Shooting a perfect panning photo had been even more impossible than I could've imagined. Who would've thought that with our fast-moving lives it would be so hard to find the time to stop and actually photograph that action. The time difficulties pile up next to the technical ones. No matter how many shots I took the blur that devoured the entire image. Nonetheless, I remained hopeful and kept trying again and again. This assignment definitely taught me patience only a photographer may posses.
Recently I have been able to discover a new sub-genre of art for myself. Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed. Having been always fascinated with both a written word and the beauty of artistic representation, the art of fonts instantly intrigued me. I am in no way a professional, but just putting in some extra hours into perfecting one word contains some sort of romantic fascination to me. Here one may see my exploration of the reflections of the meanings of the words in the fonts they are written in, adding the effect to the overall presentation. I, however, focused solemly on the combination of colours of thin curving forms of letters and headphones.For me this assignment was as much of a photography composition mastering as well as developing my calligraphy style.
For Vancouver rain in no way is a novelty or a miracle. Many look at it as a burden, or even a villain that stands in a way of their plans. I, however, find rain astonishingly beautiful. Taking photos of it was a real eye opener for me as I am sure it will be for all people looking into any sort of images containing the sparkling droplets of water. The biggest challenge for me was getting wet. Of course it may seem silly, but crawling on the ground with wet hair sticking to your face- 0/10 would not recommend. The results are, on the other hand, totally forth the struggle. The fascinating attractiveness of water, I am sure, is familiar to all the people, for it is the main source of live. Seeing it as art is almost like looking at pictures of food posts on instagram, and becoming increasingly hungry.
Autumn, being one of my favourite seasons, is always a wonder and joy to me. The season when wearing countless amounts of sweaters and scarfs are finally "legal" and pumpkin spice lattes are almost a must. Waking up to a dark sky with hints of bright sunrise, enjoying the quiet solitarity of the cold fall mornings. The colour scheme alone is worth bearing through the rain, which I don't even mind. fall for me are evenings inside the house cuddle up on the couch with my favourite book with a cup of tea and a cozy sweater on. Cozy, that seems like a perfect description of fall to me. In this assignment i focused on the images on items that don't show but rather make you recall the feeling like the softness of a blanket or the chill of the early morning.
Much like the novelty and challenges of the fall in the beginning of my final years of high school were out must come out of your shell to face your future in the "adult world". Even though i know that the focus of the assignment was supposed to be landmarks and famous buildings , i found myself inevitably turning to the human figure. Portraiture fascinates me and, i am afraid, there might be even more unfortunate and thoughtless cliches in that sub genre of photography. In these two images above i have tried to recreate a typical dead centre composition that had been created purely to make the subject look cool, yet failing because of how posed and meaningless the work is. On the right, however, i find that focusing on the subjects calm, fearless and dignified face with the hint of the machine in the background, transforms a young girl into a mystical creature that rises hundreds of questions: Who is she? Is that her motorcycle? It is the ability of her to meet your gaze with such coolness that truly gives the image an edge.
In my experience during this project i have discovered that the asymmetrical photos look a bit more intriguing. No doubt there is certain beauty in a perfectly centred image , however i find that displacing the object with the use of Rule of Thirds makes the viewers eye travel more, and thus appreciate the work more. After taking a year of photography, it actually was quite hard for me to shoot with the objecting right in the middle, it has almost become a habit to stick to asymmetrical compositions. I understand that in certain cases the use of symmetry may be quite pleasing to the eye, for instance, when shooting architecture, however when shooting smaller objects i find that the photographer has to put in a bit more work in order to really get the viewer to pay attention to the intended object.
This year's summer had been filled with trying the new things for me. For the first time in my life I have gotten a job, which became a huge chunk of my summer activities. However, because I was always in the city, I was able to dedicate much of my time to my friends and family and enjoying the last days of the carelessness before the most important year of high school. As a present for my 18th birthday my parents have decided (with a little hint from me, of course) that a three day pass to a Squamish Valley Music Festival, that i have always dreamed of going to but never have, would be perfect. And naturally it was. Seeing one of my favourite bands of all time, Mumford and Sons, on my birthday was like a dream come true. I have not been exactly artistic during the chaos of my summer, but rather recording the events via snapshots on my cellphone. My goal for this year is approaching my life in a more imaginative way, which i hope i can incorporate into this years Photography class. |
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