Bergelin-Place

PHOTO ONE In this landscape picture, the artist, John Paul Caponigro, portrays a mood of serenity and peacefullness. John Caponigro is a photographer that mainly takes pictures of landscapes and nature. His work is quite peaceful and intriguing. This image shows his work by being calm, but also makes the viewer curious about what is beyond the clouds. The compositional techniques he used were level horizon, point of view, and focal point. Level horizon was done here by keeping the horizon horizontal, making the picture more peaceful, rather than having the horizon on a slant. Point of view is where John Caponigro was when he took the picture. It looks like it was high in the sky, and many people don't normally see things up so high like this. Focal point was demonstrated here by the color in the center of the picture. It draws the eye towards the warm color, showing a point where the artist wants you to look. http://johnpaulcaponigro.com/

PHOTO TWO In this cityscape piece, named Lost Spaces #1, Paul Paphealson creates a mood of loneliness and longing with the use of a single chair looking over a city. Paul Paphealson photographs a range of spaces, such as landscapes, cityscapes, and the wilderness. In his artwork, there is much to look at and has a deeper meaning. He demonstrates this in this photo by having an empty chair looking out to the cityscape that can create a meaning of loneliness or serenity or awe. The compositional techniques he used were rule of thirds, level horizon, and focal point. Rule of thirds was used with the position of the chair; it is not in the center, but slightly to the right. Level horizon was used to create a calm feeling to the background of the photo. Focal point also used with the chair because it is all alone, making the viewer notice it easier. http://www.paulraphaelson.com/portfolios/lostspaces/#1

PHOTO THREE For this interior-scape, artist, Julie Berlin, includes a mood of history and unexpected new beginnings with an old room and an open door. Julie Berlin takes photos of the city, nature, landscapes, and bright colors. In this photo she captured an old, abandoned building with a open door and a sign saying 'Do Not Enter'. The door creates a feeling of a new beginning, but the sign creates a feeling of unsureness, or doubting. Some compositional techniques she used were rule of thirds and framing. Rule of thirds was used with the position of the door, having it not completely in the center. Framing was practiced with the pieces of wood outlining the edges of the photo. http://weburbanist.com/2008/09/21/24-stunning-hdr-photographs-of-abandoned-places/

The printmaking technique I would like to use is printing onto wood. This would help my concept because the grain of the wood will show through a landscape of cityscape, giving the photo texture and a calming feel. The mood I will try to achieve is calm and content. I want the viewer to feel happy when looking at my piece. The lighting I will use to do this is natural lighting because unlike artificial studio lighting, natural lighting can have many warm tranquil shades. The final product of my image will be about the size of a piece of paper (about 8 1/2 x 11 in).

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My Brainstorming Chart


 * PLACE || LIGHTING  || MOOD  || TYPE OF PLACE  ||
 * my room || artificial || comfortable, peaceful || interior-scape ||
 * woods || natural || mysterious, calm, enchanted || landscape ||
 * lake || natural || serene || landscape ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Milwaukee || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">natural || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">busy || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">cityscape ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">beach || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">natural || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">fun, playful, childish || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">landscape ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Grandparent’s house || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">artificial || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">comfortable, memories, content || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">interior-scape ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">running trail || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">natural || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">mystical, familiar || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">landscape ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">kitchen || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">natural or artificial || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">comfortable, accepting, fun || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">interior-scape ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">soccer field || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">natural || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">intense, serious || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">landscape ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">long road || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">natural || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">carefree || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">landscape ||