Landmeyer,+Ava+-+Masters+Research

For this project, my first thought was to go with a picture of something in nature, as I really enjoyed learning about this type of photography in the Portrait of a Place unit, because this was a kind of photography I was not familiar with previously. In order to keep trying new forms of photography, I am going to experiment with "alive" photos, some sort of action or life going on in the photo, to help give the photo movement and feeling. For the overall concept of my piece, I am hoping to create an image that gives the place a sense of activeness, life, and an overall "alive" mood. 1) To meet the criteria, I am going to shoot a series of photos, until I find 5 that I am satisfied with for the photo. I will most likely shoot photos at school, my house, and in my neighborhood in order to get the required amount of photos, as well as ones that I feel fit my concept and overall goal of the project. 2) I want to explore with the concept because I feel that, throughout the semester, many of my photos have had a slightly eerie or dark tone. I feel that this has made many of photos interesting and captivating, but I would like to challenge myself with trying to captivate a very different feeling through the use of different types of subjects and settings. 3) In order to fit my concept, I will probably use Photoshop in order to enhance the brightness of my photo, as this will help give my photos more life. I may also use the blur tool to help add movement to my photos. 4) In my photos, I will be trying to utilize movement in my photos, as well as possibly contrast. I will also maybe use leading lines to help emphasize the movement of the photo, and the rule of thirds, as this has been a compositional technique that I tend to go to, because it usually makes my photos look more purposeful and organized. 3) The first photo in the banner is done by Adam Ansel. I found his work inspiring because it is all of nature, yet he still captures a feeling in each shot, which inspired me to create a photo with a strong personality and mood. The second photo is done by Caponigro. I found his work inspiring because each of his photos helped show what a person in the surroundings of his photo might be feeling. As seen in the second photo, his work also leaves more to be desired, as the photo seems as if the whole image isn't captured in the image, which draws in the viewer. The third photo is by Cartier Breeson. I found his photography inspiring because he did almost all street photography, which sparked the idea of shooting a photo with multiple different subjects in motion for me. 4) 1st photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansel_Adams 2nd photo: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/260223684688909902/ 3rd photo: http://photocontestdeadlines.com/photo-contest-list/henri-cartier-bresson-passporte-prize-in-street-photography/