Bell-Place



1. This is an image of an abandoned factory in Milwaukee, and was photographed by Peters Gnas. This would be considered a mindscape because he found it while exploring Wisconsin one night, and will always remember it because he enjoys taking pictures of abandoned buildings. It is also a cityscape because it was photographed of buildings. The mood that I take away from this photo is sort of eery and creepy because it just looks old and outdated. The colors may be vibrant, but it adds to the spookiness of the photo, because it almost looks out of place. The artist used leading lines for the piece because of the bars on the ceiling, it all sort of leads towards the back of the picture. He also uses framing because the bars go off the screen and come down to frame the picture and the ground below it.(First Image) []

2. This image is yet again another abandoned building, but was photographed by Julie Berlin. It's a urbanscape, but very different. This uses its antiqueness to its advantage, because the old architect really gives it its character. The mood of it is old and eery, but also colorful and alive at the same time. The compositional techniques for this piece is leading lines because of the two pillars that direct your eyes towards the top of the picture. Also the point of view is different because its from an angle sort of looking up, so it's different from other photos. Julie Berlin is very into photographing older buildings, and getting them from different point of views, and finding colorful places as well. (Second Image) []

3. This last image is of the city, and was photographed by Paul Ralpaelson. This artist is all about taking pictures of city's and seeing what they have to offer, but also likes to print them in black and white, to give them a more "olden days" look. This is obviously a cityscape because it's of the city. The compositional techniques that are used is filling the frame, because the buildings go off the frame, showing the length of the photo. Also he uses leading lines, because the buildings edges go up and off the page. The mood of this image sort of musty almost, because of the black and white, and also just sort of calm because there aren't really many people in the city at the time. [|http://www.paulraphaelson.com/portfolios/chicago/#1]