Laskowski-Place



[|__Image 1__] exhibits a cityscape. From the image, I get the sense of dominance. Although this may be a strange mood to feel about a cityscape, the overwhelming size of the buildings adds an appearance of dominance to the image. The artist of this photograph is Paul Raphaelson, however I cannot find the title of the actual photograph. Majority of his images exhibit the scenery of city or landscapes, with a few folders full of images portraying interior-scape. Considering he mainly photographs outdoor scenes, this image fit his style perfectly. Within this particular image, both horizontal and vertical leading lines are seen. The constant flow of buildings placed right next to each other leads the eye across the piece, while the height of the buildings leads the eyes up the image. There is also a level horizon, which is important for this image, considering a crooked cityscape would be very confusing to the eye. Depending upon how you look at the image, you could say the artist incorporated the rule of thirds in by placing uniquely shaped buildings off center of the image, however, due to how the picture is lit I personally found the center building to be a more prominent focal point. Likewise, another technique that can be viewed differently is fill the frame. Some may say that the buildings are used to frame a specific building, however I personally do not find that to be the case. Overall, this image contains many techniques which create a very unique image.

[|__Image 2__], Eight Rocks and a Stone, photographed by Dave Fokos, showcases a landscape. When I look at this particular image I feel relaxed. It is a very calming, peaceful image of a shoreline. Many of Fokos’ images are of water, so this particular image follows his style. This images portrays leading lines through the tracings in the sand which lead the eye up from the bottom of the picture to the rocks placed in the center. Vertically, rule of thirds is seen as well: the top half of the image is water, the middle are rocks, and the bottom is sand. Due to this technique, I also get a sense of framing. The sand and water meet basically where the rocks are, so these two elements of the picture in a way from the rocks. Where the sand and water meets also creates a level horizon throughout the image. Without knowing the title of the image, I would say the author’s goal of a focal point are the rocks, considering they’re in the center of the image, as well as each technique incorporated into the image leads the eye to the rocks.

[|__Image 3__] is an image of an interior-scape. Arlington School, photographed by Tom Kirsch, evokes a dark, mysterious mood, due to every seat being empty, and the right side of the image to be completely blackened. Kirsch mainly photographs interior-scapes, and if his images aren’t of the inside of a building, they’re most likely of the outside, so this image follows his style of photography. The rows of the chairs create leading lines, as they draw the eye from the top to bottom of the image. This image incorporates rule of thirds both horizontally and vertically. The bottom row of chairs takes up one-third of the image, while the white strip of the balcony takes up the middle of the image, and the top row of chairs takes up the top of the image. Horizontally, the chairs on the balcony take up either side of the image while the center of three chunks is the aisle. The strip of white from the balcony creates a level horizon throughout the piece.

As for my piece, I plan to illustrate a cityscape with natural lighting. Using the images I have photographed, I hope to successfully portray my concept of escaping the busyness of life. The printmaking technique I will be using is transferring my image onto a candle. As everyone knows, Chicago is an extremely hectic place, however, while I was walking around Chicago, it really hit me how busy of a place it was. Once my sister and I got back to her apartment it was a nice contrast from busyness of the city, to the calmness of her apartment. To express that contrast felt, I decided to transfer an image that evokes the mood of busyness onto an item that evokes the mood of calmness.

media type="youtube" key="_Ug_v9dlQ5M" width="420" height="315"