Hobbies, Abbi

When I was taking this picture, I could see all of the things that I love to do below me and I was just trying to capture all of them in the right way. I managed to capture all of my hobbies in the second photo, where I had my sister stand in for me and wear the Red Sox hat. I like the first photo because it’s a close up on two of my biggest hobbies/interests, which are soccer and music. Overall, I like these images because they capture my hobbies/interests very well.

Photo Collage

We were trying to communicate the setting of our performing arts center, or the YPAC. Many public events are held here, and the public rarely has the chance to view the auditorium from the stage. We are giving people the chance to view the auditorium from the angle on the stage. I feel that we were successful in this task because you can see what it is like to stand on the stage and look down at the seats. One thing I learned while completing this project was that when you’re printing out photos, it is important to have a lot of different sizes and shapes. These will make the overall product much more interesting. Another thing I learned was that creating a collage takes a lot of trial and error to make the overall result look like it goes together. The final thing that I learned while doing this photo collage was how many different perspectives we should have for the overall result. Having good perspective will help make the scene more interesting as well.

Creative Portraits

 When I was taking this photo, I was thinking about how cool Libby looked. I was also thinking about how the tree trunk and her legs look similar, yet she stands out anyways. The interesting perspective technique makes it look like she is as tall as the trees. I think that not a lot of people take pictures from this angle, so it looks unique.

When I was taking this photo, I was hoping that she wouldn't drop off of the branch before I got my shot. I wanted to make sure that you could see her hands on the branch as well as the ground so you got the full feel of the moment. I think that the technique used in this photo, off-frame eye contact, helps set the mood and creates mystery.

Cubism

The Cubist Period began in the twentieth century with artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. The cubist style emphasizes two dimensions, completely rejecting all techniques of perspective and chiaroscuro. Cubist artists didn’t care much about space or form. Instead, they showed multiple sides and forms of an object at once. Cubist artworks usually show letters, human faces, instruments, and human nature.

David Hockney is most famously a British painter and photographer. He has photographed, painted, designed, and been a printmaker. He is known now as the greatest British artist of his generation. David Hockney's bright and witty personality has influenced his work. His work is Cubist because of his flat and two-dimensional style. The Cubist period influenced his work because, like Picasso, Hockney sometimes shows all dimensions/sides of a single object.