Task was to:

have a collection of 3 portraits and the must include:

– Dramatic lighting

– Showing the sitters character

– Have something that is personal to the sitter

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Genre: Nature/photography magazine

Last monday the photography group went into the Melbourne CBD and we took photos of different buildings and things. We had to create a folio with 15 different pieces and edited them by exposing and playing with the brightness levels

  the Melbourne GPO  China town arch Horse drawn carriages near flinders

 city view from the river

 Parliament house

 China town square, with another arch

 City view from foot bridge

 street performers

 Graffiti Door

  graffiti girl Old treasury building

 Footbridge quote

 St Paul Cathedral

  lock bridge MCG

Surreal – Having the qualities of surrealism: Bizzar ‘ a surreal mix of fact and fantasy’

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a photo essay is a series of images strung together to tell you a story just like the saying ‘a image is worth a thousand words’ you can basically guess what the story would be about just by looking at the images, this way (with the images) there is no word limit and you don’t have to worry about punctuation, you just need to worry about the photo shoot and how it will be presented.

The originals:

Same images, but enhanced:

Repetition and rhythm – by matching each element with its repeated counterpart,the eye is able to see the similarities within the image and is given direction to move easily and freely around the work.

 Found: http://photographyjunction.wordpress.com/2012/07/19/balancing/

Balance – in order to achieve a composition that is visually pleasing,one that generates a feeling of equilibrium and order.

 Found : http://www.teenink.com/art/photographs/1716/Unity/

Unity – is achieved by creating an attachment between each of the elements,whether they are placed close to each other,touch,overlap or come together to form part of a sequence.

  Found: http://www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=1043942

Proportion – the relationship between the size of the various objects within an artwork itself has a direct bearing in how the work and interpreted by the viewer

  Found : http://fineartamerica.com/featured/emphasis-by-isolation-shannon-prutzman-.html

Emphasis – by allowing one area of an artwork to dominate,an artist is able to create a point of interest to attract the attention of the viewer.

  Pattern –  by repetitive use of line and/or shape,a pattern can be created.

  Line –  line can lead the viewer’s eye towards the focal point within a photograph.

   Tone – tone is very important in black and white photographs.

  Space – in order to create the impression of space,within this picture plane,the image needs to rely on design elements such as tone,colour,line and shape

   Shape – shape may be defined as a line that joins itself at both ends,but shape can also be created through contrasting blocks of colour.

  Colour – in photography,colour can play a significant role in the overall aesthetic quality of an image

    Texture – it can give depth,character and realism.

1) what aspects of Ansel adams’ world inspired the development of his photography?

His world inspired the development of photography because, he was able to capture the beauty of nature, untouched by man, and from this people wanted to be able to capture nature just like him

2) how do you think Ansel adams’ landscapes could have Assisted the environmentalist movement in america?

It helped assisted the environmentalists movement  in america, because they felt as though the landscapes captured the idea of nature untouched, thats what they wanted to achieve. So the environmentalist wanted to put his images up in a gallery for americas most wanted to see.

3) Paul strand and Edward  Weston influenced the development of Ansel adams’ approach  to photography.Use the internet to find a  photograph by either artist that demonstrates this influence.

paul strands photo of a driveway (http://www.jacksonfineart.com/private_artist.php?id=55)

4) imagine you are Ansel adams and you are studying at Yosemite national park for a few days to take a series of photographs.complete an imaginary diary insert of your first days events.include what you set out to do in the morning,what  equipment and materials you used,how the day’s shoot went and a comment in the results you achieved.                  Diary entry: 27/2/1960

Dear diary,

So today is my first day staying and photographing Yosemite national park, its about 4:00 in the morning. But i have heaps planned for the day ahead, but first thing is first, get some breakfast  and get ready for some hiking. I plan on hiking a few k’s away from the campsite and climb the rocks over yonder.I plan on taking magnificent landscape shots looking over the valley. Will write more after my adventures.

So as you’ve probably noticed I’m back from my hike, it was amazing! I took heaps of shoots up on the rocks looking down over the valley, it was truly breathtaking and the best part was that it’s untouched by men! That is how I intend it to stay. The materials and equipment i took and used would include my main camera, the 8×10 inch view camera.

5) using the internet,find an early pictorialist landscape photograph by carleton Watkins and compare it with one of Ansel adams photograph from this text.include copies of both works and discuss their similarities  and differences.

carleton warkins photo (http://photographyhistory.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/survey-photography-and-landscape-in.html)

ansel admas photo (http://www.nphotomag.com/2012/09/16/ansel-adams-exhibition-comes-to-london/ )

Similarities: the similarities between the two images is that they both are capturing the beauty of nature at its finest, and they both contain waterfalls or some sort of water source.

Differences: the differences between them would be that they were taking by different people, at different locations and maybe at different periods of time

6) outline how the fundamental principles of group f.64 are revealed in Ansel adams the Tetons and the snake river. 

8) search the internet to find a photograph by Ansel adams of Japanese -americans who were interned in the Manzanar war relocation Centre in the 1940’s. Include a copy of this photograph and outline what you think adams was trying to achieve by photographing this type of subject matter.

here in this photograph, Ansel adams took this image of the relocation centre during the Manzanar war, the people in the image appear to be lining up for some reason, maybe to get food? I don’t know. But I reckon he took this image

9) why do you think audiences over time have responded so positively towards Ansel adams photographic work?

 I believe the audiences have responded positively towards Ansel adams work, is because they appreciate the views of the images taken by him, they also agree with him when these images are put in the americans most wanted to see,as they wanted to see them (untouched) 

first off is the black and white images, this is done by changing the brightness  levels, but also firstly you need to go to images>mode> then change it to grayscale. then you can just change the brightness and the contrast. here are  some images  used as examples:

next is the colour contest, for this all you have to do is images>adjustments>channel mixer, then you can up the red,blue or green levels or lower them to your heats content. here are a few images that uses this process: