Advanced Portrait Study Part B

Alex Portrait:

                  Right Side                                   Straight On                                     Left Side

GJ Portrait:

                                 Right Side

                      Straight On                                                      Left Side

Summary: 

After doing this assignment, I do not agree with the theory "that a persons left side of their face shows more emotion that the right side of the face, and that viewers find the left side more aesthetically pleasing." I do not see any difference between how GJ looks on the left and right side of the face.

After taking photos from both the left and right side of the face, I feel like that both sides convey the same amount of emotion in Alex and GJ. The left side did not stand out to me. Both of the images in my opinion, looked very similar. I think that if you take a good picture for both sides, they will both be equal in emotional. Also, I did not think that the left side was more pleasing because I think that both the left and right were both the same in how pleasing it was.

Comic Book

Comic Sheet 1

Comic Sheet 2

Comic Sheet 3

Contact Sheet:

Advanced Portrait Study Part A

Alter Your Perspective: (GJ standing on bench)

Looking off Camera: 

Looking within the Frame: 

Experiment with Lighting: 

Out of Comfort Zone: 

The Candid: 

Get a Smile: 

Contact Sheet:

Warhol Style

Fine Art Recreation

Original Photo:

1522 Bernardino Licinio (1498-1565) Portrait of a Woman

Link: https://bjws.blogspot.com/2015/10/1500s-women-of-substance-attributed-to.html

Recreation: 

My Mother (Leila Danner)

Surrealism Project

Original:

Surrealistic Image:

Multiple Exposure Portrait Project

Studio Lighting:

Studio Lighting

Split:

Broad:

Short:

Loop:

Experimental: 

Butterfly: 

Rembrandt:

HDRI Pro Project

4 Images with 3 Different Exposures

Colored Photos:

Black and White Photos:

Brenizer Project

Double and Multiple Exposure

Double Exposure:

Multi-Exposure:

Rule of Thirds

Landscape:

Portrait:

Architecture:

Description: 

The Rule of Thirds is a guideline that helps make an image better by placing the subject in intersecting lines. It divides the photo into nine different, equal subsections. This rule prevents an image's subject from being centered in the middle of the picture. 

In the landscape image, the main focus point is the tree trunk. As I set my camera to The Rule of Thirds grid, I placed the tree trunk on the intersecting lines on the right side. 

In the portrait image, the main focus point is the person (Alex). I placed Alex on the left side where he was on the intersecting lines of The Rule of Thirds. I also placed the bottom horizontal line on the fence line or the top of the fence.

In the architecture image, the main focus point is the house. The house is on the intersecting lines of the left side of The Rule of Thirds. Just like the portrait image, I put the bottom horizontal line on the top of the fence. 

All in all, The Rule of Thirds allowed me to make images that are not in the center of the image. This creates a more advanced and better overall photo.

Static Composition vs Dynamic Composition

PART 1:

Static Composition:

Still Life

Bananas and Grapes in a Basket in My House

2 People

Chandler and Alex Looking at the SCHS Baseball Field

Landscape

Tree at Vine Hill Elementary, Scotts Valley

Architecture

School Building at Vine Hill Elementary, Scotts Valley

PART 2:

Dynamic Composition: 

Still Life

Books and Markers Near SCHS Tennis Courts

2 People

Chandler and Alex Looking at SCHS Baseball Field

Landscape

Trees Behind SCHS Baseball Field

Architecture

School Buildings at Vine Hill Elementary, Scotts Valley

Part 3: Written Essay

Write 2-3 Paragraphs about your images and attempt to cover these topics, include this with your blog post:

• Explain how your static images achieve composition
• Explain how your dynamic images achieve composition
• For each image describe the dominant element or point of interest
• Describe how the subordinate elements support the dominant elements in each image
• For each image describe at least 2 elements or principles of art that or being utilized, or any other compositional concept
• Post your essay with your favorite image

PART 3: Written Essay

Static Composition vs Dynamic Composition

In photography. there is a static composition and a dynamic composition. When an image is static, it means that most of the elements in the image are horizontal and vertical. When dynamic, the image's elements are mostly diagonal. 

I posted a still life, an image of two people, landscape, and architecture in a static composition. For the still life, the main elements in the image are bananas. The subordinate elements are the cabinets and the wall. It helps support the strong verticalness in the image making it static. The bananas and the light reflection are being utilized to show the vertical composition. The grapes add color in the image. Secondly, Chandler and Alex's image show the strong vertical composition. The dominant element is them because they are standing straight up showing a nice vertical and horizontal composition. The subordinate pole to the left reveals the powerful vertical composition which helps support Chandler and Alex's vertical composition. The pole and the sign are being utilized to show how they look parallel to Chandler and Alex expressing a strong vertical image. For the landscape, the tree is the dominant element. The subordinate elements are the horizon, the tree to the right, and the fence which supports the main tree's verticalness. The horizon and the trees in the background are used to express the vertical and horizontal strength in the image. The green in the trees and the blue in the sky brings colorfulness to the image. Lastly, the school building is the main element in the architecture picture. The trees against the sky is a subordinate element that brings out the natural horizontal strength in the image. The brown in the building, the green in the trees, and the blue in the sky are layered on top of each other showing the horizontality to the photo. 

Next, I posted a still life, an image of two people, landscape, and architecture in a dynamic composition. For the still life, the books and the markers are the dominant elements. The subordinate elements are the tennis court floor and the pole behind the books. These elements support the dominant markers and books. The books and the markers are being utilized to reveal the diagonal strength in the image while also adding several different colors. Secondly, the image of the two people have the dominant element of Alex and Chandler in the photo. The subordinate are the pole, car, and street sign. This is utilized to give the image diagonal strength and color. Next, for the landscape, the trees are the dominant element while the clouds and the baseball fence are subordinate elements that support the diagonal dominant element. These clouds and the fence are utilized to show how they are diagonally parallel to each other in the image. Lastly, the front building is the main element, and the subordinate elements that support the main building are the buildings behind it and the railing. These two elements are utilized to show how it is diagonal and how the diagonal lines are receding and going out to a distance.