Reynna+Nelson-+Portrait+of+a+Place



My first image is a landscape photograph by Chris Clor. When I first saw this image, it kind of made me think of a fantasy or a daydream in a way. The reason for this is because of the way that the light shines in the objects, along with how it is in black and white. The artist was originally and advertiser, but decided to venture out and take more photos. Many of his photos are landscape in which have various lighting, especially through clouds, as seen in this image. The compositional techniques used are leading lines as the river leads your eyes to the back, along with level horizon.

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Image number two is a cityscape by Paul Raphaelson. When I saw this photo, my first impression was wonderment because of the fact that there are so many people. I immediately wondered why they were all gathered in this area and what type of event was occurring. Along with this, I also was wondering why they are all on the outskirts of the city rather than the inner city. This artist spends a lot of his time photographing interesting landscapes and places. This portrays his artwork because it focuses on the Chicago Skyline. The main technique used is level horizon because the skyline of the buildings is the main focus.

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The third image is an inner space image by Tom Kirsch. When I first saw the image, my initial thought was why were there things scattered around the hallway. It also made me wonder what the space looked like during a different time, overall having an interesting feeling. The artist himself spends time traveling to different abandoned spaces and photographing them. This portraits his work because the photo is taken in an abandoned hotel. His compositional techniques are leading lines because the hallway leads your eyes to the back of the photo.

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The concept I want to portray is some place that is reminiscent of my past, specifically my childhood. I have a few different ideas, but the one I feel most strongly about is a place in Lake Geneva that my cousins and I always used to play at when we would go down to stay with my aunt and uncle. I am going there this weekend so it is the perfect opportunity to capture images of the place and get a good idea of what I want to do. As kids, we would always go to this certain dock to do things like fishing, eating lunch, and to go on the boat. There are multiple surrounding images including buildings, the beach, and a beautiful fountain that could be incorporated in the image. I want to really capture the essence of the dock as it was and still is one of my favorite places. I would likely use the landscape design due to how the dock is so large and extends into the lake. With this being the case, I would need to photograph it in a way that captures all the aspects of the place. The lighting I use will be available light due to the fact that it is outside. For the mood, I want to take it with not people present, along with it having kind of a gloomy feel. Due to the fact that my childhood is almost over, I want to capture the sadness I feel today, but also the joy that I had back then. For this project, I would want to do a gel medium transfer with wood. The reason I would want to use wood is because it kind of represents the aging that I have done since I was a kid, but that I still love and enjoy going to the place.

Gel Transfer on Wood Video Demo: [|__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ2YUeLviYw__]