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Picture 1 Constellation Sunset In this picture it shows that the nature and the unknown is a beautiful place even though people are afraid of it because any thing can happen. There is so much out there that we have yet to explore and it is just around the corner. What must'a evoked John Paul Caponigro was that the beauty of Nature and Unknown put together to create a master piece that is very moving and calming. it is showing the beauty that we take for granted on an everyday basis. John Paul Caponigro his work was mainly with our natural world, with each other, and with ourselves. There are a couple compositional techniques here in the constellations and the sunset on the lake. as you can see there are leading lines in the clouds, it has depth in the picture which fills the frame, this also haslevel horizon and it keeps ur focused on the entire photograph. it has multiple colors that are calming causing you to wish you were there to see this. This picture didn't show where it was taken but it was taken by John Paul Caponigro.

http://www.johnpaulcaponigro.com/

Picture 2 Merced River This beautiful black and white photograph is hand made from Ansel Adam's original negative. The space in this picture is phenomenal how the trees and the Mountain how it stretches on down the photograph along with the river. This picture was taken in California on the Merced River and it is very calming, i can almost hear the water rushing in between the rocks. Ansel Adam was the Photographer of this photograph, i can see why he would take a picture of the Merced River is because it is Naturally beautiful and flourishing with many species of vegetation and fish. There is obviously leading lines in this Photograph and there is some depth in there as well because the rocks and river make you look down river and into the picture. It has a great focal point which is where the water meets land. There is also a good balance between the white and the blacks. http://shop.anseladams.com/El_Capitan_Merced_River_Clouds_p/5010108-u.htm

picture 3 Abandon Tug Boat This is a very cool picture because it takes up half of the picture and it is not like bam, here i am look at me. It is actually set back in the picture and the reflection of the boat from the under side of it is really cool how all the vegetation has over taken the boat. The mood of the picture is historic and easing. There are a few compositional techniques in this photograph; there is the leading lines down the beech and then there city line off in the distance. The focal point is really unique because it is the tugboat and its reflection which is really cool. The balance is really good between the lights and the dark colors and there is not just one color that over powers the other. i couldn't find the artist on this picture and i couldn't find out where this picture was taken in the world. http://weburbanist.com/2008/09/21/24-stunning-hdr-photographs-of-abandoned-places/1-abandoned-tugboat/

What Im planing on doing for my Final Im planning doing a wet transfer of a photograph to Wood for my final project. My first steps in the process of doing this is going to be obviously find a nice piece of wood, then i will need to sand down the piece of board to make it smooth, then i will need to have my picture all printed out on normal paper and ready to go. Next I will need Purell hand sanitizer. This process is not to long. So now i will have everything i can start my project the first thing that i will have to do is take my sanded down board and put the paper down and then squirt the Purell hand sanitizer all over and rub it thoroughly all up and down the surface of the picture that i want to transfer onto a piece of wood. Then i will lay the picture down onto my board where i want it, an tape it in place so that way theres is a clean transfer. after that then i will need to take my print and lay it down reverse so that way it turns out like normal and then rub the print until all the ink has been transferred onto the wood. Now that that is all done now i can just peel it off the wood and enjoy my print. One of the advantages of doing this type of print compared to the Mod Podge is that it is erasable by washing off the ink on the wood. What im planning on doing with this project is make my wood transfer look oldish and i want the wood's grains to show a little bit but not to much. The type of light that io want to portray in this is a bright and comforting because im doing what i love to do and i wanted to show my experiences with Mother Nature and i want to remember this moment. So when i look at this it should draw you in and make you think you were right there taking the picture. The way that i want this project to go is i want to be able to hang this on the wall for the rest of my life and be able to look back at my youth and be able to remember all the great times that i had at such a young age. The photograph that im going to be transferring onto wood is a really cool picture of a sunset while i was out hunting with one of my friends who is a guild. These picture will turnout really cool on wood because of the darker light colors will pop out and they will look astounding while still keeping the focal point of the piece. I took this Photograph while i was out hunting with my friend who is a water fowl guild. The piece that I'm illustrating is a beautiful sunrise out duck hunting, it has leading lines, rule of thirds, filling the frame and a great point of view. This piece is going to be 8 x 8 inches because it is the perfect framing size in my opinion. This project is a really cool one i just hope that my piece will turn out.

Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0h_U1K-s5Y I can't find any more videos on wet transfer