Maki-Place

Maki - Portrait of a Place Research 2016



http://shop.anseladams.com/Ansel_Adams_Originals_s/71.htm

STORM SURF, TIMBER COVE, CA

 * ==== This is a photograph of a landscape portrait because it is in nature around a beach and most likely the ocean. ====
 * ==== Due to the edits that have been made to this photo with the image having a black and white filter put onto it, the mood has significantly changed because at the beach most of the time you are happy and joyous, which is portrayed by the crashing waves showing excitement, but with the black and white filter the happiness turns to a dark depressing feeling of stressing crashing onto us. ====
 * ==== Ansel Adams photographs lots of landscapes in nature at very cool places. Also, the filter on this photo has been placed on to all of her photos and the black and white is a consistent theme throughout her portraits. ====
 * ==== Adams used the rule of thirds in this photo because she had the rock formations off to one side and the wave crashing on another side. Also, there is little negative space in this photo because she filled the frame, even though she was not very close to the actual wave or rocks. ====



http://weburbanist.com/2008/09/21/24-stunning-hdr-photographs-of-abandoned-places/

Jule-berlin on flickr

 * This is an image of an interiorscape of an old abandoned barn.
 * There is a forgotten and run down feeling to the image because of the orangey and brown to rust colors that give the image age. Also, the messiness of the photo makes the image feel forgotten and left behind without care.
 * Julie Bern is a artist on flickr and a lot of her photos are of abandoned places or old barns. This image follows her theme of rustic places through the color scheme and feelings.
 * Julie uses leading lines through the door frames and wood on the floor in the photo. Also, she shows the depth of the space through the rule of thirds between the rooms instead of just shooting a portrait of one room.



http://www.paulpolitis.com/photo-galleries/new-york-city/

Kiss Beneath Manhattan Bridge

 * This is a portrait of a cityscape in New York City.
 * The mood of this peace is very calming as shown through the cool colors of light blues and pinks. Also, the bridge provides a feeling of closure to the piece with the water being in front of the city and then the bridge seems to be holding it back.
 * Paul Politis is a photographer that frequently photographs the city and the architectural structures of the city. This image does not look like many of his because the buildings are not a main focus of the photo, but they are still incorporated to the image in the background.
 * He definitely used the aspect of leading lines through the bridges and the railing on the street. Also, he used rule of thirds to create depth by placing the couple off to the rather than photographing them straight on.

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My Ideas:

 * I hope to be able to use the wood printing technique for this project and print onto a cube of wood and complete the image transfers onto each face of the cube to create a unique series of images.
 * I want the concept of my project to be the small things in life are really the big things. I want to do these images on wood because I want to be able to show the rustic textures, and small details of the photos through the wood.
 * I will have low lighting and darker images the will show the age of the places I am capturing.
 * I will most likely illustrate landscapes and interiorscapes because cityscapes are very modern which would contrast with the theme I am trying to portray.
 * I imagine my final project to be a cube of images that are about 3x3 in. each printed on wood.