Solarization Photography

 

This photo was taken by Emmanuel Radnitsky.  This photo intrigues me because it was taken in 1930.  I've never thought about photography's history much before this.  For such a simple photo, I really like the contrast the solarization effect gives the picture.  What's interesting is that "Man Ray" discovered solarization on accident, and ended up controlling it to create the look he desired.

This photo of my sisters bike, turned out very interesting solarized.  I like the look of the metal on the bike, as well as the look of the railing.  To improve this picture, I would've maybe placed the bike in a less distracting area.  If I were to give myself a grade, I'd give myself a 93.

Cross Processing Photography

 

This photo was taken by Jesse Hildebrand.  I love the effect of cross processing.  In this particular photo I really enjoy the red on the walls.  The overhead lights create a nice reflection off the ground as well.  Although two of the people intersect, I like that they are walking the opposite direction, and how the person in the back is hidden in the shadow.  My eye goes directly to the man in the middle.

When taking this picture, I took multiple pictures in a short amount of time, because the wind started blowing.  I really like this picture because the flag does not intersect with the tree branches.  I love that the cross processing look made the sky look about dusk time.  I am really happy with how this picture turned out.  I would give myself a 97/100.

Layers Photography

 

This image by Sam Abell was shown to us when he visited our school.  Abell's presentation was very intriguing and it inspired me to go out and "make" pictures.  This picture in particular, one of National Geographic's top 50 pictures of all time, has amazing layers.  The space between the bucket and one of the guys is a very profound compositional aspect, even though it seems like a minor detail.

 

Though I couldn't capture the layering idea quite like Sam Abell, I thought I was successful in this image.  There is some overlapping going on which is frustrating, however I am happy with the way this image turned out.  If I were to give myself a grade on this photo, I'd give myself a 92

Polaroid Transfers

 

This photo was taken by Fleming Lunsford, a local photographer.  For one, I thought it was interesting to see someone from around town taking these pictures.  I hadn't seen picture like this until Mr. Garland introduced them to us.  I really enjoy the look of the effect, especially with the blue window pane.

3200 Photography

This print by Jeff Ascough really captured my eye.  The line made by the railing and the interesting look of the clouds really add to this photo, not to mention the bird.  The contrast in the picture is amazing as well.

This is the photo I took with 3200 speed film.  I really like how the sunlight looks through the window.  THe center of interest is very clear, and I like the contrast in the picture.  I do think my negative was slightly dirty creating marks on the print.  If I were to give myself a grade out of 100 on this photo I'd give myself a 92.

Photographers

3200:
Jeff Ascough
Joe Buissink
Danny Clinch
Polaroid Transfers:
Flemming Lunsford
Solarization:
google
Layers:
Sam abel

First Roll of Film Thoughts

The photographs taken in my first roll were taken mainly at the school.  For this reason, I was slightly disappointed, just because we constantly turn in pictures taken at the school.  However, I am happy with how the pictures turned out, especially the baseball one.  I like the contrast in both pictures.  I utilized rule of thirds well with the baseball picture while using framing for the one of my friend.  To improve this roll, I would go somewhere other than the school to take these pictures.