Not sure why I had such a hard time with this assignment, but here are my 5 final images.
Heart
Heart with a young couple
Crockett
Sunset over Crockett and the Sugar Refinery
Colors on Street
Friendly street person and matching colors on Telegraph
Boats
Both my boats, one for land one for water
Sky and Water
Sunrises in the California Delta
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Diptych Pictures
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Digital vs Film
After reviewing the article 'What is Digital Photography?' I became more aware of the differences between the two mediums from both a technical and artistic view point.
It's quite clear that digital photography is based on 1s and 0s, but what most novice and amateur photographers lack is the knowledge of what is going on behind the scenes of their digital cameras and photo software. This lack of knowledge is more prevalent than it was in the era of film because the film process is much easier to view externally, both with the camera and with in the processing steps. Digital also changed the paths of photography distribution, when photos had to be moved as physical pieces of matter; either from a photographer to a publisher or from the publisher to the consumer. Digital expedites this process exponentially by allowing the photographer to display their work immediately to an endless audience via the Web.
From an artistic perspective digital expands the capabilities of things photographers can capture from either allowing the camera to see light waves that are invisible to human eyes and also allowing quick changes of camera parameters without changing film or equipment. The photographer also has more flexibility in post processing using photography software. If the image was captured in RAW format the photographer can quickly change any exposure or white balance mistakes. The remaining possibilities in digital photo manipulation are endless, contrasts, cropping, retouching, color curves, etc.
It's quite clear that digital photography is based on 1s and 0s, but what most novice and amateur photographers lack is the knowledge of what is going on behind the scenes of their digital cameras and photo software. This lack of knowledge is more prevalent than it was in the era of film because the film process is much easier to view externally, both with the camera and with in the processing steps. Digital also changed the paths of photography distribution, when photos had to be moved as physical pieces of matter; either from a photographer to a publisher or from the publisher to the consumer. Digital expedites this process exponentially by allowing the photographer to display their work immediately to an endless audience via the Web.
From an artistic perspective digital expands the capabilities of things photographers can capture from either allowing the camera to see light waves that are invisible to human eyes and also allowing quick changes of camera parameters without changing film or equipment. The photographer also has more flexibility in post processing using photography software. If the image was captured in RAW format the photographer can quickly change any exposure or white balance mistakes. The remaining possibilities in digital photo manipulation are endless, contrasts, cropping, retouching, color curves, etc.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Assignment 5: Retouch
Since my family preserved all our historical pictures quite well, there were not too many damaged ones to choose from.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Assignment 2: Pieces of Diana
Not sure she is going to be happy with her posted like this, but oh well.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Assignment 2: 'Frog at Rest'
This assignment was to create a photo collage like the artist David Hockney is known for. All these photos were taken at Marina Bay Yacht Harbor on Sunday June 22.
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