ENG1101 Comp 1 Sg2014

On March 2, 2014 In the midst of finding the perfect picture to write about, I came to Panera Bread to do some studying for my Modern Art course. However, because there were so many people like me, who came to study, I thought GREAT! Here was the perfect time to capture a moment where everyone was doing the same thing. Everyone was sitting around, eating a soup or tasty sandwich from Panera’s menu all while they were so into their studies. I found it interesting how for a Sunday, Panera was filled with people. Maybe, they were also procrastinators and waited for the last day of the week to catch up on their work. It was kind of dark in there but the soft glow of the lights above each table gave it enough light to be able to see ones work. There was a guy across from me to the right that was so into his reading, that he seemed stressed. I felt kind of bad for him since he kept going back and forth from one book to another. I thought to myself, he must have a midterm tomorrow and I’m going to be the same way once my midterms come up.

P.S. Bookstore, 2014, Bernardo Vanterpool

I took this photograph on February 27, 2014 when I finished training. It is the photo of the P.S. Bookshop, located on the corner of Washington St. and Front St., in Brooklyn. I decided to take this picture because as I was walking out of the gym, I was thinking about my English homework. Then it hit me that this bookstore would be the perfect picture for my assignment. I added a darkening affect to this photograph because it was a sunny day and it was hard to really see the details. The lamps reminded me of the photo Dinanda H. Nooney took of the Basquiat family except, in this photograph the lamps are modernized so they are not as huge as the one in Nooney’s photo. There are books all over the place and it is an avid readers dreams come true. What I like most is on the top right of this photograph, there are apartment windows that look as if they were part of the bookstore but they are not. Those windows are a reflection from the building behind me.

Panoramic City Beauty, 2014, Josue Perez

I took this picture on the 27th of February, 2014 just before sunset had began. On my way to work behind me, I saw this view and decided to cross the street to shoot it. The picture is a 180 degree panorama shot in which the Freedom Tower begins the view and it ends with Jersey City across the water. I took a panorama because it all looked so beautiful, I wanted to make sure I’d be able to show everything I see. I like it because it holds so much, like the fluffy clouds and naked trees, the bright sun and reflective water. I like how the blue sky transitions into the white and yellow glare of the sunlight. (Click to enlarge)

My landlady’s dog, 2014, Ning Hu

I took the picture today. It’s my landlady’s dog. His name is Major. I’m not sure what kind of dog he is, but I think he’s a mongrel. He looks quite meek, doesn’t he? But don’t let his appearance fool you, he’s a dirty mongrel. He’s annoying, always barking around the house. He barks so loudly so I can hear his baying from a mile away. And he keeps barking all day and night, now I think I have had insomnia because of him. And he’s filthy, his mistress hasn’t given him a bath for ages, which makes the whole house smell like a wet chicken. He’s also greedy, always pitifully wagging his tail to beg for more foods. If you ignore him or try to shoo him away, he will bite your pants. I don’t always give him foods, but when I do, he still bites my pants. Last time when I was getting too annoyed about this disturbance, I gave him a pack of cat foods, and he bit a big hole in my pants. If he ever does that again, I swear I will feed him an entire bottle of olive oil next time. I hate the stupid dog so much.

Here is the chair!

Chair, 2014, Sean Scanlan

Hi Class…lot’s of information today!

Homework for Tuesday: Read Parla and Anastasio. Post a photograph (make sure that the image size is under 1 Mb) that you have taken to OpenLab then describe it under the photo in terms of subject, setting, light, color, and any filter you used. Make sure to proof and edit your writing because this is a public site!

VIDEO CLIPS:

1. How does a digital camera work?:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic0czeUJrGE

2. How to develop film using coffee and vitamin C:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYjOqcbBEco

3. A Darkroom in Use:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nue495wxlXo

4. Five tips for taking your own digital photographs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YroMyQJ-GMQ 

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Here’s a written description of a store:

“It was a narrow room, with a rather high ceiling, and crowded from floor to ceiling with goodies. There were rows and rows of hams and sausages of all shapes and colors–white, yellow, red, and black; fat and lean and round and long–rows of canned preserves, cocoa and tea, bright translucent glass bottles of honey, marmalade, and jam; round bottles and slender bottles, filled with liqueurs and punch–all these things crowded every inch of the shelves from top to bottom. “

-Thomas Mann

What is the dominant impression of this scene?

Here is a handout on paragraphs that I want to cover:

ParagraphStructure2014

Best,

Prof. Scanlan

Hi Class,

1. What is a photograph?

2. Why do we take, keep, share, and discard photographs?

3. How should we make sense of photographs?

The French sociologist and critic Roland Barthes wrote about photography, and he came up with several useful terms for studying photographs.

1. Studium: The studium of a photograph is the public and historical background of a photo. The studium is context and it is the general understanding. The studium of a photo must be visible, and it is the cultural reading of the faces, the gestures, the buildings, the actions within a photo.

2. Punctum: The punctum of a photograph is highly individual, not public. The Punctum pierces the viewer in a particular way. The punctum, which must be visible,  pierces the viewer like a arrow, raising certain individual memories and consciousnesses. The punctum bruises me but not you. The punctum is about loving, while the studium is about liking.

The larger picture:

Best,

Prof. Scanlan

Hi Class,

Here is the peer review for Essay 1–should you need it.

PeerReviewComp1-Essay-1-Spg-2014

Best,

Prof. Scanlan

Hi Class,

To prepare to turn in Essay 1 on Tuesday, Feb 25, please do the following:

Put all process work in a paper folder–with your name on it:

In order to revise and proof your work:

Revision:

Proofing:

Best,
Prof. Scanlan