
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Parker Brown
10/26/2017 12:26:00 pm
The image is a picture of a man with smoke coming off his back. It looks like the man is trying to take off his jacket. The colors are kind of dark colors because of the dark trees in the background and the gray sky. He might have accidentally caught on fire somehow. Since he is taking his jacket off, which has the smoke on it, he might be taking it off because it is really hot.
Payton Down
10/26/2017 12:27:46 pm
The image is of a young man with smoke coming out of him. It looks like he is in a desert place that doesn't have that much color. The colors are more dark and dead, the grass isn't green. The lighting seems to be dark and mysterious. There are dark shadows and this photo looks staged it isn't a photo in the moment. The object does include a man and half of his face you can see. Looks like he is running or walking somewhere. His shirt is coming off it kinda looks like a survivor in the woods.
Bradon Collins
10/26/2017 12:29:45 pm
The image is of a guy running down a hill with smoke coming out of his back. He is using dark colors with white smoke. The time of day is unclear because it is cloudy. There are big dark green shrubs, with a boy short hair blue shirt unzipped and blue pants, brown grass or weeds on the ground, and white smoke.The action the boy is doing is that he is running at an angle down a hill with smoke coming out of his back.
elizabeh wray
10/26/2017 12:30:35 pm
This image was taken somewhere in some hills in an rural area. There is smoke coming out of his back or maybe it's following him just it's right behind him. He is caucasian with black hair. He is wearing a denim jacket with the buttons unbuttoned, showing his chest. He is also wearing jeans, a little darker than the jacket. The colors are very dull, not vibrant. The only color that really stands out is the white of the smoke. The time of day this was probably taken was either early in the morning or towards the evening. The sky is grey and the lighting isn't very bright. 10/26/2017 12:31:41 pm
The photographer’s desolate setting could represent his feelings at that specific time. In addition, him “running away” from the smoke could very well represent him “running away” from his negative situation or problems. However, the smoke continues to generate behind him, creating no escape. This could be the purpose for which the artist created the image. This image interests me due to the effort that the artist dedicated to this shot. A setup was surely required.
Claire Williams
10/26/2017 12:36:11 pm
The image is of the photographer, Alex Stoddard, running through a field with white powder flowing through the air behind him. The main colors being used are white, teal, and a light brown. The teal is on his shirt which is unbuttoned and flowing behind him, and the light brown is all of the ground. The lighting has a more dark element to it, I think the reasoning behind that was to make the white powder pop and possibly show the mood. It looks like there are little hills around and to the back of the photo.
Annie Mosis
10/26/2017 12:38:04 pm
In this image there's a man walking in the middle of nowhere. He's walking in brown dead grass, the sky is a dark grey with clouds. The man is wearing blue jeans a jacket yet no shirt. He has dark hair. There is smoke behind him made probably by a fog machine. The tones in this picture are darker and earthy. The lighting in this picture is creating dark shadows that make this picture look even more dramatic. In this image it looks as if the man is running away from something.
Natalia Orquin
10/26/2017 12:45:41 pm
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Jordan Bell
10/26/2017 12:57:36 pm
This image is a self portrait of Alex Stoddard. Alex is standing on a dry, grassy hill, surrounded by smoke. The colors in this image are tans, browns, blacks, bluish greys, and whites. The image seems to flow and blend well because of the similarity of the colors used. The lighting is natural light, however, you cannot tell what time of day it is because of the cloudy sky. The only thing in this image besides the mountains is Alex Stoddard. Alex appears to have a serious face and is walking out of the smoke.
Matthew Weiss
10/28/2017 08:48:48 pm
In Alex Stoddard’s self portrait, the image he took was of him running on a hill or mountain with smoke coming out from behind him. In the photo, he is running through some of the dense area of tall, dry plants, leaving the trail of smoke behind him. The image uses warm, earthy tones in the plants. They are the color wheat but darker, as they are thick and dry, grass in the image. The sky can be seen over the hill in the top left of the image, however it is gray and the combination of the darker and more neutral and nature tones in the image make so that Alex, in the break in pattern for the photo, and he adds some variety. In addition the photo is timed well, showing him in the middle of his stride, which adds motion to the image.
Kylie Bruehler
10/29/2017 11:44:28 am
This is a self-portrait done by Alex Stoddard. In the image, the photographer appears to be running down a hillside. The area is surrounded by dead grass and bushes and above is a gray and clouded sky which makes the image mostly neutral or dull tones. Though the image consists mostly of dull colors, the image is still very vibrant and nicely displays the colors. As the photographer is running down the hill, he has his shirt buttoned down and looks very free. Behind him, he is trailing a cloud of fog or smoke. The smoke is the lightest part of the image but looks very subtle and is fading out behind the photographer. The smoke or fog that is creating the cloud adds a nice interest to the photo and draws in attention.
Lucas Prado
10/29/2017 07:32:31 pm
This image is of a teenage guy running on a hill. The guy is shirtless, with an unzipped jacket and some tight blue jeans with sneakers. The hill has lots of yellow, dying grass and some brown shrubs and rocks. The sky is overcast, and looks as if it's about to rain. Most notably, the guy has a trail of smoke or fog coming from behind him.
Gilly Thompson
11/1/2017 07:02:31 am
In Alex Stoddard’s self portrait he chose to wear a light blue jean jacket with a darker and deeper blue jeans. The jacket is sliding off of his body showing his bare chest. You can see his buzzed haircut on the side of his head. The background is hills. It looks like a dry, desert area. Lots of dead weeds and grass. Trailing behind him is a bunch of fog or smoke. This photograph seems to have a very serious story behind it. Alex’s facial expression looks very serious, almost to the point where he looks angry. The colors also add to this effect. Using many browns, white from the fog, and the blue on him. His skin tone is pleasing with the surrounding, as well , the lighting is also pleasing. He's outside so i'm guessing he used natural lighting from the sun. Comments are closed.
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