Jocker+-+Place

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Left and middle image source: [|National Geographic Photography] Right image source: [|Cape Cod Magazine], Photographer: Dan Cutrona

Left image:
 * The left image is one shot from a drone above Dubai. This image represents a cityscape and it evokes a busy, gritty, yet luxurious feel. The artist who shot this image was a one who uploaded their image to National Geographic and unfortunately I was unable to find the exact artist. Though when you search Dubai on the National Geographic's website, you will find a variety of drone shots of the city, similar to the one above. This image exhibits a variety of compositional techniques, including the leading lines of the street and the interesting aerial point of view. I like the cool colors of this image, as well as the different point of view that it provides.

Middle image:
 * The middle is a landscape image. It is an interesting piece of art because you can't actually tell what it is--I think it is a rock. I really like the warm colors that the image has, as well as its texture. It looks smooth and curved, yet rough and sharp all at the same time. Like the Dubai image, I was unable to find the exact artist of this photo. This photo exhibits leading lines of the stone, interesting point of view, and fill the frame.

Right image:
 * The right image is an interior-scape. It is a simple, clean image. It exhibits leading lines, focal point, and level horizon. The artist, Dan Cutrona, is a photographer around the Cape Cod area in Massachusetts. On his website, he has folders of his work. He typically photographs homes, cars, and portraits. Most of Cutrona's interior-scape artwork is simple and clean, just like the image above. Most of his images are neutral, with some pops of color, especially reds, greens, and blues.

media type="youtube" key="tdk_OM7yTcc" width="560" height="315" For this project, I would really like to print onto a piece of metal. The video used a special glue-like substance that was coated onto the metal. The image was mirrored and printed onto a transparency. The transparency was placed onto the metal, ink side down. Pressure was applied to the transparency. 4 minutes of applying pressure later, the transparency was rolled off the metal.

My concept for this project is highlighting the sides to cities that we don't normally pay much attention to. For example, some of the images that I have already shot have been of alleys and warehouses around downtown Milwaukee. The images will look detailed, rough, and almost dirty to portray an industrial, gritty mood that I am going for. The final images will be of cityscapes and urbanscapes. I am not entirely sure how large the piece is going to be, but I am expecting the image to not be much larger than an 8x11 sheet of printer paper.