Prof K Pelka : Monday 6:00 - 9:20
I used the top of a dresser for white and a black desk for black. To get my “exposure” I had to press somewhere on my screen to brighten up an image. I don’t know why they’re so similar. Probably because I’m taking a picture of the same thing only increased brightness at the end of the day.
When in photography, moments are always going to pass you by. You simply just can’t ask the world to redo a certain action. Perfect opportunities come and go and rarely do you get a do over. If you have a camera, and just so happen to come across a certain scenery or subject with the compositional elements you desire, you better as well take that photo before that moment passes. But then you may also want to consider the consent of your subjects; if they want to be in your photos. That’s why at times there’s a bit of anxiety in photography; wanting to capture the right moment but worrying what someone may say if they notice you. You always need to be on your guard when committing to photography.
Here I just wanted to show one part of my choo-choo train piggy-bank. As I zoomed out, I wanted to show that it was nearing a cliff (my radiator). The white walls in my apartment make good for blank backdrops for negative spaces, and I chose this part in my of my house to showcase that.
I just found a pencil box lying around and decided to use that for my pattern. I used an eraser to break the pattern because I thought, “why not?” Pencils and erasers go together. I used my desk because that was the only thing I could find for a good backdrop.
It’s important to know what’s in a frame, and what’s NOT in a frame. When taking a photo, a frame adds layers and layers in depth. It’s just like how we want to incorporate layers in digital art. To paraphrase Joel Meyerowitz, he says it best where you have two eyes. One eye looks into the lens of a leica camera, while the other looks at the rest of the world. When taking a picture, you are only capturing a certain aspect of the world, leaving out the rest “out of the picture” like they say. Sure you can take straight forward pictures of stuff. No certain angles means no dynamic. With certain angles, a certain distance and maybe some objects in between, you have a good frame. A frame, within a frame, creates depth. It mostly makes it to better show a focal point with rule-of-thirds. It makes the quality of a certain subject crispier.
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