Crary-+Portrait+of+a+Place

**Portrait of a Place: Landscape**
The landscape portrait was captured by Lee Digiud, a photographer who captures many different landscapes from all around the world. Before choosing this photo on my banner, I looked through much of his work and found he really likes to play with what appears simple and draw emotions out of the viewer. He also had quite a few portraits of landscapes where he played with point of view to make the image more interesting. For example, he had a few photos with reflections on puddles, looking up, and looking down. The portrait I chose was by far my favorite of all of his work. As I mentioned before, he shoots many photos with the intention of drawing an emotion out of the viewer even if it is the most simple photograph. In this photo, I feel calm even though it looks as though there is a storm approaching. The golden wheat is glowing due to the sun shining which makes me feel a sense of safe and comfort. The single tree looks unharmed, and even though it is weak and fragile it is still standing in the storm that is approaching. In order to create this photo, the photographer used level horizons since the golden wheat meets with the dark sky in the top third of the image. This creates a sense of depth and I can tell the storm is still far away from where the photographer was standing. Rule of thirds also appears in this photo twice. The landscape meets the sky in the top third, and the tree is standing in the right third of the image. Again, this adds to his simplistic design while also creating much interest for the viewer. This is an image you want to look at and study for a long time even though there is not much going on. Here is the link to see this landscape photograph as well as others by Lee Digihud: http://www.leeduguid.com.au/gallery/favourites/

**Portrait of a Place: Cityscape**
This cityscape portrait was photographed by David Rocaberti, a photographer who shoots photographs of all different genres. Looking through his website, https://davidrocaberti.carbonmade.com/, I found he shoots landscapes, portraits, and cityscapes. None of his work is a basic photo, he has a unique point of view on all his work which is what I like. I especially loved this image of the ferris wheel being reflected on the glass office. Instead of shooting just the ferris wheel straight on, he decided to just shoot a small portion of it and all the viewer to only see the reflection of the rest. Because of this technique/ concept it holds the viewer's attention as they want to look at it to find everything that is going on. I also love how simple this photograph is since it allows you to solely focus on the ferris wheel and nothing else. This portrait of a cityscape makes me feel excited since I love big cities, and I love going on ferris wheels/ places up high to see everything. In fact, this photo was shot in Tokyo, Japan. Even though this pulls out the emotion of excitement I also feel a little nervous due to the dark sky foreshadowing a storm may be coming in. One technique this artist used in his work was rule of thirds. He strategically placed the ferris wheel on the left hand side to create a point of interest. Also, this artist used the technique of leading lines since the window lines on the building lead your eyes into the reflection to look at the ferris wheel. Finally, this piece has beautiful framing because the ferris wheel and sky is framed by the two reflective offices, as well as the pathway between them.

**Portrait of a place: Interior**
Carlos (Los) Cabos photographed the interior portrait. Carlos Cabos photographs many interior structures and likes to focus on capturing the places detail and textures. He also has some outdoor landscapes on his websites that are beautiful as well. All of his work can be found on his website, http://ironhoney.com/2017/02/23/los-cabos-part-1/. The mood evoked from his piece makes me feel uneasy as if something horror movie like could occur. The silhouettes of the people in the distance, as well as the dark time of day make me feel this anxious emotion. Even though there is more of a scary emotion tied to this portrait of a place, I still like many artistic aspects of it. For example, I really like how much of the image is black with just a few lights on. These lights allow the viewer to see the silhouettes of the people off in the distance. It also could create an interesting concept since these people are walking towards the light, or a better place than the dark they were previously in. The lights on the edges of each stair allows the viewer to recognize this structure as a stair, as well as the patio on the top. A compositional technique used in this image is framing; the people are framed by light even though they are standing in the dark. Also, not one person is standing directly in the middle of the portrait so rule of thirds is used to created interest. The lights on the stairs are used as leading lines to draw the viewer's eyes up the image and back down again. It also draws eyes from left to right so not one aspect of the image is missed. Finally, level horizons is used in this portrait because the top of each section of stairs, as well as the porch line are all parallel to one another and go in a straight line to show depth in the image. The point of view of this portrait is on the bottom of the stairs looking up. This could add to the uneasy feeling since it looks as though someone is watching them in the night.

media type="youtube" key="qRDU1kAq7Is" width="560" height="315" In order to complete this portrait of a place project, I hope to print onto painted wood. Before printing onto my wood piece, I will paint it a bright color. This is because I hope to hang my final design in my basement where color is despratly needed. I want a very bring color, such as red or yellow, sticking out from behind the image calling attention to it. For this piece, my concept has a what goes around come around theme. Much like a ferris wheel, you can expect to get out of life what ever you put into it. On a ferris wheel, you go through both high and low points but eventually the ride ends and you are back on the ground. You should always keep an open mind no matter where in life you are. This is similar to life since in life you go through many high and many low points but eventually everyone is going to die and it will be what you left on the "ride" that really matters. If you mistreated people, this is how you will be remembered forever. Similarly on a ferris wheel, it only lasts for so long and if you didn't enjoy your time (didn't keep an open mind) you can never re do the expiereance. It is all about what you leave behind. Printing on wood helps further illistrate my concept. It is impossible to tell whether the piece of wood being printed on was from high up on a tree or from the bottom. However, it does not matter where the wood came from on the tree since it is a beautiful piece of wood no matter what. Even if you feel you are on the bottom it is okay because you can always overcome it. I want to disply ligthing during the day time to show how beautiful life is no matter where you feel you are at right now. The mood I want to evoke from the viewer is excitedness and joyful.