Zigler-Place

I think this portrait is very good because it speaks to me and uses line, shape and pattern to give it a peaceful, yet almost overwhelming feel. I go to Colorado almost every year and I see tons of these beautiful aspen trees all clumped together. The line of the trees are almost all vertical, giving it a sense of perfection and tranquility. The added shape of the leaves, however, break up the trees and add interest and beauty to the forest and portrait. The portrait almost makes me feel overwhelmed, as well, because of the pattern of the trees and how it seems never ending. The portrait almost gives me a sense of being lost and surrounded in this beautiful quaking aspen forest. The type of space the image represents is landscape. While there is a sense of confusion and being lost, I think the overall mood this portrait portrays is beauty and stillness. The artist is Christopher Burkett, who is dedicated to capturing the spirit of the pristine American landscape and captures the beauty of the aspens in the Colorado Rockies in this portrait. Burkett used the compositional technique of filling the frame, which I believe really gave the portrait a sense of being lost in the aspen forest as you cannot see the ending. This portrait is titled "Aspen Grove, Colorado" and I got it from photographywest.com. I think this portrait is very good because of the line, shape and emphasis. The lines of the trees surrounding the building frame the building and create an interesting point of view. The lines of the building were also captured to display the architecture of the building. The shape of the clouds, the building and the trees fill almost all of the negative space, making it a more compelling portrait. The compositional technique that is used in this portrait is framing from the clouds and the trees. The clouds and the trees surrounding the building also emphasize the building and the complex lines in the architecture of the building. The type of space this portrait represents is cityscape. The dark trees give the building a haunted feel by complimenting the dark parts of the building, yet the lightning makes the building feel more welcoming and old than scary. The artist is Tom Kirsch, who sneaks into closed hospitals, power plants, military sites, and similar kinds of places - anything that seems interesting, left to rot to capture their stories. This portrait is of an arsenal located in Beacon, NY and it has been decaying for 58 years. It is titled "Bannerman's Arsenal" and I got it from opacity.us. I think this portrait is very good because of the unity, lighting and line. The unity that this portrait portrays is from the color and the expressions of the doctors, giving the whole portrait a sense of seriousness and connection between the photographer (or patient) and the doctors. The lighting is artificial lighting, which reflects the surgery where the doctors are trying to create a sterile environment for the surgery and possibly are inserting something artificial into the patient to fix a natural problem in the body. The line of the surgeons tools leads the viewer's eyes to the middle of the portrait, possibly where the patient would be looking. This image represents an interiorscape with the focus on the lighting and objects in the room, but also could represent a mindscape with the viewer being put into the patients position and seeing what they are seeing right before or during surgery. The mood of the portrait is very urgent and serious. The artist is Phuc Hau Huynh who is a Your Shot photographer in Vietnam. In this photo, Huynh immerses the viewer in the extraordinary perspective of an operating room patient for National Geographic's Strong Women assignment. The compositional technique that also makes this photo interesting and makes it appear as a mindscape is the point of view. It is titled "Hospital Operating Room" and I got it from National Geographic. media type="youtube" key="BZ-fSm9LyOs" width="560" height="315"I want to print my photo on wood because I want to do a landscape portrait and the wood will connect it to nature and make the image look rustic. Ideally, I would like to take pictures of trees while in bloom so it would be perfect to print it on a lighter colored piece of wood because wood is an essential part of trees and the lightness of the wood will match the happiness and blooming of the trees. I want to use natural lighting on a sunny day or rainy day to evoke a happy and beautiful mood with the blooming of trees and flowers in spring. I want the final image to be a standard size (5x7) so that it is simple. While nature is not simple, the beauty of spring feels automatic and quick as animals come out of hibernation, bees and butterflies are out again and they trees and flowers are starting to turn into magnificent colors. media type="youtube" key="6R6Cea0swOY" width="560" height="315"I want to print one of my photos onto glass because I was trying to play with lightning in different rooms so I think the window would go perfect with this concept as a window allows the light to go into houses. I also wanted the mood of the portrait to be peaceful and relaxing and I think a simple, transparent piece of glass on a window frame would be perfect for this, as well. My imagery will be as though someone is looking into a window and seeing this image inside of a house. I was inspired to do this with my boyfriend's house because I spend a lot of time there when I don't want to be at my house. I love going there, but I always feel like an outsider when I'm there, especially because their house is a big, beautiful mansion on the lake. The picture in the window frame will represent me looking inside to this beautiful and peaceful place. I want my lighting to be natural available from the window to go with my concept, which will make the mood be inviting and peaceful. I wanted to make this an interior photo because, while I love the outdoors and being outside, I feel like it is the inside of the home that has the most stories and the most warmth. I want the image to be printed smaller to fit on a smaller piece of glass inside of a window frame.