DeAngelis-Place

= Portrait of a Place =

__ [] __ The first photograph represents a landscape scenery because it is taken on a beach and the waves from the ocean are hitting the rocks and brushing up on the sand. This picture is in black and white and that helps the viewer get the idea that the beach isn’t always this playful place, there can be times of peace and calm. The artist that took this photograph is named Dave Fokos. A lot of his photos are in black and white and they also involve lots of nature, so that is why the photo that I chose really shows and represents his style of work. In the photograph there are different compositional techniques and design principles and elements used. Mainly I see the use leading lines and rule of thirds, because the line from the ocean shore hitting the sand makes the viewer’s eyes guide towards the shore of the water hitting the rocks. Also rule of thirds was used when the water, the rocks, and then the sand on the shore because it makes your eyes look at each “layer” of the photo. (there was no title to this image that I could find)

[|__http://www.paulraphaelson.com/portfolios/sub-culture/#3__] The second photograph represents a urbanscape because the image is taken on a subway and you can see people and other things inside the subway. When I first saw this image I noticed how peaceful the man on the subway looked and the windows on the train look super thick and hard to get through which made me assume that the subway looks like a safe place, even though it might not be. The artist that took this picture is Paul Raphaelson. Most of his images were of the city and the urban areas, which makes sense of the image that I chose of a man sleeping on the subway train. The image uses darker colors but I feel a sense of calm and I think it is because the man is sleeping so he looks relaxed which makes me relaxed. The main compositional technique used in this photo is focus and framing because the man is focussed in on and then the window is framing him and the inside of the subway. (there was no title to this image that I could find)

[|__https://www.flickr.com/photos/rawjrphotography/14741928408/in/album-72157635048559030/__] The last photograph is a landscape scenery photo because the man is standing in the water by the moutain side which is a part of nature. When I looked at this image it caught my eye because of the cool colors (like blue and green) and the landscape in the background was really eye catching. The artist that took this photo is named Rob Woodcox and he usually takes these nature pictures where the water and background was calm. I overall think that this photo goes well with the rest of images he has taken. Overall the image uses leading lines from the mountain range and then its reflection onto the water, it guides you back into the photo so you just don’t focus on the person.

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I will show this printing technique in my project to help give my up north scenery a nice relaxing and calm feeling towards it, because I feel calm and relaxed while traveling up north. So that is why I think that having a piece of glass be my object that I print on is a good idea because the glass is very clear and you look at it and you can see clearly. Mostly because you are calm and aren’t thinking about everything that is happening in your life at that moment. In my image I hope to get across my concept of the outdoors up north being this relaxing place where you can just let all your thoughts drift away. I hope to portray this by using calm colors like blues colors and make the other colors look less harsh so I would tone down the levels and opacity of the image itself. My image will use natural lighting because I took the photo outside and the sunset is reflecting onto the water/scenery, which also means that my image will be illustrate a landscape