Weisensel+-+Place

Portrait of a Place

Lars Wästfelt is a Swedish photographer and the majority of his photos are portraits of places with people in them, this photo is just that. Lars Wästfelt created an unnamed piece of children The space represented in the photo is landscape; this is because there's a view of the entire area, and not just one person in the area. The mood in which the artist evokes is free and excited. When people are at the lake, they usually forget about all of their worries and just live in the moment. The artist used the compositional techniques of rule of thirds and level horizon. None of the children are placed directly in the center of the photograph which makes it more interesting to look at. "A93492_34." Flickr. Yahoo! Web. 14 Dec. 2015. 

Mosa'ab Elshamy is an Egyptian photographer and the majority of his photographs are portraits of places with a religious twist, like the photo above. Landscape is the space represented as the whole area is shown, not just a small space. In the piece above, Elshamy captured a very intense moment in these peoples lives. The mood evoked is hopefulness; although the homes of these people are destroyed, they still have faith in the world and they help each other climb the rubble. The artist used the compositional technique of leading lines very well as the people holding hands draws your attention to the other people and the rubble.

"AV5A7431." Flickr. Yahoo! Web. 14 Dec. 2015.


Christian Benetel is an Australian photographer and most of his photos are portraits. In his "Lazy Summer Days", Benetel uses interiorscapes as he captured part of a room that illustrates lighting and the arm in the photo. The mood that this piece shows is carefree. The messy bed and the arm hung over the bed show that the person is messy and has no intentions of getting things accomplished. The artist uses the compositional technique of leading lines as the persons arms draws your attention up the arm and onto the bed to show the clutter.

"Lazy Summer Days.." Flickr. Yahoo! Web. 14 Dec. 2015.


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For this project, I want to capture the mood felt in a place like a coffee shop. Places like that are usually very calm and relaxing. I chose a coffee shop because I have many memories of going to Starbucks with friends and just talking/catching up. Artificial lighting will be used because the photo will be taken when it's not light outside to represent the calm feel the place obtains. I will illustrate interiorscape as a small area of a room will be captured that illustrates its details and represents the room as a whole. I will use the technique gloss gel medium transfer to transfer my photo on glass. The photo will be no larger than an 8.5x11 piece of paper. I chose glass because personally, while looking out a window, I feel relaxed and at peace, taking in my surroundings. = =

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