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Image 1 is a cityscape image by Paul Raphaelson. To me, it evokes the mood of wonderment because it makes me wonder why so many people are gathered in one place on the outskirts of the city. He spends a lot of his time taking pictures of interesting landscapes and spaces. This portrays his work because it focuses on the Chicago skyline. The main compositional technique is level horizon because the building line is the main focus. []

Image 2 is a landscape image by Chris Clor. To me, it has a mood of fantasy because the way the light shines through the clouds is almost magical. Although he used to work as a freelance advertiser, he has branched out to take more photos. Many of his landscape photos are light in color and have light streaming through the clouds similar to this one. The main compositional technique is level horizon, but there is also leading lines because the river leads you back into the frame. []

Image 3 is an inner-space image by Tom Kirsch. To me, it has a mysterious mood because it makes you think about what the space used to look like in its better days. He travels around the room to deserted places to take pictures of them. This portrays his work because it is a picture of an abandoned hotel. The main compositional technique is leading lines because the hallway leads you back. []

My concept for this project is to do a place that is reminiscent of my past. I went through a list of places in my mind that could have worked, and finally settled on the stream that we used to throw rocks into near my grandma’s house. They live right next to an abandoned lot with a large raised parking lot. Over the side of the retaining wall, about two stories down, was the river. We would pick up the rocks filling the wall and see if we could reach the river. Since there is no way to approach the river up close, my image will be a landscape scene. It wilI also use available light since it is outside. I want my piece to take on a sort of gloomy mood because it brings back memories of our entire family hanging out there, but is a family that is no longer complete, making the memories bittersweet. Because we used to throw rocks into the river, my idea is to print my image onto a rock. Since a rock will not fit into a printer, I plan on using a gel transfer to apply it to the surface. Since I don't have a lot of experience printing photos onto other surfaces, my ambitions of printing onto a rock may be unattainable. If so, I will opt to print on a piece of fabric from a shirt from my fallen family member as a tribute to him.

How to do a Gel Transfer



 Image 1 is a cityscape image by Paul Raphaelson. To me, it evokes the mood of wonderment because it makes me wonder why so many people are gathered in one place on the outskirts of the city. He spends a lot of his time taking pictures of interesting landscapes and spaces. This portrays his work because it focuses on the Chicago skyline. The main compositional technique is level horizon because the building line is the main focus. [|__http://www.paulraphaelson.com/portfolios.htm__]

Image 2 is a landscape image by Chris Clor. To me, it has a mood of fantasy because the way the light shines through the clouds is almost magical. Although he used to work as a freelance advertiser, he has branched out to take more photos. Many of his landscape photos are light in color and have light streaming through the clouds similar to this one. The main compositional technique is level horizon, but there is also leading lines because the river leads you back into the frame. [|__http://www.popphoto.com/how-to/2013/01/modern-masters-black-and-white-landscape-photography__]

Image 2 is an inner-space image by Tom Kirsch. To me, it has a mysterious mood because it makes you think about what the space used to look like in its better days. He travels around the room to deserted places to take pictures of them. This portrays his work because it is a picture of an abandoned hotel. The main compositional technique is leading lines because the hallway leads you back. [|__http://opacity.us/site250_heiden_hotel.htm__]