Photography ISU

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3D

Couples Portraits

I took these photos in a pet shop near my grandmothers house, they let their kittens and cats roam free throughout the store and the pictures of my sister show her trying to cuddle one of the kittens and the kitten want nothing to do with her. Every shot the kitten is squirming, looking at something else, or pushing away her face. Its funny the two completely contrasting emotions you can see in the photo even though one of the subjects is an animal. Madelyn is trying to get the kitten to accept her even using a feather to distract him so he will stay in her arms and the kitten just wants to escape her grip and be put down. One of the reasons I made the photos black and white is to show visual as well as emotional contrast. As innocent as Maddy looks in these images, when I asked her to talk about them for my projects her response was something like "HAHA NO, BYE!" so I don't have a response from her but if I did it really wouldn't be that deep.

Ombre

Journal 8- Texture + Tonal Value in B&W Images

Infograph- Lighting

Shadows

 

04/17/13

 

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Foreground Interest

Journal #4 Aperture

Pre-Edit Photos

Photo Essay Write-Up

       Grimsby Beach began life as a Methodist summer church camp. In the 1870s, the original tent accommodation began to be replaced by permanent board and batten cottages, trimmed with elaborate gingerbread or fretwork. The neighbourhood fell into disrepair after the Second World War, but was given a second chance to shine when new owners moved in over the past two decades. Today, the colourful cottages turned full-time homes frequently find themselves on historical walking tours.
      This area I photographed, I live relatively close to, so I walked down to Bell Park Beach and photographed the many houses. At first I was dissapointed about the weather, it was a grey and gloomy day but with my photoshop process, the cloud cover made for a really great black and white background.
      In editing, I really wanted the colours of the houses to stand out, so I removed the backround colours in each scene, and increased the staturation of the homes. For the background of my spread, I used a picture of the the beach because the houses are on the beach so they would on the beach in both the neighbourhood and the spread.
      My cover is a photograph of my favorite home of Bell Park. It was one of the very few houses that didn't have a modern car in the driveway. The Fiat Spider was the perfect colour and the perfect angle to match well with the house. The de-saturated space around the focal point made the photo perfect for a cover page. The second house I included in my spread is one of the originals from the 1870's. It survived the second world war, has been restored, and even still has most of its original structure and trim. The third violet and green house, was not an original. It is one of the many that have been redone by the owners to look like the originals. They have painted the houses the colour of their choice, and had custom trim made for the roofs to add more bright colours to the beautiful neighbourhood. I photographed the bell in the centre of the park because, though no longer functional, it is a historic relic that represents the towns history. It was rung for town meetings and and to warn of the the enemy. Today children who play in the park still ring it, they love to hear the pang of metal when they strike it with a rock. I have also done so when i played there as a kid. The neighbourhood continues to grow, with more houses converted into elaborately trimmed cottages each year. Grimsby Beach, from its unique and gorgeous homes, to its rich history is cherished in the town, amazing to those who have never seen it, and will never be lost to time.
    

Magazine Cover and Spread

Photo Essay Pitch

Photo Essay Pitch

Dear Heritage Magazine Canada,

                I am a historical freelance photographer with an essay plan that would be a great addition to your magazine.

I plan to do a spread on the spectacular historic homes on Grimsby Beach. These are a popular, but often missed tourist destination of elaborately trimmed, bright coloured homes hidden in the streets along the beach. Many have been restored and repainted after the destruction of World war Two and plain houses have been redone to fit in with the originals.
                This would make for an interesting and enticing spread with Grimsby’s rich history and the eye-catching bright and unique colours of the gorgeous historic homes. This one-of-a-kind neighbourhood needs further recognition and tourism. This part of Grimsby is really a once in a lifetime experience that more people need to see and it would be a very popular article if it was to be featured in your magazine.

Taylor Lee

Assignment #3 - Pinhole Photography

Taylor Lee

Pinhole Camera

Feb20/13

This was my first image taken and it was the one that turned out the best. I wish i had, had a better understanding of how much the camera photographed. While capturing this, I assumed that the church would be much closer. The day was overcast but the snow made it brighter also. My shutter was held open for around 37-40 seconds to capture this image.

Taylor Lee

Pinhole Camera

Feb20/13

This image was taken on the same day as the last and my shutter was held open for the same amount of time but it became over exposed I infer because my camera was too close to the snow which made the scene much brighter. Therefore my shutter needed to be open for a shorter amount of time.

Taylor Lee

Pinhole Camera

Feb21/13

This photograph was taken on a sunny/cloudy day so my shutter was open for around 17-20 seconds and again my camera was very close to the bright snow so I shortened the time that my shutter was open significantly. The only problem I had with the process of taking this photo was cars driving in front of my lens resulting in the black smear across the house.

Gr. 12 Extension Assignment #2

             These photographers both shoot potraits, though the subject matter of humans and emotion seems similar, upon closer analysis it is clear that theme and style in their work differ greatly. A lot more of Larry Clark's photos are black and white and Sultan usually uses colour more often than not. Both of their photographs are relatively "set up" but I think Larry Sultans are more so than Clarks with people and objects being strategically placed using composition and Clark having more naturally shot photos. A number of Larry Clark's photos have a much darker mood than Sultan's involving subjects such as suicide, self harm and drug use whilst Sultans tell more of a general story rather than focusing on the emotions in expression. Both of their styles involve nudity though Larry Clark portrays It in a more subtle way and Sultan's use of it is broader and undisguised. Though the artists use the same subject matter it is clear that their styles and interpretation of human emotion and activity vary from each other greatly.

Taylor Lee

Assignment #2 - Captured Culture

 "Black Heron"

Taylor Lee

Sony Cybershot
This photograph is a memento of all of the photography adventures I have with my mom, this one in particular was taken at the RBG Gardens.

"Facepalm"

Taylor Lee

Sony Cybershot
This is a photo of the love of my life Molly, a cat I've had for as long as i can remember, acting outrageously adorable as usual.

 "The Tree"

Taylor Lee

Sony Cybershot
This was taken in the park across the street from my house. It is a huge willow tree with a 2 level treehouse built into it, A lot of my childhood was spent in this tree and i still visit it every now and then to see if I'm still agile enough to reach the top.

 "Liberty"

Taylor Lee

Nikon D5000
This mannequin head I see every day sitting on my vanity. The hat she is wearing was a gift from my best friend she brought back to me from New York City.

"Pearl"

Taylor Lee

Nikon D5000
This is my violin Pearl. After falling in love with the instrument from watching Youtube videos of it being played, I got it for Christmas 2012 and have been practicing ever since.

Assignment #1 - Your Style

"Portraits"

Photoshop Adobe CS6, Photography

Alberto Seveso

 "Il Mattino Ha L’oro in Bocca"

Metallic ink

Alberto Seveso

"Beibeees"

A mix between ink and portraiture

Alberto Seveso

         Photoshop and abstractism is unlike my usual personal style and interest of nature photography, but I do have basic photoshop skills and this style I find so captivating and awesome. I would love to learn and attempt the techniques used in these photos and gain the skills to produce images just as facinating.

         The ink and portraiture photograph is my favorite because of the dynamic colours, eyeleading composition and the overall feeling of magic and mystery the photograph portrays. There is very good contrast between the white background and the bright colours and dark shadows on the face.

         This photograph has nice eyeleading qualities due to to the face being right on the rule of thirds and the rest of the ink flowing away from it into the negative space behind it. The strongest colours are also put on the rule of thirds bringing focus to the focal point of the portrait.