Installation art is a 4D piece of art that is constructed or installed on the site where it is exhibited. The goal is to try to transform a space to create a deeper feeling or perception. Photography is used in installation art by breaking a picture into smaller pieces and placing them in different perspectives to create interest. It is different from a painting, photograph, or sculpture, because these pieces are meant to be temporary, as well as their purpose to shock and intrigue the viewer. I like these installations by Annette Messager because I like how she uses lighting, as well as makes them a little bit eerie. They immediately captured my attention, especially the projection of the clock and the dark silhouettes of the witches.
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Elena Kalis Zena Holloway Elena Kalis and Zena Holloway are both underwater photographers. Kalis tends to photograph younger girls wearing pretty dresses and holding objects. Holloway photographs both men and women of all ages in different scenarios and wearing a wide range of outfits. Zena Holloway includes contrasting colors as well as objects to make her photographs more appealing, while Elena Kalis captures more of the subject against the surface of an ocean. I personally like Elena Kalis' work better because of the lighting in the water that causes the color of the objects and clothing of the subjects to almost glow. In the photograph to the left, I like the amount of red included, which I feel really accentuates the pale skin also gives the water a pinkish effect. In the photo on the right, I like how the background is black and the main attention is the white dress. I find it eerie yet captivating. The white dress is quite intense which adds a sense of mystery. In both photos, I really love the reflections shown above the figures.
Before After 1. Open Creative Cloud Photoshop.
2. Open your photo. 3. Select Spot Healing Brush Tool on left side of screen. 4. While holding down alt/option, click on new layer on bottom right of screen. 5. Label this layer. 6. Make sure "Sample All Layers" is checked. 7. Make sure "Content-Aware" is checked. 8. Select blemishes/spots you want fixed. 9. Save your work. Blake Lively Emma Watson I chose Mario Testino as my favorite portrait photographer because I really love his style of fashion photography. In the above photos, Cara Delevingne and Emma Watson are shown, taken by Mario Testino. Both of these portraits portray lots of expression within them and they each are taken from different angles which uniquely displays the women. Mario Testino captures their faces very close up. These portraits convey the vibe that these women are confident and strong and their expressions are fierce. I really like the way Testino incorporates lighting onto his subjects' faces, accentuating their features. Some of his photographs have a lot of bright colors on the face and are really flashy, which I do not like as much. I chose these two photographs in particular because not only are these women two of my favorite actresses, but I believe their personalities are captured very well.
Following the article, I learned a lot about how to use the clone stamp tool in order to cover blemishes and unwanted markings on skin. Overall, it was very simple and it was fun to clone a photograph.
I used Photoshop and Bridge to create an animation of 5 photos. At first, I couldn't figure out how to make the photos into a video. Overall, it was an easy process and enjoyable. Richard Ross' photographs are very inspiring to me. With this series of photographs, Juvenile in Justice, he helps convey the meaning behind these extraordinary photographs by telling the stories of those with experience in juvenile detention centers. Although neither photographs had much of a story to go with them, these two particular photographs stood out to me because of the meaning behind them. The intentions of his work are to portray the feelings of the juveniles in the detention centers. His photographs made me feel really sad for the people in the photos. They obviously had been through a lot of hardships in their lives, and their stories didn't even tell the half of what they had most likely been through. Above are two of my favorite photos taken by Ross. The first one, in my opinion, it shows that despite problems the those two had probably experienced, they were still united and had each others' backs when needed. In the second photo, I like how empty the room is, even with the bed and belongings in the middle. I also like how on the left side, you can see a shadow that looks like a person hovering in the corner.
1. How do photography and aspects (technical and aesthetic) function in film?
Photography and aspects function in film because they make the films more visually appealing to the viewers and more interesting. 2. How does still photography help promote a film? Still photography helps promote a film because they are mainly taken in formal studio settings, commercial settings, and 3.Did the visuals of this film (cinematography/photographs) help engage the viewer? Why or why not? Yes they did, the quality was very good. The photographs/cinematography were well enhanced and detailed, and included many principles of art. 4. What did you take away from this film? From this film, I learned that both photography and film make the plot of the story much more interesting. I liked making this image because it was interesting to start from scratch and create an image with underwater effects. I disliked the several steps there were to get this image as the final outcome. I was successful with learning about the different tools on Photoshop needed to follow these steps, and I believe I had a successful outcome. Something that was challenging was completing the steps shown in the video because some of them took a while to figure out. In the image above, I watched a tutorial on YouTube made using Photoshop, and for the background I added a photo of the Eiffel Tower off of Google Images.
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