Colorized

1.  What stands out in this photo is the color of the covers over the lights. I notice that the light colored light bulb cover is rather bright and the blue one is pretty bright as well.  I think of warmth and home when I see this lamp on in this arrangement.

2.  What I see in this photo is a multi-headed lamp with different colors covering the bulbs.  The two lights are coming from the bottom right side of the picture and the left cover is a blue while the right cover is a creamy white color.  Behind and above these two lights is a wall and window with pipes going from the middle top to the top of the right side.  The room the lamp is in looks like it has been around for a good while as well.

3.  The composition of this photo is interesting because the one light is covering up the other while the background is at an odd tilted angle.  The quality of the lines is good because there are strong differences between the light covers and the wall of the background.  The color in this photo is rather dull but the brightness of the lamp prongs makes up for it. The bright blue and bright creme colors contrast very well.  The placement of the lamp prongs make this photo interesting because they stand out so much from the background.

4. I think that my photo tells a story about being creative. If I would have taken this photo from a direct on stance looking at it while the background was parallel to the edges of the photo it would have been rather boring.  I decided to use my sense of creativity and make the dull scene interesting by putting the background at a funky tilt and only using two of the five prongs.  When you use what creativity you have, it usually makes something dull into something rather interesting and if you continue to use that logic you will be able to make many dull moments rather exciting.  A one word title for this photo would be - Creativity.

5.  My photo connects to the works of Paul Cezanne in the sense that it uses color rather well. Cezanne was very fond of using colors and contrasted them well. My photo contrasts the little color it has in it very well and makes the lights pop out.  My photo was a set up still life and most of Cezanne's works are painted or drawn from a still life as well.

Landscape

1. One of the first things I notice about this photo is the little bit of green still left on the trees. I also notice a path going across the bottom part of the photo.  This photo must have been taken during the fall because the color of most of the plant life if brown and dull.  The trees look small because of the lack of leaves.

2. What I see in front of me is a photo of some plant life during the fall.  Towards the bottom of the photo is a path of some sort slanting a bit up when it goes to the right of the photo.  There is plenty of grass but it is brown. Behind it and towards the top of the photo is a small tree line consisting of ten or so trees that have lost many of their leaves and what leaves are left are brown.  It looks like there are some dead weeds growing around the trees. You can also see behind the trees where there is what appears to be a small pasture that is also brown. Above the pasture is a horizon line of a setting sun.

3. The composition of this photo is an interesting one because of the path cutting across the bottom of the photo and the tree line behind it.  The quality of the lines in this photo is decent but there really aren't all that many lines in this photo besides the horizon line, the edges of the trees and the path at the bottom.  The color of this photo is interesting because it is of plant life during the fall so there is some green but mostly brown.  What little green there is really pops out because it is surrounded by very dull colors. The placement in space of this photo is interesting because there is a foreground a middle ground and a background that clearly exists.

4. I think this photo does tell a story.  The photo tells the story of life. You have to do things before it is too late.  If you wait too long you might miss the chance of a literal lifetime. This photo shows the ending of a lifetime and there is very little time to accomplish what you should do before you die.  One word that describes this photo would have to be - Fulfill.

5. Mallord William Turner's pieces connects to my photo rather well.  It seems like Turner was rather fond of being relatively monochromatic in his pieces except for an area of bright color.  My photo is relatively brown and has a touch of green in it.  It also appears that he liked to create works that were at least inspired from nature and real life. My photo is from nature and connects well with Turner's works.

Week 9

1. What stands out about this photo to me is the fact that most of the photo is taken up by a shoe and pant leg.  I wonder if someone is traveling somewhere or thinking about it.  There is a charger in the background and I'm not sure why it is there. The shoe makes me think of being firm on where you stand on subjects. 

2.  What I see in front of me is simple.  There is the bottom part of a leg that takes up most of the left half of the photo. The leg has dark denim jeans on it and the foot has an ankle sock with a brown and white shoe over it. The back part of the shoe is on a tile floor while the front part of the shoe is on a rug of some sort. The rug takes up the lower right half of the photo in the sense that the edge runs from lower left to upper right corner. The rug is a blue color a bit lighter than the pair of jeans.  There is also a piece of furniture in to back top right of the photo and a power cord coming from behind the leg and onto the rug.

3. The composition of this photo is good because of how the objects are arranged. The line quality of this photo is good. The edges of the shoe, pants and rug create a movement around the photo and make it more interesting.  The color of the pants and rug really bring the picture together because it creates balance.  The placement of the shoe at the front of the picture really makes it pop out from the rest of the photo and makes it more interesting.

4. I think this photo does tell a story. It basically tells the story of a lot of people. You have to stand on what you believe and never let anyone influence your beliefs too drastically.  If you ever let anyone trample over what you believe in you will never accomplish anything and won;t be able to get anywhere in life. I think that a one words title for this photo would be- Surefooted.

5. My photo connects to the works of William Kentridge in a few ways. One of the biggest connections is placement in space.  Kentridge puts almost all of his pieces in an environment and I did just that by having a rug underneath the shoe and having a couch in the background. Another way that my photo connects to his works is that it is of something from life.  I have a foot in my photo and he usually have a living organism in his works. My photo has very few different colors in it and he puts very few colors in his works as well.

Myself

1. When I look at this photo I think.  The subject is pensive and possibly concerned. The thing in this photo that stands out the most to me is the eyes. The eyes of this person are directly at the camera and provide a connection to whomever is looking at the photo.  I think the fact that the photo is in black and white intensifies the thought provoking pose of the subject.

2.  What I see in front of me is a black and white photo of someone.  The person is looking directly into the camera and has their chin resting on a hand with all fingers closed except for the fore finger. The person is wearing a black skin tight hat with a couple horizontal white stripes. He has long hair and a decent sized beard with no moustache.  The background is pitch black and a low amount of light on the subject shows that he is wearing a black shirt as well.  A large shadow is being cast on the left side of the person making the right side of the person very noticable.

3.  The composition of this photo is interesting because only a little of the subject's torso is showing and a white hand is leading your eyes to the middle of the photo. the line quality is good where it is defined and the color is in black and white with many shades of them showing.  The placement in space is interesting because of the background being the same color as most of the photo.

4.  This photo does tell a story.  It tells the story of everyone in the sense that you need to think about what you do before you do it.  Without thought, the world would be chaotic and disorderly.  A one word title for this photo would be-"Think."

5.  This photo connects very well with the works of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres in the sense that it is a photo of a person.  Ingres was apparently fond of drawing and painting the human figure and this photo is of a person. It also has many different values like most of the works of Ingres.

Perspective

1.  The first thing I notice is all of the pillars starting at the left edge of the photo and going all the way to the middle of the right half in a receding fashion.  Eventually the photo gets fuzzy at the end of the pillars.  The trees on the left block out a bit of the pillars.  Fading. Full on the left yet mostly empty on the right. Black and white photo.

2.  What I see in front of me is a scene from a college campus. There is a bunch of pillars on the left side receding in a one point perspective fashion towards the middle right part of the photo.  Each pillar has a light on it and has a pointed top.  There is also a tree or two on the left side behind the line of pillars and they hang over the pillars a little bit.  At the very back of the picture on the right half is a building that goes all the way from the ground to off the top of the photo.  The sidewalk to the right of the pillars consists of rows of cement squares and bricks laid between the lines of cement squares.  Beneath the trees on the left is a patch of grass.

3. The color of this photo is in black and white. The lack of color variation in this picture is made up by the different values.  The line quality of this picture is very good for a perspective picture and the quality get a bit worse the farther back you go. The composition of this photo is very good. It follows the rule of thirds in the way that the focal point is at the end of the pillar line and it crosses the top right imaginary line created by the rule of thirds. The placement in space of this picture is good since it creates an asymmetrical balance because of the mass of dark on the left and the mass of light on the right.

4.  This photo does tell a story.  It tells the story of many childhood incidents involving a lost ball.  Many kids have hit or kicked a ball into a neighbors lawn over their fence and just stop dead in their tracks.  Should they even attempt to go retrieve their ball or just forget about it and go inside?  The pillars going from the left to the right in this photo represent the fence between neighbors lawns.  One the left is the neighbors side where it is dark and on the right is the light comfort zone of many children; their lawn. You don't want to go to the neighbors lawn because it is so dark and dreary yet you can see your ball just sitting their in the neighbor's lawn. In one words this photo would be named - Borders

5.  This photo connects to the works of Edward Ruscha rather well. Ruscha is fond of using perspective in his pieces and my photo shows perspective rather well with the pillars receding to the back of the photo.  He also uses very few values in his works.  My photo has only a few values of black and white and it connects in that way.  My photo is of a building and features around the building and Ruscha doesn't have many abstract or non-objective piece so it also connects in that way.

Texture

1.  Smooth, bumpy and rough come to mind. I notice that certain parts of the tread are round which seems odd for some reason. The edge of the tire looks sharp and dangerous.  The dark tire is very bright. This tire is made to get work done and go where not much has gone before.  It hardly even looks used. It looks fresh and eager to be used.

2.  The most basic description of what i see in front of me is a bicycle tire. This tire consists of a couple different types of treads, one circular, one  rectangular and one triangular.  This tire isn't very used.  The picture is taken about two feet off the ground and from the back left side of a bicycle.  I see some of the frame of the bike as well as the rear brake pad. This bicycle is a mountain bike and not a BMX bike.  

3.  There is little variation of color in this photo because most of it is black.  There is a really good placement of the object in space because it makes the tire pop out more than it should.  The quality of line in this photo is good. you can see the edges of the treads on the tire well since the bike hasn't been used very much.  I like the composition of this photo because the tire comes out of the bottom right part of the picture and brings your eyes to the top middle. This composition creates movement and makes the picture flow.

4.  Almost everyone remembers trying to ride a bike for the first time. Some people weren't fortunate enough to be able to do this but it is nearly a milestone when you finally get going on a bike without training wheels. You just have to try and try and eventually you will succeed. This photo represents all the people that haven't tried something yet. A one word title would be - Engage.

5.  This photo connects with the works of Richard Serra in a few ways.  I have a couple circular shapes in my photo and he appears to be very fond of using circular shapes in his works.  His pieces have a little bit of texture on them and i have a lot of texture appearing in my photo.  Most of his pieces have a large amount of movement and my photo does as well.

Week 4

1. Vacant, I wonder where everyone is. I wonder what type of plant is behind this bench. The light post beside the bench is very sturdy looking as well as the bench itself. Metal is a sturdy material. This bench wouldn't look so solid and stationary if the base wasn't made out of metal. With all the shadows in the background, there must be a lot of tree branches that I don't see. This bench needs a companion.

2.  I see a bench with a metal base and a wooden seat empty right beside the base of a metal light post. There is sun shining on the objects from somewhere off the left side of the picture.  There is a type of plant that appears to have a pod of some sort growing off of it behind the slab of cement the light post and bench are on. The background of the picture consists of grass and a few tree trunks. Over half of the grass visible is covered by shadows from branches above the frame of the picture. The photo is in black and white and displays different values rather well.

3.  The composition of this photo is rather good.  The soft yet rough edges of the bench guide your eyes to the very interesting light post that has many different values. The lines in this picture are mostly crisp and directional. Not many of the lines are very weak.  The straight lines compliment each other while the contour lines compliment each other at the same time. The color of this photo is black and white.  There is, however, many different values.  The middle of the photo has lighter colors and the bottom has very bright whites. The frame of the bench has very dark values as well as the top third of the picture.  The light post has a dark color but carries all the values available in the picture through shadows. The objects are placed methodically so your eyes are drawn to the right side of the photo.

4. I think this photo does tell a story.  It tells people that they need to get out and meet new people.  If you never get out you won't meet new people and find the beauty in nature.  You won't be able to use this bench if you never get out and discover it. You won't be able to get new friends if you don't get out and find some new friends. A one worded title for this picture would be - Vacancy.

5. When I look at the artwork of Edgar Degas, I notice the large amount of values in them.  It seems that he purposefully tries to insert as many different values as possible. My photo has many different dark and light values in it yet it lacks the human figures that most of his art seems to posses. In his art it seems that he either uses very sharp edges or very soft edges. My photo has both sharp and soft edges so it connects to most of his work in that sense as well.

Week 3

1. When I look at this photo, I become curious. Where does this bridge go? It almost looks as if there is a river underneath it. When I look closer i can tell that it is just very short grass of some kind. The top of the bridge is very bright. The trees surround the bridge very well and conceal the other end of it. The bridge has a mysterious presence with the trees cushioning the side of it.

2. What I see in this photo that is in front of me is little color. The picture consists of only blacks, grays and whites.  I see a bridge occupying most of the left edge of the picture disappear into the center of the picture, becoming smaller towards the center due to perspective. The part of the bridge in the picture is not over any water, but is over grass, bushes and trees.  You can see supports for the bottom of the bridge touching the ground as well as the area underneath the bridge.  The grass underneath the bridge comes from the lower left third of the picture and goes all the way to the right part of the picture and almost curves toward the point of view.  The part of the bridge not over grass is surrounded by apparently dense trees. You can see trees through to the left side of the bridge as well as on top of and to the right of the bridge. You can not see the ends of the bridge.

3. I think that the composition of this photo is rather interesting. Even if the photo was taken parallel to the ground, the subject matter of it makes it interesting and fresh. The line quality of this picture is very good.  It is crisp in the Geographic areas such as the bridge and loose and organic in the trees and brush.  Even if this is a black and white photo, there is a nice balance of colors. Dark colors are mostly on the bridge and light colors surround the bridge and make it even more prominent.  The placement of this photo is appropriate.  It shows a nice amount of perspective and has the main object in the photo surrounded comfortably by less important things.

4. I think that this photo does tell a story.  It tells the story of that little monkey named George.  If you aren't curious about things you will never discover anything.  You have to travel through this bridge to discover what lies on the other side. You will stay the same if you don't discover new things in life. Some people are fine with staying the same but after a while there will be inevitable monotony. One word for the title of this photo would be - Discovery.

5. This photo relates to the work of Albrecht Durer wonderfully.  It has many different values and the contour lines are crisp when necessary. The photo is not abstract much like many pieces by Durer.  It also appears that Durer was very fond of doing black and white pieces.  About the only pieces of his that are in color are his self portraits and various landscapes.

Week 2

1. What I notice first about this picture is the end of the bridge.  The bright light is surrounded by so much darkness that it just leaps out.  It is like the other end of the bridge is craving attention or struggling to escape.

2. What I am looking at is a photo taken from one end of a bridge looking through to the other end.  You can see the handrails and supports for the room of the bridge as well as tree branches on the sides of the bridge.  The bridge has a cement walkway and metal supports with a wooden roof. It looks like a fair length bridge. 

3. I think the composition of this photo is interesting. The focal point is not in the center bout off to the right and to the bottom a bit. There is a good quality of line in this picture because there are many hard edged lines in the middle with many soft and not so defined lines on the outside. There are many dark colors in the center and right part of the picture but it is "trapped" rather well with all the bright light colors on the sides.

4. I think this photo does tell a story.  It tells the story of just about every person.  You are just at the beginning of the bridge of life and all you have to do is just walk on through to the other side. You aren't entirely sure what is towards the end of the bridge but you can see a warm light that you need to reach in order to continue with life.  If you just stay at the beginning of the bridge and never try to go to the other side you will accomplish nothing.  A one worded title would be - Journey

5. This photo relates to the works of Honore Daumier rather well.  Many of his pieces have a large amount of dark colors with the few light white colors being the focal point.  It also relates to his works in the sense of having dark colors in the middle parts of the piece while light colors are surrounding it.

Week 1

It seems as if the tree is struggling to survive and life is being pulled out of it.  Life on the tip of the tree makes me feel like there is still hope for it.

This photo is taken at a very low angle with blades of grass showing. You can see the entire tree and it is all bent to the right.  It is a tree with needles but there aren't needles except on the last three feet of the branches.  Most of the tree's growth is horizontal and all the branches head in the same general direction. The left half of the tree where the trunk is located is very sturdy but the right half is flimsy and looks very brittle. Light is shining on the top third of the photo and tree.

The photo has a good composition of dull browns surrounded by dark and bright greens that creates a balancing effect which makes the tree even.  the line quality around the tree is poor but there are many rigid and rough lines inside the tree. I think the placement of the object in space is good because the grass below it makes it appear at a bit of a distance but all the trees behind it makes it appear comfortably close.

I think this photo tells the story of struggling to survive and it shows hope on the edge.  A one word title would be - Survival.

This photo connects to Kathe Kollowitz's drawings through detail. At certain places in this photo, there is an intense amount of lines but at other places the image has very soft edges i.e. where the light shines through.