• texture, patterns, asymmetry, symmetry, leading lines, silhouette, bird’s eye view, worm eye view, framing, rule of thirds, contrasting and harmonious colors, spot color
• DSLR: digital single lense reflex. Has a 45 degree angled mirror that light bounces off of to snap an image.
• Manual, apature, and progressive
• Apature: The higher the apature/ f-stop, the more light, the lower the apature/ f-stop, the less light gets let in.
• Shutter speed: The speed that the lense opens and closes. the longer the shutter is open for the blurrier the image. The quicker the shutter speed means that you can freeze a moment such as an action shot.
• Tools: Crop, spot correction, red-eye, radial, adjustment brush, graduate.
• Metadata
• Artificial light is created by led bulbs or any light that isn’t naturally made (by the sun). Natural light comes from the sun or clouds (nature).
• Rambrant, Broad, split, butterfly, and short
• Robert Maplethorp was a very controversial artist. During the 80’s his art/photography was looked down upon because back then images with nude body parts that he had portrayed them as wasn’t well known as art. Pornography is the sexual act between two people and Robert’s art even though sometimes perceived as sexual I believe was art. He took the human body and tried to make it into art and he definitely pushed the boundaries of photography. Although many people didn’t approve of his work, he didn’t care he kept pushing through and is now a well know artist within the photography community.
• To compare random people on the streets. He would gather an old short woman, and a homeless tall man to stand besides one another to try and shoe the diversity of New York.

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These photos were taken on March 21st in the San Elijo Town center. I enjoyed this activity because it forced us to not only use natural light but the led portable lights as well in order to capture the shadowing we were looking for. Sometimes I found it difficult because it was overcast one second and the next the sun would blare through the clouds. This forced me to constantly be changing my ISO setting to make the photo properly exposed.

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These photos were taken on March 14th in the studio at Kellogg Library. It was fun getting out of your comfort zone a little and instead of being behind the camera all the time, we were the subjects. I definitely realized i like being the photographer better. It also forced me to play with my ISO as well as aperture depending on the background and lighting on around the subject. It really cool how different lighting and angles can portray such a different feeling with each photo.

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These photos were taken of Alex at the Tilt arcade on March 13th. He enjoys playing most of the games there and he doesn’t have just one favorite. It was a fun activity because it forces you to step out of your world and into someone else’s who you don’t know. Once we were done shooting, I went home and realized that I didn’t change my aperture or my shutter speed accordingly to the environment. Therefore, the photos I had taken were blurry but I tried my best in lightroom to adjust the settings to make them clear. I know I need to remember that for next time. Overall, it was a fun activity that allowed me to get to know my classmate and his hobby!

During this Ted talk, Young-ha mentions your artistic side representing the devil and that’s why many of us don’t express this side of us anymore. I agree with his point of view. It’s like our outside influences of others affect us to the point that we are afraid of what others think and we no longer play with our inner artist. I remember when I made my first short film or movie with my gopro. I was so proud of myself and the footage that I posted it on my youtube channel. I noticed that it didn’t get nearly as many views or likes that I thought it would so I ended up deleting it. I thought that views and likes of others were validation that my video was good. I came to realize that screw what others think! I believe my video is awesome and I should be proud of the hours I spent filming and editing it. The devil for me was society around me and if they didn’t respond like I thought they would to my art, then I would think it’s not good enough or worthy. Young-ha is right and I should just let my inner artist come out regardless of the devil I feel.

While reading the short letters, I came to realize that so many of them I could relate to. Anna Smith wrote about her life and experiences with acting but she used her personal stories as lessons to us artists that we all struggle with the same things. The book gave me insight about myself in terms of qualities that all artists share. For example, confidence, presence, self-esteem, discipline, failure, faith, and my identity. I realized that each one of these chapters made me feel like my surroundings, circumstances, lifestyle, and my inner strengths can either make me or break me. I can chose to portray these things in my art as a representation of what i’m going through at that time in my life, or use it as a getaway from my reality. I learned that art is so powerful and it can be relate-able to someone else who views it. For example, when I photograph my desert trips I tend to focus on the fun and adventurous side. If I were to photograph the negatives that happen such as, a flat tire, someone crashed, or your bike doesn’t run and I show these photos to not only the off-road community but anyone…I know that many other people can relate. I’m sure many people have experienced a flat tire, maybe not in the same way but they have either seen it on the side of the road or had to face the problem themselves. By doing this, my audience of my photography can have a memory that can be associated with my art. Also, I really related to the chapter “Art and Reality” because it made me step back and understand that although these two subjects may contrast, they also have many things in common. I now understand that art is in the eye of the beholder. If one person looks at a painting and feels a certain way, another person might interpret it differently which I think makes art amazing. No matter what form of art it may be a painting, photograph, sculpture, or video each person can see that form of art differently. Art can be used in so many ways and this book has taught me that even though each artist is different, that we can all come together at the end of it and relate to each other.

This film made me question and think more about the art of photographing. Being a photographer means your putting yourself in the middle of the scene you are trying to capture. This sometimes can come with consequences such as being exposed with violence, criminals, drugs, guns, and the emotions that follow. The New York scene is filled with many cultural differences with poverty, wealth, struggles, successes, and the everyday hustle and bustle that photographers love to capture. My favorite photographer in this film was Martha because her style revolved around children. The children she captured were playing in the streets, laying in garbage, and kids building things with the materials they had available to them. This film also made me question digital photography. Jill had mentioned that “A picture is a picture no matter what tool you use”, and I agree with her. I understand that the digital world makes everything instant now and anyone can take photos in this day and age. I believe that’s the art of digital photography now, is that anyone can capture a moment in time that they can cherish forever. The film also made me respect photographers that still use film because of the process it takes to produce the photo. You don’t get to view your image immediately and that’s the art of it, that you have to wait until you develop your film to see if you captured the desired shot.

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Get outside, and ride free. #desertlife

For this assignment, I traveled to Ocotillo Wells desert while on an off-roading trip and shot these photos. My fiance, dog, and jeep are pictured above as my subjects. During this week of shooting I came across some struggles with the weather because it had rained most of the week. Therefore, I had to make the most of my time outside while shooting in order to capture the right angle and control my background. On my trip to the desert on February 3rd, 2019 I got lucky with the weather and had a great time exploring and getting different angles. The photo I struggled with the most was the negative space photo. It was very difficult for me to find a subject that didn’t have any other object surrounding it.