MEDIA 203 - Week 5: Avoiding the Obvious, Aging Images, and PowerPoint Presentation on Solarization
Avoiding the Obvious: Unusual Angles
(Images taken in Bremerton, WA)
(Images taken in Bremerton, WA)
Aging Images
PowerPoint Presentation: Solarization
solarization.pptx | |
File Size: | 2942 kb |
File Type: | pptx |
Analysis of Work
Feelings/mood
Images were taken in down town Bremerton, WA on a cloudy day. The scene was on a busy corner that had seen years of people passing by. Weather conditions added to the endurance of the years. Buildings on the particular corner are old and would not pass safety/health codes. The character of worn siding, rusty hardware (door hinges, gutters, etc), and impressive architecture of the past are inviting to the camera to capture a story. Imagery of the converted Church Building and Masonic Lodge was intended to project a tone of respect for generations past that established the area, as well as a sense of tragedy to see the past slip away. Later pictures of the abandoned building was showcased to show the hardships of poverty in the city.
Subject placement
The camera was often facing upward in order to give reverence to the buildings that withstood decades of urban activity. The abandoned building was mostly photographed up close to make the impact of poverty a personal matter. Random shots of the parking lot, bus stop, and street were placed in a strange position in order to heighten the strange character of each subject. Particular emphasis was given to the cones that were shoved into the storm drain.
Multilayered
Most images were shown in color to illustrate the true sense of life fading from each shot. Paint peeling away, bricks that have lost their rich red, the plastic coating around the telephone pole anchor which has splintered and lost its color from the sun – all ideas of the wear and tear of time. A few images were converted to black and white to emphasis tone. Color in these specific images was distracting. Older buildings show perseverance whereas the abandoned building tells a tale of abandoned hope. Both exist in the same environment – same weather, economy, and culture, yet with different fates.
Depth of field
Most images were taken with a shallow DOF in order to give focus on a raw element of each image. This effect was exaggerated in the bus stop bench, the Masonic Lodge building marker, the coins, railing shots, and wires. Images taken looking up the sides of buildings were typically photographed with an extended DOF in order to bring the full frame into focus, giving insight to all elements included in the image.
Light
Images were taken on a cloudy day. No flash was utilized. Exposure was set at -1 in order to bring emphasis to the shadows so they could more clearly define objects within the frame.
Improvement
If I were to select this location a second time for images that avoided the obvious, I would contact the staff of nearby buildings, or the specific buildings showcased, in order to gain a higher vantage point. Images that could take in roof tops, frame the intersection (of which the Church and Masonic Lodge were at opposite corners), or look down gutters would present another side of this story.
Images were taken in down town Bremerton, WA on a cloudy day. The scene was on a busy corner that had seen years of people passing by. Weather conditions added to the endurance of the years. Buildings on the particular corner are old and would not pass safety/health codes. The character of worn siding, rusty hardware (door hinges, gutters, etc), and impressive architecture of the past are inviting to the camera to capture a story. Imagery of the converted Church Building and Masonic Lodge was intended to project a tone of respect for generations past that established the area, as well as a sense of tragedy to see the past slip away. Later pictures of the abandoned building was showcased to show the hardships of poverty in the city.
Subject placement
The camera was often facing upward in order to give reverence to the buildings that withstood decades of urban activity. The abandoned building was mostly photographed up close to make the impact of poverty a personal matter. Random shots of the parking lot, bus stop, and street were placed in a strange position in order to heighten the strange character of each subject. Particular emphasis was given to the cones that were shoved into the storm drain.
Multilayered
Most images were shown in color to illustrate the true sense of life fading from each shot. Paint peeling away, bricks that have lost their rich red, the plastic coating around the telephone pole anchor which has splintered and lost its color from the sun – all ideas of the wear and tear of time. A few images were converted to black and white to emphasis tone. Color in these specific images was distracting. Older buildings show perseverance whereas the abandoned building tells a tale of abandoned hope. Both exist in the same environment – same weather, economy, and culture, yet with different fates.
Depth of field
Most images were taken with a shallow DOF in order to give focus on a raw element of each image. This effect was exaggerated in the bus stop bench, the Masonic Lodge building marker, the coins, railing shots, and wires. Images taken looking up the sides of buildings were typically photographed with an extended DOF in order to bring the full frame into focus, giving insight to all elements included in the image.
Light
Images were taken on a cloudy day. No flash was utilized. Exposure was set at -1 in order to bring emphasis to the shadows so they could more clearly define objects within the frame.
Improvement
If I were to select this location a second time for images that avoided the obvious, I would contact the staff of nearby buildings, or the specific buildings showcased, in order to gain a higher vantage point. Images that could take in roof tops, frame the intersection (of which the Church and Masonic Lodge were at opposite corners), or look down gutters would present another side of this story.